Colby is 5!

So just recently I had the opportunity to photograph the cutest little boy EVER. Granted I may be a little biased because I've been photographing him for years OR maybe it's because he's my nephew and pretty much my favorite little boy on the planet!! I LOVE this boy.

I seriously I can't believe that he is 5 years old already! Isn't he adorable?

He needed to have his jacket on because he was "shivering, that's why I can't hold still." (:

Then he got 'baseball ready' for a few photos.

Look out world he's the next Cal Ripkin Jr! (: Only cuter!

Well Colby thank for the countless opportunities to take your picture. You are a light in my life. LOVE YOU!

Thanks for checking out my blog. Good night!!!

So I'm going to try this blog thing again. I know it seems that I can only blog once a year. So this time's goal: Blog more then once... maybe three times. Or maybe, just maybe a blog entry once a month?? Ha. Well I'll try. I have plenty of pictures to blog about... just no laptop to sit and watch TV while blogging with. So I just need to use better self-control. For the one person that reads this, Weirdie, I vow to attempt to update this blog at least once a month. I've got 2010 SR Banquet photos, SR pictures, baby pictures, T-ball pictures, 5 Year old pictures, & 8 year old photos..... Plenty to blog about. Therefore blog I will.

Now I know that blogs are always better with pictures... but I'm not on my own computer so I don't have any pictures. I'm sorry.

But have a good night.

Love,
Charity

It's been a while

Well it's been a while. I'm sorry. Turns out I'm not very good at this blogging. Which, eh not everybody is great at everything.

But I just wanted to say, Yes I do still know the password and my log in ID to this site. HA. :)

Pictures soon! I promise. I just did some SR pictures today, and family shots at the SR banquet last week, and a wedding next weekend. So I've got some material to work with. Yay!

And b/c posts are so much more fun with pictures. Here's one with me and some of the girls at the SR banquet. :) Arn't we fun?

In case you were wondering.... Julio told us to be tigers.... What Cassie is doing, I'm not so sure.

Anyway, I love you and be blessed!

Charity

Training

So I don't have any pictures today, but I woke up this morning and couldn't go back to sleep so I got up and decided to poke around on the computer for a spell. And it's been a while since I've put up a new post so. Anyway, yesterday I got home from an overnight training for the Ignite team. (Which is basically a core of kids in our youth group that is joined together by being leaders, sort of and have a heart for just searching out the Lord.) Anyway, I'm a leader and help out with it. But it was basically just a foundations training, Oh and plus fun time with everyone. Which was nice to get a refresher course on certain bible verses. But we watched a you tube video about Kim Walker she a musician and she sings this song, OH How He Loves Us. And it's just so incredible.... but it's so true how he loves us. But the lyrics just hit me every time and I just wanted to share them with you.

"He is jealous for me. Loves like a hurricane I am tree, bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy. When all of a sudden I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory. And I realize just how beautiful and how great you affections are for me.

Oh how he loves, oh how he loves, HOW HE LOVES.

We are his portion and he is our prize. Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes. If grace is an ocean were all sinking. Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss. And my heart turns violently in my chest. I don’t have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way… He loves us, Oh how he loves us, Oh how he loves, OH HOW HE LOVES."

Check out the video on You tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoC1ec-lYps

And check out her website to get the CD, which I will promptly be ordering.

http://www.jesusculture.org/

I just can't believe how real it is... But seriously think about how true this.

If his grace is an ocean then we are sinking.

Wow! Just wow.

So, I decided that all of the famous bloggers are right. A post is better with a picture so here goes:

This is the Ignite Team (this is the group photo from the retreat in November)

Anyway, I just thought I'd share this with you! I hope you all have a blessed day. And I pray that you all encounter just how great our father's love is for us!!

Summer Family Fun

Earlier this year, well May to be exact... I know, I know way to procrastinate right? Anyway, back to the point... in May of this year I took my assistant youth pastor, Jeremiah's family pictures. I has the opportunity a few years ago to take pictures of their baby Samuel when he was just a few months old and now was given the opportunity to capture their whole family's pictures. I was a little nervous b/c aside from when mommy and daddy are playing with him Samuel is a very serious child, like intimidatingly serious. SO I was nervous.... turns out I just happen to have the great niche of making even the most serious people smile. I'm not sure what is. I mean it's not like I walk around trying to be funny but I guess I had something on my face or something. Anyway to the pictures:

We started with the family... turns out Myalynn's as serious as her big brother.

Then they played a little:

Alright, alright back to business. I love Messiah Collage's campus. Thank You Messiah for always being open! :)

Just the babies. Samuel is so sweet to his baby sister.

Samuel's turn:

He sure is handsome isn't he?

Samuel and daddy playing together

Hehehehe this one just plain makes me smile! :)

And the pretty little girl.

This is my favorite shot of the day. Not only is it just plain adorable but it's an excellent example of our father's love for us. He's arms are wide open... constantly waiting for us to throw our arms open and run into his wonderful love!

SO CUTE!

There's the beautiful mommy!

Can anyone tell Father's day was coming up? ;)

Every once in a while when you are shooting by water a random boater or 5 will starting coming down the creak to distract your subjects. This is not always so bad, example... see below:

Jeremiah and Amy, thank you so much for allowing me to take pictures of your family. It has been such an honor to watch you family grow! Thank you so much for being a constant blessing my life! I love you guys!! OH and Jer lead worship on Sunday, thanks. ;)

Ariana's Sr Pictures

So a couple of months I got together with a very close family friend and shoot her Senior Pictures. I can't believe Ariana is a SR... it's crazy! I swear just yesterday she was in 3rd sleeping over at my house... just because she could. Anyway, we went out for about 2 hours and just had a great time around Boiling Springs. She is absolutely gorgeous so I had no problems getting a few great shots. Here are a few of my favs:

We started out in her front yard:

The we went to this bridge she drives past everyday on her way to school...

This is someones back yard!!! Well kind of....

PERFECT SPOT for Sr Pics. :)

Can this please be my back yard??? PLEASE??

Then we headed out the lake... a more traditional location for photographs. Can you guess why?

*sigh* So BEAUTIFUL!

Then we went back to the not so traditional... b/c that's "how we do" and went down by the Yellow Breaches. Where she runs for cross country. Which is just as pretty as all of other locations. Of course... good ol' Bowling Springs is just beautiful everywhere!

LOVE IT!!

Then we stopped by my grandma's house to play out in her fields... and ended up playing with the tractor I was never allowed to play with growing up instead. :) Shhh don't tell grandma!!

Alright, alright... back to business...

Ariana, Thank you so much for spending the afternoon with me... allowing me to photograph this special occasion. I pray that the Lord blesses you in all your future endeavors. Good luck at Pitt... and make sure you come back to us!!! Because I sure am going to miss you!!!

Love you!

Entering the world of blogging.

So here I am starting a blog. I'm a touch intimated but that's ok. I've been blog stalking for over a year now. Why not start blogging? Well my name is Charity Murtorff. I am a photographer. I have been taking peoples pictures for years now.... on and off again of course, b/c I still get nervous every time I have a shoot. But according to everything I was taught growing the nervousness is God's way of letting me know that I can't do it on my own. So nervous... are a good thing.
Anyway, I've decided to start blogging my work. To, you know, get my name out there. According to blogs I've stalked, "Network is your net worth."
So let's get on with it. In the future I will, post pictures that I've taken that I love, talk about people I've met that have influenced me, and just talk about my life. I'm always up for suggestions so please let me know what you think about anything.
And we are off on this adventure called the world wide web!
Thanks and God bless!
Charity