I don't know about you, but it's really hard for me to get focused on the Christmas season until AFTER Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is almost here so I'll announce our L.Hoke 2009 Christmas photography dates! We will be photographing children and families in a holiday theme as modeled below by the lovely Mattalyn from December 1-5. These will be 15 -30 minute sessions promotionally priced for holiday portrait and Christmas card giving. And, as an added bonus (I feel like the Sham - Wow guy right now) the first twenty to book will receive a complimentary 5x7 gift portrait - up to a $50.00 value!
I believe this will be the fourth year we have had the opportunity to create a a/v presentation for Palmetto Health Foundation highlighting the amazing work that they do in our community. Untold numbers of lives are made better by the gifted people and the wonderful technology of Palmetto Health. Yvonne and I are thankful to be a part in a small way. Thanks to all the people who participated, I think it's another great show!
Yvonne & I made our final trip to the coast this past Saturday to photograph the wedding of Meghan Monahan & Michael O'Hara. I don't know what to say...but what a blast! You guys ROCK!
This past Saturday was one of those very few days where we didn't have a wedding to photograph...didn't quite know what to do with ourselves! As fate would have it our son Thomas was assigned to Honor Guard duty to present Colors before the Carolina - SC State game. I called my good friend & USC sports photographer extrordinaire Gregg Martin to see if he would photograph Thomas doing his thing. Gregg did me one better by allowing me to go sidelines with him! Wow, what a blast! I found out that being an experienced wedding and portrait photographer doesn't exactly translate into being a good sports photographer! I found myself a little late on the action all night! It was SO much fun though!
I had the opportunity to speak to the Professional Photographers of Georgia at their annual convention held in Jekyll Island this past weekend. Yvonne and I had a great time with our good friends Tracy & Dean Nance from Magnolia Frames & Rachel Fierro from H&H Color Lab. Magnolia & H&H sponsored my presentation, I'm honored they allowed me to represent them to the photographers of the GPPA. We also got to spend a few days with big time speaker Karen Goforth & her husband Buddy. Karen epitomizes the term "Rock Star Photographer" with her amazing photographic talent & wonderful personality. I remember her when she was one of us little people. :)
Here are a couple images from the weekend.
I think I was saying something important....
We could have made a fortune selling coffee to keep people awake!
Yvonne and I have always been big supporters of America's men and women who choose to serve their country in the armed forces. In my opinion, we can't thank them enough. Yvonne and I had the privilege to meet the Shepherd family a few weeks ago. Natay had responded to a piece we mailed about our new Be’be' Children’s Portraiture program and so we photographed Dwayne, Natay, Kennedy & Payton right before Dwayne shipped off to Afghanistan.They are an amazing young family that I am both fond of and thankful for.It takes a special kind of husband and daddy to travel half a world away in service of his nation while his family waits for him to return.And it takes a special kind of wife and mommy to raise those beautiful young ladies while her husband is away.Here are a few images from their very special session.
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