Jared and Katie: Knoxville, TN

Last Saturday I had the privilege to take engagement pictures for this cute couple! One of things i loved the most was hearing Jared's sweet comments about Katie and all the laughs they shared during the session! We had a wonderful time! I loved hearing about Katie's ideas for the wedding. It is going to be such a beautiful wedding at an antique house with beautiful decoration inside. A dream for any photographer!

They were such a blessing to us and we really enjoyed spending time with them! And as you can see, they did a great job posing!

Thank you Jared and Katie for allowing us to take your pictures! It was a blast!!!!!

Arancha

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the Portland headlight. I had never seen it before! I had been wanting some family pictures there, and we have friends that live close to it. So we asked them if they could take some pictures of us, and we could also take some pictures of them :) Of course, I love taking pictures of couples, specially if they are our friends! So I'm always happy when they allow me to take pictures for them!!!

They did a great job! The pictures turned out great! They were patient with us and would retake any picture if needed (my baby was not cooperating that day hehe) Here are some of the pictures we took of them :)

The day started off with bad news, but we stayed on the positive side. We had a fantastic time with them. We ate at the Lobster Shack, took pictures, tried some yummy cupcakes from East End cupcakes, and walked around Old Port. We saw the biggest cruise I've ever seen there. It was a great day, and I'm so thankful for such great friends like they are! They are being a blessing and encouragement to us :)

Sorry I'm being the worst blogger on earth...But like I've mentioned before, I post pictures and update my status on Facebook more often. So make sure you follow us there!

Have a wonderful day! Enjoy what the Lord has given you and rejoice in Him always!

Arancha

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Awwww, I love romantic pictures :)

I can honestly say that this has been one of my favorite weddings :) The colors, the decoration, the buttonniers, the bouquet, the cake (multi layered), the red velvet cupcakes... everything was done with a very exquisite taste. My favorite part at every wedding is the bride and groom portraits :D That love, joy, excitement that they have after saying the "I do" really shows in the images! This couple specially was the cutest couple ever! And they love each other sooo much! I LOVE THAT! And I love to see them enjoy getting their pictures taken as newlyweds!

I cannot wait to edit all these pictures! It is going to be fun!

Arancha

Nate and Arancha Photography-Huntsville Baby, Family, and Wedding Photography

Last week we headed to Maine to take pictures of Nate´s pastor´s daughter´s wedding. It was a winter theme wedding with a lot of lights and white trees. They also had a lighthouse theme reception :) They both love lighthouses and something important happened in their relationship at a lighthouse! I love it when couples use things they have in common for their weddings! We were also able to bring some Dunkin Donuts coffee cups to use as props!

Due to the cold and the light, we had to take the pictures inside the church building. It was something I was worried about, but it ended up turning out great! I prayed really hard and prepared and brainstormed a lot the 2 nights before :) God blessed!

They were one of the cutest couples I´ve seen! I loved seeing them interact. Honestly, they were too cute! I cant wait to see them again!

Also, while in Maine, we were able to share our burden for Spain at the church. At every meeting we have, our burden and desire to go to Spain increases. We cannot wait to go to Spain! We have so many plans and ideas to start a church there! The church in Maine was a huge blessing to us! We are truly thankful for all the words of encouragement, prayers, and everything! God is blessing us in a tremendous way!

We hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)

Arancha

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This was one of the cutest couples ever! For real :) I loved it when I would tell them to pose and I didn't have to really change anything. They were natural and had the happiest smiles! There is just something about the joy of being engaged and so close to getting married! And it just shows on the pictures! My favorite part: when I told them to just pretend they were talking on the phone, they knew exactly how to pose and pull it off! So cute!

IPhone calls, texting, love letters...all this played a big part in their relationship since they lived in different states at the beginning. I cant wait to take their wedding pictures! :D They are such a sweet couple!

More to come!

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Huntsville Children, Babies, and Family Photography

A before and after post!

I love before and after posts! But I haven't been very inspired lately in posting. I spent one week with no Internet, one week substituting a lady on vacation at an office, and one week of VBS and Bible Conference. That took most of my day and I wasn't able to post much and couldn't think what to post about... But I've been editing a lot these last days and I've realized how important post-processing is in photography. I try to shoot as perfect as possible so the pictures will not need much editing (just contrast and voila!), but sometimes I like adding some effects! I looove blue skies and found the perfect picture to use for this post!

