The Stagner Family

Meeting the Stagner family was great, they are a great family. What made this even more special was it was actually 2 sessions. One for each side of the family. I hope that everyone who received a photograph for Christmas enjoyed it. I know that I enjoyed taking them.

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens were in full fall color for the first session, which made everything even more gorgeous. The children brought so much beauty with them, and added to the fall colors it was truly a great experience. The second session we started at the Botanical Gardens, but it was so cold we headed to a house nearby to finish them up. Amazing what a few days in Alabama does for the weather.

Meeting the family has truly been one of the many Christmas blessing that I received this year and I look forward to working with them again.

To capture your family today so that you can cherish the moment for all of the tomorrows contact me.

Monicathach@gmail.com

(205) 229-1865

The Gee Family

The Gee family was great to photograph and get to know. Even though the parent's are not photographed, they were all great, and I know that family pictures would have been beautiful.

The kids were great sports.

The weather at the Botanical Gardens was truly perfect for a November afternoon. With weather as perfect as it was there were many families at the Gardens taking pictures. So we had to walk a little more and wait a little more than usual, but the kids seemed to enjoy themselves and that is what matters the most!

It was so much fun to photograph these children. They were full of personality and smiles, which is always a plus with children, when they are not in the mood it can be a challenge, but overall they were great and I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to work with them all.

The foliage at the Gardens was still beautiful. It is that time of year when it is either there or it is gone. I am glad that it was still there. I know that the Gee's were as well.

If you want to capture the smiles of your children today and let them be themselves and have fun contact me today and we will schedule an appointment.

monicathach@gmail.com or (205)229-1865

Beautiful Peacock

I love sessions that have personality and are fun. While each session in my opinion is fun and unique some are great.

A friend of mine had asked me to photograph her daughter in her Halloween costume. Sophia is a beautiful little girl. I have come to know her from Danny's class they have been in class together since 1st grade. Being in 3rd now, Sophia is used to seeing me with my camera. I always bring it to their classrooms for various events.

We decide that the Birmingham Botanical Gardens would be the perfect place to find a Peacock and it definitely was. With the many options for locations in the one location we were able to have a lot of fun and get many unique and fun shots of Miss Sophia.

The Peacock costume was so cute. Her mom is definitely more creative than I am. There was so much personality and character in the costume and it showed off Sophia's personality and amazing blue eyes so well.

I can honestly say I am not sure I have ever seen a prettier peacock!

Crystal at Crystal's Creations made me a customized BOO for Halloween. This is going to be one of my favorite Fall props for many years. Thank you Crystal!

Sophia was full of spunk, even though she had just returned from a girl scout camp out. She has a gorgeous smile and a great personality. She was so much fun to work with and I hope that I am able to work with her again.

If you want your memories captured contact me and we will make it happen!

The Rainey Boys

Working with Joey and Nicki was a lot of fun! Brandon worked with Jennifer while she was at EWTN, and I am glad to be able to work with her and her family.

We were actually going to go to EWTN for the pictures, but received no reply with a yes or a no. It seems that it should be okay since there are pilgrims there all of the time with cameras. Maybe we will hear soon and it will add to my possible photography locations. We ended up choosing a classic, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

With the trees and some select flowers blooming it was a great location. The only downside was the rain the day before pretty much had everything saturated so ground shots were few and far between.

It took Joey a few minutes to warm up to the idea of being photographed but once he taught me how to smile we were on track. Joey is so precious with his dark curls and big brown eyes. Girls beware...he is going to be a heart breaker.

Nicki was ready to go when they arrived, well after his shoes were located! Anyone with children knows the fun age where they do not like and learn how to remove their shoes. His blond hair and blue eyes made him the cutest boy. He had the classic look and with those blue eyes the girls better watch out.

Jennifer and Travis were also in a few shots. Family photographs are always so much fun with a natural element instead of a stuffy studio. We found a great gazebo that worked perfectly and most importantly was dry!

I have to say this family was so much fun and so patient as I had both of my boys with me as well, which always makes for an interesting day at work. They have a hard time with the fact that this is my career! It was all in all a wonderful session.

If you want to have your children photographed in a natural location where they can run and have fun, let me know. I am here for all types of photography needs, in fact all of your photography needs. E-mail me at monicathach@gmail.com or call me at (205) 229-1865 and we will get you on the books! I even travel so do not think that you are too far away for an amazing experience.