Arielle Langhorne Photography

New Blog

2008-05-31T12:25:00.003-06:00

Hi there,

Woa, it's been a very busy week, with lots of "end-of-the year" parties at school for the children. They are so excited about the summer.

A little change here: I have a new FANTASTIC blog. So come and visit me:

http://www.ariellelanghorne.com/blog/

I'll tell you more an other time, as I'm being assaulted by my girls, who went into my make-up drawer and are covering me (as I'm typing, I'm all about multitasking...) with bright colors! On paper, we're having trouble with staying within the lines, I'm afraid to look in a mirror after 7 coats of different flashy "rouge". I can feel the make up!!!! My hair has about 25 bows in it?!!

Come check my blog, if I'm brave I might even post a picture of my make-over....I'm told I look very fancy...

Coco-Mo

2008-05-22T22:01:00.004-06:00

A little Coco update:
Our new baby is adjusting fine to her new home. Puppy school is going great, she's making me very proud, can still improve her house training though ... But overall, she's a bundle of joy for the whole family. As you can see, I had to have a "baby session" with Coco, it will be as close as I'll have get to having a picture of one of my babies in my hands (the others, the real babies are way too grown up now...)

I had lots of pictures of Coco, and I did worry a bit that I might bore you with 13 or so, so I made this quick collage. It would also be nice with people pictures.. or cute children, and babies with baby parts...
There's an other big dog: Indies, our very first baby, she's now an old lady, 13 years this summer! She's tolerating the new arrival, but isn't too thrilled with her, I think all the energy is just exhausting her.

Lacy

2008-05-18T13:00:00.005-06:00

Back to blogging, I'm catching up this weekend, still more pictures to post. Today, Lacy's pictures, first baby, in fact she's due tomorrow, I'm so excited for them. Delivering a baby into the world is such a VERY important day in our lives, so much emotion, happiness. This little one (boy or girl? it will be a surprise), is going to be blessed with beautiful loving parents, I had such a nice time during our session, it was great meeting you, and I'm looking forward to photographing your precious baby.

I felt so at home in their house, it has a french feel to it... Lacy is a very talented interior decorator, they just recently moved back into town, but I hope she will put her skills to practice here...

One of my favorites,

Katie

2008-05-17T09:49:00.006-06:00

Blogging again, so soon...
Katie is a little "cousine". Her dad, Paul is my mother's cousin, and he married Amy from Pensacola, they live in Wyoming, and I was hoping that we would see them often, now that his in-laws all live here, but he's still pretty busy, and hasn't traveled much our way. Still I got to see Amy and meet their beautiful little girl. She's 2 days shy of being 3 months on these pictures. I also put together for them a birth announcement card.

Front,

Back,

She's just so sweet,

I thought this was funny,

Love those rolls,

Enjoying some "sugar" as they say around here (I'm becoming soo american..)

Jane

2008-05-16T20:43:00.008-06:00

Jane is graduating and we had a little senior session. I love those, they're so much fun, a treat every girl should have, wonderful memories for parents... If you haven't yet, it's time to book one...
I haven't blogged for a little while, Coco is keeping me busy (house training is not yet accomplished, we're trying hard, which means going out & play very often..), the kids are getting out of school (Yikes!), lots of really cool pictures to process (and will soon be on their way here)...
Onto Jane, she is just stunning, beautiful, amazing blue eyes, full of charm, see for yourselves:
Love that dress,

beautiful legs,

We had to take the fun street picture,

Those eyes.. in America there are lots of "deep blue ocean" eyes.. (I grew up around the Mediterranee, where we all had brown eyes, no blue)

I love this shot,

OK, now she fits right into some fancy fashion magazine with this image,

Thank you Jane for contacting me, I had a great time. Best of luck in college.

And thank you so much for the comments, it's so nice to get some feedback.