Just remember! I am not the best at editing and probably could make things better. But these are my results from what I 've learned these couple of years! I hope it can help you!

I used a wide angle and shot this pictures while laying on the ground (I'm known as the photographer that always lays on the ground lol). I used my 28mm 1.8 (affordable and efficient!). If you have one or are thinking about buying it, just remember to shoot at 2.8 or higher for sharper images :)

I edited it in Lightroom. I added some fill light to make their faces lighter without making the sky lighter. I played with the luminance for blues (brought the slider down to the left), and added some contrast. Then I added a vignette.

Then in Photoshop, I used a sharpening action. There are many good sharpening actions out there that bring amazing results! I looooove them! I dont use them all the time, but I love the effect of them in certain pictures, specially this one!

It was easy, wasn't it? If you have any question, feel free to email me :)

Have a wonderful and blessed monday! And remember, God is with us, we just have to be with Him :)

Arancha

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Sneak Peek: Marlie and Kyle

There was one thing Marlie emphasized: she wanted artsy looking pictures! She brought an amazing chair that we were supposed to take downtown. It was supposed to rain bad, no time to go downtown, so the only thing we could think of was throwing it in the middle of the road by the church :)

Congratulations guys!!! We are so happy for you!

Matt & Briitany

It has been a long time since we shot this wedding, but I never shared the pictures! It was a beautiful wedding, and the colors put together were great! Black and white with hot pink accents! Just beautiful! So we truly enjoyed capturing every little detail :) These are just a few!

Have a wonderful day!

Arancha

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Our fall pictures!

Nate and I finally got our fall pictures taken! It wasn't a planned thing. It was more like a: we're going shopping but since the leaves are falling already, let's take the camera in case we find a cute tree to get a couple of shots! Hence my jacket having to be on, because I despised my sweater for the pictures, lol and my hair, totally undone! (it was supposed to be our lazy saturday, so that included not styling my hair...) But really close to our house, we saw a cute area with trees and decided to take a few shots there: of course, with a tripod. It's getting harder to do, since I can't run as fast to go from the tripod to the pose area when I set the timer (you should see me holding my belly to do this). So we missed a few poses and got some shots where the poses where totally me breaking a basket, Nate and I looking at each other with confusion looks, etc etc, but the results of those we cannot share, hehe Anyways, we're hoping to get a professional photographer to do our official maternity pictures, but we get so busy that we don't know how it will work! So we might have to end up doing more tripod experiments! We're going to have to start workshops teaching about self-portraits, lol

Let me add that today was a wonderful day! We reserved this saturday as our special family day to just be together and not worry about anything. It's something we don't get to do very often! We love our lives but we have to admit that we don't get days like this very often and sometimes we miss them! So we have decided to take more days like this. We took it really easy in the morning just having fun with one another, ate ice-cream as our afternoon snack, took a nap, studied and did devotionals, and then decided to head out to do some shopping and eat supper. These last few weeks I just have loved eating bocadillos, paninis, and sandwiches, so that's all I felt like eating today! And then we were able to work it out with a 2 hour walk of just shopping or looking at things for our baby. And we found the cutest outfits for him! My maternity clothing search was not that successful! I'm having the hardest time! To end the day, we found the perfect candle to add a Christmas scent to our house! It smells yummyyyyy!!!And here I am! I can't get over how fun, calm, and exciting this day has been! How much I love my life, my family, God, and thanking Him for giving such an amazing husband that does anything to make me feel happy and good!

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A few more pics of baby Amahia

When I finished editing these pictures, I saw a few that just made me meeelt!!! I love the peacefulness and calmness that baby pictures transmit! And I cannot wait till my sweet little baby is born to take his newborn pictures! Oh how I'm going to love it!!!! :)

Just look at how sweet her mom (my really good friend btw) looks and how calm and cute the baby just stays receiving the kiss :)

Fall is almost over!!! I need to get some pics asap for the record! I never get tired of maternity pictures, because it is something I will get to keep forever :) to remember the fun times of expecting Alex!

Have a wonderful day!

Arancha

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Fall Festival!

