The Art of Life http://dwaphotography.com/blog Dana Atkins Photography Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:37:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Oh, Jake!!! http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=132 http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=132#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:37:30 +0000 admin http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=132 I was so excited to hear from Jake’s grandmother, that she was wanting to have his loss of 2 front teeth memorialized.  Most people overlook this mile-marker in their children’s lives, but funny enough, it typically makes for some amazingly great photographs.  We also got grand-dad to step into a few images…and needless to say, these are the images that make me gush. (with many tears :) )

I could hang out with this cutie-patootie all day!!!

Enjoy~

Dana

]]> http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=132 0 Matilda Jane Fashion Show – [Dana Atkins Photography Studio] http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=120 http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=120#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:04:46 +0000 admin http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=120 Thanks to all of the models and family members who attended the second Matilda Jane Fashion Show.  It was even bigger and better than last year!  I cannot wait until next year!!!

 

]]> http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=120 0 Seth http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=111 http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=111#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:24:07 +0000 admin http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=111 Recently, I had the honor of photographing Seth, a graduating senior.  We had a hard time getting his portraits taken, from bad weather days to a grueling sports schedule.  But we finally were able to make it happen and along with a night of images from a football game I covered to his afternoon session downtown and at Lee Senior, we came away with some memorable images.

A new product for me:  a composite of imagery that is just like art.  Unique and one-of-a-kind, this piece really says a lot about Seth.

Enjoy~

Dana

 

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]]> http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=111 0 Winning Ashley – Dana Atkins Photography http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=103 http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=103#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:36:38 +0000 admin http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=103 Today I heard back from a parent through email that her daughter, who I photographed last weekend for today’s pageant, won Photogenic, along with Grand Supreme.  I feel so honored to have been asked to photograph this lovely girl, and for her to have won!!!

Isn’t she simply beautiful???

 

]]> http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=103 0 Belle – Newborn Photography Session [Dana Atkins Photography, NC] http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=84 http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=84#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:30:32 +0000 admin http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=84 I recently got to photograph the newest addition to the Payne family, little Belle.  It took Belle a while to make it home, as she had some tummy issues, but once those issues have been remedied, she has thrived!

The Payne Family have been very good to me over the years, by allowing me to participate in the important events in their lives:  from wedding to new babies, I feel truly honored.

I cannot wait to watch both Belle and her brother Levi grow, as I have seen big brother Quinton do so quickly!

Enjoy!

 

 

]]> http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=84 0 Welcome! http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=75 http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=75#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:18:38 +0000 admin http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=75 As anyone who knows me well will tell you, I am a terrible blogger/facebooker/twitterer, etc…and I am not exaggerating!

I have a bit of an issue with writing in general, but the thought of trying to put feelings into words simply terrifies me.

 

With all of that said, my New Year’s goal for 2012 is to actually blog about every single session I photograph (ha!)!  At the very least, cover a vast majority of the sessions.

In my next post, I will be showing my favorite images of 2011…so stay tuned.

]]> http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=75 0 10 Families in Hot-lanta http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=4 http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=4#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:35:18 +0000 admin http://dwaphotography.com/blog/?p=4 IMG_6489 lowden-0003 keskonis-0013 holloway-0007 IMG_6643 pinkston-0016 holloway-0034 lowden-0027e rogers-0040 kundrat-0027 keskonis-0009 pinkston-0026 lowden-0034e IMG_6495 rogers-0021 kundrat-0023 kundrat-0032 rogers-0046 keskonis-0026 pinkston-0036 kundrat-0018 lowden-0022 pinkston-0017 pinkston-0044 lowden-0032 pinkston-0037 rogers-0046 kundrat-0014 zerbenski-0003 IMG_6522 rogers-0031 lowden-0007e rogers-0009 pinkston-0003 kundrat-0034 rogers-0048 lowden-0036 keskonis-0008 zerbenski-0037 lowden-0041 IMG_6807 holloway-0042 lowden-0018 lowden-0034 zerbenski-0014 pinkston-0014 rogers-0040 lowden-0003e IMG_6705 IMG_6518 holloway-0008 pinkston-0040 rogers-0021 keskonis-0021 holloway-0016 IMG_6542 IMG_6867 rogers-0010 pinkston-0031 zerbenski-0045 rogers-0010 holloway-0028 zerbenski-0009 IMG_6821

Lucky me, lucky me!  During a breakfast in Charlotte, NC, a good friend of mine, Sharon, thought up the idea to have me down to Atlanta in the fall to photograph her and her friends for Christmas.  She was able to round up 10 families for the weekend, and I had a blast.  I feel really lucky to have been able to spend that much time with Sharon and her family (special, special people) and to get to meet all of her friends.  They all made me feel really special, and I think we got some great photos on top of it all!

 

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