I have a thing with places. Portraits in a studio or a nondescript field are lovely. They really are. But the camera can provide so much more. Memories aren’t only faces, current hairstyles, or chubby baby hands. They include a sense of place. “Do you remember when this restaurant was still in business and we...
It’s no secret that babies grow in the blink of an eye. But, even though those newborn days aren’t too far in the past for me, it still surprises me how little a new baby is. So tiny, in fact, that this baby girl as a sweet little nickname “Bitty” given to her by her...
December 2017 was the first month I forgot…almost. I’ve shot a personal Day in the Life once a month since November of 2014 and at the very tail end of December I realized I hadn’t shot one for that month. So I cheated. I shot two images at midnight, teetering on that moment between December...
Last November. A change of season. Suddenly our baby is one and we are once again decorating for Christmas. And it’s mind boggling to look back at the November before and see all the changes. Our daughter is walking and causing all sorts of mischief. Our son’s face and thinned out even more, making him look...
Summertime has finally arrived here in Washington! And I couldn’t be happier. Blue skies. Sunlight hanging out to play until late in the evening. Moderate temperatures. Everything you need for magic in the back yard, which is exactly what this family session was all about. Childhood magic in the back yard created by a set...
