Welcome to our blog! We are missionaries to Spain who use photography to be a blessing to other missionaries and pastors. Since then, God has truly blessed our hobby and we are enjoying taking pictures even more! Feel free to comment! We love hearing about people and sharing experiences on photography, missions, and God!

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Calvin and Mindy

Last weekend we did a mini-session for Calvin and Mindy! They have been married for two years and we did an in love session for them. It was so fun! As you can see already, they're such a cute couple! I was so excited when Mindy told us that they were interested in getting a mini-session done, cause I knew they could do really cute pics :D We met downtown and found a couple new spots where we hadn't shot before! Like I always say, I just love city pictures and it is where I prefer to shoot the most! 
They look so adorable, just so sweet to each other! I love pictures like that! Thank you Calvin and Mindy! It was fun to do this session with you guys!



I love this one!








Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Don't forget about the mini-sessions!!!!

Remember, they are going to take place only during this weekend! Scroll down to see more information about it!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The Esparza Family

This weekend we spent it with my family in Alabama. We love being there, we feel so much peace! We had the opportunity to shoot a family session for the Esparza family. They are a great family!! They go to our church, and since I met them I've seen God's hand work in their lives in a mighty way! I love seeing families being so close to each other, and enjoying one another! and how they love the Lord! it made me think about something we might plan for the future.... I'll let you all know once we get it all planned, but I'm super excited! The photo session was so fun! I loved seeing them pose and just have fun! These photo shoots make me get goose bumps ;) They are just so happy! I hope you all enjoy them! I can't wait to see more pictures!



Monday, September 22, 2008

Our mini-sessions are here!!!!!!

We are happy to announce the dates for our mini sessions!!!! 
September 26th-27th

We have been planning this for a while, and we decided to offer mini-sessions for two days! These mini-sessions will take place in Knoxville (downtown, my favorite spot for pictures!), and each sessions will last for 30 minutes. It will be the same as a regular session, which means that we will try different poses, backgrounds, etc, etc, but it will be more economic and for a shorter period of time! It is perfect if you just want a few pictures instead of a whole session, and of course, for the upcoming Christmas! You can order your Christmas cards with your new pictures! And the coolest thing is that it can be any kind: in love, family, children, or just regular portraits! Let us know if you are interested!!! We have a limited availability!
info@nateandaranchaphotography.com
(256) 684-1076

P.S. Ask us about our special discount for people that participated on the contest!

A winner!!!

Yesterday, after a prayer for the right person, we drew the names for the photo contest! I was so nervous! I don't know why :D And David A. Scott won! Congratulations David!!!! we can't wait to shoot your session!!!! The contest was great! Like I already said on our facebook post, thank you all so much for your comments and for being a part of this contest!!! It was very encouraging to us!!! :D

We have spent the weekend in Huntsville, AL with my aunt, uncle, and cousins. We had a great time, like every time we go there! :D Nate had the opportunity to teach Sunday School for the singles/youth class in the Spanish church, and Francisco translated for him. It was great! He talked about not being ashamed of the Gospel of God, and used the story of Daniel and the pit of lions How Daniel went to the same place of worship, in his house, to pray God and thank Him, despite the law of the king, and how the king wanted to deliver him from his enemies (or "friends") Daniel didn't care if people would kill him, throw him to the pit of lions, mock him, ridiculize him... he kept praying and worshipping God, putting God first and knowing and having faith in our great God! It was a blessing to me!

On saturday, we had a family photo session! It was fun! I love taking pictures downtown, and that's what we did, we thought we would try something new for family sessions! And I loved the results! There a lot of pictures that I'll be posting later in the week. These ones I posted yesterday are just a few that I picked out! I'll tell you more about this family on their post!

Have a great day!

Arancha