Coco

2008-05-11T13:47:00.005-06:00

We have a new baby!!!
I've been talking about this for a while, and last week, without much notice, I surprised my family with Coco (as Chanel....). It took us a few days to come up with her name, 5 of us to contend... finally we choose the same name as my cousin's dog, but it fits her so well. When I walked in the house with my tiny surprise the kids were ecstatic, they love her. And she's such a good dog, she's fulfilling her role of "baby-substitute" perfectly. She very cuddly, very affectionate, will stay this perfect baby size for ever...( she's a lap-dog, a king's Charles Spaniel), so soft, playful, keeps her teething to her chewing toys (and occasionally my fingers..), we're smitten with her. The children are being very responsible, house training is going well, we're starting puppy school next week ( proper education is a must!).
Isn't she sooooo cute?

She's so good to the children, who just can't resist picking her up,

I bet you're all saying "awww", just so that you know, she still has a twin sister waiting to be adopted.... Let me know, and I'll put you in touch with their breeder.

You can leave me a comment (click on the comment link, right below this post), you know how proud mamas love to boost about their babies, and how we love to hear compliments... I would love to hear what you have to say about my "cocotte"

THE Boston Matathon

2008-05-01T07:56:00.004-06:00

We're back!!! I had some work waiting for me and wasn't able to post right away. The trip was wonderful. In the days preceding the race, the town was invaded by runners (you could spot them easily in the crowds, wearing their fancy running shoes, and running clothes), there was a frenzy kinda of atmosphere...

We were with a running group from Pensacola (including Paul and Cherie Epstein from running wild, Brian and Crystal Spencer). There were several very nice meals, all organized by Crystal (thank you so much) and listening to the athletes I couldn't help but feel like a sorry couch potato!!! You should hear the kind of training they go through, it's a wild regimen of intense exercise. Of course, many of them have also accomplished the iron man race (something like 2 1/2 miles of swimming, than 100 miles of biking, and to finish it off a marathon!! as if the first part wasn't enough?) Like I said they're athletes, not just "in shape". I was defenetly intimidated by their endurance, but listening to them I was also motivated to get back in shape, so this past week I've put my running shoes back on, my ipod, and I'm hitting the road... We'll see how long that last.
On to the pictures, here is Henry, so close to the finishing line.

I must thank Dan, the manager of the Lenox hotel, he kindly gave me his office with prime window view of the last stretch of the marathon. Thanks to him I was able to get some great shots of our group without fighting the crowds.
But mostly, I would have never been able to record any of this fantastic event without the help of Brian's cousins: Martin and Linda. They're from the area and drove us (I was with Crystal), from our hotel, to the starting line, through traffic to the crossing line at the end. I had the best time in their company and am so grateful they took me along, because on my own, I'm not sure I would have seen a thing.

With a best personal record time of 2 hours and 57 minutes, Brian Spencer on the left, with Paul Epstein and Mike Tapia.

Yes, this is Lance. 7 times winner of the Tour de France... I really wish that maybe soon a fellow frenchman could get the title..

And here, for my friend Patsy Brown, the very inspiring team: Dick Hoyt and his son.

At last, right after the finish line, most of our group from Pensacola: (left to right) Erika Smith, Mike Mc Comb, Meri Asmar, Cherie and Paul Epstein, Henry, Mike Tapia, and Brian Spencer.

From my view point, up in the beautiful Lenox hotel, the finishing line. The cheering crowds never thinned through out the whole 26.3 miles!!!

For those who wish to see more of my coverage of the event, here is a direct link to my website with a slideshow:
http://www.markerwin.com/arielle/proofs/boston_08/
Or go to my website: www.ariellelanghorne.com, choose "client login", the password is: boston_08

Silhouettes

2008-04-19T16:04:00.002-06:00

Hi everyone,
I have something exciting to share, something new and different. Well, I say new, but it's been done for centuries. It's a modern and fresh look on silhouettes with good use of today's technology. I have lots of original ideas and ways to incorporate this very elegant and timeless art form. Today are 2 examples of expecting mothers portrait of recent pregnancy sessions I shot. I'm very happy with the outcome and think these would look lovely in the new baby's room. And wait until I show you what I have in mind for children, graduation, couples... can you tell I'm giddy with enthusiasm?
I'm out of town at the moment, in Boston, to cheer my husband who will be running in THE marathon on Monday. The weather is just splendid, and I'm hoping it will stay the same for the race. I hope to find a great spot towards the finishing line to get some good pictures of my man and his running buddies. If I'm successful I will share some here, and possibly the Pensacola News Journal!

