Pina Colada's Here I Come!

I'm really excited - tomorrow I'm leaving for a week long trip to Aruba! I expect lots of fun, sun and swimming - plus a pina colada or two. I figure pina's are a bit of a cheesy drink but when your in the islands it's a must - you can't get them better anywhere else! So here's to hoping I won't be crispy but plenty relaxed when I get back.

A Day With Dorrie

Winter is usually a time for wedding and portrait photographers to prepare for the new year, take workshops and experiment a little. I have long wanted to offer Day in the Life sessions, but I needed to do a test run first - figure out what the logistics are, was there anything I was forgetting, how can I make this the best experience possible etc... I found a few things out actually - but the biggest is time coverage and having a plan of the day. I've decided I'm going to offer 4, 6 and 8 hour coverage. For the smaller children (who aren't as busy) 4-6 hours may be just perfect while for the older child with lots of activites 6-8 would work better.

Well my test subject (who I adore and is adorable) was my niece Dorrie. Here she is first thing in the morning



And here is one of my favorite series of the day - she gets soo mad while she's trying to figure something out - I'm sure she's swearing in gibberish.









To say that she's expressive would be an understatement!









To view the whole day you can visit Dorrie in my client galleries section. The gallery expires May 1st.

Down Time

So people ask what I like to do in my down time. I like to paint - mostly children's things. I've done some 20x24 canvases of Paddington Bear for my newphews and each of my newphews and niece has a floor to ceiling wall mural. This is my latest work for my niece - her mom asked for a growth chart with a Paris flare!

Are You in a Wedding FOG?

Planning a wedding can be like diving into the deep end of a pool with all your clothes on - difficult to move around in and hard to get to safety. There is a new site just out called wedfog. Wedfog takes you through a great series of facts, sample contracts and pricing to help you make sense out of the photography side. It'll help educate you on what you want and what's important to you in your photography needs. Now you can approach your potential wedding photographer armed with knowledge - and that's a good thing!

Spring is in the Air

Saturday's weather was definitely spring like. As I was walking the dogs I got to thinking about Spring. I love how everything is fresh, new and hopeful and then I got to thinking about love. No wonder why new love is always a spring thing - it embodies everything spring. So going with things fresh and new I'd like to announce my webshots! These are images for those of you on the dating scene - doing the match.com and eharmony.com thing. I'm looking to promote love this Spring. Email or call me for the details.