Happy Anniversary

I realized that it has been a while since I posted.  Sorry.  It's been a busy couple of weeks.  Well, I figured that on this 25th day of April, I would make this post a celebratory post.  Happy Anniversary to my dear friend Jamie and her husband Sean.  I had so much fun shooting this wedding 2 years ago, and I can't believe it's been 2 years already!  Thank you Jamie and Sean for letting me be a part of your day!

A New Artistic Venture

I know this is a "photography blog", but I want it to be an inspiration to you.  While I am focusing on photography, I also am going to post many different types of creative ventures... This is a new one for me!

I am not a painter by any means.. however, last October I got an idea to paint a family portrait for some friends as their Christmas gift... 5 months later, I gave it to them.  Now the reason it took me 5 months is because for starters, I had no clue what I was doing; and there were a lot of things that came up which caused me to have to take a break from painting.  But, after 5 long, pain-staking months, it is finished and delivered.  Here are some pictures of my process!

Start with a line drawing....

End up with a finished product...

Hope you like it... and I'm going to "borrow" a phrase from my friend Annie... 

Go do something creative today!

Peters Family

Let me introduce to you the Peters family.  I met the father of this family (Chuck) back in May of 2008 when we both started working for KIDMO.  A few months later, I met Cris (Chuck's wife) and their 2 girls.  Over time, a friendship developed.  

I LOVE adoption stories.  And their's is a great one!!

I remember one night sitting at a local coffee shop with Cris and talking about adoption.  She shared with me the journey that she and Chuck were about to embark on.  At that point in time, there were so many "unknowns" but she told me that night that she felt like they were going to get 2 little boys.  Fast forward a few months, and they are heading to Ethiopia to pick up their new sons!  You can check out their full story here.  So, fast forward another year, and we are doing their family portraits!  This is a beautiful family, and all 4 of their kids are precious!  I'll stop talking now and let the images do all the talking! 

Thank you Chuck and Cris for allowing me to be a part of this process.  I've enjoyed watching and walking with you through it!  You have a BEAUTIFUL family!