Ashah Photography

I've MOVED!

2010-01-22T17:44:00.001-05:00

Hey y'all! My blog has moved as of Janaury 22nd, 2010!!!

It is now at www.ashahphotography.com/blog

This page will no longer be updated! Please visit my new blog!

Thanks!

Ashah

Coleman Family

2009-12-29T15:55:00.004-05:00

This is the Coleman family. I've been doing their family pictures for years and I love doing it. They are such a great family. This is the photo shoot that I learned to always bring gloves if it's going to be cold. I couldn't feel my hands and we were only out there for about 30 minutes haha! I don't think I'd ever survive up north!

I hope y'all enjoy!

Ashah

Rachels Kids

2009-12-29T14:40:00.004-05:00

Here is a little preview of the Rachels. We did these a few days before Christmas for their Mom's birthday in January. They are such a beautiful family. They seriously all look like models! These were done out in Warthen, Georgia. I hope you enjoy!

Ashah

The Get Real Workshops

2009-12-11T14:40:00.004-05:00

Earlier this week I attended a workshop in Columbus, Georgia. It's called The Get Real Workshops. I am always trying to learn new things, and work on my art so this was PERFECT. I learned so much about posing, lighting, and business. It was taught and hosted by Joe Dallas with JK Dallas Photography from Columbus, and two guest speakers Bambi Cantrell with Cantrell Portrait Design, Inc. from San Francisco, California, and Zack Arias from Atlanta, Georgia. They were all fantastic!

They had two beautiful models for us to photograph. The speakers were helping us figure out the posing, lighting, etc.

Baby Madison

2009-12-10T22:42:00.006-05:00

I LOVE baby facial expressions. Baby Madison has so many! I loved her!

I hope y'all enjoy!

Ashah

Baby Time

2009-12-02T18:57:00.008-05:00

Matthew is about three months old. He is so precious. He was actually sick during this shoot but you can't really tell! I love his little smile. Maddie was adorable as well, and a great older sister! They had me laughing a lot!

It was so nice meeting y'all! I hope y'all enjoy!

Ashah

Harrison & Bailey

2009-12-01T14:39:00.003-05:00

Family time again! Harrison & Bailey (brother & sister) wanted pictures for their Christmas cards this year. I really enjoyed meeting y'all!

I hope y'all enjoy them!

Ashah

Zachary's Senior Pictures

2009-11-30T15:04:00.007-05:00

Zachary is a senior this year. He is a man of many talents! Two of his loves are nature & music. He tried to teach me a little bit about playing the bass but I still don't know what he was talking about. I'm terrible with music. I tried playing the piano for a year when I was a kid but that definitely didn't work out. Well, about a year ago Zachary got interested in musical instruments and now he plays several. I thought that was so awesome, I was pretty jealous!

I hope you enjoy!

Ashah

Libby & Patrick's - Engagement

2009-11-25T22:22:00.012-05:00

Libby & Patrick are getting married in February! We did all of these pictures in Augusta. I loved shooting there. They were such a fun couple, and I loved hearing "their story". I'm so glad God brought them together!

I know I always say this, but, I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOOT THEIR WEDDING! I absolutely love my "job".

I hope you enjoy!

Ashah

Eley Family

2009-11-25T20:04:00.009-05:00

Yay for MORE family time! Woohoo! I love doing these!

The Eley family was great and so easy to work with! I really enjoyed getting to know them!

I hope you enjoy!

Ashah

Nichols Family

2009-11-25T13:58:00.009-05:00

I LOVE family time! The Nichols family wanted some fun pictures together & I had such a great time photographing them. I did Claire & Gary's(the couple on the far left of the first image) wedding pictures earlier this year (wanna see?) so I was super excited when she asked me to do these.

I hope y'all enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ashah

Cason & Adam - Engagement Pictures

2009-11-23T20:06:00.008-05:00

Cason & Adam are getting married! We started their photo shoot out at Lockerly Arboretum, then to a nearby field, one trespassing location(shhh!), and then headed downtown. They are such a great looking couple and I can't wait to shoot their wedding!!!!

