Beside Every Man.....

...Is a Wonderful Woman.  Happy 10th Anniversary to the most beautiful woman I've ever met.

Merry Christmas....

The entire B's Photo family wishes you the brightest holiday wishes and would like to encourage you to remember why we celebrate CHRISTmas- Our Saviour's birth!  B's will be shutting down the shop for a few weeks in order to enjoy this wonderful season with our family.  If you're waiting on prints or a cd~ you'll get them soon.  We'll begin booking winter sessions in the weeks following Christmas.  Thank you to all who have made this a banner year for B's Photo!  God has so richly blessed us and we are truly thankful!  See you all next year!!!

How to Properly Treat a Paper Cut

Step 1. Child can't sleep due to excruciating pain of massive paper cut.

Step 2.  Dad ignores child.

Step 3.  Child wakes up the next morning seeking urgent medical attention for said paper cut

Step 4.  Dad ignores child

Step 5.  Child complains repeatedly about said paper cut after school and after bath.

Step 6.  Dad, having heard enough, renders medical care-

Do you think it's a little much?

What Does It Take.....

......to get the pose you want? 

Been busy over Thanksgiving and will post some of the pics here later! 

Wish I Could Show You More....

...but I can't.  Just one picture from Saturday's bridal session.  Maybe we'll post a few after the February wedding.....

Burn Baby Burn

I enlisted the help of my lovely assistant Caroline to photograph our latest LP Gas live fire training burn at Chipola College Fire Academy. It was a really neat experience for her, in fact, she briefly said she might want to be a firefighter. I'm going to do my best to talk her out of that! (Even though she looked cute in the hat and coat) Here are a few of her shots from Tuesday's LP burn as well as a few of mine from Wednesday's Live Fire Structure training.

Beautiful People Make My Job Easy...

for example, this beautiful family........

Oh, Deer!

It doesn't get much better than a beautiful young lady, a beautiful landscape and a deer. Many thanks to "Pie" the deer for sitting in with us for this beautiful senior's session.

Ace Firefighter

After nearly 11 1/2 years as a firefighter and 7 as a career firefighter, I sometimes forget the way I felt the first time I ever saw a fire engine. I photographed a young man today that refreshed my memory. Thanks, Ace, for reminding me how cool it is to be a firefighter!

Here's a few shots from our session~

Joanna+Trey= Engaged!

Saturday's 1,000 mph freezing winds didn't keep this sweet couple from smiling!

So my Dad says.....

..."I've made you a new place to take some pictures." It seems he had part of a large oak tree break off and fall during a storm a few weeks ago, and my dad, being one of those who doesn't waste a good tree, saw an opportunity for a great place to make a picture (hmmm, maybe that's where I got it from?). He removed the split part of the oak, sawed the trunk off level and filled the hole with concrete to make a seat. Anna Jo tested it for us this weekend. Thanks, Dad! It's perfect!! This is my Dad. He knows a thing or two about trees. He's been in the timber business for about 50 years.

And, of course, I'm an equal opportunity Daddy. So here's a couple of Madsy.

Dawg-Gone it!

When I was a kid, the "big treat" was going to "feed the fox". I'd ride in my Dad's lap down miles of sandy roads through scrub oaks and palmettos to throw out what we knew as "chicken necks" to the foxes. My Dad was a fox hunter. After they built the Sandsifters Fox Pen I'd spend countless hours listening to stories and barking dogs late into the night. On Saturday I had the chance to return to that same fox pen, this time with camera in hand to photograph a friend of my family and his pals.

The Picture Makin' Cowgirl

Here's a few from this cowgirl's Senior Session. It's always fun to photograph someone who also is into photography. Check out Holly's blog HERE. Had a blast on Tuesday!

Sweeet Caroline...

When Brooke and I began our relationship there was a sweet little red-headed girl that followed us everywhere we went. In fact, she'd just had her first birthday party. Over time that same little girl tagged along to airshows, NASCAR races and all kinds of other adventures. Now she's right beside me, camera in hand. And she takes some of the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen. Today that sweet little red-headed girl turns 15. Happy Birthday to a beautiful young lady. Happy Birthday Caroline!

A "Bonus"

Just over a year ago, while I was trying to talk Brooke into letting me start B's Photo, I explained some of the benefits of being a photographer. The only way I could convince her to let me spend the money on the camera equipment was to assure her that we would be sure to have an abundance of pictures of our girls. Yes, our clients do come first, but often we get a "bonus" when we go on location and have the extra time to get in a few shots of our little ladies. Labor Day was one of those "bonus" days. Thanks to Jonathan and Sandi for letting our girls tag along on your photo session! Here's just a few of the pictures of AJ and Madsy.