Why I do what I do…instead of making more money at my other career, lol!

SC custom photography

That’s the word that comes to mind when I see these kids! Madi & David are all over my website and this year I got to meet their new brother Logan, who wasn’t quite walking yet. They are so cooperative at session time, and even though it was COLD they had the best smiles…love that!

Clemson SC photographer,  Anderson SC photographer, SC children’s photographer, Pittsburgh PA photographer

Woolrich Nautical Twin quilt from Target – no longer available online. Can you check your local Target and see if there are any left on the shelf?

How cute are these!!!  Get them here: Bold Loft

(Anderson SC photographer)

This is Alex, whom I’ve been photographing forever. He is a typical little boy, on the run and loves to climb & play. The day of our session was a little nippy, but Alex was having a good time exploring the park and was just delightfully fresh-faced & rosy-cheeked…I just could eat him up!

(Anderson SC photographer, Clemson Family Portrait Photographer)

The last two weeks has been a whirlwind of activity at the new house…subcontractors are literally working side by side on the interior. All of the cabinets are in & the hardware wil be installed on Monday. The granite countertops are all installed. The interior painting is almost done. The master bath is getting tiled now, so I couldn’t take any pictures of that. Most of the trim & crown molding is done, just waiting for the floors to go in. The electrical sockets have power, and the garage is filled with lighting fixtures ready to go in as soon as the painting is done. My bedroom has all of the plumbing stuff stacked in it.  Stonework will be finished on Monday. The flooring and the staircase and railing is still left to do, and we are waiting for the weather to warm up before the exterior can be caulked & painted.  The decks are built & need to be stained, and they need to screen the porch. Jim & I have painted the lower level with drywall primer, and are getting ready to paint the walls. Jim has tiled four of the bathrooms and is in the process of  hanging all of the doors in the basement, then doing the trim. They are talking about doing the pool at the end of February – they will excavate the hole, then lift it over the house with a crane & drop it in!

The final exterior color is a dark soft green and will have creamy white trim with brown door & shutters.

There’s an indent for the TV above the fireplace, and the hearth is high enough to sit on.

Here I hope you can see the colors…the walls are a gray-green, and the ceiling is a gray-blue. Everything changes and blends together depending on the light. I was really nervous about these choices, but it is more perfect than I’d hoped for – brings the lake & the trees and the sky right in!

This is taken from the bridge. Our main lake view. I will of course be putting large photographs on the shelf!

The kitchen & office are both painted “macadamia”, a sandy color with gold undertones.

Looks yellow here but it isn’t. I really wanted to show the built in window seat & cabinets but they are all covered up right now for protection. Can’t see it but there is a large pantry to the right.

One of the upstairs guest rooms. Both of the upstairs rooms have a windowseat.

See our Terrible Towel hanging from the rail on the right?

Site of the pool and hot tub. The hot tub will be elevated about a foot and waterfall into the pool. It will be surrounded by the same stone as the fireplace & front of the house.

STILL kinda cold here; 20′s in the mornings, 40′s during the day. I’m still in the mood for comfort food, so I wanted to tell you about a recipe that I used to make all of the time and then just sort of FORGOT about.  Probably because I made it too ofetn before. Anyway, it’s for meatloaf – and the special ingredient is stuffing mix. If you have never tried it, well. you simply must.  And if you have, time to make it again! And there is nothing better than meatloaf sandwiches the next day.

1 1/2 lb LEAN ground meat (or it will be too greasy)

2 eggs

1/2 cup water

1 pkg Stovetop stuffing (chicken or herb) – dry, no need to prepare

1/4 c. ketchup

Mix all together, shape into a loaf, and bake at 350 for about  1 hr 15 min.  That’s it! You can pour tomato sauce or ketchup & sugar over the top if you wish (I don’t, because I serve with gravy & mashed potatoes).  If you are really adventurous, mix together & flatten into a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick, then top with seasoned mashed potatoes and roll up, seal ends, and bake.

(Anderson SC photographer, Clemson SC photographer)

Amy brought her boys to me after seeing other work of mine, and she was hoping that I could capture their personalities and spirit…as a mom, she knows that these precious growing up years are just going to fly by and she wanted to have images that capture who they are now.  These guys were like a pile of puppies, wrestling with one another and on the go, but with such genuine bright smiles! I can see glimpses of the teens they are growing into, so I’m so glad we did this now…I’ll bet the next time I see them they will look very different  How fun that they are a blonde, brunette, and a redhead! And they all have amazing eyes…

(Clemson SC photographer, Anderson, SC children’s photographer)