Parker

2008-04-17T04:16:00.007-06:00

Oh, he is so cute!
I love taking baby pictures, but I want to take the baby home with me each time!

This little guy is the fourth child in his family, and he's receiving as much attention from his mother as a first newborn. As you can tell, Ashley is madly in love with her little boy. I so much enjoyed photographing that connection. And jumped on every occasion to hold cuddly, sweet Parker.

He's just as mesmerized by Ashley as she is fascinated with him,

So gentle,

Now, that's a deep slumber,

Kade

2008-04-14T19:41:00.004-06:00

Sorry, it's been a little while since my last entry. I've been a little busy and the children were out of school, so I traded some computer-time for family-quality time...
Today I was working on some baby pictures of Kade. I love his name, and he's the sweetest baby, an other one who really makes me wonder if we shouldn't have just one last little Langhorne.
His family is very involved with Football, I wish I could have taken a picture of him in a helmet, but none were around that day. We did find the football, and he hugged it in his sleep, looks like he's going to fall right in his father's steps.

Amazing how they can be comfortable in the oddest positions,

Too cute, soon he'll be dragging that bear behind him, and it will always be fun to have this picture, where the bear is holding him.

I love their expressions,

That's it for today, soon to come more adorable babies.

A big thanks to Laura for her nice comment, and to "celulite" (where did that come from?).

Please if anyone feels compelled to leave a comment, a nice note is always very welcome, and it's great to get some feed back. All you have to do is click on the "comment" link at the end of each post.

Surfing...

2008-04-04T06:30:00.008-06:00

I hardly ever blog about us, but yesterday was so much fun, I couldn't resist sharing a few pictures. I say a few, but I might have gotten carried away as these are my favorite people in the world, I have a very hard time with making a small selection.
My son, Will is now 10 years old, and I swear that only yesterday I was in the hospital holding him a newborn in my arms. It's true, there is no time to blink, they grow so fast. He's now probably 5,2, comes up to my nose and wears a size 7.5 man shoes!!! He's on his way to be taller than his dad..
We've been enjoying my family, who's been visiting from France, and have been spending time with them at the beach, as it's spring break.

For a couple of days there was a purple flag raised, warning beach goers from dangerous critter, following are pictures of a Portuguese Man-of-War. Many had washed on the shore and my children stayed real busy popping them and burying them deep in the sand.

They are highly venomous creatures. Somehow they're a colony of species, not just one. It was interesting to read about them, kind of creepy, mostly scary to know they were all over and so dangerous.

Burial process,

Mission accomplished, we spend a good part of the day digging holes for them. They looked like water bottles scattered on the shore.

And yesterday, Will was one lucky boy: he had his first taste of surf, with an hour lesson taught by surfer legend Yancy Spencer the third. It was so much fun watching him having the time of his life. He managed to stand on the board on his first try, and many more times afterwards, and had the largest grin stuck on his face. It was Will's idea to get a lesson, before I signed him up for a week summer camp. Very wisely, he suggested to try and see if he liked it first.

Well, it was such a success, we headed straight to Innerlight (the big local surf store), to buy his first board. There, we realized who Yancy is and the magnitude of his authority on the sport, and feel very privilege that he introduced Will to surfing.

The board went flying in the air, I'm not sure what happen to Will then..

I bet he will be sore today.

Magalie was dying to try it, and Yancy took her out too, just far enough.

Here's the happy bunch,

Beautiful sweet children

2008-04-04T04:06:00.005-06:00

Hello everyone. Once again I had the privilege to photograph this beautiful family. They're all soooo sweet! I was greeted by huge smiles, and when the session was over I received the biggest hugs and kisses. They just melted my heart...
David, with always a grin on his face:

Anthony, busy and inquisitive little man,

Precious little Yana,

And Flora,

We did some dress up, I love Yana's flashy Boa's crown

Anthony was superman, and soon he was climbing up the tree in the background,

I wonder what was in Flora's mind at that moment, and I love her expression in this image.