I hope y'all enjoy!

Ashah

Toni & Jon Grier

2009-11-17T15:16:00.014-05:00

Toni and Jon got married November 7th! They had a beautiful country wedding at Cedar Creek Baptist Church. They are such a beautiful fun couple & I had a great time photographing them!

Click here for their engagement pictures I did last month.

I hope y'all enjoy!

Ashah

Click the 'play' button for their slideshow....

Coker Family

2009-11-05T10:53:00.004-05:00

I love the country, and when Rebekah asked me to come out there to their farm to do the shoot, I was pretty happy :) I love doing shoots at my client's houses and or their land. It is so much more meaningful because not only are the people special, but also the location.

I hope y'all enjoy!

-Ashah

TJ & Jamey

2009-11-03T14:59:00.005-05:00

TJ & Jamey are having a baby!!!! They were a great group:) I had fun y'all! Can't wait to see the baby! :)

-Ashah

Charles & Whitney

2009-10-30T18:13:00.012-04:00

Charles & Whitney got married this past Saturday (10.24.09)! They got married on a beautiful family farm here in Milledgeville. This wedding was so much fun. They are such a sweet couple! I really enjoyed getting to know them and their family!

Thank you to Tentsational Events for the awesome tent at the reception, and thanks to Serenity Spa for the updos! Y'all were great!

>Click here for their slideshow< (Ross Sheppard, who was my second shooter for this event took the two night pictures of the reception tent, thanks Ross!!!)

I hope y'all enjoy!

-Ashah

Quint

2009-10-27T11:08:00.005-04:00

Quint is a senior this year. Let's just say, I can't believe how tall he has gotten! I've known him for years now and he's definitely about four feet taller than me now(slight exaggeration). We decided to get a little adventurous and trespass a little for these pictures. :)

I hope you enjoy!

-Ashah

Baby time:)

2009-10-26T19:15:00.006-04:00

Callie is a special little baby to me. I did her parents wedding several years ago, and also had the honor of photographing her newborn pictures as well(you may recognize her from some pictures on my website). She just had her first birthday last week! Wow, time goes by so fast!

I hope you enjoy the pictures!

-Ashah

Valerie & Alexis

2009-10-23T11:07:00.008-04:00

Valerie and her daughter Alexis look SO much alike. I couldn't get over it. Valerie said they call Alexis her clone. Can you see why?!?

Well, we decided to meet up downtown at Blackbirds (my favorite coffee shop in the world!!!!) and get some pictures in the downtown area. After that we went down to the river. So, as we were walking through we definitely got stopped on part of the walkway because it was flooded! At first I was like WOOOPS, but then I thought it made a pretty sawweeet background so we just went with it! I'm SO glad we did! They were up for anything and that's what I love!!!!

I had a great time hanging out with y'all! I hope you enjoy the pictures!

-Ashah

Toni & Jon

2009-10-19T14:04:00.010-04:00

Toni and Jon are getting married next month! I have known Toni pretty much her whole life. I actually call her Toe-toe, I'm not really sure why. I've just called her that since she was little. I can't believe she's so grown up. I'm starting to feel old!

I hope y'all love the pictures, and I'm definitely looking forward to the wedding!

-Ashah

Matt & Marie

2009-10-14T18:25:00.008-04:00

Matt and Marie got married this past Saturday! I have known Marie for years so I was thrilled when she asked me to photograph their wedding! They got married at Bethany Bible Chapel in Augusta, Georgia. She got her hair done at La Dolce Vita and had a wonderful reception at the North Augusta Municipal Building. I hope y'all enjoy the preview!

Click here for a slideshow!

-Ashah

Nicole & Zack

2009-10-12T15:55:00.011-04:00

Nichole & Zack are getting married May 15th, 2010! They are a great couple and I really enjoyed being around them and getting to know them better. I know the wedding will be gorgeous and I can't wait to photograph it!!!!

I hope y'all love the pictures!

