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Lacy & Lexi

April 15, 2010

I love photographing sisters. Their relationship is such a unique opportunity to capture on film. I’ve photographed Miss Lacy before and was thrilled to be asked to capture some of her with new sis, Lexi. Such beautiful girls on a beautiful Spring day. So sad that it was my last day of shooting in the glorious tulips. I *heart* the tulips!! So sad we can’t have them year round. But, I assume, that I wouldn’t appreciate them so much if that was the case!

Don’t these ladies have the most amazing eyes? Ohh, their poor Daddy will be in trouble someday! 😉

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2nd generation 1:17 Baby!!

April 8, 2010

I am loving this! When I first started my business years ago, I had the joy of photographing this beautiful little girl’s momma for her senior portraits! What an honor and privilege to be asked to photograph her little girl’s one year old birthday pictures! I’ve come full circle with this one. Miss Izzy is a doll-baby and we had such a great time walking around the Botanic Gardens the other day. She has such a sweet smile and I really loved how she would hold up her little finger to show me that she was “1”! Hope you like the Sneak Peak, Molly! So many more to choose from. Izzy is adorable. 🙂

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New Life!

April 2, 2010

How appropriate that I get to make a post about New Life on Easter weekend! I had the joy of photographing my friend, Courtney, and her family for a maternity session. She is such an amazingly beautiful pregnant woman. This is the second baby that I will have the privilege of photographing for this sweet family. Big brother, Sam, recently completed his baby plan last summer. This time it is going to be a girl! It is such an honor to be asked to share in this special time…especially for the 2nd time around! Little sister will be particpating in the Little Gifts Newborn Club as well so beginning in June, you’ll see lots more images of this little one throughout the next year! I love the visual of new life in these photos. The emergence of spring trees and flowers is the perfect companion to the growing life inside this mom.

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14

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Mini Sessions…A Huge Success!!

April 1, 2010

Saturday was so awesome! After not really doing much photography over the last few months due to the cold and dreary winter, it was so amazing to be out in the beautiful spring weather all day long photographing some incredible families! We had our first-ever Mini Sessions at the Arlington Town Square in conjunction with the Happy Heart Clothing Store. Jodie came out and assisted me and it was so wonderful having her around! I can’t wait for all of you to see your session proofs. They all turned out so great. All but one are new customers and we are happy to welcome you all to the 1:17 family! I love shooting at the Square as I think the rustic look against the softness of the kids clothes and skin is such a feast for the eyes! Long post ahead…but, I think you’ll love ’em!

What a way to start the day! These sweet sisters were ready to get us started on the right foot! Soo sweet…

Doesn’t this sweet baby just melt your heart? Love the vintage look here…

Immediately…I fell in love with this precious little girl’s eyes! Awww….love!!!

You’ve seen these beautiful ladies before! I love photographing them! Mom was going after a vintage look here and incorporated their violins. Additionally, the baby’s dress was mom’s dress when she was little.  It’s the little personal touches that make such a big difference!

This family loved each other so very much! You can see it just looking at this little glimspe into their world…

Saturday was a day of sisters. Mom came in worried that the little one wouldn’t be in the mood for pics because she had missed her nap! Well, might I suggest always skipping naptime before the session for this little one? These two were full of personality and smiles!

I had a soft spot for these two. Almost the same ages as my two. I love seeing brother/sister interactions! Check out that face when I asked them to kiss. HA!

The last session of the day ended an already perfect day with an almost perfect session! These adorable sisters have a newborn baby brother, just born last night!! Lucky me, I get to take his pictures next week! So excited. But for now, take a look at these beauties!

Happy Heart…you ladies are WONDERFUL!! Thanks for a great day. Can’t wait to do it again!

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Lorelei is One Year Old!

