NEW DIGS FOR THE BLOG, NAPLES FAMILY BEACH PHOTOGRAPHER

Naples, Florida Beach Photographer

Angie Seaman Photography is growing. Growing by leaps and bounds each day thanks to my incredibly awesome and oh so fabulous clients. With growth comes change. And with change comes more beauty in the brand new. Therefore, with that said, I've decided to re-vamp my brand and re-vamp my website and blog to reflect "me" - the Angie Seaman in which you all know and have hired me for. Because of that, blogspot/blogger doesn't fit my blog needs anymore at this time. We're moving on to bigger and better baby. My new blog is currently up and running so this will be the last blog post I place here on the blogspot blog. I've moved, with the awesome help of my website designer, Robin Reece, my blog to a wordpress platform because it will better fit my clients needs as well as my own. My current website re-vamping is in full blown change mode. We're about a week away from the roll out of it. Until then, please bookmark my new blog over on wordpress by going to the following link: http://blog.angieseamanphotography.com

Growth is good. Change is good. Newness is awesome. Come take a peeksie at the new blog digs.

Growth...it's a beautiful thing.

XOXO, Angie

THE "K" FAMILY - NAPLES, FLORIDA FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

This family was such a blast. I met them at their home and we did their shoot in their backyard and inside their development where they reside. It was a gorgeous evening for it with just enough diffused light to make the session perfect.

Everything about this family is gorgeous. They are all just beautiful. The kiddo's were excellent and showed such patience with me which is not always possible with kids their age. I loved them!

They had me laughing the whole time. Such fun!

The Christmas holiday season has been such a busy one for me but I love every minute of being able to work with families like this. They make my job so fun and full of smiles.

Thank you so much to the "K" family for making this shoot such a great one for me. I'm honored to have been able to take your family portraits for you this year. It means more to me than you know.

Much love, Angie

DANGLING (PHOTOGRAPHY, PERSONAL)

Sometimes life leaves you feeling like your dangling in mid-air. Feet like hang-gliders unable to ever touch down. It's at times like those when you have emotions that leave you powerless and feeling helpless. Emotions such as these are tough for someone like myself who tends to find solace when "in control." These past few weeks have been a "stresser" on our family. For those of you aren't already aware, we learned a couple of months back that my husband has a tumor growing on his spinal cord. The tumor is not only on his spinal cord but it's wrapped up and in his nerve cavity. I mentioned this on facebook once when we were finally told that the doctors believe the tumor isn't cancerous. Well...they've given us a 99.9% chance that it isn't cancerous and by golly we are banking on that number. Other than that one mention of it, we've pretty much kept it to ourselves. It has taken us more weeks than we care to count to find a doctor reputable enough to take on the task of this surgery for Brent. The tumor is in such a rare location that these surgeries aren't done very often. Therefore, it was tough to settle on a doctor that we felt was reliable and whom had done enough of them to pull Brent through it all without issue. In the beginning, the doctors scared us to death when they warned us that paralysis was a possibility. We have since been told that Brent might have some loss of motor ability in a foot or leg or maybe loss of sensation to a certain extent in those areas but that with rehab, he should come out OK.

As you can imagine, this ordeal has thrown Brent and our family for an absolute whirl wind. My closest friends and family members knew about it but I haven't discussed much other than with them and my one mention on facebook. I don't like to admit to Brent that I'm scared for him but the truth is...I am. I know he is nervous and full of anxiety over the surgery as are myself and those close to us. I took the image of our son, Kross, dangling from the swings the other day and when I processed them...the first thing that came to mind was how much that image was a true depiction of life for me. It is a great word picture so to speak. It's in moments like these when I crumble to my knees and do the only thing I know how to do. Pray! Even though my legs still feel as though they are dangling in mid-air and are a reminder that I'm no longer in control, I have confidence that God is my swing - our swing - holding us afloat during this time. I love me some God and I know without a shadow of a doubt that he is in complete control. I hear him calming me. Allowing me to pull it together, stay strong, and remain peaceful during the ride...

Thank you to all of our dear friends and those family members whom have called and cared enough to send their prayers and well wishes for Brent. There are no words to express how much we appreciate your support and encouragement during such a scary time. We realize the surgery is risky but we also know you guys are there to lift him up in prayer as well as the surgeons who will be working on him. Thank you for that. Really.

I'll be finishing some shoots for clients over the weekend and then we'll be heading to Gainesville, Florida this next week. Brent's surgery will take place on Tuesday (we're unsure of the exact time as of yet). For those of you who pray, can I ask you to keep him on your prayer lists and in your thoughts that day? For those of you who don't, any positive vibes would be greatly appreciated.

