As we all know June brings summer, kids out of school, swimming, and also weddings!   I had the privelege of driving to my niece’s wedding this month. I shot the events but could not have done it without the help of a friend.  She was a fantastic to help me.  I don’t normally do weddings and she really helped me with the little bits of advice and ideas.   

It made me cry to see her in her beautiful wedding gown.  The ceremony was wonderful.  Here is a shot from the eventful weekend.  More to come later.

LOL I hope you did not read that and think it said careless.

My poor car is in the shop.  I started out driving the kid to school and we heard this big bang, then the car started whining. I thought at first it was my tires or something.  Turns out my transmission is broken.  Transmissions are expensive and take forever to fix. Well it feels like forever.  I am so glad we have the car that my daughter drives so I have someway to get the kid to school.   I will be without a car all this week and next week.  So no adventures for me unless I get a ride from someone else.

On a side note I did get to assist in a wonderful maternity shoot last night. No pictures to share here, since I was assisting.  Sorry. But it was a lot of fun and the model was beautiful.  I have a few new ideas for my next maternity shoot.

We had a great time hiking in the Smoky Mountain National Park.  We also spent a day at Dollywood.  I enjoyed the shows and just being in the area. Tennessee is such a beautiful place to spend some time outdoors.  I will post some pictures soon for you.

It is birthday weekend!  We have a lot of birthdays in April in our extended family. This weekend I will be out relaxing for my birthday.  Then next week I hope to get the last of my cards mailed out.   So if you leave me an email or a message on my phone, I will get back to you, I promise. It may take me a few days though.   Hope everyone else is having a good spring.

Well he is not really a senior, but he is a great model! This is one of his many grunge looks.

 I thought it only appropriate to begin the new year with a new blog.  Yes, I realize it is now April, but hey we have to start somewhere!  I am going to be dedicated to posting on here every single week, so check back often to see what I am up to.  

I am excited about posting the adventure of my photography journey in the year to come.  Layne Photography gives me a way to capture the stages of life I see around me and the blog will give me a way to keep my clients updated with new things we are offering.  

 To start off, my first update is to annouce I am now accepting maternity clients.  If you would like some maternity photos just call and let me know.  We try to shoot between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. 

We have already started our Senior 2009 Model Search.  I will be putting together a book and I am currently accepting applications for models.  If you think you have the ‘look’ or just want to give it a try, email us and let us know you would like an application sent to you.

Check back as I find time to update and actually start a real photography blog!