An adoption story

This week I had a new experience. I was invited to photograph/document adoption proceedings. This family is so loving, the joy, tears, laughter had me emotional as well. You could tell the judge more than enjoyed this aspect of his day. He was really interested in the family to be. I created a slide show, you can see the emotions very clearly. The professionals involved in making this happen are in these shots as well, you can tell they are so proud to have been a part of helping a family come together.

Sweet toddler Cousins

This morning I drove down to Fayetville, to capture sweet cousins. We all worked hard, me and both Mommies as we attempted to get two eager toddlers to tolerate our direction to get a few good shots. Between the gorgeous weather, the open fields and Grandpa's tractor, holding their interest in a photo shoot was a big challenge. Still I love the ones we did get, and I think everyone will be happy. I feel it was worth the effort and the fun. What do you think?

Eric and Keren

Today I had a wonderful family session. Most of the family preferred to keep their images for their eye's only. Keren and Eric however wanted to see a glimpse ahead of time and gave me the go ahead for the few I took of the pair of them. Their animoto is very short, as much of the session was spent capturing the family and then each couple. Everyone has a few images, and then several groupings. I had a great time meeting them, and good time using the Parthenon for the first time in ages. Well enjoy this mini preview, it's all you'll get from today's family session. ;-)

Friendship Sessions

I finally had the chance to give my daughter her own session. She decided though to invite her best friend, and so we had even more fun combining their sessions. It's a great idea if you think your child/teen will be shy about having their portraits captured to make it into a friendship session. They can lighten each other up and it can create fun memories as well as natural expressions on their faces. Here are 3 slide shows, My daughter, her friend, and then their friendship slide show of the fun they had during the shoot!

The Vaal Family

Saturday when we were having beautiful weather. I spent a couple hours with the Vaal family. We had a very good time capturing their fun filled nature, and beautiful Grandchildren and adult children. Enjoy their teaser preview!