Shooting Star Photography

Did you know you could get pictures for no other reason that you want them? I mean, it doesn’t have to be a milestone, or as a reward. It could be that you want to dress up, put on some make-up, and feel good about yourself.  Maybe you even need a new facebook profile picture! Sounds like a good idea to me.

Cara joined me for a session on a Wednesday night before sunset. She was beautiful, and so was the light!

I love her boots and the way she rocks them!

Whoa - I am so behind on updating my blog, it’s ridiculous. Here it is almost June and I realized I haven’t blogged ALL of April and most of May!  I better get busy…

I held Spring mini sessions in Atlanta this year and it was so fun! Luckily my best friend is always my assistant on mini-session days. She and are a great team and work together so well. We end up making kids laugh just by how silly we are.

From now on, I’ll only be doing mini-sessions in Atlanta in the Spring and the Fall. If the tardiness of this post gives you any idea about how busy I have been - it should. After carting my family back and forth to Atlanta so frequently, we have decided we need to slow down, spend more time with each other, and cherish the days when our daughter is still a child.  She’s growing up so fast, I don’t want to miss it. If you have kids, you know what I mean!

I say all that to casually mention that my Fall mini sessions in Atlanta will be October 23 - 24th. I’ve already had a few inquiries about these, so if you want to get on the list, please let me know.  And yes, I can’t believe I’m talking about Fall mini sessions before Memorial Day weekend too!

Without further ado - here are my Spring mini session stars! I love the colors, the smiles, and the love. Can’t you feel it?

I loved this session with this family! The brothers quickly opened up with me and I was able to capture their personalities and how much fun they have together.

One of the most amazing miracles in life is the birth of a child. I cannot imagine being a father who had to miss my own child being born into the world, yet it happens all the time while these dads are deployed and defending our country.

I want to use the talents that God has given me in a way that allows me to give back. I would like to give away a birth session to a family where the father will be deployed during the baby’s delivery.

I am currently taking nominations for families that could qualify for these services.

Guidelines for nominations for my first giveaway:

• Baby must be due between June and August
• Father must be deployed and serving in the military at the time of the baby’s birth
• Delivery must occur in the Birmingham metro area

Please email your nominations to -  lori AT shootstarphoto . com

Thank you!

Kathryn & Thame met while attending UAB. These two are so cute together! They make each other smile without saying a word.

Thame is in medical school and Kathryn is a pre-school teacher. They are looking forward to their November wedding in Mobile, Alabama!

I love Kathryn’s freckles and the way she is just a little bit shy, but completely herself around Thame (which is pronounced Tim, for the record).

Kathryn, you are gorgeous! You will make a beautiful bride!

Congratulations on your engagement Kathryn & Thame! I had a great time during our session!

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These adorable twin brothers were born about 2 months before their due date, but are doing great and will be going home very soon. In fact, one of them is going home this week! I know their parents are very excited about this news.

This family found me through the Pictures of Hope foundation, which provides a complimentary session and pictures to parents with babies in the NICU. I feel it’s a priceless gift I can give to parents by documenting this time in their baby’s life.

The staff and facilities at Brookwood Hospital were very impressive! The nurses were wonderful and so happy to hear what Pictures of Hope offers to parents.

Here are the special little guys I was blessed to meet this past weekend. Their mother was beautiful and beaming with pride at her handsome boys. This was the first time she had ever held them in her arms at the same time -

Thank you B family for allowing me to be part of your journey in bringing your babies home!

I’ve had the joy of photographing these two gorgeous sisters for about a year and a half now. They are the sweetest girls, and I love them… and their parents. We’ve actually become great friends with this family! After our shoot, they stayed and played a while at our house. My daughter ADORES these girls and wants to be just like them. I’m totally fine with that  because they are so well mannered and behaved!

Meet Savannah, she’s a real model, and she definitely did some modeling for me during our shoot. She’s such a doll!

This is Savannah’s big sister, Caylee.  I love how even though she’s starting to look grown up, she’s still so girly and innocent!

They get along great and play very well together!

Remember me saying Savannah was a model…?

You can actually find her in the ads of your Sunday paper TODAY! Check her out holding the Easter basket!  Savannah gets her skills earnestly, her mommy is a beautiful model too in real life!

Sweet baby Samantha was the perfect little model. She was such a good sleeper for our session! Mommy and Daddy of course wish she slept so well at 3 a.m.! Samantha also has a very cool nursery. There was a ton of planning, preparation, and love that went into decorating her room while anticipating her arrival!

Such a perfect and beautiful baby girl…  see for yourself -

I’ll be in Las Vegas from Sunday - Wednesday with photographers from all over the world to learn and play at WPPI.

I’ll return emails and calls on Thursday!