March 25, 2010

I was super excited yesterday to do my first spring photo session of the year! I met up with sweet Lorelei to capture some portraits for her One Year Old Birthday! I first “met” Lorelei, and her wonderful parents, at a maternity session last year. She was a part of of Little Gifts Newborn Club giving me the joy of seeing her grow from a tiny newborn to a very fast moving…high energy…smile that’ll melt your heart…beautiful one year old! Lorelei gives hugs like she does her smiles and I loved them! I have so enjoyed working with this family this past year. We spent much of our session yesterday chasing this little one…much like this! She sure was happy running around on her own though! 🙂

But, we persisted! We sang songs and clapped and were determined to capture a few of those smiles for Mom and Dad! And…it worked! Happy Birthday sweet girl!

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“…A Happy Heart makes a cheerful face.” Proverbs 15:13

March 3, 2010

But what should I wear? How do I choose clothing that will stand out in my photos? How do I coordinate siblings? These questions are some of the most frequently asked questions before a photo session. On Monday, I had the fun opportunity to do a photo shoot with The Happy Heart, a children’s boutique in Arlington Town Square. The purpose of the session was to photograph some of the new spring lines of clothing they carry in their fantastic and charming store. I have already known and loved Happy Heart for awhile; but, I fell in love all over again. The owners of the store, who happen to be close friends of my family, have FABULOUS tastes. I have over 100 pictures from this session that I’d love to share, but I just picked some of my favorites. The kids in the photo session were so great! Even with the cold temps outside and a photographer with hardly any voice to direct, they were such troopers and rocked the shoot! The clothing featured below from their store are all perfect examples of what works for a photo session. Lovely, simply lovely!!

Hint, hint!! Return tomorrow for a special announcement concerning our partnering with The Happy Heart for a special Spring Mini Session coming up later this month. Details tomorrow! I’m so excited. 🙂




And, my fellow mothers of boys, we all know how difficult it is to find cute clothing for boys, right? Never fear, my friend Laura, who owns the shop has two adorable boys of her own so she doesn’t leave them out!! Check out these rockin’ outfits…


Be sure and check out The Happy Heart this spring! I promise you will leave with both a happy heart and a cheerful face!

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Spring has arrived!!

February 15, 2010

Well, not really; but, it is getting soo close! We had more beautiful snow today in Memphis; but, here at 1:17 Photography, we are thinking spring! Warm days, green grass, bare little feet, sundresses, tulips, azaleas, sunshine!!! They are all coming sooner than you think.

Beginnning today, we are taking scheduling requests for the coming months of March, April, May and June. If you are interested in scheduling a session, please email jodie@117photography.com and let her know you’d like to schedule a session. We would love the opportunity to work with you this spring or summer.

And, because a post is always better with pictures, a few of my favorites from last spring into early summer! Enjoy…and think warm thoughts!

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Don’t you just love it?

February 11, 2010

Abby. She was such a gem for me yesterday. She was so alert and looked right into my camera which is a  rare thing for a baby only 7 days old! And, then, like a little princess she fell fast asleep and allowed us to pose her to our heart’s content.

It was such joy listening to the “oooh’s and ahhh’s” of Abby’s Mom, Dad and Grandma. They were so proud of her and it wasn’t hard to see that they were quite enamored with this little treasure. She’s the first for this sweet family and I think God especially blessed little Abby with a loving family!

There are so many gorgeous pictures. I am not sure what I am more in love with from this session. It’s a toss-up between the great light of this beautiful home, the awesomeness (is that even a word?) of my a-maz-ing new camera that I finally had the opportunity to use, or the adorable little lips and angelic face of Abby.

What do you think? Admit it…you love it, too!

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Parker’s Sit ‘n’ Smile Session

January 26, 2010

One of the many joys of my work is seeing the children that I work with grow from tiny, helpless newborns into a little person with their own look, personality and smile! Yesterday, I went to Parker’s house to do the 2nd installment of his Little Gifts Newborn Club for the Sit ‘n’ Smile session. This precious little boy was b-u-s-y! His sweet momma and I had to work fast and think on our feet; but, it was so worth it. We came out of it with some gorgeous images. One of the things that I love about going into a client’s home and doing a photo session is the opportunity to incorporate special items that wouldn’t be available elsewhere. In Parker’s session, the rocking chair was his mom’s when she was little! Enjoy the cuteness of Parker!

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