Hillgrove Prom, Infant Photo Sessions, Cancer Survivor, Ali Jackson

This past weekend was a busy one for us. We started

out Friday night with a trip to Little Fiv

e Points with Miranda Hull and Ashley Holloway. Miranda had spent the week with us and

we took Miranda and Ashley downtown for a mini-photo shoot and for dinner. We ended up in the back parking lot of some restaurants and bars, where we came upon some amazing graffiti walls that were perfect for photos. Ashley and Miranda ended up taking the camera and doing their own photo shoot. We had a great time with them!

Both Saturday and Sunday began with infant photo shoots in the morning.

We LOVE photographing babies! They are so precious and sweet. New parents are the BEST! Nothing is more rewarding than seeing the love and admiration that parents have for the newest additions to their families. New parents are always happy and generally love having photos taken of their little ones.

Just ask the parents of every newborn we photograph.....We NEVER rush our infant photo sessions and like to get plenty of great photos of the babies and their parents during these special photo shoots. We like to capture candid shots of the babies and their moms, dads, grandparents and anyone else who wants to be included in the session.

We allow plenty of time for these special sessions -- giving babies all the time they need to so that we can capture them as they play, smile, coo, sleep, eat, play, (repeat) during the session. We love capturing all of these special times while you're here! And nothing is more special than having each of these times captured in professional photography! Here are a couple of peeks at some photos from our infant sessions this weekend.

So our Saturday, started out with a fun infant session with 9 week old Benjamin Steed, his mom Sara Margaret and his grandmother, Bennea. Benjamin is an adorable little boy with a sweet, laid back personality.

I fell in love with his hair and his sweet disposition! Sara Margaret is a great mom and adores her new life with Benjamin.

After our Infant session on Saturday, we had back-to-back prom photos sessions scheduled in our studio. This year we are offering high school students the opportunity to "SAVE MONEY" on their prom photos by having them taken by us.

We currently have a great money-saving package for prom-goers! And the best thing is .....we don't do the traditional "Prom Photos" standing by a cheesy prom arbor or column covered in fake flowers. We do offer both a dark background and a white background for our prom photos and try to make these sessions both fun and different. Check out a few of our IN STUDIO prom photos from this weekend. Packages are only $27.50!! If your prom is coming up, call us to schedule an appointment on your prom day.

Then...on Saturday night, we had the privilege of attending Hillgrove High School's prom. Their prom theme was "Hollywood" and we were on hand taking some fun, candid shots as everyone arrived at prom, getting out of their cars and limos and walking on to the Red Carpet. The sun was just setting as most everyone arrived, and the attendees looked fantastic. It was so much fun photographing everyone!

We have posted the photos on our website. Here's how you can view them:

Go to: http://www.chuckwilliams-photography.com

Click on the Photo of the Bride and Groom

Click on On Line Ordering (Tab at the top)

Enter in your own email address

Enter in the password "hillgrove"

If you are interested in having us come to your prom to do the same thing, just have a teacher or administrator give us a call and if our schedule is open, we'll be there!

Sunday was another busy day, as we started off with another infant photo shoot, this time with 5 month old Jack Smith, his mom Jessica and his dad, Chris. What a happy family! Jack is such a happy little boy! He smiled the entire time that he was awake. Half way through the shoot, we all got hungry and ordered a pizza! Jack was worn out and took a quick nap! We had a great time with Jack, Jessica and Chris! Look at the last photo of Jack, Jessica and Chris. What an adorable little boy with bright blue eyes just like his mom and dad!

On Sunday afternoon, we had the pleasure of working again with Hillgrove High School senior, Lindsey Greenoe. We are mentoring Lindsey this semester as she works on her senior project. Her topic is Photography and her subtopic is Cancer, Cancer Survivors and their stories. I have worked with Lindsey so far photographing several cancer patients including Danielle Standridge, a 2 year old Leukemia patient who is just finishing up his last round of Chemo....and also Weston Crusselle, a McEachern High School Student. In addition, on Sunday, we had the privilege of photographing Ali Jackson and her mom, Kay. We have known Ali for 10-15 years, having worked with her at church when she was just in elementary school. She is now in college and is a cancer survivor. Thanks Ali, Kay, Weston, Jennifer, Daniel, Carrie and all of your families, for allowing us to photograph your lives and for helping Lindsey with her senior project!