-Ashah

Nicole has AMAZING eyes!!!!

Sarah & Stephen

2009-10-06T18:01:00.012-04:00

Sarah & Stephen got married on September 26th in Augusta, Georgia! They were a great couple to work with and I had a great time photographing their wedding! I loved the color scheme (black, is obviously one of my colors:).

Click here for their slideshow!

I hope you enjoy!!!!

-Ashah

Anna & Chris

2009-09-29T19:03:00.010-04:00

Anna & Chris got married September 19th in Sandersville, Georgia! They were a great couple to work with! I hope y'all enjoy!

-Ashah

Click here to view the slideshow!

1st Year Pictures

2009-09-14T15:01:00.006-04:00

This baby is precious! Her first birthday is coming up soon. I loved her little tutu! I thought it was so adorable. I hope y'all enjoy the pictures!

~Ashah

Marie & Matt

2009-09-05T14:48:00.010-04:00

Marie and I have been friends for years. I love this girl so much. When she and Matt asked me to photograph their wedding, I was so excited. They are such a beautiful couple and I can't wait to shoot their wedding!

All of these pictures were taken in Athens, Georgia. It is one of my favorite places to shoot!

I hope you enjoy!

~Ashah

Click here to see their slideshow!

Kip

2009-09-02T14:08:00.003-04:00

Kip is a senior this year. He is a trip and loves telling jokes. As soon as he stepped out of his car he had me laughing at one and I knew this was going to be a fun photo shoot.

I hope you enjoy!

~Ashah

Zach

2009-09-02T12:21:00.004-04:00

Zach is a senior this year. We started off downtown and then went out to the river. While we were down there I got amazed by this HUGE fish I thought I saw. Needless to say Zach busted out laughing because it was definitely just a log.

Ashah

Brianna

2009-09-02T11:39:00.006-04:00

Brianna is senior this year. Some of these pictures were taken a week apart because we got rained out the first time. I'm so glad it worked out the second time! :)

I hope you enjoy!

~Ashah

Leslie

2009-08-18T18:22:00.005-04:00

Leslie is a senior this year. We decide to start off downtown Milledgeville and then venture out to another location towards Lake Sinclair. We had a great time and I hope you enjoy the pictures!

~Ashah

Tiffany & Chad

2009-08-14T11:42:00.008-04:00

As some of you know, Texas is where my best friend lives and it is definitely my second home. I absolutely love it there. A while before I made my most recent trip to Texas, a friend & co-worker of Michelle's husband contacted me about doing her family and engagement pictures while I was over there. It was so much fun! Here are the images starting off at Tiffany's beautiful Texas ranch and then on to downtown Huntsville. I hope y'all enjoy and it was so nice to meet y'all!

~Ashah

Click here for their slideshow

Taylor

2009-08-04T18:08:00.008-04:00

Taylor is a senior this year. We started off at Lockerly Arboretum and then we went on a little adventure. They live near the river so, in one of the pictures you will see her driving me down to the river on their four wheeler. I love it when I get to shoot somewhere different, it was a blast!

I hope you enjoy!

~Ashah

Leah & Ken

2009-08-04T13:47:00.005-04:00

Leah & Ken got married this past Saturday! Check out their slideshow preview here: Slideshow

They were a lot of fun to work with and super sweet! I wish y'all the best!!!

~Ashah

Baby Time

2009-08-03T13:01:00.012-04:00

Last week I had the opportunity to photography a beautiful little girl. As you see in the second picture she wasn't so sure about me, or maybe it was my huge camera. I'm going to just blame it on the camera.

Tracy, she's so cute!!! I hope you enjoy!

~Ashah

Allison & Brett

2009-07-31T21:07:00.010-04:00

Allison & Brett got married last Saturday. They get back from their honeymoon tomorrow! I can't wait for them to see the pictures! They were a fun group and really great to work with! I hope you enjoy!

~Ashah

To view their slideshow, click the link below:

Allison + Brett

Whitney & Charles

2009-07-30T14:44:00.009-04:00

Whitney & Charles are getting married this October at an awesome family farm. They are super sweet and I'm definitely looking forward to shooting their wedding.

