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Welcome to the MyLife Photography Blog!

I am so happy that you stopped by to visit us at MyLife Photography!

My name is Catherine and I am the lead photographer and owner of the studio. I opened MyLife Photography in 2004 after working many years in the art field as a gallery coordinator and educator. I have loved photography for almost as long as I can remember and set out for that to be my career from the start! I received a Bachelor's of Fine Art in Photography in 1999 from Georgia Southern University and then continued to complete my Master's of Art at Georgia State University in 2004.

I truly love what I do! It is an amazing life when everyday that you go to work is a celebration! I couldn't be luckier. I love weddings and I love photography and I am so happy to love my career.

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    Sneak Peek

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    Just a glimpse into our engagement session today with Meghan and Chris! Full blog soon to come ! ; Thanks Safehouse for letting us escape the cold and get some awesome shots in the shop!

    Morgan and Company

    Yesterday I spent some time on Spring Street at Morgan & Company’s showroom photographing all their new products that are soon to be released! Here is a sneak peek at just a few of the new mug designs! I met the owners of Morgan and Company this past summer when they hired me to photograph them on their weekend to visit Atlanta from their Florida home. I am so thankful that they invited me to work for them again. Product photography isn’t my normal gig so this was fun to do something totally different!

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    New Books!

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    All of our incredible albums have arrived!!!!!!! They could not look any better! I am so impressed with the look, feel and quality of  these new books it is mind blowing! Our leather albums now can come in a rainbow of colors. red, green, pink, magenta, orange, black, blue….I could keep going! Check out the swatches on the image to the left. How fun is that??!! The photo wrap covers are impeccable. I really can’t get over what an improvement these are to our older models.

    I have posted lots of photos of the new samples!

    So if I haven’t met with you and we have a consultation you are gonna be so impressed and ladies if you are already one of my awesome brides and  pre ordered a book you are gonna be doubly impressed!

    Woo Hoo for moving up in the world!

    Check out the website for pricing info or email me for more detailed information!

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    Above is the press printed book (couple with tree on cover) the leather album and the open book is the new flush mount. See the cover below!

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    Above is the photo wrap flush mount 40 page album with the lay-flat spine!

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    Above is the new proof book!

    Major Changes

    There are some major changes going on around here and I am super excited about it! I am totally pumped about the direction my business is taking! We are upgrading, upgrading, upgrading! I am literally counting down the days until my next photo shoot. My next wedding is not until February 27, then we hit full swing, and Susan I am marking the days off the calendar and have some exciting ideas for some incredible images! Along with pushing forward with the structure of the biz we are doing some physical changes as well. The office is getting a major face lift. I have taken some “before” shots but you will have to check in later to see them along with the “after” shots. You know I can’t show some crazy messed up shots of my office without the nice clean, redesigned shots to follow. That just would be embarrassing! Along with changes to the office I might as well as make some changes to the house too, right? OF COURSE!! I am looking forward to strolling through IKEA this Saturday in hopes of walking out with some awesome deals or at least some really cute stuff!

    Flowers make me happy. So here is a shot of some gorgeous flowers from Cheryl’s wedding!

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    WINTER SALE!!

    We are running our annual WINTER SALE from today through February 28, 2010. Take an additional 25% off any print order made through our online proofing galleries!

    To collect your discount place your order and in the promotional/gift code box type:     winter

    You may use the code as many times as you wish between now and February 28, 2010! Happy Shopping!

    CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE PROOFING GALLERY!

    If your event is no longer published to the proofing site contact us with your name and event date and we will upload your event FREE!

    New Look!

    We have a brand new look for the new year! I invested in an awesome graphic designer to upgrade my packaging and logo! I love it! We went for a simple design with a splash of color. New logo, new cards, new presentation! I am super excited about the possibilities for this coming year and I am counting down the days until my next wedding!

