Tandra Garner Photography Blog

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

I wish all of you a very happy Mother's Day today.

Becoming a mother has been the most fulfilling accomplishment of my life.  God has been so wonderful to bless me with two beautiful children of my own.  I can't imagine living my life without ever feeling this love.  I am also truly thankful for my wonderful, supportive mom that God gave to me. 

Being a mother means that you are full of love, encouragement and inspiration for your children FOREVER.  I know that my mom will always be there for me and I will always be there for my babies.

Every mother, new and old needs to have a copy of one of my favorite children's books.  Love You Forever by Robert Munsch. (click on the title to visit his website)  I bought this book right after my son was born and to this day I can't finish the book without crying.  My son always asks me "What's wrong, Mommy??" and I aways tell him just like the mother in the book singing her son to sleep:

"I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be."

 

Enjoy every moment of being a mother today and everyday.  What a wonderful gift!

Here are a few sneak peeks from recent sessions this week:

 

BEST WISHES

Best wishes to this great couple that will be getting married this month!!  I had so much fun walking around downtown learning all about how they met. 

 

NEWBORN SESSION SNEAK PEEK!

Just a few shots to share with you from a recent newborn session.  This baby was so cute!  He did not want to miss a thing during the session.  I hope he slept all night after being awake for so long.

FIVE

This little guy is growing up so fast!  It is hard to believe that he will start his first day of kindergarten this fall.  He is always so much fun to photograph.  I just had to share a few from his five year old session.

 

This last one looks just like his three year old photo!  What a cute face!

BOOK OF THE MONTH!!

Wow!  I am so excited that one of my coffee table books was picked as Asuka BOOK OF THE MONTH.  What an honor.  This is one of my favorite and most popular items.  Click here to view the book online. 

What a great way to start the new year!

 Thanks so much to this beautiful family!

A SPECIAL DELIVERY

This was such a special newborn session for me! I was so excited when this Dad emailed me wanting to get maternity and newborn photos for his wife's anniversary gift.  I met this couple close to two years ago during their engagement session with me!  They were so much fun to photograph, every photo really showed their love and happiness together. 

Congratulations to this wonderful couple and their beautiful new baby boy!

Here is one of my favorites from the engagement session:

 
 and the maternity session:

and now their beautiful son:

 

A NEW BABY BROTHER

A couple days before Christmas I had the pleasure of meeting this new baby brother.  His big brother is a little boy that I just love to photograph.

His new brother is so beautiful (I knew he would be!):

Had to get some shots of the proud BIG BROTHER:

 

Although, I did get the feeling that he was a little more proud of his new life size LION!

One more of his sweet baby brother:

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Here are a few favorites from a very, very cold Wrightsville Beach session:

TOTALLY RAD - UPDATE

I am sad to tell you I did not win the Dirty Pictures plug-in set that I mentioned in a previous post.  I did want to win so bad but I am very excited to tell you that TRA had a big sale today. I finally have them on my computer to play with. I have been so busy lately trying to get caught up with Christmas sessions but I had to take the time today to play with my new Photoshop toys. They were so worth the wait!

Here is a sneak peek from a recent session with two beautiful sisters. I used the textures on the first two images:

SISTERS

Here is a sneak peek from a recent session with two beautiful sisters.  It was so sweet to watch these two play together as we walked around the Tryon Palace Gardens.