Le Petit Prince
My little artist, Magalie strikes again. I love everything about this latest drawing, it's beautiful, full of bright colors (she explained her choice of orange for the astronaut suit would work best to compliment the other colors), well composed, just full of talent. Again, she touches my heart with her subject matter, her own interpretation of our classic french story "Le Petit Prince", a favorite of mine, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. "The stars are more like the star fish in sponge bob squa [...]
Fergie and Keeli
I've just arrived in Grand Rapids, MI, and am enjoying the luxury of a very peaceful room in a very swanky hotel, I could get used to this. I'll say more about this 4 days getaway in a couple of days, with I hope, some beautiful images.
For now, I'm sharing these 2 super cute doggies. Amy is the manager at The Pet Resort, a very swanky pet hotel. Lori is the fantastic groomer, who can tame Coco's hair when she goes "rasta" on me. Amy came with her 1 year old Boston Terrier, Fergie, warning [...]
Codi
April showers delayed this photo shot a whole month! But it was certainly worth persevering. Codi is a lovely young senior graduating this week and on her way to Ole Miss. In the course of the session I asked her the classic question: "what do you want to do after college?" I just loved how quick she was to respond "an news anchor", in a voice full of confidence and anticipation to this bright future. She certainly has the looks and I'm certain she will make it on the best networks.
She ha [...]
Elated
I'm elated. I've had one of those moment when you try to organize your life. Bragging about balance would be a bit of a stretch here, but I've managed living somewhat of a "complete" life for 7 days.
I've been reading. I'm an avid reader. But, I take a novel like I do a box of chocolate: all in one sitting. Even though I'm a fast reader, this still means I'll spend a day or night lost in a book, and nothing gets done. In consequence, I haven't allowed myself to pick up a story in a wh [...]
Rose
They're all back in France! And I'm sad, it was such a treat to have my family with me. But then again, I will travel there pretty soon for my early trip home to Provence. Every year, we seem to extend our visit a little longer, this time it will be a generous 6 weeks.
For today, I wanted to share some pictures of my niece, Rose, who will turn 11 in just a month. She has a natural grace about her, and has been taking dance lessons all her life. She is very talented, and is attending one of [...]
Bowden
This handsome Dachshund gets his name from the very famous Bobby Bowden, current head college football coach of the Florida State University Seminoles. My knowledge in football is very limited, and I must admit I had never heard the name before, but I googled it, and was impressed to read about the very successful career of the head coach in non other than Wikipedia.
Soon after her wedding, Ashley decided to get a puppy, and the condition given by her groom, was that he chose the name. I'm go [...]
Luciana
Last week, I drove to Mary Esther to meet this wonderful family and photograph their 8 days old little girl. I had, as always, the best of time playing with a newborn, and miss Lucy was the sweetest model. We went through many poses without much trouble. However, it is no surprise this little princess is so gentle. Her parents, Kellen and Kimberly are adorable, and already so loving and caring for their precious little one. Kellen is a pilot in the Air Force, soon to return for his eleventh [...]
General Beau Regard
I've seen my friend, Barclay's parent walk their Basset Hound in the neighborhood ever since they moved to Pensacola. But since this past fall, I've missed them. They haven't been able to take him out because he's been diagnose with cancer and his health won't allow him his daily walks anymore. However, Mister General Beau Regard, known as Beau-Beau to his intimates, has surprised everyone by outliving his vet's predicted life expectancy. Like his mama told me, they all though he would be in [...]
Erin
Meet Erin, a very beautiful young lady, who just celebrated her eighteenth birthday. She's about to graduate from high school and embark a very exciting period of her life, college. She will attend LSU, to study engineering... beautiful and smart.
We had a fun afternoon, scouting for different places to accommodate her different clothing styles.
A friend of the family made Erin's fabulous red belt and some of her jewelry.
At the very end of the session, with barely anymo [...]
Happy Earth day
I've always enjoyed a beautiful "jardin", the women in my family all have a "green thumb". My aunt, who lives in England has created the most beautiful garden. Words can't do justice to her little paradise on earth. People from all over the world come in busses to visit this slice of heaven, she has the most amazing and rare species of roses. All the women in my family can speak to the flowers, and they listen. Not me, or at least not yet. Some areas of my back yard (it hasn't earned the n [...]
Mary Taylor
"Miss Mary Taylor" has been baby sitting my children for some time now, and I only have admiration for her. She's a beautiful person inside and out. She's studying to be, like her mother, a teacher. I know she will be dedicated to her work and a blessing to all her students. With an upbeat personality, a great sense of humor, and wise beyond her age, it's a delight to be around her.
Did I mention that among her many talents, she's also very creative and makes beautiful jewelry! She wore a [...]
Molly and Liam
This adorable set of twins was just a day shy of being 6 months old, when I came to photograph. They were just beautiful, and once more I was very impressed by their mother, Heather, who is so organized and keeps her house so tidy. Their aunt Michelle was in town visiting, and a welcome extra set of hands during our session. They already have a nice nap routine, I was just in after their morning rest and between lunch, Molly was exhausted by the time I left and had started her afternoon nap. [...]