All Grown up: Darlene’s Maternity Shoot
If I close my eyes, I can still hear the sound of my little cousins in the living room eating cereal. For most of my childhood, my cousins lived at my house. Now here I am, taking maternity photos of Darlene and her husband Alex. During the shoot, Darlene had all of us laughing. Darlene … Read more
Good-bye Uncle
When it comes down to it, it’s the small insignificant moments we appreciate most about life. Yesterday, I sat and listened to my father speak at my uncle’s memorial. He told stories of looking for something to eat after they had partied together, he remembered when he lent his little brother his car when they … Read more
The Images of Life
Life can happen so fast, that even a 2,000 camera can miss it. The past few months I’ve been enjoying my camera phone. When I was 8 years old I use to say, “I wish I could take as many photos as I wanted, to have unlimited film!” Now many years later, I am living … Read more
Photos: Christmas Time
For some reason, our culture treats the word, “Christmas” like its a bad word, covering it with a generic, “Happy Holidays” greeting. I find it strange since they advertise aggressively all of November and December for the day they aren’t even allowed to say. And maybe that’s okay, since they don’t know the meaning of … Read more
Pics: Christmas Tree Farm
The best part of Christmas is preparing for it. Last year I was so busy that I didn’t take the time to enjoy the season. I decided this year to start Christmas early. My family and I went to a tree farm for the first time to get a fresh tree. It was exciting checking … Read more
Photos: The Adame Family
The best part of doing family photos is being allowed to be a part of the family, even if it’s for an hour. Every photo I took I was amazed at how easy the family was to photograph. I was getting smiles and eye contact, even from the little ones. It was awesome.
Baby Jacob
Some time ago I took some photos of my nephew wearing the clothes I bought him in London. For the longest time I thought I had lost the files. I had only printed one picture and hung it on my mirror, looking at it everyday wondering “what did I do with the files?”. Today while … Read more
Wedding: Nick & Karen
The beginning of a new chapter begins in two young lives. As they try to forget the worries of the day, they both prepare to find each other. What started as a glance is now an exchange for a promise. As the wedding party makes their way down the aisle, the groom is comforted at the … Read more
Wedding: Cousin Darlene
My cousin Darlene told me a month ago she was getting married but a part of me didn’t believe her. I then received a text message: “I’m getting married Wednesday.” It was a different wedding experience since Darlene is one of my close cousins. At times I had to put my camera down to help … Read more