Brent will spend at least a week in the hospital before being allowed to return home. The recovery will be brutal for him as well as the rest of our family. The doctors have told him to expect a 6-8 week recovery time with lots of rehab. As his wife, I'm prepared to do whatever we must to pull him thru this and get him back to new. I'll try to update here on the blog sometime next week after the surgery has taken place. They told us that the first 48 hours after the surgery are crucial. We're praying those will go smoothly and that no paralysis or long-term sensory or motor issues will occur. In the end, like with any other trial or deep trench we must crawl through here on earth, we're confident that God will leave us all thankful and blessed to be able to come out smiling that it's over. I'm faithful that the stress from the ordeal will retreat and the smiles will return. Christmas is coming as well as our third child's 1st birthday. Therefore, we've got some celebrating to do. :) We'll celebrate the birth of Christ, the birth of our son Kross, as well as Gods promises as he pushes us along on this swing called "life."

Thank you in advance for all of your prayers and positive vibes. You'll never know how much they mean to us.

In his grip, Angie

PS...I will continue to work thru this process. I'm taking next week off but will return in full force after that. This is my busiest season of the year and I'm grateful for those clients that already fill my calendar. It's your sessions that allow me to use my camera as therapy during this stressful time. :) Photography is like a band-aid in life for me. I'm blessed.

MATERNITY & FAMILY SHOOT ALL IN ONE - NAPLES, FLORIDA MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

I got to shoot with this adorable family recently. Mom is expecting a new baby girl soon so they wanted to document the pregnancy as well as their family. How cute are they???

Her belly has to be the most adorable thing ever. She is 30 weeks along here. Thirty weeks. I looked like a moose at 30 weeks. LOL!

The day almost gave us a down pour on this particular afternoon. Thankfully though...Mother Nature spared us the precipitation. We had some gray skies but at least it stayed dry. In the end, the outcome proved to give us some nice diffused light for their shoot.

Is this shot below not hysterical??? Look at the little boys face. Too funny!

I had a ball with this family and can't wait to meet their newest little addition once she arrives. I think her big brother is excited for her arrival as well. :)

Blessings, Angie

EXECUTIVE HEAD SHOTS - HEADSHOTS NAPLES, FLORIDA PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER

Did you know that besides portraits, Angie Seaman Photography also specializes in executive head shots? We come to you, on location, and work with you to provide the perfect look for your corporate imaging. No more bland & boring, cookie cutter, head shots with the same ol' back drops that everyone else has. You know the kind...the ones that remind you of your elementary school pictures???

As with our regular portrait sessions, we make your executive head shots stand out. We strive to make them unique and different, just like you and your business.

For $125, you get an individualized corporate head shot session that lasts approximately 30 minutes. You'll be given a link to a gallery of edited images where you'll pick your favorite five shots to use in any capacity you choose. If you are in need of an updated set of images for your company website, marketing materials, for a simple avatar, etc., give Angie Seaman Photography a shout out. We'll give your branding such a "likable" look that your customers will feel like their missing out if they aren't doing business with you.

Have a spectacular week...Angie

CAROLINE - NAPLES, FLORIDA SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

One of my favorite type clients to shoot are high school kids. They are old enough to understand what to do when I direct them and they do it well. They also typically enjoy having their photo taken which makes my job all that much more fun. I recently had the opportunity to work with the beautiful "Caroline." She is such a gorgeous girl and has such a sweet spirit about her. Not only have I come to adore her but also her but also her beautiful mother as well. On the night of her shoot, the rains were trying to wipe us out here in Southwest Florida. However, we won. The rain Gods let up and we met up as planned for her shoot.

We started out by taking some images up front in the clubhouse area of my neighborhood. I love the environment up there and it proved to be perfect for the look I was after with Caroline.

After that, I drove them down to a field around the corner from my house that worked out perfectly for the 2nd half of her shoot. Although the field was muddy at this point due to the storm, Caroline took it like a trooper and trapsed thru that wet field like a pro.

In the end, the only thing that put an ever lasting damper on the shoot was my first run-in with the Florida fire ants. Yeap, they got me - and they got me good. As I crawled around down in that field, they apparently got up into my clothes, my rain boots, etc. and in true to fire ant form...left me miserable for a week following that escapade. When you have a shoot as gorgeous as this one though and a client as stunning as Caroline, even the fire ant incident is worth it. It all comes with the job, eh? Better than a Florida gator or snake in the field with us. Right? LOL!

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to work with you Caroline. I'm honored to have done this shoot for you. :) Enjoy, Angie

KROSS, OUR LIL' BEACH BUM (NAPLES, FLORIDA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER)

In the hustle and bustle of our travels back and forth to Indiana, I realized this week that I hadn't taken any photos of Kross for his 8 month anniversary. So...I we headed out the door last night to watch the sunset at the beach and to snap some "beach baby" shots of Kross. Needless to say, Kross was stoked. As always, I thought I'd share some of the images with all of you. I'd love to know what he was looking up in the sky at in this top image and what he was thinking at that moment. If he could talk, I believe he'd be saying "Power to the surf" in this shot below...

