It's about THE LOVE!

I never heard the news, but when I saw her for the first time after her abundant love started growing inside of her I refused to acknowledge it until I was sure.. I kept a straight face and laughed and talked as though her abundant love was not staring me in the face...literally...
"Alex and I want you to do our shoot.... let's set a date... right now....."
and later
"we will do another shoot when..."
and then
"we'll come back when....."
meanwhile..... I was still at the abundant love part... (smile)

I understand why you two came to me but as I shouted over and over during the shoot, THIS shoot was really all about the love.......
THE LOVE that you two have for each other is so very easy to see.. it's in your smile, your wiggled nose when he talks to you, it's in the silly stories you tell about the other, it's about how you lean on him even when the camera was on the floor, the jesters, the uncomplicated notion of it all ...... and last but not least...... it is in those eyes...

Isn't new life all about THE LOVE!... yeap.....

Family Reunion - Moore/Kent

I don't agree to do Family Reunions often.. it's hard to venture amongst a union of people whom have known each other for... well... forever, and blend in as though you are a distant cousin with a camera..
I'm so happy that I agreed. This family was so friendly and proved my theory wrong.. From the moment I got there they clapped and shouted exuberant hello's with big smiles and welcomed me as though I was that distant cousin. Little did they know I was about to ask them all to walk a mile to the lake to take their family picture (smile).. I heard no one complain... they just took the hike, to the lake..

To the family.. thank you so much for allowing me to come and document just this day that brought you together in D.C. from all over the country.. may you always be close and blessed!

Click here for the slideshow

Senior- Class of 2009

Quiet, composed, reserved.. really quiet.... Beautiful, smart and without a doubt she is a generous leader and advocate for all of the girls on the soccer team. In school she is focused and balanced... no one has to tell me this about her, I know...

Thanks JBH for trusting me to take your senior pictures and for allowing me to trudge off through the thicket, with camera in hand, ready to make my vision of days earlier come to light. You were perfect for this capture.

Click here to see her slideshow

In the eyes?

I see it all the time and this time was no exception. The hair, the matching bows, the clothes to die for, the perfect location and the sun just right peeking through the trees. Everyone, including my helpers (my kids) are all set to go... then the little one is released from the carseat ready for the day in the park.. they usually take one look at me and my gear, my kids, my props and they peek out of the corner of their eye at their mom and without saying a word, without even a murmur... it's all in the eyes.... Lady.... you have 3 minutes to get this... me, I mean, in all of my two year old-glory and then I will be done...
Oh No!! Don't pull out the gum, candy, pennies and even dollars... Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled that you want me to see myself in the back of your camera.. but that does not mean that you will ever see another smile on this face for the next hour... Hey Lady... I'm TWO.. and it is my job to make my mom crazy.
As I try to reassure the mother that I have succeeded in getting the shots, that the little one looks perfect to me, that the smile is really not necessary... that the day is not lost and she will be surprised and happy with the pictures... I look in my cameraback and what I see is simply perfection.. Time and time again. Because you see, the truth behind the perfect shot is not the smile... It is and will always be in the eyes...
Just look at this beauty...



she smiled plenty.. it was just quick and then gone in a flash...


thanks mom.. we got it..