Disney World Emotions

Ok it's been about two weeks since I last blogged and am glad to finally be able to sit down and update it for you. Well, here are a few photos from our Disney World Vacation. I entitled this "Disney World Emotions" because as you can very well see I happened to catch just about every emotion throughout the duration of the day with all of the magic, excitement, waiting in line and sugar rushes. So they laughed, they cried, they stared, they explored, they licked lollypops and jumped around, they played and dreamed - it was an exhausting day to say the least but well worth it!!!! The kids absolutely loved it and we loved being right there with them to experience the joy :)

Photo Contest at the Wellington Mall

Ok so this is my second year in business as Athena Scott Photography and I have been working really hard to get things going and pick up the pace a bit now. For the first year I kind of just got my feet wet and got the majority of my clients by word of mouth and online marketing. Well, this year is a whole new ballgame and I have been up endless hours at night creating fliers, mailers, business cards, my new website, go check it out, www.athenascottphotography.com, and finding new products and coming up with ideas. I have been on a mission to get my name out there and am currently partnering with a children's clothing boutique in the Wellington Mall called Little Joys and More, www.littlejoysandmore.com. We are putting together a children's modeling contest in her store, and will then organize a photo shoot of the winners in her clothing and on location for display in her store. This is an awesome opportunity for both of our businesses to join forces and want to encourage community involvement. If you are interested in signing up please submit a 4x6 photograph of your child to the boutique (it is next door to Dillards at the Wellington Mall). The deadline to enter the contest is Sunday, March 2nd. Please inquire at the boutique for more details.

My Birthday Boy

My sweet boy is 6 today and I can't believe how fast the time went by. We had a birthday dinner and cake at our house tonight with some awesome friends and family. He is such a great boy and is excelling so much in homeschool (for those who didn't know I've ventured out on the path of homeschooling in addition to everything else). He is halfway through kindergarten and is reading well, writing well, doing addition, subtraction, telling time, phonics, learning american history, and plenty of science on plants, the solar system, dinosaurs, etc. Balancing homeschool, my photography business, home, my other two children, and my lovely hubby can sometimes be a challenge but it is SO WORTH IT!!! I loveeee being able to be home with my children during the day and having photography jobs on the weekends allows me that luxery - its sooo awesome!!!! Thank you to all of my clients! So the pictures above are of my son Zay and our beloved cat Riggy...he had been begging me to do his photo shoot for weeks (especially after seeing me photograph his sister) and insisted on doing it with the cat since they are both Feb. babies!!! I had a blast photographing them using natural light at several different angles. I then converted them to black and white to give them that artistic feel. Mind you, these were done in my livingroom and they were just sitting on the couch.

My Little Wild Flower

As many of you very well know I have a thing for flowers. I love to look at them, smell them and photograph them constantly. In fact, I often try to incorporate them into my photography sessions of people. When I look at flowers I can't help but to think how truly amazing God is for creating something so simple in nature, yet so intricate in detail. I can stare at them and just think about the fact that they are not only beautiful to look at, but sweet to smell and soft to touch. When I look at my little children I can compare them to flowers - remembering when they were but seeds in my womb and how they are blooming into beautiful people right before my very eyes. These photos above of my 2 1/2-year-old daughter made me think about how quickly she and all of my children are growning up and how I really have to cherish these years in my children's lives. I am constantly taking photos of them hoping not to miss a single moment (go figure they have a photographer for a mom right :) My favorite photo of her is the one of her holding the flower, it is so full of life and joy! She was actually laughing at me and trying to hit me with the flower...she is definitely my little wild flower!

Stay tuned for photos of my other two babies, our Orlando vacation, and some flowers.

My First Blog

Welcome to my new blog! I am so excited to begin my journey on the blogspot!! After reading numerous articles on the benefits of blogging I decided to start my own blog where I can share and celebrate life's precious moments with you through my photography. Being a mom of three I am passionate about photographing pregnancy, babies, children and families because I can relate with mothers as it comes so naturally to me! I just love photographing those little ages and stages so very much and treat each child as one of my own! My main purpose for creating this blog is to communicate who I am as a photographer and as a real person. I think that getting to know the person that you are working with is very important in building life long relationships because I don't want to just photograph one family session for you, I want to photograph your life story :)

Stay tuned for exciting photographs and updates from Athena Scott Photography, "Where we celebrate life's precious moments...one photograph at a time."