Announcing the arrival of our Baby Girl Julia

Our first beautiful daughter Julia Currell Retherford

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Our family is elated to welcome our first baby Julia Currell Retherford into the World.  I have been busy being a dad and that is why there have been minimal updates on the blog.  Expect to see LOTS of this girl since I am capturing images of her daily.  Already have a few thousand images of her and there will be lots more.

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Julia was born February 26, 2010 at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan at 5:17am and weighed 6.5 pounds and 19 inches long.  She came two weeks prior to my wives due date but is full term and healthy.  I would like to thank Dr. Cockfield for your expert hand in delivery and all of the team of doctors at Northern Michigan Hospital.  We saw all of you along the way and each of you added a bit of useful knowledge.  You all do amazing work!  We would also like to thank the team of nurses, lactation counselors, kitchen staff, janitors, and everyone else that I missed.  We really felt at home during our stay and you all did a fantastic job.  Keep up the good work and healthy babies!

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The whole family is getting used to the new addition.  We had the dogs kenneled during the birth and after for a few days.  We dropped clothes off to them so they could smell their new sister.  When they came home Sampson, our Blue Weimaraner, was very interested in Julia and Asta, our Vizsla, kind of avoided her.  They both are getting used to the new sounds and smells in the household.  As for Megan and me, we couldn’t be happier right now.  Life and new life are precious!

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New love is in the air at the Retherfords.

Julia is doing so well and she just had her 2 week appointment.  We are so happy to have her in our lives and look forward to raising her to be an exceptional citizen in society.  She has been really easy to care for up to this point and we are crossing our fingers that it stays that way.:-)  Check out the first seven days image slideshow that I put together below.

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  • Amber Maria CrawfordWOW! Paul you are so talented. I love this. It made me cry. What a beautiful family. Even your pup is adorable. I hope that the dogs are not to jealous of the new arrival. She is a doll. Your parents look so happy. I am very happy for all of you.ReplyCancel

  • Amber Maria CrawfordWOW! Paul you are so talented. I love this. It made me cry. What a beautiful family. Even your pup is adorable. I hope that the dogs are not to jealous of the new arrival. She is a doll. Your parents look so happy. I am very happy for all of you.ReplyCancel

  • Julie PolaskiShe’s so beautiful Paul! Congratulations again!! Your slideshow made me cry – so touching!!ReplyCancel

  • Julie PolaskiShe’s so beautiful Paul! Congratulations again!! Your slideshow made me cry – so touching!!ReplyCancel

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Mixing in Fun Motion and Jumping Shots for your Wedding Photography

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There are so many options for Wedding Photography during a Wedding day.  I like to mix it up and create a variety of images.  One of the images that I enjoy capturing is a motion image.  Lots of times they turn out to be jumping images but not all the time.  I typically leave it up to the subjects to use their creativity.  I don’t like to direct too much because I feel it limits the emotion and personality of my images.

Some Wedding Photographers will tell each person what to do and how to do it.  I give my clients a lot of freedom so that my images show the personality of each individual.

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    And I now pronounce you Husband and Wife | Wedding Must Haves

    Wedding Photography | Must have Wedding Images

    There are a lot of images during a Wedding day that are extremely important.  The level of importance may differ between couples.  Sometimes there are opportunities to capture images that can really define a Wedding day and your Wedding Photography.  These images are not expected and come sometimes as a surprise to all in attendance.

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