• children & families

    the mcni boys

    A super (and I do mean super!!) fast session for these boys who are the sons of one of John’s law partners. The tolerated me as long as they could manage- they are not fans of the camera. Just like their dad. But they did great- thanks boys!!

  • beach,  children & families

    the marc family

    You may remember this family from 2 other sessions I’ve had with them, and their baby boy is on my blog header (the one with the crazy good eye contact at like 2 weeks old). Well, he’s a lot bigger now, their daughter is still beautiful and filled with personality and I got to photograph them all at the beach!

  • children & families

    the crof family

    I’ve lost count how many times I’ve photographed this awesome family over the years since their little guy was born, but every year I’m so excited to see them and how big they’ve grown! The boys are always so fun to work with and I find myself smiling just as much as they do!

  • children & families,  personal,  travel

    a trip to tampa

    Luckily, we have friends that are good enough that I can basically invite ourselves to their house for a weekend visit. Which is pretty much exactly what happened. So happy to see my U of Miami friend Nate (friends for 27 years!), his fantastic wife Colleen and their gorgeous little girls at their new(ish) home in Tampa. We crashed at their house for a long weekend to sorta celebrate my birthday. Didn’t take the camera out much, but had to get a few shots for them. We had a great visit with lots of laughs, wine, range time, wine, food, wine, swimming, wine and the hot tub. And wine.

    Never believed I would have lived to see the day that this would be happening.

    A few instagram shots from the weekend. Visited our niece Rachel and Kristen at U of Tampa. Took the girls out to dinner. Nate took me to the range. Omg, so fun!! And he fixed my technique on the handgun so I was doing much better. Private Benjamin lives, reflected by an almost stroke I gave the poor guy talking about my plan to get a Tiffany blue Glock. Girls in the backseat of the Mustang convertible John rented for us.Those eyes. These are the sweetest girls I have ever met. Ever. Yes, Nate was ready to kill me. So basically nothing new to see here, move along. Miss you guys so much. We’ll be inviting ourselves back again soon…be ready.

  • babies,  children & families

    the bodk family

    I’ve photographed mom of this little family (and I guess baby Brady, too while he was not born yet!) during an extended family session last year. She’s the sister/sister-in-law of some of my favorite clients, and after this session I can safely say that they are now some of my favorites too! Such great people and a baby that just does not stop smiling. Or being cute!

    I mean, come ON with that face!!

    I think his parents are just a little in love with him. Smiles all the time.Pretty much every session I do, I realize that at least one person in the family looks like a famous actor. I vote Diane Lane for mom, especially from The Outsiders. I guess someone was hungry. Loved dad’s tattoos so much, had to get them in some pictures. And it made me all happy that he was willing to do so!An updated version of the picture they took when Brady was first born. So great hanging with you guys, thanks for a great session!