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Meet the Hilpp Family – 2019

Heather, When I first read about nominations for this years Memorial Princess sessions, I thought “Wow, I would love for our family to be able to have a session with Heather.” You met Kaelin two years ago and gave us not only beautiful portraits of her, but also an experience of a lifetime. Every time […]

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Meet Blair – 2019 Memorial Princess

“I would like to nominate Blair for your special girl photo sessions. Blair is a 2nd grader at Flint Hill Elementary School in Covington. Blair has Neurofibromatosis (NF), but she doesn’t let that slow her down. She is sweet, caring, funny, and full of energy. She definitely lights up any room she enters.” “Blair just […]

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6 months with the Sigma 105mm 1.4 Art

Six Months with the Sigma 105mm 1.4 Art Lens I switched from Canon to Sony on February 16 2019, and with it I swapped my Sigma 135mm 1.8 Art for the Sigma 105mm 1.4 Art. You can read the comparison article right here if you want. But now, 6 months on.. how do I feel about my choice? Am I […]

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Visiting Athens and Watkinsville GA

Coming to Athens for a Fairyography photo session? Getting to Athens: Flying: Athens does have our own airport, but it’s very small and doesn’t have in/out flights that don’t cost a ton, so you’ll be flying in to the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. The Atlanta Airport has been the busiest airport in the world since 1998, […]

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Her Highness Queen Stumpington

Stumpy the cat 2001ish – September 18 2019 We had to say goodbye to my girl on September 18th 2019. She had a brain/mouth cancer that was growing back into her head. That type of cancer is 100% fatal no matter what treatment is given, so we opted to bring her home and spoil her […]

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Sigma 105mm 1.4 Art vs 135mm 1.8 Art

Sigma 105mm 1.4 Art lens vs Sigma 135mm 1.8 Art lens The specs: Sigma 105mm 1.4 Art Sigma 135mm 1.8 Art Size 4.56 x 5.18″ 3.60 x 4.52″ Weight 3.62.lbs 2.49lbs Min. Dist. 100cm 87.5 cm Price (MSRP) $1599 $1399 Disclaimer: I am not paid or endorsed by Sigma and these comments are my own […]

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Why I switched from Canon to Sony

There are many reasons why people may like one brand of camera equipment versus another. Ask a room full of photographers which camera manufacturer they like the best, and you’ll get a lot of brand names thrown out there. Ask that same room of photographers WHY they like what they like best, and you’ll get […]

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Snow Studio Setup

I designed this snow setup. I love snow, but we don’t get any in Georgia! So I had to build it in the studio! Since I put so much into it, I decided to run a workshop and show other photographers how I’d built it. Where to buy Studio Clamps: https://amzn.to/3KWPYxV 6ft Birch Logs: (if I […]

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Hoop Circle Swing How-To

How to build a circle hoop swing for photo sessions! Building a flower circle swing is easy! When I built my original hoop swing for a photo shoot in May 2015, I really had no idea it would become such a huge thing! Sadly there still isn’t a lot of information out there on how […]

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Top 10 photos for 2018

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 for 2018.

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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.

Our studio is located at:
235 Great Oak Dr
Athens, GA 30605
235 Great Oak Dr, Athens, GA 30605
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