Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Life's a Beach...


What a great morning I had with this family. Mom is a work friend, Dad I just met for the first time, Nanny flew in from England for the photoshoot (no, not just for the photoshoot but it was nice to have her along for the ride), and then there was little Miss Thang.

I love shooting little kids - they don't care who you are or what you're doing, it's just another chance to show off. Little Claire was friendly and playful and just oh-s0-precious. You can definitely see her personality come out in the pictures.

We got some shots around their home and then hit the beach! It was a beautiful sunny day, a gorgeous sandy beach right on the Atlantic Ocean, and c-c-c-cold ocean water (luckily, I only had to get in as far as my ankles!). They ran, and played, and chased waves and I just had to stand back and shoot to my heart's content (not really, I could've stayed there all day!).

It doesn't get much better than this...




To see a slideshow of a some of their photos, click here.

~Kare~

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Sunday, May 31, 2009

I Love My Job

... not my day job, of course. I mean, it's okay and I work with some great people and I'm glad I have it *ahem*in case my boss is reading this*ahem* but it's the other job that I love. The one where I get to go on adventures and meet new people.

I am shy by nature; shy and afraid of the unknown. I was the little girl who clung to her mother on the first day of school, the one who needed someone to walk with her to the corner store because there might be people there, the one who would stand in the corner and watch other people instead of joining in and meeting someone new. I never fully outgrew that little girl. I've changed and grown up, but instinctively I'd rather sit on the sidelines and hope no one notices me.

But put a camera in my hands and that little girl disappears. Since I've started on my little photography journey I've met some great people I'd otherwise never have known. I love that I get a little glimpse into their lives, into their corner of the world. And that I get to pause this little moment in time for them, for who they are right now, to remember years down the road.

Today I got to meet this little girl. She will never be the little girl I was so many years ago. I walked into the house and instantly we were friends. She looked at me with her big eyes and talked about Dora, having her toenails painted, and the birthday party she was going to later this afternoon. But, really, she had me at "You're here to take our picture!"



So much fun. I'll do a proper blog of her pictures in the next few days, this one shot of attitude will have to do for now.

~Kare~
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