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Julie E. Hedges owns and operates JE Hedges Photography. She is a Professional
Photographer with memberships in PPA - Professional Photographer's of America,
WPCV - Wedding Professionals of Chattahoochee Valley, and Kodak's Promise of Excellence.
On July 15th, 2007, Julie was awarded the 2007 Ledger-Enquirer's Reader's Choice
Award for "Favorite Photographer".
Julie has been a photographer for as long as
she can remember, starting with a 126 Instamatic Camera (that
used flash-cubes... remember those?) in her
hand around the age of 7. "I would line up my baby
dolls for portrait shoots... they were always good subjects!"
says Julie. As time progressed, she of course had to move
up and into a hot pink 110 Instamatic Camera with built-in flash. "I really
thought I was something with that hot pink camera. (smile). I now had
younger siblings that became my photography
subjects. They enjoyed playing dress up and posing for the
camera." Into high school, Julie transferred over to
the more widely used 35mm film cameras and photographed her
first wedding. Friends, family,
and special events became Julie's new photography targets.
"I wanted to create a photographic journal of my life that I
could look back upon 50 years from now." After high
school, Julie started college and entered Corporate America.
She worked twelve years with two Fortune 500 companies in her
hometown moving into management. "I thought
Corporate America was just the way it was suppose to be. I
was making a good living but my creativity was being
suppressed." Julie's creative eye in her personal
photographs was noticed by others. She received an
increase in requests to cover family, friend's, and friends of
friends special events and weddings. She purchased studio
equipment, attended photography courses, and upgraded into professional
level digital SLR cameras.
In 2000, Photography became a full-time paying hobby outside of her
full-time corporate career. The love of photography began
to pull on her emotions and she knew retiring in the corporate
world was not what she had in mind for the future. "I
knew I was too talented to sit in a 4'x5' cubicle for the next
forty years". In 2003, Julie left management in Corporate
America to manage her photography business full-time.
"Photography is my true passion. I love what I do.
I've never looked back. I enjoy working with my clients
creating photographic memories they will cherish for years to
come. I become not just a photographer... but friends with
my clients."
Keith Ludy is the Assistant
Photographer. He is Julie's younger and only brother.
At 6'3" tall, he towers over his sister by a whole foot. He
graduated from Columbus Technical Institute in 2002 with a degree in
Automotive Fundamentals and Technology and is currently working on his
Certificate in Manufacturing. Keith acts as a second shooter at
weddings and is Julie's right arm on
location photo shoots. Keith is just a genius with mad skills.
You name it... Keith can fix it... put it together... and make it right.
His biggest challenge though is keeping Julie sane... but you can't
penalize him for that. :) He handles everything from
equipment to "Train Wrangling" and has been known to act like a monkey in
order to make the littlest subjects smile. Keith is a very
dedicated and hard worker... if only we could clone him! Julie is
extremely proud to have Keith by her side... he's her friend... her
assistant... but best of all.. he's her brother.
Celeste Edge is the
newest addition to the JE Hedges Photography team. In January 2008,
Celeste joined the studio as the Marketing Manager. She
graduated from CSU (Columbus State University) with a degree in
Communications. You may run into Celeste while she's out and
about in the community networking with other vendors or greeting and
answering questions for potential clients at trade shows. On
September 22nd, 2005, Julie met Celeste when she came into the
studio for a Bridal Consultation. Celeste booked her wedding
photography services eleven months before her wedding date to ensure
she could lock the studio in as her photographer... and guess
what??? Celeste wasn't even engaged yet! She had faith in her now
hubby, Joel, that he would come through. Julie photographed
Celeste and Joel's wedding on October 21st, 2006... which actually
happened to be Julie's 11th year wedding anniversary! Julie was
nine months pregnant during Celeste's wedding and they prayed the
entire nine months that Julie's daughter would cook in the oven
until after Celeste and Joel's wedding. Julie's daughter,
London, did indeed wait, and was born just twelve days
later. Celeste and Julie had an instant connection back in
September of 2005 and they've been friends ever since. Julie
is proud to have Celeste as a member of the JE Hedges team. If
you see Celeste out... be sure to say "hi"... but beware... she's
armed with business cards and an appointment book. :)
JE Hedges
Photography offers Family Portraits, beautiful
Maternity sessions, Graduations, Headshots,
has covered hundreds of events, numerous celebrities,
and is regionally known for their unique, creative and fun approach to
Weddings.
At JE Hedges Photography, we capture
all the feelings of your wedding.... the Romance, the Excitement,
the Fun. We combine a unique photography style and technique
with a creative eye that assures that your wedding portraits will
have your distinct personality in every image. Your wedding photographs
will reflect the love you feel for each other, along with the
friendships and family ties of special people.
"Guests and clients always tell us that our brides
look like their having fun. That's because THEY ARE!!!" On your wedding day
you want to feel happy and relaxed. We are unobtrusive, fun,
and easy going. We take special pride in
working with our clients to make them feel at ease and get the most
from their portraits. Our wedding photography packages are
designed to cover every type of wedding from a small
affair to a large wedding event.
Call today for a
complimentary consultation and allow Julie to introduce you to a new
photography experience!
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