I hope y'all enjoy the preview!

~Ashah

Trash the Dress

2009-07-29T22:21:00.011-04:00

Here we have Emily and Dallas, they got married about a year ago. This past Friday she decided to trash her dress. While we were on our last location we ran into a Macon news crew, WMGT. They asked us what in the world we were doing and when we told them they were about to jump in the river, they got really curious and asked if they could video it for the weather section that night. Of course we said yes and I included the video for you to enjoy:)

~Ashah

Some people have heard of 'Trash the Dress' photo shoots and some haven't. If you haven't let me introduce you:) After your wedding, what are you going to do with your dress? So many people want to keep them locked up in their closet for years but if you are honest with yourself, it will probably just stay there for forever and won't see the light of day. Even after jumping in the river or doing whatever we can come up with, you can always have it cleaned and hang it right back up in your closet, with just a few more stains (or let's just call them memories;).

So, let's trash it.

Walt & Wendy

2009-07-27T13:59:00.006-04:00

Walt & Wendy got married on July 18th this year. Here is a slideshow of their wedding day images. I hope you enjoy!

http://www.ashahphotography.com/Slideshows/batson/

Elizabeth

2009-07-17T16:46:00.004-04:00

Elizabeth is a senior this year. She is in the school band and is best friends with another one of my seniors Precious Lango. We went to all types of random places around downtown. She grew up in Milledgeville and wanted the pictures to have a "Milledgeville feel' to them. She was a sweetheart and so was her mom who came along for the fun.

~Ashah

Josh

2009-07-17T14:28:00.011-04:00

Josh is a senior this year. He brought along his dog Bo to take some pictures too(dogs can be seniors too btw;). As you see in one of the pictures, Bo is quite scared of water. It was so funny watching them. Josh was trying to get him used to it so he'll play in it more. Bo looks terrified but I think Josh's plan started working after a while. Y'all were great and so much fun to photograph.

~Ashah

Nathan

2009-07-15T12:21:00.003-04:00

Nathan is a senior this year. This was the first time I met him and he was such a nice guy and great to work with! He is in the band along with a few of my other seniors this year.

I had fun Nathan!

~Ashah

Andrea

2009-07-13T14:20:00.005-04:00

Andrea is a senior this year. I've known her for probably ten years now. She is amazing! She wanted to do something really different so we went to Murder Creek to shoot these. It's not quite as scary as it sounds though. I slipped two and a half times on the rocks and we ran into a few turtles. It was definitely a fun little adventure:)

~Ashah

Keke

2009-07-13T13:22:00.004-04:00

Keke is a senior this year. I've known her for several years now and watched her grow into an awesome young woman.

Love you sweetie!

~Ashah

Hayley

2009-07-10T17:39:00.006-04:00

Hayley is a senior this year. I always get excited when I get to photograph in a completely new place. Hayley's farm is definitely different and awesome! From sunflower fields to cows, we had a GREAT time:) It was great getting to know you better Hayley and also meeting your sweet family!

~Ashah

Family Time at the Lake

2009-07-09T12:01:00.010-04:00

One of my favorite parts of my job is capturing memories with people, especially families. I come from a big family myself and family time is very important to me; it should never be forgotten. This is a very sweet family that was all together for the July 4th holiday. As always, I had a GREAT time :)

~Ashah

Wendy & Walt

2009-06-30T18:40:00.008-04:00

Wendy and Walt are getting married next month! I met them this past Saturday when we did these engagement pictures. They were really sweet and obviously super cute together. I'm really looking forward to the wedding!

~Ashah

Precious

2009-06-30T16:23:00.008-04:00

Precious and I go way back. I've known her for years and watched her grow up to be an awesome young woman. I can't wait to see What God is going to do with her life!

