Arin Hayley Photo and Film

01/01/2025

Year 16 was a great year for Arin Hayley Photo and Film. I met some amazing new clients as well as working with repeat clients.

This year I am adding a little more options for my clients and expanding. When you do what you love, you are always looking for ways to grow and learn.

To celebrate year 17, I am giving away a $300 gift certificate for those that like and share this post. It can be used toward all sessions (with the exception of mini sessions) or a wedding collection.

And if you haven't had a chance to check out my business extension, please go to Hidden Cypress, like and share for another chance to win a Hidden Cypress mini session. I have been working on this property for the past 2 years and this year, God willing, there will be lots of growth.

Share until January 10th.

17/12/2024

For those of us who didn't have time to capture those pictures before Christmas, it is still a great time afterwards to capture them. And if you have procrastinated on that gift for the person who has everything, guess what, they don't have this exact moment in time captured! Gift Certificates are available in the comment below. Link to secure a 2025 portrait session for 2024 prices are in the comment also.

To those that I have captured in 2024, thank you for helping me to live my dream while capturing your memories!

10/12/2024

More Christmas Mini Sessions are available for this Saturday morning December 14th, December 20th, and the afternoon of Saturday December 21st. If none of these dates work, reach out. I am sure we can find another date before Christmas.

Link is in comments.

27/11/2024

If I can get 3 boys to sit still, Christmas miracles still happen!

These Cookie Baking Mini Sessions have limited availability. Check the comments for booking link

20/11/2024

It’s that time of year for Christmas pictures.

I am offering Cookie Baking mini sessions for this Saturday, November 23rd, Saturday, November 30th, and Saturday, December 7th.

Family Christmas Mini Sessions are also available for those same days.

A link for more information is in the comments

14/11/2024

Such a gorgeous maternity session of this
sweet couple as they become a family of 3. I took these picture on their stunning property that they share with their best friends/neighbors who happen to be welcoming their little boy’s best friend 2 months later. Oh what adventure these 2 will have exploring 40 acres of fun together!

16/10/2024

It's been. while since I have done a senior session and now I remember how fun they can be! I was so excited when Olivia asked me to capture hers because she always lets me be a creative as I want!

Because I had so much fun, I have decided to offer more of these session so if you haven't booked a senior session yet, please reach out and lets create something fun!

link to book is in the comments

15/10/2024

If these sky events keep happening, I am going to have to work on my night photography. Thankful that I was able to capture the Atlas comet tonight!

08/10/2024

As a farmer's wife, I can tell you the weather has been great for cotton. Some years, the cotton only has a bottom crop and it doesn't appear as "full" to the eye making it not a great backdrop for photos. But this year, the dry and hot weather has been perfect to make the fields appear as a "floating white cloud".

They are currenlty harvesting cotton so the fields won't last much longer. That is why I wait until the last minute to offer these sessions and at a discounted rate.

I will post a link for booking in the comments below.

07/10/2024

On my way to church yesterday, driving the back roads through cotton fields, I realized it has been a while since I have offered cotton field sessions. It’s easy to see how beautiful the cotton is when the morning and afternoon sun shines through it and hard to resist not wanting to take pictures in it.

I’m pretty late to the game to offer these and because they are so last minute, I am offering them for this upcoming weekend for a reduced price.

07/10/2024

On my way to church yesterday, driving the back roads through cotton fields, I realized it has been a while since I have offered cotton field sessions. It’s easy to see how beautiful the cotton is when the morning and afternoon sun shines through it and hard to resist not wanting to take pictures in it.

I’m pretty late to the game to offer these and because they are so last minute, I am offering them for this upcoming weekend for a reduced price.

I will put a link to book in the comments below.

27/08/2024

always a beautiful location for a beautiful wedding!

Jay and Lucy had a beautiful and intimate wedding and I was so honored to be a part of it!

22/08/2024

Amari spent the summer here in Arkansas with Hayden’s family. He wanted her to love it here as much as he does. And it was a plus that she picked up a love for fishing while she was here! They ended the summer with a proposal before heading back to Kentucky to start planning their wedding here next May.

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord . Song of Solomon 8:6

06/08/2024

Summer vacation is almost over but you would never know by these temperatures! So let’s throw one more summer type session in for fun. Fishing/boat mini sessions available through August.

22/07/2024

I am hosting an intimate wedding styled shoot at Hidden Cypress on November 2, 2024. The transferable fee is $150

The shoot will be in a relaxed, natural enviroment that captures all the details of a backyard and intimate wedding.

Areas that will be set up include: wedding ceremony, wedding reception, bride and groom, bride and bridesmaids, as well as all the intimate details that are included in an intimate wedding. If you are interested in attending, please comment with your email below and I will send you all the details.

Images in the inspiration board, are not mine but they are images I found that will portray the Fall, intimate vibe of the shoot.

29/06/2024

It’s wedding day!

25/06/2024

What a neat story!

A Jewish family named Karnofsky, who immigrated from Lithuania to the United States, took pity on the 7-year-old boy and brought him to their home.

There he stayed and spent the night in this Jewish family home, where for the first time in his life he was treated with kindness and tenderness.

When he went to bed, Mrs. Karnofski sang him Russian lullabies, which he sang with her.

Later he learned to sing and play several Russian and Jewish songs.
Over time, this boy became the adopted son of this family.

Mr. Karnofsky gave him money to buy his first musical instrument, as was the custom in Jewish families.

Later, when he became a professional musician and composer, he used these Jewish melodies in compositions such as St. James's Hospital and Go Down Moses.

The little boy grew up and wrote a book about this Jewish family, who adopted him in 1907.

In memory of this family and until the end of his life, he wore the Star of David and said that in this family he learned "how to live a real life and self-determination."

This little boy's name was Louis Armstrong. This little boy was called Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. Louis Armstrong proudly spoke fluent Yiddish and “Satchmo” is Yiddish for “big cheeks, a nickname some say was given to him by Mrs. Karnofsky!

Now you know rest of the story!