Redirect: Allison Lewis Photography

I don't often blog about what I'm doing outside our girl's lives.

Mainly because most of my time is spent with our girls. It's my job, and I take it very seriously.

However, that doesn't mean that all of my time is spent with them. That wouldn't be good for any of us!

I have the most incredible husband who's supported my love of photography for many years now. He'll pull over on the side of a random country road to let me get some pictures. He'll sit with me for hours while I edit. He'll drag everyone out to the front yard and jump up and down to get the girls to smile. And he'll spend whole days, from the time the girls wake up until they go to bed, being mommy and daddy. 

That love has grown a little over the years and has become more than just a hobby.

It might be once a month. Sometimes twice. It's always on a Saturday. And it involves long, exhausting, joyful days of celebration.

And it's spent not only with a very talented lady but an incredible friend.

I've learned more from Allison while actually doing something I love than I could ever learn reading a book or studying a technique. I could quote you terms or explain how something should be done.

But doing it is a whole different ball of yarn!

I'm pretty honored to be second shooting weddings with Allison. Honored and humbled and nervous and probably a little giddy at times! When I told her I'd do it (ok, when I begged her to let me do one with her just for fun), I had no idea we'd be where we are today...with weddings not only booked out a year in advance on her calendar but now on mine too as her second shooter.

I am so thankful for each opportunity I have to shoot with Allison. I am thankful for my dedicated, fully present husband who is the most amazing daddy to our girls. I am thankful for Allison's friendship and her willingness to share her talent with others. I am thankful. God is good. All the time.

And so is His timing.

While the goal of a second shooter is to stay out of the photographer line of vision, it's pretty much impossible and other times purposeful to end up in a few (when you have your camera pointed straight at her and her's straight at you!)!

Here's a fun post Allison did that I think you might enjoy...

Ode to Second Shooters

Merry Christmas to All

from our family...

...to yours!

(photography and design by Allison Lewis Photography)

Merry Christmas!

...from our family to yours!

(photo and card courtesy of Allison Lewis Photography, Birmingham, Alabama)

Addie's Invitation

Backtracking a little...

I forgot to post the darling invitation that my friend Allison did for Addie as a gift. In addition to being a wonderful friend since college, Allison is quite a talented photographer (yes, that's a picture she took of Addie wearing a sweet little hat that pops up first in her slide show!). She's recently tried her hand at creating invitations (and announcements) and been quite successful! Since Allison's in Birmingham, she had to work with my amateur photos, but we were thrilled when she sent us this proof. However, the proof hardly does it justice!

Printed on watercolor paper, the back of the invitation matches the front (but without the writing). It was perfect, and we loved it!!! Thank you Allison!

(Our address and phone number where on the invitations, but I blocked them out...I love photoshop!!!)

Allison Lewis Photography

Our sweet friend Allison has started her own photography business in Birmingham. We've been so fortunate to get to go play with Allison, Abigail, Jack, and Izzy on several occasions in the past few months! Just recently, she offered to take some pictures of Addie again (she took some of her at about 6 weeks also). She did a fabulous job capturing Addie's ever evolving personality! Make sure to check out her page at http://allisonlewisphotography.smugmug.com. You can click on "Addie (four months old)" to see her proofs. As Addie's aunt said, she is a very well photographed child!