Birthday Portraits – Alyssa
I wanted to do a photo shoot with Alyssa for her birthday last month, and finally made it happen. Alyssa is many things - a funny, stubborn, sass-bucket, athletic, super-smart,…
Portrait Practice – Ellie
I've been meaning to do some portraits for ever, but it's been hard to find a willing subject, for one thing, and for another, it's just so ridiculously cramped in…
Sweet 16
On Thanksgiving Day of 2022, our Natalie entered her 16th year! In honor of this very important observance, I wish to offer a Birthday Acronym: Natalie is: N - Naturally…
Portrait Session #1, 2022
So, yesterday was the first time I have officially been out of the house (not including driving kids to school) in weeks. I came down with the gunk - (you…
July 4th: An Unexpected Adventure
"A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." -- Proverbs 16:9 Once upon a time, there was a man who made a plan. "And when you…
The Last Gift
With mother's burial complete, the last of the inheritance money was distributed. I have thought and prayed and researched for many months about what to do with my portion. I…
Roosevelt Row
Since the kids and Paul were off school and work today for MLK, I wanted to take everyone for a fun little excursion and also get some more portrait practice…
Out and About on a Monday
With only a couple of days of Christmas vacation left, I took the kids out on Monday morning for a little photo excursion to the park. At least, the kids…
Downtown Portrait Session
New Years Day we traditionally have some kind of walkabout, either a trail hike or downtown Phoenix. This year everybody seemed to be in a stay at home mode, but…
Holiday Walkabout
The holidays are always a fun time to go out with Dad on a mystery walkabout. He never likes to reveal the destination ahead of time so as to surprise…