Happy New Year from The Roberts Family {2018}

December 31, 2017Wes RobertsComment

We cannot believe another year has come and gone! We have stayed busy and had tons of fun this year! We are so blessed to be able to do what we love and document significant moments in the lives of others. Our business continues to grow and we are so blessed to have just celebrated our 11th year as Wes Roberts Photography!

Our family is growing also! Our oldest, Brock Allen, turned 8 in November and loves school. He's an A honor roll kid and is rocking 2nd grade! He recently got braces, so he and mommy are now "braces twins". Our little tiny might, Eli, will be 3 in February, and keeps us all laughing on a daily basis. He is full of life and loves all things with big tires! We will soon be welcoming foster children into our home. God has opened up some doors and our hearts to love on children that need a safe place with lots of love. We are excited for our new journey and can't wait to keep you updated on how God works in the lives of these sweet children. We are praying one of them might become a Roberts! Where God leads, we will follow!

We pray that your 2017 has been full of fun and adventures! We pray that God opens up big doors for you in 2018.

Many Blessings and a Happy New Year,

{Wes, Meg, Brock Allen and Eli}

Wes Roberts Seniors {Sarah, Class of 2018}

December 29, 2017Wes RobertsComment

Recently, we had the honor of photographing high school senior, Sarah. She is a member of the class of 2018 and we could not be more excited about her future and this fun senior session! She knew exactly what she wanted for her session and even had special locations picked out! She loves to play the guitar so, of course, we added that into her session!

Thanks, Sarah, for letting us capture this important time in your life!

Hair and Makeup: Hannah at Sydney's Shoppe of Beauty

Happy Friday!

Wes Roberts Weddings {Jayne & Ethan}

December 28, 2017Wes RobertsComment

We are behind on blog posting - but what better way to get started back up than with this amazing wedding we shot back in April!

Jayne and Ethan's day was absolutely amazing! The details were exquisite! Every detail...from the ceremony site to the suspended cake...was thought out and executed flawlessly!

It was such an honor to be a part of their beautiful spring wedding!

Venue: The Stables at Russell Crossroads

Wedding Designer: Southern Posies

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is looking forward to 2018!

Wes Roberts Weddings - {Kate & Tyler}

August 24, 2017Wes RobertsComment

Oh these engagement images have us all giddy! We love this sweet couple and are so honored that they have chosen us to document this time in their life! This couple appropriately chose for their engagement pictures to be taken on the bride's family farm. Would you know that these two are full time farmers up north! We are thankful for their dedication to agriculture! We can't wait for their southern wedding in December!

Have a wonderful day! {Meg}

Wes Roberts Senior - {Senior Model, Ashley}

August 9, 2017Wes RobertsComment

We are absolutely in love with Ashley's senior portraits. Ashley had a pretty solid idea of what she wanted for her senior session with locations picked out. We love that she owned this session and her personality shined. She is an amazing pianist and wanted to incorporate her love for the piano into her session, as well as her love for the outdoors and country life.

Thanks to Hannah at Sydney's Shoppe of Beauty for the amazing hair and makeup!

Hoping everyone has a great Wednesday!

Many Blessings, Meg

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This group right here has been nothing but 🔥🔥🔥! They just claimed the area championship and now heading to burn a trail to the title! Congrats Team 26!!! @chsreddevilsb

We’ve had a few slots open up for Sunday’s Mother’s Day Mini session. If you’d like join us you can use the link below to schedule a slot. https://square.site/book/2WVRFVYVD808R/wes-roberts-photography-smiths-station-al

I’m teaming up with Robin’s Nest Boutique to offer Mother’s Day mini session on Sunday, May 7th. Come join us! $100: up to 10 digital photos & $50 RNB gift card *one immediate family per time slot https://square.site/book/2WVRFVYVD808R/wes-roberts-photography-smiths-station-al

Continuing on with the “Life to Space” AI series here are a few of the ordinary moments in the extraordinary. You still have to have coffee. I’m loving the ability to create the imaginable with a “pen to paper” (used very loosely) technology. Ideas just fly into my head and as quickly I’m trying to see what it might look like. Im finding that I’m having to use my photography and art director skills the same for the concept, look and emotional feel to achieve the look I want. Again this is all AI generated by me telling it what I wanted. More to come from this series #AIart #midjourney #space #spaceexploration #thefuture #lifeinspace

I don’t really know what to do with this yet, meaning if it stays on this account or not, but I wanted to share anyway. Watching yesterday’s rocket launch made me think about the possibility of what it’s like to live in space. While it would be extraordinary years down the road to have a completely different lifestyle. Yet in the extraordinary there are the ordinary moments. I wanted to play around with a new technology to see what these extraordinary and ordinary moments might look like together. So, here is a look at life in space brought to us by AI. The emotions of what it’s like to prepare to leave to the actual departure. Could you imagine? #aiart #midjourney #space #spaceexploration #thefuture #lifeinspace To be upfront, everything that you see here was created by artificial intelligence and the platform Midjourney. Most everything you see was typed in as a description to the way that I wanted it. This has to be one of the most amazing and powerful technologies in the art world right now and will possibly change the landscape of art as we know it. I believe the future as a photographer/artist will be finding a way to unite traditional art with this new technology. I don’t believe fighting against it will do any good but learning how to embrace it and evolve will unlock the creativity of our minds in a way that we could never imagine.

Just some of the seniors I’ve been able to photograph over the years. These images tell their story and who they are and were. It’s the power of our stories that allow us to relate and connect. I am so thankful that I’ve been blessed with providing images like these to seniors and parents to cherish and look back on, remembering their senior year. 2024, let’s tell your story!

Here is another fun product shot that is surprising once you see the behind the scene. Sometimes simplifying the shot is the best so that the product is the main focus. The fun part about this is that the checkered background isn’t a backsplash but is the inside cover of one of my son’s nascar books. If you are a small biz owner with products that need some life in your pictures, reach out to me and let’s see how I can help. Btw, what’s your favorite hot sauce? Cholula Hot Sauce

So here is my behind the scenes on my setup for the Perfectly Posh lotion shot. Just as simple as a Pyrex dish, some blue printer paper and lifting the dish to move the water. I’ve always loved the challenge of trying to capture a wide range of subjects. I feel like if I can get the lighting concept down, add the creative touch, and keep the end use of the shot in mind, I’ll be able to photograph whatever my client's needs and be a more well-rounded photographer. Would you have guessed the setup would have looked like this? Wait till you see the next product shot I share and the BTS.

It’s always fun to play around and photograph different things. This came in one of my Meg’s (my wife) order boxes, so i decided to see what I could do with it. Just a fun beachy vibe. Btw, check out @innov8tive_posh, Meg raves about their products. Check back for a behind the scenes shot on the next post, you might be surprised how I photographed this.

I love it when I’m blessed with opportunities to photograph people/families over the years. Tabitha and CW are one of those blessings. Since Tab was in high school I’ve been able to photograph her senior pictures. Then I was able to photograph her and CW’s engagement session and wedding, and now as they are expecting their firstborn. We were able to meet up for some beautiful shots around Callaway and Pine Mountain. I am so excited for them and this next stage of life! Give them a congratulations! Btw, If you haven’t seen the work @callawaygardens has put in on the daffodils and tulips, you really need to check it out! Their hard work has really paid off. #wesphotography #alabamaphotography #georgiaphotography #couplesphotography #maternityshoot