Photoshop World 2013: My Thoughts
Hey everybody! I've been in Vegas this week for Photoshop World tradeshow and expo. As a professional photographer (or I guest, as any professional), I believe it's super important that we never stop...
View ArticleWalters' Summer Family Portraits
Hey everybody! I think I'm partial because I love this family so much, but aren't they all so pretty? :)Â We had our great friends over for dinner recently and we took them outside to shoot a few...
View Article3 Million Hits! I'm a nerd, and thank you!
Hey everybody! I was just looking over our web statistics (as I often do) because I'm a total nerd about things like that. I've said this before on the blog... I am humbled and so thankful that this...
View ArticleCece Turns 8 Months!
Hey everybody! Sweet little Baby Cece is 8 months old (as of Friday)! She's hilarious. If you've seen us out and about (her favorite store is Target), you'll see that she's never met a stranger!...
View ArticleJaci and Cody's Joplin Engagement Portraits
Hey everybody! What a sweet couple Jaci and Cody are! I've known Cody since he was a kid... he belongs to a really great family that was instrumental in guiding me at a young age! They sure raised a...
View ArticleJoplin Engagement Portraits of Cody and Jaci
Hey everybody! More pretty pics today! Jaci is a big Benfield Photography fan, and a big Benny Backlight fan... I was so happy that the sun played its part to perfection during her engagement session...
View ArticleEngagement Websites: What We've Been Working On
Hey everybody! Did you know that we create engagement websites for any of our couples who want them? For Free? Yep! We're super nerdy over here at Benfield Photography and love hooking our couples up...
View ArticleKatie and Joe: Their Springfield Wedding Portraits Part One
Hey everybody! A couple like Katie and Joe help remind me why I love shooting weddings. These two were so comfortable with each other in front of the camera and were so clearly in love that it made...
View ArticleKatie and Joe: The Wedding Story
Hey everybody! I've already mentioned how much Jessica and I love Katie and Joe but... we also loved their wedding. It was full of adorable details created mostly by Katie and Joe. It was also full of...
View ArticleKatie and Joe: Their Springfield Wedding Portraits Part Two
Hey everybody! Jess and I couldn't leave you without one more post of Katie and Joe's gorgeous portraits. Jess got this gorgeous sunset portrait. Katie and Joe snuck out of the reception for 15...
View ArticleNora's Fayetteville Newborn Session
Hey everybody! Sweet family alert! You probably remember Casey and Andrew from their not-awkward engagements, or their fabulous Ft. Smith wedding. Well, fast forward three years and they've welcomed a...
View ArticleTexas (Dallas) Mini-Sessions: Grab One!
Hey everybody! I never do mini-sessions, but I thought it would be the perfect way to shoot our Dallas families (and previous Benny couples) in the short time that I'm going to be there. I will be...
View ArticleLittle Rock (holiday) Mini-Sessions! Grab One!
UPDATE: Images are SOLD OUT! (thank you!!) Hey everybody! We sold out of our Texas mini-sessions (I even added one more to a super sweet couple!) and I got quite a few emails saying I should do a...
View Article"Can I See the Back of the Camera?"
Hey everybody! It's not a question I get very often, but every once in a while I'll be doing a shoot and whomever I've been photographing lets curiosity get the better of them. "Can I see the back of...
View ArticleAmy and Doug's Fayetteville Engagement Portraits
Hey everybody! If it looks like Amy was just laughing through her entire engagement shoot with us, it's because she WAS! Mere and I had SUCH a fun time with this couple! And if Doug wasn't cracking...
View ArticleAmy and Doug's Fayetteville Engagements, part 2!
Hey everybody! So I have to show off a few more of Amy and Doug's Fayetteville engagement session. Amy is also a photographer, so her style and clothing choice was pretty much perfection! I love...
View ArticleCarthage Outdoor Wedding of Natalie and Mike
Hey everybody! Natalie and Mike were married over a year ago, but after a year-long deployment for Mike, the couple wanted to have a big party to celebrate their marriage with family and friends at...
View ArticleMore Wedding Portraits for Natalie and Mike
Hey everybody! I have a few more pretty portraits from Natalie and Mike's outdoor wedding in Carthage! Her parents' land was a dream for portraits. Even in mid-afternoon I was able to find some...
View ArticleWhy Photographers Never Have Good Shots of Themselves, or Cece + Daddy (at 8...
Hey everybody! Being a photographer, it's so hard to have good shots of yourself... for two reasons: 1) you give all the "good light" slots to your clients, and 2) who's going to take them? With our...
View ArticleProud Dada... Ellie's Big News
Hey everybody! I told you recently how Ellie started 3rd grade. In Joplin, third graders can be tested to see if they qualify for the gifted program, and Ellie's teacher recommended her to be tested....
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