Proof That You Don't Have To Live in a Mansion

Many of my clients think that because their house does not resemble a model home or a spread out of a Pottery Barn Catalogue, they can't have pictures taken there.

It's simply not true.

All a good natual light photographer needs is some form of sunlight.

My backyard is currently a mess. There is no grass, just dirt and some scraggly bits of sad, sad grass. A huge pile of pine needles and pine tree limbs and pine cones and other assorted bits of pine tree detritus is along one wall waiting to be taken to the dump. Basically, it's a pile of TRASH sitting on top of some fairly non-descript pinkish rocks (the oh-so-popular ones here in the valley because, well, they're CHEAP.)

This is my daughter in the 15 minutes we spent playing outside waiting for her brother to wake up from his nap.

Like I said, most of the time, setting is inconsequential.

Frustrated and Off Topic

My color photos loose their color and make everyone look jaundiced when I post them here on the blog. I know it's a compression thing.

Seeking advice on how to avoid it or a blog host that won't compress them to such a degree. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Wendy

So This is Love...

An old College Friend of Mine has an older brother who is getting married next Spring (on a cruise ship in the Carribbean!) and she asked if I would take engagement photos of him and his fiancee as her gift to them.... There is a park nearby that makes people think we aren't in Arizona anymore.

Many Happy Blessings for your Future Together!

Urban Family

I loved taking these photos. A fun, dressed up family set against the harsher reality of an urban landscape. Seemed to tie up all of the loose ends of life right in a tiny little bundle.


I don't remember what made him so happy, but I think he and his Daddy might have been showing off their abilities to count to ten....Such a smart little guy!


And who wouldn't love the freckles on this sweet girl? I LOVE freckles. They add such a fun hint of pixie meets sass to any face. It's a very good thing my children don't have freckles because I think they could do almost anything they wanted and the freckles would whisper to me that it wasn't really their fault. Impish, those freckles.