Sitting inside, watching the cold wind blow, it's hard to believe that just a few days ago we were taking a break from our portrait session fishing for tadpoles and running barefoot in the grass!

Oh, Brother!

I had a group of pretty sisters on the last post, but these brothers are very photogenic, too! Once again, like the sisters I posted, they are all so different in looks and personality, but similar in that they are a bunch of fun, yet well behaved guys. Our country is in good hands with kids like this in the next generation of leaders!

Sisters!

Isn't it funny how 3 sisters can look so different, but somehow you can still tell they are sisters? These girls really know how to move for the camera. After seeing the results of the session, the oldest girl told her mom, "Tell Anne I am available on Tuesdays at 6 if she needs a model" and another one of the girls said, "These are the best photos we've ever had!" I loved hearing that because it tells me they had a good time. Also, it is just awesome to think about the confidence these young girls have...I hope it lasts a lifetime!

Still Dancing...

More dancers!

I am starting to get in some of the other photographers ballerina photos. I hope you are enjoying seeing them as much we enjoyed creating the images!

Here's the older girls...

Ballerinas!

The theme for our state photography organization this year is Maximum Exposure. This means to expose ourselves to try new things, learn as much as we can and find ways to stretch our creativity and serve our clients better.
This past year, I have attended multiple workshops on painting classes,children portraiture and marketing, but yesterday I held a workshop in our studio and part of the day was to do a little creative exercise photographing ballet dancers.
We have been doing portraits for one of the girls for a while, but her mother arranged for some her classmates from Advance Dance http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/advancedance/competitiveteams.html to participate in our workshop.
They must teach respect and goodwill to others at the dance studio because the girls all got along so well even though they were different ages. They were fun, silly, sweet, BEAUTIFUL and all the photographers were so impressed with their poise and said over and over what a BLAST it was just playing with the girls.
This is not necessarily typical of the work I normally do in the studio, but I would love to incorporate something different like this into some our sessions for whoever is interested. A couple of images are shown, but I'll post some more later.

Through The Eyes Of A Child

This little sweetie pie just enjoys experiencing life.

She always brings an "entourage" to her portrait presentation! We fill up the room with parents and grandparents...it's like a party to celebrate her sweet spirit. All the while, she is clapping and talking to her images on the projection screen. Fun!

Happy New Year!

We are enjoying catching our breath after a VERY busy Holiday season, although there are always things happening around here...
We have found that between Christmas and New Year's there are a lot of families getting together, students home from college, etc. and we are blessed to be able to photograph those special times in their lives.


One of our sessions was a couple that wanted their portraits made before the husband is deployed to Iraq in January. We had such a good time- they are a fun couple and so in love!

Please join us in praying for his safe and speedy return.
It is an honor for us to support our troops with a FREE portrait session for anyone in the military being sent overseas to serve and protect our country (before they leave or within a month of their return.)

Children of all ages...

and the sweet babies...

Another Senior...

And High School Seniors...

They are all given the "Rock Star" treatment at Anne Grant ~ The Village Photographer!

We love doing family portraits...

It's been a while...

I guess I'll have to confess...I'm not a very good blogger! I think they are supposed to be a daily or at the very least, a weekly journal, but we have been having so much fun going from beach sessions right into Family Portrait Month.

Days 'til Christmas!

Beach Portraits

We are in full swing with the Beach Portrait Sessions. Here are a few from one of our outings. The lighting, the "props"...it's all there at the beach!

Class Of 2007

Now is the best time for the Class of 2007 to have their senior portraits done! You know how busy it is after school starts...classes, after school activities, jobs, football games... So schedule your senior portraits now so we will be able to suit your schedule best. This is such an important time in your life and you want to have have the best photos possible to remember these moments.

New Addition To Portrait Park

We are completing a new area in our portrait park with stone walls and a cobblestone courtyard.
Emma has been coming to the studio since she was a baby and is quite a lovely little lady now. She is shown here in front of the stone walls her daddy made for us. If you need any stone work done, let me know and I'll give you his name... because he is the best!

It is actually a large area, not like some of the smaller settings we have as "props". Although we aren't showing much of the scenery in these images, you can see how it will give your portrait a beautiful, natural look- enhancing, but not overpowering the subjects.

We have a Billboard!

Well, it's not really for our studio, but it does have a portrait of one our beautiful mothers and her baby to illustrate how precious life is.
Salem Pregnancy CareCenter asked if I had any images that would work well for a billboard project they were planning. Their web site states "we can offer support if pregnancy at this time seems overwhelming. You do not have to manage your situation alone. The caring women at SPCC can assist you in getting factual information on all your options and in working through your circumstances." I was honored to have one of my photos used for this group.
There are two that are currently up and will be up until May 9th (one is a stock image of a mother and baby's hand and not one of my images). One is at Northwest Boulevard and Rondell Street, and the other is at the Liberty Street/Highway 52 Overpass.
Let me know if you see it when you are out and about!