Spend enough time around babies and little kids, and you definitely start understanding the term, “old soul”. Some babies just have a look in their eye of wisdom and understanding far beyond their years. That is certainly how I felt about this little guy. His parents were hanging out and he was along for the ride. Happy to sit and stare seriously around him. I especially love the photograph where he is exactly mirroring his dad. Can you spot it?
Can we talk about joy for a minute? Unbridled, bare feet in the sand, flying through the air on a carnival ride, joy? We don’t do enough of it, but we were lucky enough to spend a day in December with visiting family at the Santa Monica Pier and I just can’t keep the photographs…
I always mourn the loss of the long days of summer when we shift to fall and evening starts to creep up earlier and earlier. I think it’s left over from growing up in the northeast, where the end of those long days meant real cold was coming. But I have to admit, as a…
There are really no, “what should we do now?” moments in a family documentary session with a two year old. Kids always lead the way. They haven’t learned yet to be shy of the camera, and more importantly, they have a natural drive to play and nothing gets in the way of that. Being with…
I love how in a documentary shoot, the story reveals itself as you go, in real time. Tiffany hired me to document her trip home from the hospital with her newborn daughter, an exciting story to tell already. But as the afternoon progressed, her son’s reactions and emotions became such a beautiful part of the…
The dog is the first to greet me, and she’s clearly a part of the family. She checks me out to make sure this stranger with the big camera is safe to have around the baby and then flops down at my feet for a belly rub. I always laugh when people mention they have…
I have written so much about this shoot for other blogs, that I’m going to keep it really simple here at my own. Let me just say – I loved this shoot. I loved the warmth and activity and laughter, and I love Sarah and Jean Michel. I am truly honored that two publications that…