welcome

i think it is important for everyone to look back, see how far you have come and how you got there. this blog was created to do just that. it serves as a kind of journal for me to track my growth as both a photographer and a person. here you will find my interpretations of the wonderful people, places, and things that make my life and my work what it is. please feel free to look around! if you like what you see, leave a little love in the comment boxes!

thank you for taking a moment to see the world through my eyes...

August 4, 2010 //
location: southern belle farm 
mcdonough, georgia 

my lovely second shooter:  mary beth tyson
view her story here


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Julie:

Lovely! Gorgeous afternoon light. And, I'm a sucker for a bride who is genuine rather than smiling just at the photographer's prompting. There is something beautiful about the direct look into the camera.

(08.12.10 @ 05:55 PM)
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June 8, 2010 // Weddings
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mary beth:

These are soooo pretty! You're kinda talented, you know? :-)

(06.08.10 @ 09:56 PM)
Megan:

I love it straight out of a J.Crew weddings catalog amazing job once again :)

(06.09.10 @ 12:26 PM)
laetitia:

very beautifull, love the third one !

(06.09.10 @ 09:04 PM)
Lora Ayers:

Very nice. Love the bridal party pics, and the sunglasses. She had a really unique bouquet too, and the light is so pretty! Great job!

(06.11.10 @ 10:19 AM)
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May 27, 2010 // Weddings
the always beautiful savannah, georgia 
her very glittery shoes: christian louboutin
second shooter: fred egan  you can view his story...here

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Lora Ayers:

I just LOVE that ring shot!! amazing. And the otheres are incredible as well. very inspiring!

(06.09.10 @ 03:49 PM)
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April 26, 2010 // Weddings
location: pebble hill plantation

that fantastic pair of shoes: christian louboutin

my amazing second shooter and best friend: mary beth tyson

jenna claire and tyler. you guys are amazing. period. the end. 

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Dede Edwards:

Great images! Love her dress!

(04.26.10 @ 08:53 AM)
Tyler Riddle:

Is it un-cool to comment on your own photos? Not when they look like this... I have been crying at my desk all morning, which is killing my office street cred.

Karlin, you are a dime-piece.

(04.26.10 @ 09:26 AM)
Amy Martin:

This wedding is lovely! Beautiful images. :)

(04.26.10 @ 11:02 AM)
Olivia Leigh:

Karlin, these are lovely! just gorgeous, and love the photo of the girls. Too cute.

(04.28.10 @ 11:25 AM)
mary beth:

I love these images! I especially love the image of the wedding party! Probably my favorite wedding party picture ever!

(05.10.10 @ 10:10 PM)
erica:

um, can i get re-married again so i can wear that dress??? no offense, ryan...

(05.15.10 @ 10:54 PM)
monique simone weston:

I love these pictures and that dress!! I want this wedding for my new blog!!

(05.16.10 @ 10:31 PM)
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February 11, 2010 // Personal

So I'm a bad blogger. We all know that. I want to be better. And I'm trying....I swear I am.  

I've never been very personal on here, and I'm thinking, this year, that's going to change some.  

Starting today.  

   I got a package in the mail today from my dad. Just a t-shirt. One of a million that I have gotten over the years. Being the daughter of a fireman t-shirts are a regular occurrence that I have come to take for granted. Shirts from organizations, restaurants, etc... Tokens of appreciation for the service they provide, the good deeds they have done, and sometimes, the people they save....

This one in particular came from a baseball team from Bluffton University in Ohio. Who, back in 2007, while traveling to a tournament, spent a tragic morning in Atlanta after their bus flipped off an overpass on I-75.  The crash was fatal, some of their brothers lost, but many, many, saved. Saved because of my dad and others like him. Men and women who risk their lives on a daily basis to protect and serve people they have never met before.  

   I have come, over the years, to take his job for granted. Never fully registering when I was younger that smoky smell he would have, a smell that I would forever associate with him, when I hugged him as he was coming in from a shift meant he had saved something. A baby doll, maybe a pet:), and sometimes, a life. Never understanding that those mornings when I received flowers at school just because, or just a little tighter smoky hug, that that morning, they had not been so lucky, and somewhere, someone else was not able to hug their daughter.  

   I asked for the shirt a while back, one, because I love a t-shirt and he knows it. And two, because when people asked, I could tell them why I have it.  A token of thank you for his service. A token that makes me proud to be his daughter.  

   So thanks dad. Thanks for hugs. Thanks for being so selfless, putting others before yourself more times than I will probably ever know about. And mostly... 

   thanks for the shirt:)


happy thursday!

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mary beth :

This is such a wonderful post! Knowing your dad I can testify that he is a wonderful person! Not just a regular guy that you meet but honestly a true and genuine father. He loves you more than anything and it's so obvious! I'm so glad you wrote this for all of us to read!

(02.11.10 @ 01:20 PM)
Dad:

Thanks for being my daughter. I Love You probably more than you will ever know. I am thankful everyday that I can still HUG you because their are others(friends, family, and people I never new their names) that will never have that opportunity again to hug someone they love. Over the years, seeing what I have seen, has changed my perception on life and what is truly important. Something as simple as a hug or I Love You means more than anything money can buy. Life is to short so enjoy everyday. Thanks for being you.

Love
DAD

(02.11.10 @ 01:57 PM)
Kim:

Well my little sister has sure grown all up! I am very proud of you and have to admit tears are streaming down my face as I read this. Love you!

(02.11.10 @ 03:38 PM)
Kim:

Well my little sister has sure grown all up! I am very proud of you and have to admit tears are streaming down my face as I read this. Thank you for sharing your dad with me! Love you

(02.11.10 @ 04:09 PM)
Katelyn:

This is so perfect and true. We take the people closest to us for granted and I am the same way to my father... This made me cry and make me feel like a bad daughter.

(02.11.10 @ 05:27 PM)
Mark Cleverly:

Well said Karlin....

My father was a firefighter in England for over 26 years (now retired) and its only recently that I realised just how dangerous his profession is and how difficult it must have been to leave me and my sister each day before going to work.

On Myspace there is a section on about me titled "Hero's" where most people name sports/ rock / movies stars or inspiration figures such as Gandhi or Martin Luther King... mine simple says my Dad, a firefighter of 26 years and a true hero.

(05.19.10 @ 08:34 AM)
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