Author: Connie Hanks Photography

• Unexpected // Twinkle Star {Photo Challenge}

  

  I’ve been loving silhouette shots lately, and couldn’t resist this shot of my daughters. We were enjoying sunset on the beach during a mini vacation and I loved their playfulness and spirit showing through their silhouettes! And the unexpected bonus? That amazing, beautiful twinkling star in the upper left corner. LOVE! Are you playing along…

  Connie Hanks Photography

  November 25, 2013

  CY365, Photo Challenge, Photo Fridays, photography, travel

  beach, dailypost, girls, silhouette, sisters, star, sunset, The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge, twinkle, unexpected

• F Family Sneak Peek {Beach Session}

  

  Can’t help feeling super blessed again… I had such a fun, energetic and fantastic beach session with this beautiful mama and her adorable girls!! The energy, love and silliness between these beauties is totally contagious! I think if it was up to the little ones, we could’ve stayed all night, digging our feet in the…

  Connie Hanks Photography

  November 21, 2013

  client session, Del Mar / Powerhouse Beach, photo session, photography

  beach, Christmas family photo, daughters, family, joy, laughter, mother, silhouette, sisters, sunset

• Layers // Advent Banner {Feeling Crafty/Photo Challenge}

  

  Can you believe Thanksgiving is just 10 days away? And that means Christmas season is only 11 days away! I created this Advent calendar banner and mini book for a class I’m teaching at my local scrapbook store (LSS) – Cool Scrapbook Stuff. I wanted to create a unique piece that was quite festive, would…

  Connie Hanks Photography

  November 18, 2013

  Feeling Crafty, holidays, Photo Challenge, scrapbooking, supplies, tags

  Advent, banner, Christmas, clothes pins, crafting, Dylusions Spray Ink, Fiskars circle punch, Fiskars scallop punch, jingle bells, kraft, My Minds Eye (MME), Postbox Red, ribbon, tag, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Vintage Christmas

• M Family Sneak Peek {Photo Session}

  

  I had a fantastic time with this gorgeous family of five yesterday! The love and joy they have as a family totally showed through! They were so fun to work with, and they didn’t mind getting a little dirty with the wet sand – making my job behind the lens so much easier! I’m blessed…

  Connie Hanks Photography

  November 17, 2013

  client session, Del Mar / Powerhouse Beach, holidays, photo session, photography

  5, beach, Christmas family photo, cloudy, family of five, joy, jump, silhouette, sun rays, sunset

• Christmas Tag {Feeling Crafty}

  

  I know, it’s not even Thanksgiving and I’m already thinking Christmas?! But I just wanted to share this cute  tag I made for a make-n-take at Cool Scrapbook Stuff this week. Are you getting ready for Christmas already, too? I’d love to see what crafts you’re working on, so please share in the comments! As…

  Connie Hanks Photography

  November 13, 2013

  Feeling Crafty, holidays, photography, scrapbooking, supplies, tags, Wordless Wednesday

  Christmas, crafting, EK tree punch, embossing powders, faux stitching, gift tag, handmade, Hero Arts, Magical background stamp, Stampendous JOY, stickles, Tim Holtz Distress Ink

• Family Habits {Photo Challenge}

  

  Where in the world did the weekend go? It’s Tuesday, almost Wednesday already?! This is nuts! I’ve been wanting to write this post since Friday morning, but I’ve been blessed with teaching classes, photographing clients, and editing gorgeous family photos, and this is the first opportunity I’ve had to focus on the blog… The Daily…

  Connie Hanks Photography

  November 13, 2013

  Feeling Crafty, food, Photo Challenge, photography, scrapbooking

  beads, boa, crafting, Daily Post, dailypost, dress-up, flowers, guitar, habit, Hohner, postaday, shallow DOF, The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Washi Tape