When I arrived at the Greene’s home on the Peninsula, I was quietly overjoyed that their newest addition was still napping. There is something so pure and innocent about a sleeping child. Whenever I see my own kids sleeping, I think about more than just having a quiet household. When I see those sleeping babies…
Photographing small children is a bit like interval training. I’m either dashing around trying to keep up with quick little legs, or I’m sitting on the ground waiting for the next thing to happen. The younger the kids, the more I seem to wait. Little ones have their own agenda, and they really don’t care what we…
A few weeks ago, I posted a lovely Danville Saturday Morning photo session that somehow morphed into a Family Life session. This happened because, when talking with this mama, it became quite clear that her sentimental heart was barely being contained in her petite frame. She told me beautiful, moving stories of her daughter, husband and distant relatives….
They call her Baba. Her youngest grandson picked her name when he was barely walking, and it stuck. She laughs about it because he was so adamant… she couldn’t convince him to change even if she wanted to. Now, four more grandkids later, they all call her Baba, and she’s grown to love it. Baba’s…
If you watch, open your eyes, slow down… and be patient… you can capture more than just a moment. You can capture a flood of memories. Her mom is blow drying her hair as she has done a hundred times before. She is bouncing on her toes making the hair drying process just a…
A few weeks ago I blogged the beautiful, perfectly crazy Buhalis family’s Saturday Morning Session. But I purposely left out a short series of pictures because I felt like they needed to be on their own. They needed more words. More space. More time. Here’s why… Before any session, I talk with my clients a…