Just an update on how the fall festival went! I was so looking forward to this day for years! Since I had always been in college around this time, I had not been able to see it! But now I'm graduated and we are living here in Huntsville! So I was happy to be a part of it and see it and.... of course... play some games to get some candy :) Somehow every conversation or comment I say lately has to do with food! This is terrible! How did this happen? lol

Nate had the opportunity to help a little bit at the basketball booth/game/stand, I helped judge a contest...and we also played some games and won fun size chocolates and a 2 little bottle of coke. They drew names to give away all the goodies that other companies and church members had donated. I loved seeing people win prizes, and I won one!!!! (I've never won anything till I came to the US, so winning little prizes make me too excited!) And I also loved being able to see somebody win our gift certificate! We can't wait to take their pictures! But it was just great to see all the little kids participate, having fun, getting candy... I can't wait till we can take our little baby there next year! :)

Our baby is doing great, by the way! Kicking very strong and moving a lot! It's one of the most wonderful feelings one can feel and I'm enjoying it so much! Who said pregnancies are not fun? I'm loving it! I just wish it was March to see and enjoy my little baby! wohoooo!

Have a wonderful day!

Arancha

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Belly progress!

Here are a few pics we took last saturday! This is at 21 weeks! I can't believe my belly is growing so much! We can now see our little baby kick! And his daddy can feel him too! It is so awesome! 

Yesterday was Nate's birthday! We had a great day full of little treats! Since early in the morning we made a big breakfast (chocolate crepes with blueberries and blackberries), I gave him his presents and we spent all evening together! We had a great time! And for those that know me well: no, I did not wait till monday to give him all his presents, lol I had to buy him a few so I could give him a couple in advance :) I'm horrible! But his first one was so special that I ended up giving it to him on saturday! He loved it though and has been using it since then! I'll try to post some pictures!!!!

It's super late, and I have to go to bed before I get too hungry and cranky! Just wanted to give you a little update of God's blessings!

Have a great day!

Arancha

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I can't believe I've been so bad again at blogging! Not even personal updates! My bad!!!! But we just wanted to let you know that everything is great and busy! :)

We are focusing a lot on keeping our baby happy! Lots of talking to him/her, some resting, healthy feeding, and some spoiling (ok, maybe a lot) here and there! Nate just takes such good care of me! Yesterday I had one of the worst headaches and he showed up at my office with a pumpkin spice late (a little one to not add too much caffeine) and a love note! He makes my days and makes every day of my pregnancy better. I just have to open my mouth and whatever I need, he will bring it to me right away! I don't deserve it! I'm loving being pregnant, but I have to admit that I get a lot of pains here and there... but just to feel my little one kicking and having the hiccups makes it all better! And knowing that in 4 and half months I'll see his/her little face!!! awwwwwwww, I can't wait to hold my little baby! In a week we'll find out the gender! We really can't wait. This week is going to seem sooooo loooooong! We will keep you updated! Ok, sorry about my mushiness....

And about photography: we still have pictures to post, and they will be coming soon! Also more photo shoots coming up! With this good weather and cloudy skies pictures are perfect! You might want to take advantage of it!!!!!

Have a wonderful day! Isn't the fall beautiful??????

Arancha

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Fall Festival Donations!!!!!

Madison Baptist Church will be holding their annual Fall Festival in October and are asking businesses in the area to make a donation. It is completely non-profit and the donations will be given away to different winners of games that will be played that night! I´ve never been to this festival, but I heard it is one of the most fun activities of the year! So I encourage you, if you have a business, to be a part of it by donating one of the gifts! We sure will be!!!! We are so excited about offering gift certificates in our business that we thought this could be one of the best uses! :)

Have a great day!

Arancha
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Josh and Trina: the big day!

Some of my favorites from Josh and Trina's wedding! I loved this wedding! They mixed black and white with a pinkish tone in all the decoration and it made it all look so unique! And at the ceremony, they hang little frames with their engagement pictures on the sides of every other pew. Something I had never seen before! Very nice! :)

Congratulations Josh and Trina!! And thank you for allowing us to capture your wedding! Such a beautiful day!

Arancha

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Nate too this close up! I'm so jealous, he's starting to get better shots than mine lol

This one is Nate's too! I love that we both can just get totally different lenses and use totally different angles for a same pose! It gives us a lot of variety and we are able to choose the very best one!