love these two cuties reading to each other…or pretending, as the case may be. They were cracking me up during this shoot, as they said, “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, turn!” on each page.
This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – check out the other awesome entries at www.iheartfaces.com
Wonderful Caroline. You captured such a great moment.
Cute kids! Beautiful smiles. Not sure how I feel about reading the polar Express on a beach. haha. 
I have always been fascinated watching information spread across the Facebook world. When a celebrity dies, I feel like I am always one of the first to know. When a sports team snags an important win, I find out, whether I want to or not. When someone changes their status to say something that ends with, “Repost this in support of those with {insert ailment or disease here}”, I often find myself wondering what the point of all this social networking is. Why do I feel the need to spend so much of my time checking in on Facebook, when it seems that so much of what I read there is unimportant to me? Sure, a lot of the time I spend online is spent checking out my favorite photographers and finding inspiration in their work, but it’s more than that. The power of the social network has always amazed me.
Then yesterday, an incredible thing happened. Julie Paisley Photography, after being the victim of a photographer who felt the need to be NOT nice, decided to do something about it. She did not “out” the photographer, and publicly humiliate them. Though, with more than 15,000 fans, she easily could have. She, along with her friend Spanki Mills Photography, decided to use their fan base for good. And, WOW! Their new campaign for “niceness” spread like wildfire! In a matter of a couple of hours (at most), my feed was over run with one image. This one.
It had been reposted by so many photographers whose work I admire. Well, now I admire so much more than just their photography. I admire their acknowledgement that this simple image, which represents a very simple idea, is VERY important. It is one of the very first things we are taught as children. BE NICE. It is one of the most important things I have taught my own children. BE NICE. It is so basic, yet oftentimes, so easily overlooked. In all the hustle and bustle of everyday life, I think we sometimes forget just how important it is to BE NICE. It makes you feel good, and it makes others feel good. There is really no reason not to. So I am taking a stand, beside many others in this sometimes cut throat industry, and reminding everyone to BE NICE. BE NICE to your neighbors. BE NICE to your “competition”. BE NICE to your friends, and even to your enemies. BE NICE to the guy who cuts you off on the freeway. BE NICE to your family. BE NICE, even when you don’t want to. You never know, you might make someone’s day. Heck, it might even be your own!
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so glad you allowed me to stumble across this as well….it is a fabulous reminder!! (not that I need it…but you know what I mean!) hahaa
I just finished editing all the sessions from my first round of {bed on the beach} mini sessions to benefit breast cancer awareness, and i must say, i am in love! these sessions were so much fun, and despite the fact that the weather refused to cooperate, i am just loving the moments i captured. the day started off with more wind than i was prepared for, which left my “assistant” (aka “husband”) standing guard to keep the bed from blowing over. and then, as we crept closer to what i was hoping would be a gorgeous sunset, that awesome san diego marine layer got thicker and thicker. oh well! i was determined to get to everyone, and i am glad i did. those 4 adorable little girls were the last of my fog-induced sessions. :)
these sessions succeeded in raising $375 for my friend sarah’s a wave a day project, to benefit Keep a Breast! On behalf of sarah, keep a breast, and myself, a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support our efforts!!!
i am so excited to share this sneak peek, but don’t want to give too much away, as many of my clients are planning on using these images for their holiday cards…don’t want to be a spoiler!
so, without further rambling on my part, here they are!
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i have to say, i just love it when a family has fun during their session! granted, these guys are some of my closest friends, so it was easy, but still. they have such a wonderful relationship, and it is truly a pleasure to capture a bond like theirs.
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You guys look great. What a fun photo shoot! Love the kids in these pictures!
When I saw this week’s challenge over at I Heart Faces, I immediately thought of this photo of my little monkey, swinging on a rope swing we found while hiking. I absolutely adore this image of him, as it seems to capture the true joy of childhood.
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Oh I love this! Sheer joy!
Fun! Fun! Fun!
How dreamy this picture looks… life doesn’t get much better than that does it?
Sheer joy! Lovely.
Love this picture.
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