I am working on a new blog. I thought I would use some of my favorites shots of 2007 to show the changes. I hope you like it.

I am making some changes to my blog. It might look crazy for a few days. Sorry

Girls night

Poppy decided she was going to stay up all night last night. So after many attempts to get her to sleep, I gave up. We crawled in my bed and watched "Things we lost in the fire". I guess I watched it, she's only 1. She was really happy to just sit and cuddle with me. She finally fell asleep around 7am. It reminded me of the day she was born. Poppy was 5 weeks early and the nursery had taken her right after she was born to run some tests. I caught up on some much needed sleep while they did that. I woke up around 3am and called up to the nursery and asked them to bring her back down to me. My husband had gone home to get some sleep and it was just me and her. I was still on bed rest so I put her in the bed with me and we slept. She was cuddle up to my chest and it was the best night of my life. That's how we slept last night. So, I guess it was worth it.


This is when I gave up.







My dogs were not happy about this

Kams for Kids

I am in the process of starting a non-profit organization. The program is pretty simple; I plan to raise money to buy cameras for kids. I was lucky enough to grow up with parents who could afford to buy me my first camera when I asked for it. A lot of kids in this country do not have that opportunity. I know that buying a camera for a child might not seem like much, but I hope people will see the bigger picture. We all know it’s important for kids to have support and community. Imagine if you could not find that support. You don’t fit in to the norm of what schools build there support system around. If you play football, basketball or book smart, you have tons of support. Where do you turn when you are an artist? Did you know that San Francisco only has 16 full time art teachers for 70 elementary schools? 16 teachers for 30,000 students. My plan is to give these kids somewhere to turn. Kams for kids plans on having a website and blog for these kids to turn to each other. They will be able to show off there work and give each other advice. I plan on giving them tips and getting other photographers in different fields to give pointers. All kids are welcome to join. Even kids who's parents can afford to buy them there first camera. My dream is that the kids who benefit because of this will remember the gift that was given to them and give back. I hope to have it up and running in the next six months. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or you would like to make a donation. Wish me luck!

My new toys!!!

My brides are lucky this year. I have bought some awesome new equipment. Here is a list: Canon 5d camera, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lens ( yes this is Canon's 70-200mm image stabiliser lens in the Luxury series ), Canon 50mm f/1.4, Canon 28mm f/2.8 lens and Canon 580ex flash. My mouth is watering just typing this in. I can not believe my photography as reached this level. My couples are going to have some amazing pictures this year. I am even having dreams about using this stuff. I can not wait for the wedding season to start.

Moving Sale!

I have decided to thank all the brides of Atlanta. This city has been so good to me and I can not tell you how much I love the brides here. As a thank you, all of the weddings I book in Atlanta until August 31 will receive 20% off there wedding packages. Call me if you have any questions. 770-595-8838.

My new name

For those of you who read my blog, you know this will be my last wedding season in Atlanta. We are moving to Denver! Because of the move I have decided to make a name change in my company to Dawn Gioia Photography. The reason my company was named Perceptions Photography was because I used to have a partner. She decided it wasn't for her after one season and I have been on my own ever since. I have always wanted to change the name but was scared because I was already established here. So, my website will have both names on it in 2008. I hope you like the new logo.

Micki

Here are some photos my friend Micki took of my daughter Poppy. Micki is a good friend of mine who will be attending weddings with me and Janet this season. I am very excited to teach her the ends an out of the wedding business. She is definitely a natural.

Georgia Aquarium

I photographed the millionaires club last Saturday with my friends Lindsey & Micki at the aquarium. What a awesome place to have an event.We had a blast.





This is Lindsey

Micki, Me and Lindsey

Micki



This is Lindsey's impression of a fish, haha