Megan’s NYC Senior Modeling Session

I recently had the privilege of traveling to NYC for a senior portrait session with Megan.  I’ve know Megan since she was three or four.  I used to work with her mom Maureen.  Maureen would bring Megan and her sister Katie into our office for a visit.  Our ONLY goal while the girls were visiting…

The Intangibles…

I can remember in my old life in corporate America how we would attempt to measure everything we did.  In the call center, it was all about the length of the call.  When it came to managing staff, it was all about efficiencies and best practices.  Measurements are good and necessary.  But not everything that…

Striking a balance…

Yes, I just titled my blog that at 2:18 a.m.on a Sunday morning after we just finished a wedding and I backed up all our pictures from the day. August is proving to live up to its expectations.  It’s our busiest month for weddings this season and our calendar is chock full of meetings, lessons,…

What is Black Thumb Studio??!!

Jeff Turner Photography is taking on a new identity. No, we haven’t been bought out for billions of dollars by Amazon.com or anything like that. When I started my company several years ago, I really didn’t want to name it after me, but I had absolutely no idea what else to call it. Since then,…

Meet Kat – Our 2010 Summer Intern!!

  Hey I’m Kat! I’m excited tobe interning this summer. I’m a Photo Studio major with a Spanish minor at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. I have enjoyed photography since I was a little kid, but I didn’t realize it until I was going through four shoe boxes full of photos that I had taken…

Pre-Season Practice

So a few weeks ago, George, Alana and I decided to have a practice session, a trial run of sorts before the wedding season started up. We’ve purchased some new equipment during the "off season" and also spent an afternoon brainstorming new ideas for poses and action shots. We felt it best to have a…

Lily Challenge – Final Entry

  It is with much regret – as well as many well-intended pleas – that the Lily Challenge has come to an end. The first couple of days after it was over, it was a weird feeling not to "have" to take a picture of Lily. But don’t worry, I won’t ever stop. Promise. I…

Lily Challenge – Week IV

I can’t tell you how many emails, Facebook messages, and direct requests I’ve had to keep the Lily Challenge going after the end of March. As much as I’d love to and as much as I appreciate the many kind words you have all sent my way, the Lily Challenge will end in two days….

Lily Challenge – Week III

I’ve made it through another week of the Lily challenge! I guess since I’ve done it for 21 days straight, it is officially a habit. At least that’s what I remember being taught a long time ago. The best part of this week was celebrating Lily’s first birthday. Dorothy and I really can’t believe she’s…

Lily’s First Birthday

A year ago today, our lives changed forever. At 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, Dorothy gave birth to our daughter Lily Grace Turner. Our lives haven’t been the same since. We’ve had so much more joy, so much more love, and so much more laughter each and every day. Lily has a smile that…