Beings that Kross was born with the love of the beach running thru his veins, there is no doubt that he is a certified beach bum by DNA association due to his Mother being a beach bum at heart. So when he began sugaring his hands and toes in the sand the moment he got there...I knew he felt right at home. What I would have given to have grown up on at the seashore, on the coast, in the warm gulf waters with the wicked white surf.

It's a good darn thing a little sand ingestion never hurt a kid before because Kross ingested enough last night to feed a small army. Well ok...maybe a small bucket load anyway. LOL!

As a friend of mine said, he looks like he just got caught with his hand in the cookie jar here...

Like..."Who me???"

I love this boys smile. He can light up a room in an instant with these looks...

I think one of my favorite parts to the evening were these shots though...the blackmail shots of the future...

He was waving to passing beach-goers in this shot below. They were cracking up that he was "nek-ed." He kept on smiling and just kept waving to all of them like it was no big thang. :)

OK...I lied. My favorite part of the night was this moment...when Brennen was swimming with his baby brother...

God is good!

Until next time...Angie

CHAD & SHERRY, KEY WEST DESTINATION WEDDING - FLORIDA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

I traveled to Key West, Florida a couple of weekends ago to shoot a destination wedding. It was actually my first ever trip to Key West even though I reside in Naples, Florida now. The bride and groom were stunning as was their location. The wedding was held on the rooftop of their hotel, the Crowne Plaza Resort. I found that such an enjoyable change from the typical beach wedding in this area.

The rooftop made for stellar backdrops as it picked up every gorgeous landmark around us.

The brides shoes deserved a photo shoot all of their own. LLLLOOVVVEEEE!!!

I loved the details and the story behind her something borrowed, something blue articles...

This couples love was just beaming throughout the evening. I love how photography captures such raw and real emotion and just freezes it in time...

The day proved to include every beautiful detail that a wedding represents...

Thank you for the opportunity to document your special day Chad and Sherry. It was a true honor to have been there. Congratulations again!!!

Blessings, Angie

MEGAN'S PHOTOGRAPHY HEADSHOTS - NAPLES, FLORIDA PHOTOGRAPHER

I had the special honor of photographing one of my B/P/F/F the other day. That stands for "Best Photography Friends Forever." It's a fun term that one of our other fellow photography friends coined for our group. This particular photography friend shown here today is one of two who came and photographed Kross's birth for me at the hospital when he was born. Megan is a dear friend, a sweet soul, with rockin' style, and an edge for creativity that is like no other. We share the same photography passion and therefore we have a bond that only few understand. LOL!

Meg is gorgeous and has a fabulous personality. I love how she constantly goes out of her way to welcome others and to make them feel like she has known them forever in their first meeting together. She has a great way of taking the edge off of situations where you'd typically be somewhat nervous. Love that!

Megan needed some professional head shots taken for her photography business. She wanted to use some of the shots within her website. I was honored and humbled when she asked me to do the session for her. Once reality set in though, I began to shake in my boots. I get nervous enough just photographing people who know nothing about photography at all let alone when it comes time to photograph a fellow photographer, a friend, a peer.

Needless to say...as the day drew closer to our shoot together, I got more and more nervous. When you photograph another photographer, they know what you are doing, why you are doing it, how it should look, etc. I wanted to make sure I found the perfect locations for what she was after and I wanted to make sure the pictures ROCKED for her.

Thankfully, Naples has lots of great nooks and crannies that went along with the theme of what Megan wanted. Because we live in paradise everyday, it wasn't hard to find some beautiful locations that were pleasing to the eye and sophisticated in appearance.

I took a ton of shots but these were some of my favorites that I quickly went thru and edited to share. Beautimous Meg! Beautimous!

It's such a priceless gift to have found friends here in Naples whom you can share your same passion, business, and so on with. We are able to bounce ideas off each other, share secrets of the trade, teach one another and learn from another. It's such a valuable relationship that all of us have and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Don't you just love Megan's blue hair??? There are only a select few people who could pull that look off in a classy way and she has done it.

The year round colors in Naples are nothing short of amazing. Everything is gorgeous in the back drops here. As much as I love color in photography, the scenery in Naples really helps add to that must have color that I always search for in my shots.

I had a blast shooting this session for Megan. Lots and lots of laughs were shared. I've got some FAB out-takes of her too. Good times! :)

Thanks for including me in this experience with you Megs! It meant the world to me. Really!

I hope some of the shots will work perfectly for your website project and the goal you were after.

Love ya to bits girl! Thanks for being such a dear friend to me. Hugs, Angie