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I like the cracks and fissures in everyday objects that tell us they’ve been around a while, a lot longer than the time I’ve taken to notice. And I love photographing old homes and buildings for that same reason. Usually, I can manage to find my own patient subjects but this time I was asked! to document…
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We’ve been watching a lot of Buddy the Elf, lately. So let me just say… I love families, families are my favorite. Especially this family. For this shoot we hung out by the old white tobacco shed where I decorated a sliding door with grapevine garland and gold ribbon. It made for good ambiance, but didn’t make…
Continue Reading about Arthur Family {Family Portrait} Hughesville, Pa December 2011 →
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This little girl belongs to me. On her 8th birthday this past spring she picked out her dress and said, “Hey, Maaa. We’re taking pictures today, right?” So, since it was sunny and only a little brisk, we headed outside to play. This is all my daughter: her monkey ways in the trees, her silliness,…
Continue Reading about Corinne, age 8 {Child Portrait} Sugar Run, Hughesville, Pa April 2011 →
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There is no doubt: this family loves each other. On a cozy cloudy day, we got together in front of the Christmas Barn for our shoot. They snuggled up on a blanket, curled up for hugs in their fuzzy sweaters, and bumped foreheads and noses while I stood back, gave little direction, and failed miserably with…
Continue Reading about Stetts Family {Family Portrait} Hughesville, Pa November 2011 →
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It all fell together over a game of Words with Friends. I’m back-and-forth between Jersey and Pennsie quite often and sometimes that makes it hard to coordinate. Finally, Kim and I finnagled our schedules to meet for a walk in the park at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. Her golden-haired son is a moving…
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My friend Kristin and I have been friends for so long now the term only applies as a technicality. She and I are like sisters. My husband always knows who I’m on the phone with because we gab and laugh like we’re still 16. Recently I stayed for a weekend at her house. This past year has been one…
Continue Reading about Friends like family {Family Portrait} Ocean Gate, NJ October 2011 →