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    Imaging USA

    This weekend I headed to Nashville for the Imaging USA conference. I didn’t really know what to expect but what I saw and learned was so incredible and insightful that I could not believe it! I learned sooooooooooo much about lighting, manual white balance, posing so it doesn’t look posed as well as marketing and much more that my brain can’t process at the moment. It was true photography overload! I took 15 pages of notes in the span of 2 days of classes!! Crazy! I had some really incredible instructors like Bry CoxDon Chick, Lori Nordstrom, Dane Sanders, and Jerry Ghionis. I even met David Jay and Garry Fong! I am super charged for what is possible for me and my brides this year! The expo was so large it was impossible to see all of it! I did of course come back with some amazing new goodies and new connections! I can’t wait to go back next year in San Antonio!!

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    Here are just a few shots of my instructors from the weekend.

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    The expo had some great deals…and of course some not so great deals! hehe

    Old Friends and a Road Trip!!

    Today was an amazing day! I got out super early in the 20 degree weather, YIKES, and headed to meet with Summer in Buckhead. Summer and I met by chance several years ago when the two of us were just starting out our businesses. It’s incredible to see how we are doing now and she is really making a name for herself! I took a few shots for her this morning and I am excited to be working on a wedding together this June! So I somehow mis-planned my day and had an entire hour to kill before a wedding consultation and as the universe would have it my car gravitated toward the pro wolf camera store in downtown….weird. So needless to say I obtained a new lens today for a great price!!!!!!!! Some women have a weakness for shoe shopping, mine however is an addiction to camera equipment! I got a great 50mm f1.8 lens today and I am excited to use it at my next wedding!

    I finally pulled myself away from the camera equipment display when I looked at the time and realized I had been in there for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remember I only had an hour to spare. oops! I yelled at the sales guy “I gotta go! I have a meeting to get to!”

    I made it to the meeting with about 15 minutes to spare, thankfully. I met with a couple I have seen twice before. Lauren and Patrick were both involved in two weddings I had shot previously in the past 2 years. I love when I have someone come back to me when it is their time to marry. I always feel like I know them, like old friends. I am always more relaxed at these meetings and tend to lean back in my chair and laugh about the fun we had at the previous weddings while truly be excited about the fun that will be had at their own wedding! I am so happy that I will be working with Lauren and Patrick and I look forward to seeing their family and friends again!

    Today was truly a GREAT day!

    It’s getting better…..

    This weekend I am headed to Nashville, TN for the Imaging USA conference! Yee Haw! I will be taking an all day class about lighting on Saturday along with some editing and marketing classes on Sunday. I am pumped to head to the Expo and run straight to the Nikon booth!!!!!!!!!! No doubt I will post photos when I come back! I might even see a cowboy…..maybe ;)

    And though this shot has nothing to do with cowboys…we all know a blog is always better with a photo!

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    Thanks for a wonderful year!

    We had an absolutely amazing 2009 and it is looking even busier for 2010! I can’t wait for all the beautiful weddings we will photograph this coming year! Here is a look back at the weddings of 2009! We were so blessed with the number of weddings this past year I have only included one image from each wedding we had in 2009! Thank you so much to all my clients and to Yarden, my assistant!

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    Naomi + Tim

    Naomi and Tim were wed on Saturday December 19, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Gainesville. It was a gorgeous wedding and all of the Christmas decorations made it seem all that more festive! Naomi could not have been a more beautiful bride and I loved all the detailing on her dress! I had never seen a dress like hers before….and we see a lot! ;) They were great sports about the weather. It was freezing! Almost literally!!! We would run outside for a bit, snap some shots, and then run in to warm up. We did this several times. haha! It was great fun though and everyone laughed through their chattering teeth about it! Congrats to the two of you and I hope you enjoy some amazing warm weather in Aruba!

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    Funky, colorful shoes are a must!

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    This shot seems so regal to me.

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    I love both of the above photos!

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    Huddled together for warmth!! ;)

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