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How to Carousel Horse for Photography

How to build and paint a carousel horse for photos This is a two-part post: the first section details how to build a carousel horse for kids photos from a child’s bouncy horse, and the second section details building a full size carousel horse suitable for older kids and adults. Part 1: Smaller horse How […]

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Fairyography Folio Boxes and Matted Prints

All of my sessions come with matted photos with matching digital images. These special boxes to contain them make a unique statement. Some people prefer these to an album. Gatefold Silk Folio Box In a grey silk fabric, they’re made with a beautiful split-lid design, fastened with a hidden magnetic catch. They have a narrow […]

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Top 10 photos from 2017

It’s super hard to pick just 10, but for each photo, I’ll write a little about why I picked it and what I love about it. These photos are in no particular order! They are all labeled with the lens that I use, and all were taken with the Canon 5Dmk3 and the Sigma 135mm […]

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Anna Triant Couture Dress Shootout in Texas

I attended the Anna Triant dress designer shootout for photographers at The Poetry venue in Texas this summer and LOVED it! What gorgeous couture dresses, what amazing models, and what a great venue! The hair a makeup team did such a great job with these little girls, and I also loved seeing how these pro […]

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2017 Good things

2017 – Personal Year in Review. I did one of these two years ago and it was nice to look back on, but 2017 was such crap that I had trouble picking out 3 positive ones from every month I liked, so I eventually just did 1 per month. Jan – I printed and finally […]

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Meet Kaelin – 2017 Memorial Princess

Kaelin’s mommy writes “I would like to nominate my sweet girl, Kaelin for your Memorial Princess session. Before Kaelin was born, I had an overwhelming feeling that she would have special needs. I didn’t know what this would look like for her, since no tests showed signs of concern. I just felt my heart was […]

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Meet Kaelyn – 2017 Memorial Princess

Kaelyn’s nominator wrote “My name Madonna and I would like to nominate my granddaughter, Kaelyn. Kaelyn was diagnosed with Choroid Plexus Carcinoma in August 2015 at the tender age of 4 months old. She underwent an 11-hour surgery to remove the golf ball size tumor. She was sent to St Jude hospital in early September […]

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Meet Kaylee – 2017 Memorial Princess

Kaylee’s mom wrote this letter that turned me into a teary wreck: “Kaylee came to us on a random Thursday afternoon. I received a phone call as I was making dinner for my recently adopted son, Aiden. I stopped everything because I knew whom the call was from. It was the Department of Social Services […]

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Meet Molly – 2017 Memorial Princess

Molly’s mommy says “I wanted to nominate my daughter, Molly, for a possible fairy photography session. Molly is a 3 year old triplet. She has a 6 year old brother and identical twin brothers (part of the triplet grouping). So she is surrounded by boys all the time! Molly has a rare, severe cardiac condition […]

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Meet Riley Kate – 2017 Memorial Princess

Riley Kate actually had three nominations, she’s very well loved! “Riley Kate is a beautiful princess that throughout her battle with scoliosis (brace after brace, sleepless nights, and relentless discomfort) all of her life. She is brilliant and courteous and a brave warrior whom I respect more than most adults. This summer, she finally had […]

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We are a luxury portrait studio based in Athens, GA specializing in creating unique and vibrant images that capture the best of maternity, newborn, family, senior and Fairyography clients.

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235 Great Oak Dr
Athens, GA 30605
235 Great Oak Dr, Athens, GA 30605
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