lucci | 3.22.15

i cannot say enough about this little beauty. a friend asked me if i would be interested in doing head shots for his niece - a very talented dancer with the desire to become a model. when i met lucci, i was so impressed with her! she's an absolute natural in front of a camera and such a beautiful dancer! admittedly, some of the poses she was able to pull off made my body hurt, but it sure did make for some amazing shots... enjoy!

definitely looking forward to more photo ops with this little one and her family, that's for sure!!

water works | 3.10.15

honestly, sometimes i'm just walking the dog and i see something... this was totally the case yesterday. coop and i were out for his afternoon stroll and i happened to see water falling off the car port in my apartment complex. if i looked at the drops just right, the sun made them look like little specks of gold falling to the ground... so i did what any other person would do (well.... maybe not...) and i ran inside, unhooked the dog from all of his apparatuses and grabbed my camera!!

i didn't know if i would be able to capture what i had seen... or even get anything convincingly interesting at all... but i was very VERY surprised.... these images will likely be displayed in my house in the very near future. 

enjoy!

i love the way the trees are reflected upside down inside the water in this one... 

sarah and j.p. are having a baby!

these two are adding a little one! i met sarah and j.p. by referral of a friend, and i'm so happy to have had the chance to work with them! first of all, j.p. picked out all of the attire for the couple and did an impeccable job - i must give credit where credit is due! also, this is one of the easiest shoots i've ever done! both were so happy and excited for their little one and so in love! i happen to think they are going to make one heck of a parenting duo!

coming in 2015...

i swear they were models in a past life... so many of these poses just "happened" without any effort whatsoever! i cannot count how many times i just said, "okay, freeze... that's adorable..." 

i can't wait to work with these two more in the future!!

all the vintage!

a friend asked me to capture the beauty of her mother's wedding dress... of course i will! this thing had the most gorgeous train ever! the detail on this dress was unbelievable. the dress combined with some fall sunlight came out so awesome!

shutter speed extravaganza

guys! look what you can do with a crummy tripod, some patience and a wide open shutter! 

this was just something i decided to do one night... it was kinda scary at points, but the things i'll do for some good art... i tell ya!

jude turns one!

look at who turned one! i consider myself extremely lucky to be given the opportunity to photograph this beautiful boy multiple times - since even before he was alive! though the wind was a bit chilly coming off the lake and mr. jude wasn't completely thrilled with being in front of the camera, we were still able to get him to cheer up for a couple good shots! 

congrats, little dude! you're one! :)

i must pause to say that this is my very first silhouette that i have loved... i'm fascinated by silhouettes to the max, and i was SO HAPPY to be able to grab one of my own.