A day at the park with friends

I spent a lovely afternoon yesterday with my beautiful friend, Carrie, and her darling son. We chose a park nearby and had the best time taking pictures. I was so sick, but somehow taking photos made me forget all about it. That's when you know you have it bad for something, when you're really too sick to do it but can't stand the thought of passing up an opportunity to do what you love. Of course when you are photographing some as lovely as Carrie it's effortless, she can't take a bad picture. It dawned on me yesterday that what I'm doing is making memories for people, memories that will always be with them as long as these photos exist. What an absolutely awesome thing!

~Cindy~

The unexpected great ones

I took this photo the other day and was blown away by how it turned out. This wasn't done in a studio, just against a wall but turned out spectacular. It doesn't hurt to have such a beautiful model either! This photo reminds me of the joy I feel when taking pictures, the utter joy. This one will remain in my family for years to come and when she is grown we will all look back on it and remember how lovely she was at such a young age.

A touch of photojournalism

These photos were taken of my fantasic hairdresser, Lanette, while she was intensely cutting my friend's daughter's hair. I took both of these shots with a mirror behind the subjects. It's just precious to see this beautiful child with her hands folded in the first photo and the sweet look on her face with her eyes looking down as Lanette cuts her bangs in the second shot. I made them into black and white to place the emphasis on Lanette's face and just how deeply she places
her focus on her clients. Lanette, you are the best!!!

~Cindy~

My girl

Hi everyone,

I took this photo of my daugher at a park on Sunday, we had such a great day together. She is so photogenic and loves everything having to do with photography. It looks like someday I'll have someone to pass all of this down to. My kids are the lights of my life and taking photos of them and capturing their childhood is what it's all about. She is growing up so fast!!!!! If I don't mind saying so she is absolutely adorable!

~Cindy~