Category: Families

Salvaged Treasure

Many months after my father died, my step-mother gave my sister a box of “stuff”. There were pictures of our family we had given Daddy, an ashtray, some odds and ends, and an old Bible. We had no idea who the Bible had belonged to or what the relevance was to our family.

Illustrated Stories

This is my current project.  Hundreds of family negatives and slides – and only about 15 of them identified.  They were taken in a period between 1930 – 1976 and are in surprisingly good...

Jolly {Little} Elf

 “…..a right jolly old Elf, and I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.” As if this baby boy wasn’t cute enough the day we shot his Christmas pics, looking back at...

Just in Time

These pictures were truly taken just in time.  On a recent afternoon, we met for a quick session of “capture the belly” – nearly 2 weeks before her due date. Within 5 minutes of...

Little Ladybug

She wasn’t too sure about me, and I can’t blame her.  Two days after Christmas, all dressed up in her new ladybug dress and then meeting a strange woman (that would be me) with...

Joy and Stuff

Today was simply crazy fun. This brother and sister team are so good about being willing to try some poses that are  just a bit outside “the box”.  And for that, I credit their...

Fabulously Fun

 It’s fun to pretend.  Seriously.  It’s also fun to be the one behind the lens.  Truly seriously. The best part of these shots is that I didn’t stage them.  We had done some of...

Daddy’s Girl

Daddy’s Girl

They aren’t this little for long.  The sleepless nights become a vague memory, although that may be the result of months of sleep deprivation rather than the dreamy passage of time.  I have to...