It’s been a minute, yes? But I feel like that’s how I start off most of my blog posts. I get on a roll for a couple weeks and then fall off the radar. I had hopes to become more regular, but alas. Here we are. Take what we can get and leave the rest. ‘Tis the best for everyone…
I think we ‘ended’ this session maybe…three times? Ha! Each time, little Allie came up with one more idea that she wanted to try out and who was I to shut her down? The best shots always come when everyone is a bit more comfortable, a bit more laid back. Easier laughter, authentic smiles and true selves emerge. And I…
It can be difficult on a good day to pick the right date and then make sure everyone shows up on time, showered, with clean -meshing over matching!- clothes *and* a smile…let alone getting your extended family rounded up in the mix. But these fine ladies and gents showed up not only with smiles, but with genuine hugs and laughter,…
Sometimes all the pieces come together. The sun glows just so as the breeze picks up speed across the prairie; while a little boy comes out of his shell and parents remember what it was like to just love each other. No time commitments, no pressure, no rush. This momma in front of my lens…’twas a dream.
That fell swoop of a line curve into a hook, followed by the Cathy-favored phrase of ‘-ack’ gets me every time. Immediately and subconsciously, my inner jazz-hands are triggered, poised and ready as the incarnate spirit of Jack MacFarlands’ classic 5 seconds of enthusiasm enters my being and I flip up my hands to frame my face in an utterly…