Asheville Wedding and Portrait Photography - Tuesday's Frog Photography: April 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Hayes & Mike

I might be biased but I'm pretty sure we get to work with the best brides and grooms-to-be this year! Collectively, they are a laid-back, fun-loving, and comfortable bunch (and good sports about sticking their feet in freezing water, which always helps!) Yesterday we met Hayes & Mike for an engagement session in Pisgah Forest. Waterfalls hold a special place in their hearts (they were engaged in front of one) so we started at Looking Glass Falls....

They brought along a special friend...

Then we wandered away from the crowd to quieter waters...
...and took a few shots with the Clemson hat...

...and chilled their hands underwater a bit for a sparkly ring shot.

Thank you, Hayes and Mike (and Riley) for a wonderful time!
We're looking forward to your wedding in July!

Labels: Asheville area engagement sessions

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 9:30 PM 7 comments

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

fire!

Did I show you this picture by Cole?
He calls it "oven."
I call it "mommy's cooking."
(If you envision the red paint as flames and the green as smoke...and if you know anything about my cooking skills...or lack therof.)
Not based on a real incident.

Labels: artwork

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 4:45 PM 9 comments

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

at the grocery store

An argument AGAINST buying the blue Trix yogurt...

Labels: a humorous life

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 2:06 PM 13 comments

Monday, April 23, 2007

sisters

Seriously sweet!

I love how connected these two were...right down to their feet! Brooke is on the left (she was awake for the whole shoot) and Anna is on the right (she was asleep almost the entire time.)

Here's Brooke hanging on to mom...

and mom holding on to both...

So dad doesn't feel slighted...

I imagine the womb is a lot like this when you have to share space:

Last one...

I lied...1 more, just to give you an idea of how tiny they really are. At 17 days old they weigh in at 5 lbs (Brooke) and 6 lbs (Anna). This is Brooke in her dad's lap.

I should note that we did photograph them separately (and took candid photos while we were there, too) but this is the section I'm proofing right now so this is what you get to see. I could have easily photographed them all day! Such baby sweetness x 2. : )

Labels: Asheville child photography, Asheville newborn photography, Asheville portrait photography

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 10:48 AM 16 comments

Sunday, April 15, 2007

photo share from the May CK

I thought I'd share a favorite photo that I took last August at a baby shower for Crystal. This is baby Meredith and her mom, Laura.

Such a sweet, sweet baby girl! I can only imagine how big she is now!

Anyway, the photo appears in the May issue of Creating Keepsakes.

Labels: Asheville child photography, Asheville portrait photography, scrapbooking

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 7:21 PM 4 comments

Monday, April 09, 2007

scenes from the weekend

How was your Easter?
As you can see, the snow melted!
Two of our neighbors volunteered to be the Easter Bunny, which I thought was really sweet, and hid eggs in plain sight on Saturday evening so the kids could wake up to them on Sunday morning. Cole had the best time hunting for eggs and Harper really got into it as well, which surprised me.

Here's Miss H in her Easter dress and sparkly shoes (she really only wanted to wear the shoes.) She actually came down with a bad cold on Saturday so I only dressed her up for the Easter Hunt (okay, really so I could take pictures) and then she spent the afternoon napping.

The fabulous scalloped frames are from Jen Wilson Designs (the frame is part of the Lime Cordial Accessories pack and the tape is from the "Hold it Downs" kit).

Labels: spring

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 1:37 PM 10 comments

Saturday, April 07, 2007

what's this?

I can show you countless photos of Cole at Easter egg hunts the day before Easter wearing shorts, a short-sleeved shirt, and a hat to protect his face from the sun.
But this?

Crazy.

Labels: spring

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 8:53 AM 5 comments

Friday, April 06, 2007

Easter Eggs, year 3

I thought I was prepared this year. I bought the PAAS box a year ago on clearance at Target for something like .25 (must do that again this year.) But then on Sunday when I accompanied Mark to the grocery store (he hates when I go with him, because we always end up spending more money) I forgot to buy extra eggs in my haste to introduce the kids to Easy Cheese.
So I made sure to purchase eggs yesterday in preparation for today. But today, when I pulled out the jar of vinegar, I realized that there was only enough in it for one dye. Ugh... thankfully, the PAAS box also lists lemon juice as a suitable "fizzer", and, oddly enough, we happened to have a whole jar of juice, so our morning was saved. (Really, the point of all this babble is just to say that the trouble was well worth it, because this year's egg-dying process was just plain fun.)

Someone was extremely proud to be given her own egg, even if the lemon juice did sting a bit.

Of course, this guy's a pro by now (see March 2005 and April 2006 entries for his previous experiences.)

And here are our eggs (Harper's is the one of the far left.)
Happy Easter!!

Labels: spring

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 1:24 PM 9 comments

Thursday, April 05, 2007

The puppy pillow

I discovered a neat little shop called "Sanctuary of Stuff" one day while hunting down the Asheville recycling department. The store takes consignments from many different artists in the area, so it's a great mix of handmade crafts, from jewelry to pottery to artwork, as well as some new and vintage items as well. It's like Etsy, but tangible since you get to see and feel everything before you make a purchase. So anyway, a few weeks ago I was in there again (sans children, since that's the only safe way to visit the place) and in the front room were these pillows with dogs on them. Of course, I immediately thought of Harper. A little sign next to the pillows said that the crafter did custom orders, so I emailed her and asked if she could do a puppy pillow in "girly" colors to match H's room.

Isn't she cute? I love it, and I think Harper will, too. I just picked it up today, and it's going to be her Easter treat from Mommy & Daddy (Cole is getting a bird house, since he loves all the birds we have in our backyard). So anyway, I just thought I'd share my delight with you. The lady who makes them doesn't have a website but I can send you her email address if you're interested. She does lots of different dogs and will customize the pillows to your choice of colors of felt and breed. Most of the pillows at the shop seemed more boyish in color, but she added pink polkadot ribbon and a green gingham backing to this one just for H.

Labels: Asheville

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 3:33 PM 10 comments

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

In regard to the little blue barrette

The word that comes to mind here is ineffective...
Haircuts tomorrow!

Labels: a humorous life, Harper

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 9:05 AM 6 comments

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Two for Tuesday

A special "two" today...this is Ali, whom I had the pleasure of photographing yesterday. Don't you think she looks terrific? Would you believe that she's going to be giving birth to twin girls in TWO days?!

When I told Cole that I was going to photograph a lady who was having twins (and explained what that meant) he asked, "Why is she having two babies, mommy?" My reply was that God wanted her to have two babies, and he said, "that's amazing, Mommy." Indeed, Cole, it is!

We're thinking of you, Ali & Steven!

Labels: maternity

posted by Joanna Bolick @ 8:32 AM 10 comments

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Hi! I'm Joanna, author of this journal. My husband Mark and I are photographers in Asheville, North Carolina. Cole & Harper are our children, and frequent (though not always willing) photography subjects. Please contact us if you'd like to be a subject, too!