Monthly Archives: November 2009

Christmas Cuteness…..

This was such a fun shoot. I could have stayed all day taking photos of this family. They just welcomed a little girl into this world a few weeks ago and she has been such a blessing and great edition to the family. Little J was such a good baby! Her brother Mr. M was pretty darn cute too and such a good sport about it all! I love holding new babies…it is wonderful…even better is handing them right back. :p As much as the frills and bows of this little one had me melted…I can definitely wait for another one. :) Specially when mine is currently screaming. :)

Oh how I love how her Daddy was so in love with her and Mommy was so happy to have this little princess. Speaking of princess…Little J has a beautiful princess room with a very fabulous painting of Cinderella’s castle on her wall…the artist was Mommy and I was very impressed! :) Okay…enough of my babbling. Looking forward to many more family shoots with this lovely family! On with the show….

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Family Beach Portraits in Destin *The family that plays together…stays together!

These wild and crazy folks are apart of my family.  Yes my family.  Their my cousins too!!! This is what I normally say when my husband and I debate about me calling them “my”cousins.lol  “Only by marriage,” he would say.  Oh well! These are my peeps and I love them. Very much. ;)   They have a lot of fight in them…literally as you will see.lol Any other family may have just fallen apart with the loss this family has faced, but instead of lying down and giving up…they persevere everyday.  They are not perfect…oh and they will tell you that for sure! They love eachother and really show it in some crazy ways, but none the less the love is still there. 

I already know the conversation they will have once they see these photos. I will fill you in on how well I know them.  Mom will say “oh these are great! Awesome!”  Dad will say “Woof!” he says that about all photos normally. RayRay the oldest sister will say “Oh my Gosh…my hair…oh my gosh…I look like such a dork…ugh!”  Jordie my favorite (yes I fully believe in favoritism in families…just pick your favorite and let them all know) will say “Whatever…that’s cool.”  Some how I am sure this will lead to some fight between the siblings and RayRay will  inform everyone that her parents loved her longer then Jordie because she was the first born and blah blah blah.  Alright that about sums it up for now.  I also want to mention how much I appreciate the kind words and encouragement from Sherry.  She always comments on my photos and pushes me to get out there and do my best.  She is one of my biggest cheerleaders! Thanks Sherry. :)   Well, this by far was the craziest shoot I have been on, but I got to make fun of my clients and laugh when they did dumb stuff…so that was pretty sweet! Don’t worry guys I didn’t quit photography over your session…but please never call me again. Thanks. On with the show….

Family Shoot from Sheena Ratliff on Vimeo.

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Eden State Park Fun Family Shoot…

I just don’t know where to begin! This shoot was so much fun! Eden state park was the perfect spot to capture all of the fun.  Tamara and Andy are engaged and will be getting married in August.  Andy has three lovely ladies to look after him and you can see how much he adores them.  I love Miss L’s little expressions…at first she gave me the lost little girl look and clung to her Mama. Once she saw that I wasn’t going to bite her…she came right out of her shell.  The best part was at the end of the session little Miss M said, “Mrs.Sheena…where are you taking us for ice cream?” That was great! At least I didn’t promise any ponies! Maybe next time. ;) On with the show!

 

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Untitled from Sheena Ratliff on Vimeo.

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