…were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about. - Charles Kingsley.
Bobby.
Bobby is the man. This little boy can and should be the poster boy of all baby products… he is perfect frame, perfect size and the most perfect, warm-your-heart personality. I never wanted him to leave, he smiled the whole time and just won over my heart… not to mention his mom and dad were a dream to work with and why wouldn’t they be with the most problem free child in the world on their hands. I love photographing babies in natural light in just their mini diapers… its innocent and simple and you get the great little details like that little neck line on Bobby, or the wrist line on those with those little chubby arms and the still in tact un-aged, un-calloused skin of their tiny toes. Oh Bobby… so sweet. REMINDER: FAMILY SPECIAL COMING IN SEPTEMBER (but being debuted below… read on for details for booking and securing your spot early!)
The day I saw Nikky… not even met her, I wanted to be her friend. Though it sounded like a pursuit I went on, it was probably the easiest thing to want as Nikky is friends with everyone… REALLY, EVERYONE. I’m surprised she doesn’t have a key to the city by now with all her connections. It was easy to be her friend but through my own faults it wasn’t always easy to keep her, I’m so happy now to call her one of my forever friends… there won’t be a day from now until I die that I won’t consider her one of my closest friends… we have our moments but I will love her and need her in my life forever.
She is a short tiny blond that always wears cowboy boots, when not wearing roller skates. She has been seen in every location in Atlanta and has worn every color of spandex created. She knows your mother, she knows your cousin, she knows your best friend’s ex-boyfriend from Utah… if she doesn’t know them, they know her. I love these things about her but I love her most when she’s wearing her children sized shorts (still too big for her), old screen printed shirts, half brushed hair and amazingly imperfect manicure sitting in my passenger seat, on a couch or across the table from me killing chips and queso. Regardless, her most public moments or more private with friends, she is always herself… not afraid of it… enthusiastic about it… about everything. That’s inspiring to me… with everything we all face it is truly hard to be enthusiastic about everything and do so in a way that is believable and real AND inspiring. Things get in her way, people get in her way, life gets in her way but she doesn’t stop drilling away enthusiastically toward being happy…
Her outlook on life is definitely an inspiration in my business and life together but in her case she has been more than just an inspiration to me. She has been my support in times where I wasn’t hers & my friend in times where I wasn’t a good friend. I have no doubt that she’d work tirelessly to help me and my business out, as she has already through referrals and words of encouragement. I want to mention one very key thing though… I say ‘saved my life’ often… I believe all my friends at one point have taken me from a dark moment to light and often them being in my life as a group saves me… (from myself often
. But Nikky truly has saved my life, kept me breathing… her and Sheyvone together pulled me back. They both ‘enthusiastically’hounded my mother, father, brother, Montana hotels, Montana airports when they knew it was necessary and they wouldn’t have stopped until I was safe. Simply put, she knew what was necessary.
She now is in a spot of unknown and what is next but I never worry for her… I love her deeply and feel her pain but know that she knows better than anyone that she will be fine… she will be happy. Because she defines this quote… comfort and luxury, stability and money, easy and rich won’t make her happy… they’re not requirements in her life, they’re by-products of her enthusiasm for everything else. Thanks for being my friend, through it all, Nik. You rock… yep, you read it, you rock… one more time, you rock! :)
SNEAK DEBUT: I’ve mentioned the family portrait special I’m rolling out in September… well I anticipate the fall being SLAMMED… So I wanted to offer it up to my lovely visitors first. $125 Family Portrait Session (savings of $125)… ON LOCATION… that’s right, at your house or at a park or anywhere your heart dreams it-ish… or dreams it within 45 minutes of 30319.
QUICK FAQ SESH:
- Q: ”But Erika, what’s considered family?” … A: You and someone/something else… Yes, your hamster counts. Up to eight people… oh that’s a big fam!
- Q: ”What’s included?”… A: Two hours of family + Erika time, on-location, and up to three digital files so you can make your holiday cards thee HOTTEST in town! Sure to impress those ritzy fam members in New York or Iowa…
- Q: ”How do I sign up?”… A: With your calendar out, email me (erika@erikaleighphotography.com). Tentatively only shooting Monday days, Wednesday/Friday evenings and Saturday and Sundays (limited weekend availability that’s why I want YOU to jump on it quick!) Tell your other friends after you’ve signed up! :)
All other details/questions can be worked out by shooting me a quick email! erika@erikaleighphotography.com OH FAMILY PORTRAITS ARE SO MUCH FUN… and in case you didn’t already know, these aren’t your typical, run-of-the-mill shots.
OTHER NEWS: Tomorrow look for #11 and #10, were getting close to the end of 1YA fun! AND get excited because early September ELP’s newly designed blog will be up and ready for your viewing pleasure… it’ll be grand, GRAND I TELL YOU!
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