poignant pauses

sneak peeks

a couple of peeks more to come. beautiful!!!!

Candid

beautiful family :)

then the outtake which if this was my family this would be the canvas... I love real!

Of course if you want really real and really candid

and don't forget how it all started

and how it will end....  I never thought I would say it but it will be sweet when it's just Chris and I again. Of course we will miss the kids terribly but .... It's going to sooo much fun to just be us again too.

another drive by post

I'm so excited a love story shoot tonight and the couple is so right up my alley!!! and I some more images from shoots that I'm excited over that I want to share soon.... hopefully....

Anyway I had to do a scouting trip for a client who wanted something different so I'm posting some samples for her.

a fall meadow shoot.  I did a really warm processing on these . But like all of my artistic processing I also show them just regular so you can choose which you prefer.

click to view it larger

moody lens flare

Darn you can't see in the storyboard how her little dress just flounced just so. I love it. So I must show it larger. :)

one of a kind

You know there is nothing like good friends YNWM? I was talking to some friends yesterday about dreams.  We've been reading this good book together(strong women ,soft hearts)You know the dreams you gave up on. The things you desire to do but for what ever reason or excuse you've given yourself,you haven't even really reached for them or you've stopped reaching.

Sometimes it's more comfortable to stay in what you know then to  face failure. But it's those challenges those adventures that make me feel really alive. My photography is always an adventure to me as I reach more and more for my dreams but there are other areas I've let go. 

Things I feel I was meant to do but fear and apathy have robbed me.

Think of the times you felt most alive.... Why? what was it about that place and time? Are you missing something too?

It's funny I can tell so easily when I'm off track of where I'm meant to be. I'm jealous of other's sucesses and  feel a need to compare. It's sort of like you stop living.  Such a sad place really.....  There is no one like me,never been any one just like me and there has never been anyone like you,will never be another like you.  It's amazing really.....  How sad to get caught up and miss that.

One of the reasons I love photography is it highlights people,their unique self.

Love little kid's budda bellies

yeah I know

Missing in action again! Sorry I've been super busy lots of fun stuff to share not all worked through yet though so just so you know I’m alive I will share a slideshow.

Every session I've ever done there is some point that I get mushy. The love I see in families just touches my heart so much and I'm a real softie.  This session was very special to me though I've thought a lot about them. I think it touched me especially because I have children that are just starting to border on adulthood.

The love between this young man and his Mom was so touching. You could see how incredible proud she was of him. It was wonderful to see how much they enjoyed each other's company in an easy going laidback way.

He is on his way to becoming a lawyer and has chosen to continue his schooling and become a doctor. Now that is impressive but what was most impressive to me was how he treated his mom... The young lady that captures this young man's heart is going to be princess in his heart. His mom has taught him the important things that who his is more important then what he does.

sigh...

I had a hard time limiting myself with the images I showed in their slideshow. I wish I could have added them all in way to0 many I loved.

Here is the link to their slideshow  Friends slideshow

Oh and I hope I don't embarrass him by the song choice. I felt his mom is like my husband's family. We've always been able to turn towards Mom and Dad when we were feeling a bit lost as to what to do and also we just always felt like they are there for us silent loving support.