Highland Prom 2009

This past Sunday we took a drive out to the beautiful town of warrenton to photography my younger sister Sarah and her friends for her senior prom. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and perfect for prom hair...no worries about humidity frizzies or muddy high heals. We had just about 45 minutes to work in some pictures and plenty of beautiful scenary. Here is a little slideshow for my sister Sarah, enjoy!

Launching our New Identity!

For months we have been contemplating changing our business name. Hence the reason we never got around to getting a website up. We didn't want to put money into a domain name and website that wasn't going to be permanent for us. Although we loved our original name (wink photography), a lot of people were having problems finding us. There are way too many photographers going by that title and we didn't want to have our clients, friends, and family to have a hard time sorting out which wink we were. Businesses also need good branding to be successful and our new name will give us just that. Our photographic style has been evolving and it was definitely the right time to have the rest of the business come into it's own. So we have given our business a complete makeover which means a new name, an evolving style, new marketing material, and a new website and blog. We are both so extatic to see the changes that are happening and so greatful to everyone that has been a part of our ever-evolving journey. For our clients the new website means an easier and more convenient way of viewing our work and their session images. Clients will be able to share their session gallery with friends and famliy and even be able to place their orders online by using the shopping cart feature. The site will be live in a couple of days, as we are just making a few final changes. We will let you know when the site is up, please stay tuned too see the rest of our journey unfold. =)

Twin's 1st Birthday- Little B & Little C

I had the pleasure of photographing a good friend of mine's two cuties for their 1st birthday party. I can't believe how fast they're growing! They were a ton of fun to take pictures of. The last picture with the cake tells it all.

Downtown Faces

Michael decided to go downtown with the camera the other day while he had some free time and just a little bit of time before the sun went down. He's good with people and started up a conversation with two random people at Hyperion Coffee. He asked them if they'd like to take some pictures and they were all for it! Now if that's not good portfolio building I don't know what is. And really for us it's not about the money. The joy that comes out of capturing someone's "life" essence and being able to make a memory for someone is priceless. And so fulfilling! So if you two are out there and you see these, I hope you like them. Sorry we don't even have names for these great people. But if you want to take more pictures just let us know! We'd love to have more of a session!
Natalie_Obringer@Yahoo.com or look for me on facebook! & Michael_J_Jewell@Yahoo.com

honeyluxe designs- I'm so excited!

Here is my new etsy site. www.honeyluxe.etsy.com
It's great to have this creative outlet to share my passions. I've recently had my first sale and can't wait for more people to fall in love with the pieces like I have.

fork lover

He was always interested in plates, bowls, and utensils so we found him a little kitchen set to play with. They are surprisingly hard to come by unless you have a girl, everything that you can find in stores is pink. He is especially fond of the forks and is content walking around with one in his hand all day. Maybe we have a future little cook on our hands. =)

new life

Today I helped with a newborn session of Marta Locklear's. It was quite a job for Marta to get this little guy to sleep but once she did, he was out. He was only a week old and not much over 6 lbs. I love newborn babies, but the tiny ones always get a larger piece of my heart. I absolutely love the texture and creaminess of this picture. What a cutie!