Around that building, David found some rolly-poly bugs (I'm sure they have very scientific name, but that's the only one I know) he carefully kept one in a hallow acorn, and gave it his best care. As it was time to leave, I noticed he had turned his cup holder in his mother's nice car into a natural habitat for his new friend.

Heather

2008-03-30T18:48:00.004-06:00

Soon I'll have a very sweet little girl to photograph... Heather is due by mid April, and she just has the pregnancy glow. I couldn't wait to post a few pictures from her session

Cute belly picture,

Anne & Jimmy

2008-03-30T10:52:00.008-06:00

A quick sneak peek of your E session. It's spring break here, my parents are visiting from France with some friends, and we're staying with them at the beach. I'm no beach bum, and the water is not warm enough for me to even want to try to dip my feet, but my children are having the best time swimming! ( while I watch wrapped up in towels).
Back to the pictures, I was warned that Jimmy was somewhat camera shy. Not so, I had a great time taking pictures. These 2 are so much in love that they glow, they're a beautiful match and it shows in every picture.
I'm working on my laptop, so I hope the colors won't be too much off.

While Anne changed dresses, I made a little friend, I tried my best feline approach, but he didn't really care for me to get too close. I love how they do that big red goiter.

Jessie & Rachel

2008-03-27T16:18:00.009-06:00

Here I go again posting too many pictures. I tried selecting only a few, but then I gave up, these sisters are just stunning beautiful. The session was a lot of fun, driving downtown, looking for "urban" decor, going through the clothes they had brought and tying it all together...
Gotta run out the door, but I just wanted to have these up.

Mister Mac

2008-03-27T15:58:00.005-06:00

An other angel. My friend Lisee, is now a mother of 4!!!! And so cool about it. Girl, you're making it look easy, it's tempting... but, probably not for me, I think I'll just be content with a puppy later in the year.
Mac was very agreeable to all the poses, he sure is cute. Thanks for letting me record this very special time in his life.

Prom night

2008-03-25T10:58:00.005-06:00

Sometimes I wish I grew up in the US! Watching this group of friends all dressed up to go to their prom, I feel I missed out some..
It was a beautiful evening, and the guests were pouring into Mallie's backyard, all looking amazing in their gowns and tux. The parents were like a group of paparazzi snapping their cameras at the happy couples. Finally after all the pictures were taken, the seniors were able to enjoy their delicious meal (catering from Skopelos), and I hear the dance was a blast.

Just a few portraits,

Grier had an amazing dress,

What a wonderful group of friends, I think they would make a great spread page in a vogue magazine,

Handsome bunch, indulging the cameras,

the whole crew,

It smelled and look delicious,

Mallie

2008-03-12T20:50:00.008-06:00

A knock out senior! She's beyond beautiful and so nice, I had a great time photographing her.

This past weekend was her prom, and her mom had a group of her friends over for a seated dinner (mom wins the best mom award, with such a beautiful and fun event). I got to take a few pictures of the young crowd in their evening gowns and tuxedos, they all looked amazing!

I hope parents will allow me to post a few images.

Those big blue eyes!

Experimenting with textures...

And such a radiant smile

Perfect skin...

These high school girls are a photographer's dream, they don't take a bad picture.

Babies!

2008-03-11T20:11:00.008-06:00

Oh my! It's been almost a month since my last entry. It's not for lack of work, I've had some real cuties as models... We also had a fantastic family vacation, skiing in Big Sky, Montana, beautiful conditions and weather, a blast for all. Time to share a few of the beautiful newborns. First is Jackson, a sweetheart. I love his parents, his dad is a great tennis pro around here, his mom and I used to play together in the tennis women's league. Feels like a long time ago...

It took us a little while to get Jackson to sleep, but then we got some great shots. He just loved to stretch.

And here is Lennon, whom I first photograph while still in her mommy's belly, then as a newborn and now already 4 months. Time flies. She is just adorable, love those little rolls...

And last, miss Ellison soo cute! Her parents drove 4 hours for this session, that is the best compliment ever, I was VERY flattered, and I hope they will enjoy these pictures.

