Holiday Open House - December 20th, 2008

Join me on Saturday, Dec. 20th from noon-7pm for my last event in the old studio. Yup, that's right! Starting in January I will be in a new location. There will also be some other changes taking place, so make sure you come by on the 20th so you can get the scoop. There will also be all sorts of goodies, including (but not limited to!) homemade cookies & treats, last minute gift ideas, pre-order specials, a kids craft activity and oh so much more!

So please stop by, even if you're only able to stay for a minute. I'm gonna need someone to help eat all these delicious homemade cookies I'm slaving away in the kitchen for. If I don't see you before, have a very Merry Christmas!

Some Black & White, Some Color!

November Roundup - Lotsa Portraits!

Hope everyone had a nice turkey-day! I was yet again bad about blogging my updates this month. There is just so much to do! So here is a mega-post with several recent sessions.

My open house is scheduled for December 20th from noon-7pm so if you happen to be out wrapping up some last minute shopping stop by for treats, kids activities, frame sale and more!

Senior Style!

It's all fun and games until somebody gets cranky!

Fun @ Dawes

Dawes is so much fun, especially with a four-year-old like "G"! This might be the first time ever, EVER, that the first picture I snapped ended up my favorite! Wait.. I forgot about all my OTHER favorites from this session!

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

With the Month of October being recognized as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation holds its Annual Fund Drive for six weeks starting in mid-September and ending in October.

President Ronald Reagan enacted Proclamation 5890 in October of 1988 to recognize that each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States alone end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a newborn child. Reagan stated, "A national observance offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the great tragedy involved in the deaths of unborn or newborn babies. It also enables us to consider how, as individuals and communities, we can meet the needs of bereaved parents and family members... " To read the full Proclamation signed by Reagan, CLICK HERE.

If you are in a place to make even a small contribution to NILMDTS, please know that doing so will continue to allow the organization to provide improved resources, training, communication, and other tools necessary in support of our amazing contingent of professional photographers who provide the gift of free remembrance portraiture to families in need.

Our next project we are working on is an online, interactive webinar version of our Formal NILMDTS Training taught by Co-Founder Sandy Puc' allowing anyone in any country with access to a computer to complete the course online. Donations help make programs like this a reality!

Your Donations Support the Organization in Many Ways -

* By supporting the continued education of our volunteer photographers
* By allowing us to further our outreach to hospitals and hospices across the world
* By offsetting the costs associated with outreach efforts including Formal NILMDTS Traingin Seminars
* By supporting the Family Forum which creates a productive and supportive haven for healing
* By supporting the Photographers' Forum which provides a helpful environment for our member photographers to express their feelings and receive advice on the various issues that they face in this noble work
* By supporting the day to day operations of our Headquarters Offices

Sibling Love (or something like that!)

"R" & "P" were so much fun! Although at one point I think "P" (big brother) wasn't so into the whole "photo shoot with sister" thing... but he came around and I absolutely LOVE the last image of them!

It's been a little while!

Got a bit of catching up to do, here are some of the smiles I've had the recent pleasure of capturing!

B and his Big Sister

I did portraits of lil B when he was only a few days old, I just recently met his big sister, also a B!

Here he is then...

and now!

This was the first time I got to meet big B. She was so helpful in getting him to smile!

I don't know what I would have done without her!

It was a perfect outdoor portrait day, we went down by Heath high school and found a cool little bridge.

Lil B was not so much a fan of the grass!