I love you girl,

~Ashah

Jessica

2009-06-30T13:05:00.013-04:00

I try to make each of my senior pictures a bit different than the ones I've done before. We went to the same park, but this time we decided to go into the woods to see what we could discover. Jessica was such a sport. We even got to see a raccoon while we were out there. I laughed when we saw that and thought, only in Georgia would you see a raccoon while doing a senior photo shoot. :)

Some of these are done in a graveyard. She requested we do part of the photo shoot there and to my surprise it was gorgeous. I had never done pictures in a graveyard before so I was pretty stoked.

It was great getting to know you Jessica :)

~Ashah

This last picture in between the two trees was a very special pose for Jessica and her mother. Jessica brought a wallet sized picture to me when we arrived at the graveyard. It was a picture of one of her mother's senior pictures. They wanted me to duplicate the same pose so they could put them together in a frame. To my surprise they said that Joe DeGrandis had taken the picture years before! Joe just happens to be my old boss, mentor, and friend! He taught me a lot about photography and really got me started with everything. So, needless to say I thought that was pretty cool and special:)

*I tried to match the color up to the other picture.

Roy & Jane

2009-06-29T16:55:00.008-04:00

Roy & Jane are my Auntie's parents. They are such a sweet couple and a lot of fun to hang out with. By the way, Jane is SUCH a good cook! :)

I love y'all!

~Ashah

Children

2009-06-25T22:29:00.009-04:00

Becky has some adorable kids! These were done last week in the wonderful Georgia heat! ;)

As always, I had fun :)

~Ashah

Family Time

2009-06-16T11:07:00.008-04:00

What a beautiful family! They are a teaching, working out, baseball playing, beauty pagent winning family=). It was great getting to know y'all!

I had fun and thank you for allowing me to photograph your family!

~Ashah

Little White Dresses

2009-06-05T15:03:00.010-04:00

Laurie and I go way back, she used to babysit me when I was little :) So, needless to say I was pretty excited when she contacted me about photographing her and her sweet kids! I absolutely looovvveddd their dresses! I hope you enjoy! :)

~Ashah

Mariah's Bridal Portraits

2009-06-01T14:05:00.007-04:00

This is my amazing, gorgeous sister, Mariah Wood Thaxton! Her wedding was this past weekend. This was the last of the three weddings I was in this year. We did these bridal portraits a few weeks ago. I hope you enjoy!
Ashah

Allison & Brett

2009-05-26T16:13:00.007-04:00

Allison & Brett are getting married on July 25th in Macon! Here are a few of their engagement pictures I did last week. They are great together and I can't wait to shoot their wedding! :)

~Ashah

Athens, Georgia

2009-05-16T15:59:00.009-04:00

These are some pictures I did in Athens, Georgia. I hope you enjoy them!

~Ashah

Lee Ann & Kevin

2009-05-05T17:31:00.021-04:00

Lee Ann & Kevin met each other in middle school. For many years they lived separate lives until recently they were brought back together again! They fell in love and were married this past Saturday. They were so cute together and I had a great time with them.

Thank you for asking me to capture your day!

Ashah

Whitney & Chan

2009-04-16T14:36:00.043-04:00

This is Whitney & Chan's wedding from this past weekend (April 11th) in Dublin, Georgia. We started off at the hair salon where Whitney got the most gorgeous up do! We all loved it, it looked even better than the picture she brought for her stylist to copy! After that we headed over to Merle Norman for some makeup & then she was off to the church to get married! It was a gorgeous wedding & reception and I really enjoyed shooting for them!

~Ashah

*Check out their slideshow for more pictures!

For a larger preview of slideshow: http://www.ashahphotography.com/Slideshows/metts

He is Risen!

2009-04-12T13:37:00.003-04:00

Happy Easter!

Today is Easter, a day that is so special to me because today is the day we celebrate when my Savior rose from the dead. He gave His life for me, and He gave His life for you. I realized at 13 years old that I was a sinner and needed Jesus. I'm so grateful for His saving grace. He has changed my life forever, this day has changed my life forever....

Matthew 28
1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. 5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me." 11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.' 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day. 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Praise the Lord! He is Risen!