The dad is definitely what I call a "modern man", totally at ease with the baby and knows what to do, how to handle his beautiful little girl. There are more like him, and they absolutely amaze me, although my husband is a wonderful dad, he had no clue, maybe that's harsh, he just wasn't all that confident. Mothers always seem to have that innate caring, but I love to see it in the fathers too.

Baby Andrew

2008-02-07T22:02:00.001-06:00

And here is the latest in our family. I hear Andrew has been keeping his parents up all night, and might have some cow milk intolerance. That's either becoming more common or the doctors are better at detecting it.. I feel for you cousin, it's hard to function without proper rest.

I always try to get this shot, but it's not an easy one on the parents. I think the baby feels unbalanced in our hands that way, and it's complicated to pose them just so. I think Matt managed pretty well.

I recently went to a really nice home and garden furniture store in Pensacola, called DUH, and purchased several baskets, containers, specifically for the new born sessions, Andrew is all curled up in one of these.

I just love his little hand here

Is that not sooo cute?

Good luck Matt and Laura on those sleepless nights.

Laura

2008-02-07T11:05:00.001-06:00

These are pictures of my cousin Laura, pregnant with her fourth boy!!!
And soon, I'll post pictures of her new born, Andrew. He looks just like his 3 brothers, as Laura put it when she first saw him, she delivered the same baby 4 times.
Since the age of 7, my parents sent me every other year to the US during summer break to my uncle and aunt's to learn english. I owe it mostly to Laura to be now bilingual, we share many childhood memories and are as close as sisters. I am for ever grateful to her father, oncle Michel, to have played match maker successfully some years ago, and to now have my precious family. Here's a portion of hers:

She's beautiful, always

This is her oldest, Christian, he didn't want me to take his picture, and only agreed for a 2sec hug. I love what we got out of our limited time!

This is sweet BJ, until Andrew came along, he was enjoying his position as youngest of the family, but he's thrilled with the arrival of the baby.

And last is Patty, they are all super smart, good looking and nice...

BJ, he's just so gentle.

Bonnie & Jacob's "E" session

2008-02-02T22:59:00.000-06:00

Just wanted to share a few images from a recent engagement session. Bonnie and Jacob requested to take some of the pictures at the "goofy golf", and others at the bluffs. I had never been to either place, and I was a little dubious about our first location, but I think the result is fun. I felt I had a little room for spunk and originality and had a great time editing these. The bluffs was a little more of a traditional approach. I think they make a lovely couple and I'm looking forward to their wedding.

Stephanie

2008-01-31T10:40:00.001-06:00

Again, I might be posting many pictures, but there was so much to choose from. And Stephanie is so beautiful, it makes the choice very difficult. We had a good time scouting downtown for our "urban session", it was mighty cold that day, and she was a trouper. I hope to get more highschool teens to photograph, they're always a lot of fun, come up with the coolest clothes, and are usually comfortable in front of a camera, it all makes for beautiful pictures. I was going to say: that the teen years/ highscool is a very important time of our life, so it's really crucial to recording it with pictures, but I pretty much feel that way about everyday of our lives... Ask my poor children, they probably think my camera is part of my body!
Still, there's a lot going on during that precollege time, big changes, lots of growing, and then they're off to college, so make sure you get plenty photos.

Colton

2008-01-30T22:23:00.001-06:00

Meet Colton, a beautiful baby. As if having a new born wasn't enough excitement in their life, his parents had to move across the country shortly after his birth, all that right around Christmas! I would have lost my mind, but I'm sure they're doing great.

We tried fitting him in the tin box, but he was already out growing it.

I love this feet picture, in his dad's hand.

So cute!

An other Noah!

2008-01-30T21:49:00.000-06:00

This Noah came with his parents, and his big sister, Sydney. I just had to post one of her pictures too. Her baby brother was so sweet and posed like a charm. I love baby time, and like I've said before these infant session awake in me a maternal rush.
We might be getting a puppy pretty soon, it's not the same, I know, but it might just do the trick!
Wishing you the best,

Look at this cute little dimple he has!