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remember summer?

I spent most of my free time last summer reading Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged.” I took it everywhere I went, told anyone who would listen to read it and photographed it in various stages of my life. We spent a good deal of August at the beach, and I’m just getting around to editing some of those images on this cold, late-fall, East Coast night. It’s making me especially wistful for my days in Tucson. Seems like just yesterday that children climbed trees, scooped up jellies from the water, built sand volcanoes, ate sand and played outside.

These are from Solomons Island with the Ward family over Labor Day…

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Jennifer - Every time I see new photos I think you can't get any better. And every time you prove me wrong. Beautiful.November 21, 2008 - 12:45 am

Katy

Katy is a very interesting and impressive young woman. She has four brothers, one of them her twin; she loves running marathons and white water rafting; she just returned from a year in Uganda; she’s a junior at the United States Naval Academy; she has a long to-do list of goals for her life including (but not limited to) climbing the world and swimming the seas.

She spends her week in uniform, so on her days off, she’s admittedly a girly-girl (she confessed to owning only one pair of jeans!)

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Jennifer - What a beauty. From your description of her, it sounds like the Navy will be gaining a quality officer in a couple of years.November 16, 2008 - 2:00 pm

kate gardiner - my favorite is the one of her on the pelican case! so timeless. awesome!November 16, 2008 - 10:26 pm

christine - the Pelican is my favorite, too!  I knew the instant it clicked, I told her that was our shot of the day and I was right (although, the parents and the subjects always pick a different favorite from mine!) 

her enthusiasm for life is infectious.November 17, 2008 - 12:22 am

Paul McNerney - What a beautiful woman!  Her eyes are stunning, you have captured so well.  The image with the Pelican case reminds me of a old movie still:-)November 17, 2008 - 3:57 pm

number 98 & number 73

The Chapmans hold a very special place in the heart of my photo business; this is the fourth year I’ve photographed them for Christmas — I know, Christmas already! We squeezed in some football fun just to keep our grip on fall for a little bit longer.

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Cathy - As always, I'm thrilled with the results.They were really into having the photographs taken this year, weren't they?November 6, 2008 - 10:00 am

Kristin - Looking good as usual.  You haven't lost your touch.  It sure was nice to see you all over the weekend.Take care -November 6, 2008 - 2:43 pm

Lyndsay Undseth - Great images! Love the football onesNovember 10, 2008 - 2:11 pm

Jo - I love the one of just the boys eyes with the helment.November 12, 2008 - 2:09 am

kate gardiner - LOVE!! the backs of 98 and 73. great light and the way they are squeezed in the frame rock! for the first shot did you have them on plexy?November 13, 2008 - 2:50 pm

miette legrand - Wow.  They are so grown up!  It makes me smile, and cry, to look at these.  Awesome photos!November 13, 2008 - 4:08 pm

christine - :)  this was a really fun shoot; funny how last year, when we just did regular old pictures, they couldn't wait to get out the door.  add football uniforms and :poof: they were willing to pose until I ran out of memory cards!  which was also fun because it gave their mom and me time to catch up.  maybe next year I'll get to photograph the Salvato Squeeze???

Kate, it's not plexi, it's just regular old $10 tile board from Home Depot that Alexis and I had a big adventure getting home.  I can't link to it from the comment section, but search "my studio expanded" in the search field above and you'll get the whole directions.November 17, 2008 - 12:06 am

election day

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haunting Virginia

Happy Halloween!

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Carlos - Too cool.  My little ones have turned into a ghoulish ghost and the Wicked Witch of Springfield!Great job with the make-up too. October 31, 2008 - 10:06 am

Jennifer - They look incredible!October 31, 2008 - 12:48 pm

Thin king man - Agreed: great job with the costumes and the make-up; they do indeed look incredible. Have an absolutely fantastic Halloween.October 31, 2008 - 3:03 pm

Julie Strong - LOVE the hat! November 3, 2008 - 5:20 pm

kate gardiner - crazy how much your kids look like you!!!!!! love the spider shot!November 6, 2008 - 4:45 pm

blog redesign

my days of dreaming in code are officially over. it’s still in beta mode, but very stable, easy and fun. (a full release is scheduled for November for all you photogs out there.)

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Erin - love it!!!!!October 30, 2008 - 4:16 pm

christine - thank you, Erin!  how fun to find you on my blog!!!

as you can see, I'm still playing around with the colors... November 16, 2008 - 11:51 pm

Tyler and Daniel

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emiyl - LOVE the new look... the color is beautiful - and love the swirls... also - these boys are WAY cute!October 29, 2008 - 10:56 am

kate gardiner - I love the look of your blog! These boys are awesome! I especially love the first one. He looks so wonderfully bored. Like all boys his age made to wear a tie! Good stuff!October 30, 2008 - 11:31 pm

Jennifer - You have a way of making the young guys smile :) November 11, 2008 - 5:25 pm

christine - thank you!  :)November 16, 2008 - 11:56 pm