Kennedy Turns One!

Last Saturday I spent the day with a beautiful girl who has tremendous friends and family! It was a day enjoyed by all! Pigs, ponies, great food and lots of sugary cake! I think most of all, Kennedy enjoyed the cake! Check out the slideshow, and you'll see what I mean! ;) HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNEDY!







Highlights of Kennedy's SUPER Birthday and special moments can be found here:

What Happens In Vegas......

Makes it back to Clarksburg WV! Most people I know thought I went to Vegas to play, well they are right! I played with cameras, lighting, and people! Nothing like living, breathing, studying photography for 7 days! Here is what I took back, PHOTOS BY DESIGN style!

The Innocent

I really do miss those baby stages. The cuddling, the innocent, Bear in the Big Blue House. Nowadays, Percy Jackson and his underworld adventures, music, and sports have taken over. I love seeing my kids grow and do new things, and I love to still capture the innocent.......Here is Mica.....

Madrid Girls!

When the weather outside is frightful, come to the new Studio for FUN PICS! Before I left for a photography convention, when the snow was piled high, these three sisters met me in my new studio for a fun couple of hours! Here are a few of my favs, but really, it was hard to choose! :)

Email

If anyone has emailed me Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of this week and I have not responded to you, it's because I did not get the email. I was out of town for a photography conference and Time Warner Cable/Roadrunner quarantined my modem at my business, stating suspicious activity. I had no idea it was shut down. Needless to say, it is all resolved now. Please contact me if you have not heard from me and was looking for a response.

Thank You!

P.S. Cant wait to share some Vegas photos!

A Wedding; Elegance at Home

Had a wonderful time photographing Julie and Ryan in their home this February. With their children, family and friends, they gathered together and united as one. A beautiful ceremony in their home. I just love the elegance and the simplicity.....It was a beautiful day.....

The Wedding Dress!

Here is a Fun Fact about Wedding Dresses, with pictures from three different weddings I shot! I am so amazed how beautiful a dress can be, on and off! ;)

"Traditionally, brides did not wear white wedding gowns. Through the 18th century, most brides just wore their Sunday best to their wedding. Red was a favorite during the Middle Ages in Europe. Other colors were worn for symbolic reasons: blue meant constancy and green meant youth. As years passed, white was worn as a symbol of purity. Today, white merely symbolizes the wedding and is worn by any bride."

Fun Wedding Fact: "The Cake"

The next several days I will be blogging about some fun wedding facts I found! What a Hoot! I'm so glad we have come along way since the Ancient Romans! I found this fun fact about wedding cakes!

"The wedding cake has always played an important part in the wedding. Ancient Romans broke a cake over the bride's head to symbolize fertility or abundance. Many other cultures dropped wheat, flour or cake on the bride's head, and then ate the crumbs for good luck. The early British baked baskets of dry crackers, and every guest took one home after the wedding. In medieval times, guests brought small cakes and piled them on a table. The bride and groom then attempted to kiss over the cakes. Eventually, a young baker decided to put all the cakes together and cover them with frosting, thus the tiered wedding cake was born."

Kids!

I LOVE photographing kids! The things they say to me, the fun we have, they just make me smile! ;) While baby sister did not do the talking, except for those big blue eyes of hers, brother and I discussed Pokemon and other important things in his life! Here the two are!





One of my favs! Wearing Daddy's Shoes!


And I just think this is so sweet. A natural, how we always want to remember our children. So innocent, so sweet!

Samantha, Again!

Two years ago I photographed this beautiful Senior! Now, she is venturing off into new beginnings, grasping her own opportunities! I wish you the best Samantha!

Old and Forgotten....

They sat there and collected dust on the window ledge forever. For one, it had be 365 days times 9 which is somewhere around 3,285 days later......I bit the dust. I developed old disposable cameras, that I had no idea what would be on them. We got them back. Ean and I really laughed hard at 18 month old Mica. She didn't think it was so funny. :) I also enjoyed see Ean as a baby again. Well with agreement, the kids said I could post this. It is one of my favorites. ;) Ean at front, Mica in the back....Of course, Mom in front of camera! I'm guessing the year at 2005. Not bad for disposable I must say! I hope this encourages you all to do the same. My next thing will be to convert my video tapes to DVD!

Wedding Package Sale!

Book your wedding before January 30, 2010 and save! A great way to lock in 2011 and 2012 wedding at today's pricing. Still have some openings for 2010 too! Give me a call at 304-838-2844 for details!

High Resolution Digital Negatives Sale!

2009 and before Digital Negatives are for sale till January 30, 2010, with limited copyright released! High Resolution Digital Negatives! You can print what you want, share, you just can't sell or market them as your own, as they still remain the product of Photos By Design. Restrictions do apply, so inquire about this AWESOME sale. Includes all portraits, weddings and events! 304-838-2844

Kennedy 9 Months!

I LOVE life-styled portraits! I know I have done my job when I leave there, and the parents can look back and say, I did capture their daughter/(sons) life. Kennedy, when I got there, I thought she was used to me. But, with teeth coming in or anything else that might be bothering her, she was not to kind for me being in her business. But that is O.K. You make me smile, Kennedy, anyway!

Meet Ian!

Check out Ian! Had the privileged to photograph such an AWESOME man! I think all his pictures just ROCK! Here are three of my favs, I have SOOOOOOOOO SOOO MANY MORE, I wish I could show them all!