We are scheduling photography sessions now for April, May and June.

Spring is a great time for high school senior portraits, infant and baby portraits, and family portraits!

Call us to get on our schedule!

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Meet Lane and Jeremy...

Lane and Jeremy are engaged to be married and are in the midst of planning a beautiful May, beach wedding. They were winners in our Engagement Session Photo Contest and won a complimentary Engagement Photo Shoot. Lane and Jeremy drove up to Atlanta from Dothan, Alabama for their photo shoot and things didn't go quiet as expected.

When they got to Atlanta, their car broke down and they had to miss their original photo shoot appointment because they had to have a new alternator put on their car. They called once the car was finished and thankfully, there was just enough time left in the day to get their engagement shoot done before they had to travel back to Dothan.

Lane grew up in Dothan Alabama, graduated from Auburn University and after graduation, spent a year in Thailand. Jeremy is from Puyallup, Washington. He graduated from West Point and has been stationed in Italy, Iraq and Japan. Jeremy is currently in flight school with the Army and is residing in Dothan. Lane and Jeremy met last September at a friend's birthday party. Jeremy proposed to Lane on New Years Day.

Lane and Jeremy love the outdoors, so an outdoor Engagement Shoot was perfect for this couple. I loved photographing them. They are such a sweet couple and you can tell from being around them that they absolutely adore each other!

I did their session in and around the Cobb/Paulding area. Aren't they just the sweetest couple? These are six of my favorites from their photo shoot...Which of these is your favorite? Leave a comment and let us know...

Lane and Jeremy are excited and are looking forward to their romantic, beach wedding in Navarre, FL on May 29^th.

Beverly Williams

Chuck Williams Photography

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A Tribute To Some Very Important People

Over the weekend and today we had the honor of photographing several very important people. On Sunday, we had the pleasure of meeting (for the very first time),

Weston C,

a Sophomore at

McEachern

High School. Weston was diagnosed almost one year ago (April 1, 2009) with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Lindsey Greenoe, a senior at Hillgrove High School is mentoring with us this semester as she works on a photography project highlighting Cancer and Cancer Survivors.

Lindsey introduced us to Weston and his mom, Jennifer. Lindsey photographed Weston in her very first professional photo shoot as a photographer. She did a great job!

Today, Lindsey and I traveled to DeKalb County, to the AFLAC Children's Cancer Center at Egleston (Children's Healthcare of ATL).

My friend from high school, Lisa Kerley, arranged for us to meet and photograph 2 year old, Daniel S and his mom, Carrie. Daniel was diagnosed with Leukemia during a routine visit in August for his 2-year old check up.

Check out Daniel's Music Video Here.

At the end of the day we had one more very important photo shoot with Shelby T and her little brother, Joshua. Shelby and Joshua's mom, Linda just recently left Atlanta to travel to Houston to be with her sister, Anna. Anna was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Shelby and Joshua's mom is providing the bone marrow that Anna needs to survive.

Shelby and Joshua asked us to photograph them as a surprise for their Mom and their Aunt.

Check out their photos HERE and the SURPRISE Music Video that we put together.

Tomorrow is Joshua's birthday. Tough day for him to be without his mom and for his mom to be without him. We are so proud of you Linda for what you are doing for your sister!

Go Anna and Linda! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSHUA!!! xoxoxo

As many of you know, Chuck has dedicated many years as a volunteer for Team in Training (TNT), a part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Team In Training teaches and trains people to run, walk and cycle Full Marathons (26.2 miles) and 1/2 marathons. To date, with an artificial hip that he received in 2000, Chuck has run in 9 Marathon and 1/2 marathon events to help raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma research. Chuck has also helped mentor and coach others through Team in Training. Chuck lost his only sister to Leukemia several years ago.

Chuck ran his final 1/2 marathon this past November, when he ran the Atlanta Half Marathon in memory of my father, Jake Trainer, who passed away of Lung Cancer in September.

Visit Team In Training's website HERE and visit their Facebook Page HERE.