Shooting Nouns

Dear Jonah -

Your mom labored hard with you.  HARD.  56 hours hard.  She wanted all the right things for you all the way through her pregnancy, up to and including your birth.  She was a champ, and you were patient if not stubborn.

When you’d been in the world about 24 hours, your folks let me come to the hospital for a visit and your first photo-shoot.  You were charming, and squirmy, and love being swaddled.   I swear you looked right at me as I was pressing my lens up against your bassinet, and that you told me you’d take good care of your folks while they settled into life with you.  I trust you will.

Here are a few images from the first full day of your life – oh – and in case you’re wondering – the first one is a yawn, not a scream.  Even your crying sounded like a song.  You must get that from your beautiful momma.

 

 

 

 

Last weekend I spent a sliver of our first warm Saturday afternoon with Baby Mary and her gorgeous parents.  She was the focus of the shoot and they’d just come home from massages, but if I looked that good after a massage, my life would be completely different.  Needless to say, I couldn’t resist and they ended up making cameos in a few photographs.

A sampling from our time together spent laughing and swapping stories over the click of  the shutter. My favorite image is the last one, don’t miss it.

Special thanks to Kim for assisting.

 

Note: this is a Flash gallery, if you’re on an Apple, chances are it’s going to mutate.

This little dude is a stud.

He arrived a little early and got a rough start, but he makes quite an impression…especially on me.  I might be in love!

He’s six months old and recently came home for the first time.  Words can’t express how honored I am that his beautiful mother invited me to photograph him at home with his family.

Meet Wyatt, making knees wobble since 2010.

You can follow and support Wyatt and his family on their journey via his Facebook page: A Wish for Wyatt.

Special thanks to Paulie for assisting.

I couldn’t have had more fun shooting this wonderful family for their holiday portraits, not only does the wee one just make you want to squish her when she smiles (which is almost non-stop) but the normal sized humans are such genuinely delightful people that my face nearly hurt from smiling.

A beautiful morning spent at their home near Decatur was followed by a short romp in the (thankfully cooperative) sunshine in the Decatur square.

I admit, I was a little weepy when their Christmas card arrived with a photo I’d taken of their little one gracing it.

Thanks to the Miller family for a fantastic shoot!

Note: this is a Flash gallery, if you’re on an Apple, chances are it’s going to mutate.

Samantha Murphy is a talented singer songwriter, and I was beyond humbled when she engaged me to do a shoot with her for her upcoming album.

Look for her video airing on CMT, a beautiful rendition of the Johnny Cash classic Ring of Fire.  You can also see the video here.

Bonus photos not shown here (but arranged before we started) include her amazing boyfriend Brian proposing in the middle of our shoot.  Congratulations you two, and much continued success to you Samantha.

Note: this is a Flash gallery, if you’re on an Apple, chances are it’s going to mutate.