lindeymagee photography

a true voice

i was honored when my friend brandon asked me to take some shots to update his concert banners etc. so much so that i took him on just after having made the business decision to focus my photography exclusively on newborn & child portraiture.

 

brandon & i go to church together & he has recorded numerous gospel albums. he is constantly traveling the country & putting on concerts with 'big' & 'known' names in the gospel genre. all i know is that every concert i've been to of brandon's, i want the 'big, known' name to take a seat so i can hear more brandon! seriously.

i have & enjoy brandon's cds, but to experience brandon live is to feel the holy spirit in a big & exciting way!

i'm posting all this because that sneaky brandon made an announcement yesterday that he is in dallas today awaiting his chance to sing for simon :o) (read: he's trying out for american idol) brandon states in his announcement:

"I have no expectations out of this audition - all I want to do it prove to "the people" that told me and still tell me that I need to try out that I am not what Idol is looking for - just a little peace of mind for them and for me..."

i'll just say this. brandon is beaming with a true voice. strong, powerful and moving. if he doesn't get a call back it will be simply because he "[isn't] what idol is looking for." either that or he smarted off to simon in some clever brandon way ;o)

pray for him, friends...for a strong voice & safe travels!

photos don't lie

...and these say she so isn't a little girl anymore :'(

nope...so not little. i don't need to tell you all that she's beautiful, but know what? ...she's beautiful. ;o)

...downfall of the not-so-little-anymore-13yo?? she's been on the grumpy umpy meets drama queen side of things since the beginning of last summer, teehee.

...and so it goes :o)

so...here ya go

seems as though a few fabulous seniors may be a little impatient. so here you go, k & b (<--hey...that used to be a pharmacy!)

but real quick before i upload pics...i've just gotta say...i am so, so impressed by this group of teens...i've had a chance to really get to know a lot of them over the past few years & for those i do know...they have a little thing called standards. they make me proud.

they're beautiful on the outside, as you'll see. but inside-that's where you'll see their true beauty. you'll find sweet souls who have morals and values. it bears repeating...they make me proud :o)

here they are...without further rambling...

no need to adjust your screen :o) ...i felt pretty darn colorful while post processing these; so yep...they're that bright.

and ladies...you're all beautiful, but i gotta say...this one...stunning.

how can i not include this one?

i've never seen orange & blue look so good together :o)

snapped while they hammed for their mom's cameras:

and the funky-fun-inside-the-stretched-hummer shot...

the album with all the images is here. take a look :o)

a little note: you all are welcome to right click and save these photos to your computer for use on your my space, etc. pages...just please don't mooch my bandwith ;o) and make sure the ©watermark doesn't get cropped out pretty please.

these images are processed just for the web, with a low resolution for quick load time and the watermark for my protection.

***if you want a disk with the full resolution images please email me (link at top right) or leave a comment (link at bottom of this post) so i can include a release of copyright to you :o)

kissy kiss

mwwwa!

if you knew him, you might just steal a kiss too ;o)

working on k's senior prom 'album' ...i'll link it asap

...moms/dads & prom goers...please comment or shoot me an email with your email addy so i can make sure i know who wants a disk. much thanks!

stripes are so dang fun!

and so is shooting kaitlyn for that matter!

she came over today & tried on her graduation gown (gasp!) ...hard to grasp.

anyway...here's some from a few weeks ago.

and, i got a little wild on this one...not sure it i like it for a kaitlyn shot...maybe if she were more of a punk-rocky kinda chick ;o)

see...here it is in a more suitable sweet black & white

and why not the near sooc version for the heck of it?

btw...she's taken

note to self...take some fun candids of benjamin (he'll be delighted) ;o)

it's prom season

and that means some snapshots of tuxes and stretched hummers :o)

my cousin cody-from brookhaven & his buddies piled in for good fun with colorful decked out girlies!

aunt debbie called a while back & asked me to come take some pics :o) i didn't know anyone (other than cody, of course). there were parents galore shooting the group & it was mid afternoon, so of course there was bright sunshine to contend with. regardless...they let me boss them around a little ;o)

those were fun. these, however...i'm darn proud of...cody, you're darn handsome, if i do say so myself!

 

and for fun...this little kidlet-a little sister to one of the prom-goers, i believe- entertained me. i spotted her putting on a pair of boots sitting in the yard, lol. sweet girly dress + pirate do-rag + man boots + curls...totally equals a doll that isn't going to escape my shutter.

thanks for peeking!

***eta: von...i'll have some sneaks from baby m's newborn session this evening :o)