So this isn't just a game on my WII??? LOL

A game I've only played on my WII came to life for me today. I must admit it was quite relaxing out there on the course. My shoot was at the Indian Hills Country Club. Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta was hosting their "2010 Women's Golf Classic". It's not often that you find golf tournaments solely created for women. However, this Women’s Golf Classic was a tournament created just for women to benefit Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta.
I can't say that I'm ready to go out and golf now, and the truth is I enjoyed driving the golf cart the most!! LOL But I did learn some golf terms while listening to some of the conversations. When I got home I looked up a word I heard most of the day. Mulligan: A mulligan is an illegal second attempt at a shot which went wrong. (No wonder they kept looking up at me when they said it... Oh well, it was all in good fun and the money raise is going to a good cause!!! ;o)

Sabbath Keepers Baseball Legue

The phone rang and Erica was on the other end. She had news about a baseball league that started and let me know that there might be an opportunity to do pictures for all of the teams. Of course she sparked my interest. Everything I was doing no longer mattered. You all know I'm trying to spread my business name here in Atlanta in order to build my clientele. I immediately put some packages together and sent her the flyer.

I expected a few families to show up since the shoot time was scheduled for 9AM today. Little did I know!!! Cars started pulling up 2 and 3 at a time, children started jumped out of cars and next thing I know we had a long line of parents and their children ready to get their pictures in their brand new uniforms. In fact, there were so many children that we weren't able to finish - I was in a little bit of trouble with the coaches when our schedule ran 30 minutes into the first game. (Sorry about that coach) ;o)

Some children cried when it was their turn, and some acted as though they were born in front of the camera. Overall, this was such a great experience. I had two wonderful parents assisting me and they made things run very smoothly! Thank you so much Erica R. and Kimberly B. - I'll see you next Sunday when we do the team pictures.

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Pictures that took my breathe away...

We recently moved to Atlanta where my husband is the associate pastor at the Berean S.D.A. church on Hamilton E. Holmes Dr. We have an amazing church with some 4,000 members and over the past 4 years, Dr. Carlton P. Byrd (Senior Pastor) and his team have baptized over 1,400 people.

The church has a photography team that captures precious moments each week. This weekend there were many graduations so some of our photographers were out. This was the first time I have taken my camera out in church (in hopes to help out). I typically do outdoor photo shoots or I capture pictures at events in smaller venues.

I did not want to get up in front of all of those members and walk around with my camera. My hands were sweaty, my heart was racing, and I kept praying that I wouldn't trip in front of everyone watching! LOL However, when I got my camera out, I felt right at home, it's as though everyone disappeared (except for the people I was photographing) of course! Anyhow, here are some of my shots from Saturday.

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Adventures in Odyssey with Indra (Urban Run Club)

I had one of the most exciting shoots ever. My client and I outran a train (while on tracks taking pics the entire time), almost got arrested for being on private property, and just knew I was going to get jumped on (after instructing her to jump over me to get a certain shot), but it was all worth it!
Today's Adventure in Odyssey was with Indra (Owner & Founder of Urban Run Club). Indra challenges & encourages people to get up & come out to play. This Urban Run Club runs as a group every Tuesday night. She offers motivation and support to help you become more active. Working with people who are not top athletes is a specialty of Indra's. If you have never run, if you used to run, if you may never want to run, then she encourages you to just come out and walk! For more information - www.urbanrunclub.com

Follow the music...

My mother came in town to visit last night but she didn't get in until about 4AM. I decided I had time to wake up and do an early photo shoot while she was still resting. The day was perfect (not too hot and not too cold) for pictures! I had a photo shoot with a nice young man named Damien Payne. Damien is an up and coming singer. He has a wonderful voice "he actually sang a few lines while I took some of his pictures". Even though Damien was a little late for his shoot (LOL), we were able to get some great shots! Good luck with your music Damien!

Girls Night Out

Girls Inc. recently hosted a fundraising event - "Girls Night Out Caddie Auction & Reception". This year's cocktail event included an auction featuring male caddies, travel packages, rounds of golf at private clubs, spa packages, sessions with personal trainers, and an opportunity to have a speaking role on Tyler Perry's next big film.

There were many fine packages to auction on, jewelry to be sold, and drinks and good food to be eaten. However, there is one package that stole the show. When one of Tyler Perry's producers walked onto the stage the audience knew that something great was about to be offered. Suddenly, paddles started raising and you heard a buzz all around the room. GIrlfriends were high-fiving, and the bidding war had truly begun. Before you knew it, the price was up to $5,100.00 and the package no longer was just a speaking role, but the winner would also get 2 tickets to the premier of the movie, dinner (made personally by the producer), and a few other things were thrown in. Just when you thought things couldn't get any better the producer decides that if the final two women in the bidding war agreed, he would give the package to both of them. Everyone, jumped to there feet applauding, Vikki Millender-Morrow (President and CEO of Girls Inc. the Atlanta Chapter) had a look of shock and excitement all at once on her face. This one item auctioned off for $10,200.00, what a great way to end the night. Everyone had a great time all while they were able to support a great cause! Congratulations to Girls Inc. for a job well done! Your event was a huge success.

If you would like to learn more about Girls Inc. or you would like to make a donation, please view their website for more details. http://www.girlsincatlanta.org

A very special thank you to Vikki for allowing me to be the photographer for the night.

Rain, Rain, Go away...

Ms. Prisca called me frantic in desperate need of pictures on Saturday. We didn't speak until almost midnight when we decided to schedule her shoot for Monday morning. The urgency came about when she realize some major labels were interested in hearing some of her work. The only problem was - they needed pics too accompany the voice. Prisca heard about Kyomi Kreations and knew that we would be able to give her exactly what she needed and in a timely manner. 8:30AM Monday morning the phone rings, with a sad Prisca on the other end, "It's pouring down rain". Knowing how important this shoot was for this aspiring singer - I decided to go on with the shoot. We went out and fought the rain and had a blast getting these superb pictures!

(I learned a great lesson, don't be afraid of a little rain - put on some rain boots, grab an umbrella and let's make the magic happen. After all, you won't melt!) Good luck with your music career! I want to be your personal photographer when you become a STAR!!! ;o)