The “Y” Family

I get nervous before every session I shoot.  It doesn’t matter who my subject is, I’m always nervous.  Family, senior, wedding, couple–it just doesn’t matter. My heart rate always increases and I can hear the shakiness in my voice as soon as I greet the clients of the day.  (Perhaps I shouldn’t admit such things...

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The “M” Family

Family, together, doing what families do.  I love the beautiful simplicity of family. This family laughs a lot.  Really, a whole lot. And they play.  They play hard.  Somehow, a spontaneous football game broke out in the middle of our session.  This Mama of three rambunctious boys certainly held her own.  I also took notes–these...

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On Writing and Breathing

For a time, writing took the back seat.  Or, more accurately, if life were a train, with cars numbering far more than my attention span can count, writing was the final car.  Each car, labeled carefully, “Family”, “Charlie”, “Chanelle”, “Meadow”, “Chad”, “Home”, “Business”, “Photography”, “48 Hours Mystery”. . . well, you get the point. ....

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On Small Talk

I’m a terrible small talker.  Like, really, really terrible. If I walk into a situation where a small group of people might be standing and chatting, my palms become sweaty and my heart begins to beat like it used to after I finished my leg of the 4×800 relay.  (And my relay team was really...

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