Category archives: family portraits
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- What does one girl need in a portrait session? Her family to join in the fun!
I love when siblings join in a portrait session for so many reasons, especially when it comes to First Communion portraits.
This milestone event is a very special day, and having your brother or your sister with you to join in the [...]
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- I grew up with cousins, and I am talking, LOTS of cousins! It was only when I was older that I realized we are all second- and third- and cousins of cousins. We all got together over various seasons and holidays, and our social life as a large Italian family pretty much revolved around this. I thought everyone's fam[...]
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- 'Tis the season of summer, swimming, and snapshots,
watermelon, water balloons, and water-resistant cameras
My favorite part of summer, though, is hearing people's stories. Maybe it's where they've been or where they are planning to go.
Sometimes, it's heari[...]
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- Ah, July!
When the conversation turns to summertime and the month of July, the topics we discuss are:
*What are we doing for the 4th of July?
*What are we doing to stay cool?
*What are we grilling?
We love a good old fashioned cookout at our house on this holiday, whether it's just the two of us or it en[...]
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- When Noy phoned me to inquire about photography for her father-in-law’s 70th birthday party, I was thrilled to hear the plans they were making. Friends, family, and neighbors were invited, and they would be decorating the venue with photographs from all the ages and stages of Mike’s life.
Most of all, this was [...]
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- Today, I blogged at Operation: Love Reunited about what it means to be one of their photographers.
Having been a member for almost 10 years and a blogger for them this past year, we see and hear fascinating stories about military life.
As a photographer and an Army veteran, I am grateful to do my small part to sa[...]
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- For the past year on this blog, I wanted to highlight client birthdays and milestones once a month.
You see, I love birthdays. I think milestone events like the day we are born are a big deal. These are the details that make up our lives.
(My birthday often falls on Thanksgiving.) And instead of getting lost i[...]
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- Personalized Photo Candle
A few weeks ago, I went out to the Southpoint Mall to do some errands. One item on my list was to look for a particular scent of a Yankee Candle, Macintosh Apple.
When I moved into my first apartment (years ago), another teacher had brought this over as housewarming gift. Never mind t[...]
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- During these holidays, I would like to talk with you about the word love.
We use it often to describe things, people, and our affection for both. I am totally that person who often exclaims, "I LOVE THAT!"
And when we hear that word love, how many of us think in terms of romantic love? What if we reminde[...]
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- Okay, so she's definitely not a baby! This college freshman celebrated her birthday at the start of the month!
This sweet groom celebrated a birthday mid-month
This family was all smiles as they had two November birthdays to celebrate!
And this gal on the left was all smiles when it came to her birthday a[...]
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- Calling all ghouls and goblins...guys and gals...we're here to wish our October peeps the happiest and very best of October birthday wishes!
We kicked off October wishing this sweet couple Happy Birthday wishes on Instagram, and it reminded me how important it was to get parents in front of the camera - not jus[...]
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- When I shoot a family portrait, often I ask the parents to step in front of my camera. Sometimes I get a quizzical look, and almost all of the time parents oblige. Often what they find on the other end of the camera is fun, laughter, and smiles. This sometimes surprises them, and always brings me joy.
It was R[...]
