"She is water.
Powerful enough to drown you.
Soft enough to cleanse you.
Deep enough to save you."
-Adrian Michael
She Is Water
in Seniors
Fire Station Engagement
in engagement
You guys, I got to shoot an engagement session for my sweet friend Holly. That's not it. It was at a fire station. A fire station!
"There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved."
Basketball
This was our first year with basketball. Meaning my son's first season and my first attempt at photographing it. Overall it went well for both of us! Ha ha! It's been a learning curve for both of us but so far son loves it and I am loving photographing it.
That's My Daughter...
in Seniors
When you have a child, everyone loves to remind you that "they grow so fast". It sounds so cheesy, so cliche. But it's so true. They really do grow in the blink of an eye. It's an exciting and proud moment but oh how it breaks your heart at the same time. My oldest, my first baby, my original baby, my baby forever...she's graduating. It happened too fast.
"In the eyes of a child...there is joy, there is laughter... there is hope, there is trust, a chance to shape the future..."
Picture of the Week
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
-Vince Lombardi
Picture of the Week
You got one guy going boom, one guy going whack, and one guy not getting in the endzone.”
-John Madden
Baby Thiago Turns ONE!
It's such a cliche saying but it's so very true. Babies don't keep. You hope and pray and plan for these precious little souls. They come into your life and you're tired, full of worry, anxious, full of love, exhausted and...blissful. Babies are chaotic bliss. And in the blink of an eye, they are one.
This sweet love belongs my son's football coach and his gorgeous fiance. What an honor...they picked ME to document their pregnancy with Thiago and now his first birthday. It is such and honor to be trusted to document this special time in their lives. This sweet baby is the most special boy of fall. He is the baby bear to our football team. The boys love him. He is very much a part of the team. I am so thankful to be chosen to document his life. I can't wait until I get to photograph him playing football. ;). Happy birthday baby T...you are so very loved by all.
Boys of Fall
Let the craziness begin.
Football has officially started in my household! I have a youth football player, a freshman football player and a JV/Varsity football player. You know what that means? It means my house smells like a locker room and I get to spend my evenings and weekend shooting games and editing pictures. This is truly the most wonderful time of the year! I wouldn't have it any other way.
My Dark Knight
“He’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we’ll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight.”
How a Girly Girl Became a Sports Photographer
The story of how I fell into photography is not that different from the story of other photographers. It started in my childhood. I always enjoyed creative things like art, crafts and photography. As a child, my mom would buy me those disposable cameras often. I loved documenting things going on in my life. As a teenager, I was Editor-in-Chief of my high school news paper and a section editor of the yearbook. In college, I initially studied journalism and took some photography classes. Of course, I graduated with a degree in psychology and went on to work in social services but that is another story...
I got married and eventually had five children (one girl, four boys). I loved documenting my children's day to day lives. Eventually, my children started joining activities and sports. I found myself sitting on the sidelines of many (so.many.) football games and soccer games and eventually wrestling meets. Anyway, there was a father on my of my son's teams who would photograph all the games. Then he would share the pictures with us and occasionally create posters for gifts or for purchase. I treasured those pictures. You see, I am girly girl. Sports always seemed so boring (and hot and stinky and oh so sweaty). But in those image he shared, I saw so much emotion. I saw more than a bunch of sweaty kids chasing a ball. I looked forward to those weekly emails full of game pictures. I was so thankful for those images he shared with us. They meant so much to me.
Shorty after the birth of my fifth child, I finally upgraded my good old Sony point and shoot to my very own DSLR. And my adventure began. I put those hours of football games and wrestling meets to use. I learned to use my camera. I studied articles, I watched tutorials but most important, I practiced. I love catching those moments of joy on the field, the moments of frustrations...the tears and joy. And eventually, I became the mom on the team that shares pictures.
And that is how my story began.
