There is something about the profile of a beautiful great dane that is so…perfect. And in Rocky’s case…regal. He’s gorgeous and majestic and so sweet. He made an appearance on the blog before but this face had to be a Friday Face! And because he’s so beautiful, he gets two Friday Face pics!

Happy Friday Face!

I have been amazingly lucky lately. The beauty that has been in front of my camera seems to just go on and on. Yesterday was no exception. Abby was perfectly gorgeous…from her serious, deep looks to her fabulous smile. Not to mention her sweet, floppy puppy, and her very handsome (don’t tell him I said that) brother! Thank you for a great afternoon!

Just one peek.

And….one with dear, sweet Callie. Just because, you know, it’s what I do!!

And, one more. Josh. Because he was so perfect, and I don’t want him to be mad at me for not posting any Josh pics!!

Yesterday was a gorgeous afternoon…perfect for portaits. With a gentle (sometimes not so gentle) breeze blowing and a lovely warm sunset, we headed out for Danielle’s senior portraits. I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of the amazing images, but had to share this one. These metal steps were the absolute first stop on our journey of great locations.

Wow! Thank you Danielle, for being so relaxed, beautiful and just perfect in front of my camera!

are engaged!

I have known Kristina since she was about 11 years old when I photographed her mother’s wedding. I remember her seeming so grown up and poised at such a young age. Over the years I have photographed her several more times, and every time is a completely wonderful experience. Kristina is relaxed, poised and beautiful in front of the camera – just as she was all those years ago.

Enter Ken. Their love is quite evident. In every look, and every smile, it is plain to see that they belong together. What fun we had walking through Skippack where they had dinner the night Ken proposed. Then, off we went, to my favorite park to finish up our session.

Everything was perfect, the weather, the subjects…everything. Kristina and Ken, I wish you so much love and happiness in your life together. Thank you for allowing me to create your engagement images! It was an honor.

Kristin from the amazing It’s a Peace of Cake in Skippack made us some beautiful, and extremely delicious engagement themed cupcakes, and we had a lot fun including them in some of the photos! Thank you Kristin!

Ok. So, a while back – 2010 to be exact – I photographed William for my friend Kelly’s annual Christmas card. I have been doing this for years – since he was a baby actually. Don’t ask me why I never shared these little gems with you, but today, the spirit moved me to do just that. Wait…I know…William was not fond of one of these images – his arabesk to be exact. But, hey, it was his idea!! And, oh so cute.

He’s adorable. There is no mistaking that. So, I need to share these images with you and I hope they bring a smile to your face this Friday!

One more. I think William would approve of this because he looks extra cool here with his skateboard!

Happy Friday Face!

This is Sam. He is actually my mom’s “new” cat. I put new in parenthesis because although she has had him for several months, I haven’t yet blogged about him.

Since he has been living with my mom, he has had several different names. Now, it seems he has found a name that he likes. Sam. So, Sam he is!

Just a few words to describe Sam. He is definitely very cool, outgoing, soft, floppy, big, funny, busy, and silly. He keeps my mom company, and he keeps her laughing. All good qualities for sure!

Happy Friday, Sam I am, Face!

I photographed Gunnar a few years ago. He was a beautiful brindle boy with a sweet, goofy personality. I really had a lot of fun photographing him.

Shortly before Christmas I ran into, Melissa, Gunnar’s “mom” and she shared with me that he had recently passed away.

Oh, these amazing animals. They have such short lives, but such a great and amazing impact on us while they are here.

Here he is, looking incredible. He was so so nice to photograph!!

Rest in peace, dear, sweet Gunnar.

Happy Friday Face!

Well, not so funny actually. Computers are crazy things. They can be fabulous, but they can also be terrible. While working one day a couple weeks before Christmas I was faced with the screen everyone dreads – the blue screen. Coined as the blue screen of death, this nasty vision is not welcome to anyone – least of all someone who’s livlihood is resident on the drive where the blue screen has reared its ugly head. Now, I have had many blue screens in my career, some of which were indicators of an outdated driver, or incompatable piece of hardware. These are relatively easy to fix. However, this blue screen was definitely a sign that a catastrophe had occured. No matter what I did, I could not get the drive to function again. This hard drive happened to be the 4th drive that had resided, and crashed in the desktop tower. This was not a new situation for me. Since owning the computer I had installed or had a technician install a total of 3 new drives. So including the original – 4 had come and gone.

Timing is everything right? Well, this timing could not have been worse. I had come off of one of my busiest fall seasons ever, and all of the images from all of these sessions were there, on that drive. Not to mention, the holidays were fast approaching, and crazy had definitely set in! After consulting a few experts in the field, it was determined that maybe it was time for a whole new system. Yikes! Ok, so, Merry Christmas to me?

So, I bid my old, tired desktop farewell, and found a fresh, new replacement!

But what about my images you ask?

I have just one thing to say – Carbonite. Fortunately, after my first hard drive crash I bought a subscription to Carbonite, an external back up service that has been a life saver for me! I simply logged in to my account and Voila! there were my files. The restoration process is long, if you have huge files, but definitely worth the wait. I am happy to say, that after a long, scary ordeal, I am up and running.

I want to say a huge thank you to all of my clients who have been patiently waiting while I work through this little set back. Rest assured that I will be caught up very soon.

Here is Lucy, and her peeps, just one of many wonderful clients who I can’t wait see – very soon!!

It was quite a few years ago when I first met Trinelle. She called me to photograph her beautiful dane, Gracie. Trinelle had just rescued her, and they had become fast friends. Gracie was a little uncertain about strangers, and intruders on her lawn, but one thing she was certain of was Trinelle. They had a wonderful friendship, and so when Gracie passed away in the summer of 2010, there was a large empty space needing to be filled.

Enter Rocky. He’s big, he’s gorgeous, and he stole Trinelle’s heart immediately. She says that once Rocky arrived, she was able to stop crying over Gracie. Rocky and Trinelle are a beautiful pair. Rocky is shy, but not in a “scared” way. Rocky is a quiet, calm gentleman. I loved him from the moment I saw him! At first he wasn’t sure what to think of this whole “photo shoot” thing. But, by the end, he was posing like nobody’s business.

Here are just a few images….a small peek at a big, wonderful guy..and the girl who loves him!