Well, the holidays have come and gone…family members have passed on…we’ve conquered a cross-country road trip…officially moved to Los Angeles…friends and family came to stay…the Crimson Tide won the National Championship…I dominated the 405…my studio has been unpacked…a new life begun…all in the last two weeks.

Needless to say, there’s plenty to blog about.

Let’s just kick things off with this - I’m beyond happy to be getting back to some sort of routine. I can’t wait to really dive into 2010! So many things to share…

And because blog posts always need to be accompanied by an image - here is one that makes me smile. I love this shot of Emily and Matt at their wedding reception - the film grain came out so beautifully, and the emotion is just really raw…love it.

Random post, I know. It’s good to be back.

A few weeks ago I headed out with Emily to shoot her bridal portraits for her announcement. What made this day so much fun is that in spite of the rain, Emily really let loose and had a good time with our session, and in the end, even though we were really shooting for announcement images, we walked away with some of my favorite bridal portraits!

A huge congratulations to Emily and Matt, who married this past Saturday in Birmingham. There are amazing images coming soon from their wedding day. In the meantime, check out the new Mrs. Coe in her striking bridal gown…

Dress from Ivory & White - one of my fave boutiques!

Super hot images to come. (It just seems like a good time for a sneak).

So, I got together with Katie and Jonathan recently to shoot their engagement session. I loved this session because they were just so FUN. At the end of the day, I want my clients to just have beautiful images and a great time…and these two really had fun with each other. It didn’t hurt that Katie might have a double life where she secretly models for a living. I would talk about a concept, and before I got halfway through, she’d say, “Like this?” and BLAM. It was ridiculous. She also laughed pretty much the entire time - so I guess we’re just very like-minded. (Picture me pointing back and forth a lot and going, “we’re like this!”).

I also really appreciated that Katie and Jonathan let me do whatever I wanted. They were up for anything - and I was bound and determined to push myself. We ended up with some pretty cool concepts…I’m not gonna lie. We also did a few things that were just absurd, but that’s part of the artistic experience, right? It’s going to be a lot of fun to share this session when its completed, because I can see a clearer direction of where I’m going as an artist. This has been a slam packed year, and it’s so rewarding to get to the end, look back, and see where your eye and vision are going.

Also, I shot a newborn yesterday - something I almost never do. He peed on a cake-platter. I’ll post some awesomeness from that soon - so there’s another sneak!

Dear Emily and Matt, thank you for being such troopers and indulging my affinity for really early morning sessions! So, at 5:45 yesterday morning I was with the lovely Emily and Matt headed downtown to rock some great sunrise shots…

We hit up a few cool locations, and even kicked back to enjoy a stellar breakfast together at The Continental Bakery in English Village. Mmmm…chocolate brioche and coffee! Best of all, their dog Cooper came along to play on our final set! More images to come for sure - check out a peek of this gorgeous session.

Emily and Matt will marry this November at The Cathedral of The Advent in Birmingham, Alabama. Congratulations! I can’t wait for your big day!