I loved meeting and photographing Piper, Nicholi, Lee and Stephanie.

The weather was very weird. At first we really thought we were going to get rained on. It was humid, sticky and dark. But, we persevered, and before we knew it, the sun was out! Weird.

Piper and Nicholi are polar opposites. Piper (the chocolatey brown one) has ADD. No, no, not really! She just moves very quickly from one thing to the next. She loves sticks, and chewing on sticks, and fetching sticks…pretty much anything having to do with sticks.

Nicholi on the other hand, likes to pose. He looks good and he knows it.

Lee and Stephanie provide the perfect balance. They are calm and loving with Piper and Nicholi, and with each other!

Stephanie and “Nick Nack”…GORGEOUS!

We laughed and romped in the Valley Forge fields. Stephanie giggled a lot!

Thank you Lee and Stephanie for a super fun morning!

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Warning…there will be no pets in this post. Just some crazy kids having a lot of fun!

Having a mom for a photographer, I guess, can be pretty cool. I’ve started this “tradition” to try to photograph my daughters with as many of their friends as I can. Just for fun.

So this weekend, even though it was pouring down rain, when my daughter came home from a sleepover with her friend and they were dressed up in the cutest outfits, I grabbed my camera and out we went…into the rain!

The girls are both gymnasts, and had their state meet the day before, so their hair was braided and their eyes were still glittery. It was perfect!

Here they are being cool.

Beautiful little Carli.

Of course there was a lot of laughing.

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It had been a beautiful day…all day. About an hour before I was scheduled to photograph Alex and Taylor, the sky grew dark and I really thought we weren’t going to get our session in. It had been a long, aggravating day for me and this was the icing on the cake. But, we all decided to go ahead.

What happened next was magic.

Across the street at a neighbor’s house I had spotted a bright orange, very old, very beat up vw beetle….sitting in the grass by a beautiful red barn. We all walked over hoping to find someone home so we could ask permission to do photos in the field with the car. A knock on the door, revealed that one was home.

As we stood in the road deliberating, a car pulled up and turned into the driveway. The homeowner! What a wonderful man he was. When we asked him if we could use the car as our backdrop, he said, “You want to use that old car? Maybe you’d rather use the one that is in there instead,” he said as he pointed toward the garage.

Hmm, what’s in there?

And, he proceeded to pull out of the garage, the most beautiful nineteen fifty something restored, very cool truck. Pardon me for not knowing exactly what it was. Old cars are very cool to look at, but don’t ask me any detailed questions about the make and models. (Unless of course they are bright orange, very old, very beat up, vw beetles.)

“Where do you want it?” the very nice man asked. To which I replied almost breathless, “Can you put it in that field?”

Sure enough. Into the field it went. Mr. Neighbor, who’s name I never found out, you are a hero. And, your blue 1950 whatcha ma call it truck is amazing – as is your bright orange, very old, very beat up, vw beetle!

As if that wasn’t enough. Halfway through our session, the sun peeked out and gave me it’s best late afternoon, sweet light.

What more could you ask for? Two beautiful subjects, two amazing old cars, and gorgeous late afternoon light.

We all had so much fun!

{Here you go Tracy and Pam, I know you have been dying for a peak!}

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I photographed these two little cuties with their parents a bit ago for their Christmas cards. You might remember seeing them here a few posts back. I’ve been going through and editing the images that their mom hasn’t seen yet and came upon these. I couldn’t resist posting them.

I am floored by her amazing innocence and simply beautiful eyes. This has to be one of my absolute favorites from the whole session!

Introducing Ella, their adorable little puppy. She is a perfect fit for two beautiful little girls!

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It snowed here yesterday. It doesn’t do that very often; almost never actually. So, everyone was pretty excited. And, yes, we even had a SNOW DAY! As with most of our snow storms, this one ended in rain…and then the sure to follow…ice. During the changeover from snow to rain, everything outside took on this beautiful misty, foggy look. So, I grabbed my camera, my daughter and her two friends (who were playing upstairs) and headed down to the Perkiomen Trail for some quicky quick photos before it really started raining! And, oh yes, it did start raining!

Rebecca was a favorite client of mine. I photographed her a couple of times along with her beautiful husky DD and her son Matt. Photographs were important to Rebecca. She had a strong passion for photographs and the memories they hold.

Last fall, Rebecca called me for a session with herself, DD, Matt and the new man in her life…Frank. Rebecca simply glowed during the session, and I remember telling her many times, just how beautiful she looked. She was surrounded by those she loved most and, hopefully, I was able to capture that in the photographs.

On December 31 – just two days ago, Rebecca passed away from pancreatic cancer. She had been battling it for a while. I still cannot believe she is gone, and when I look at the photographs below, I can only remember her smile, her laugh and her love for Matt, DD and Frank. She was a strong, successful woman and my thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends in this time of unbelievable sorrow.

My absolute, hands down, most favorite photograph of all that I created of Rebecca. This was her.

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Remember the red door shot from Ursinus College?  How could you forget, it’s only a few posts down! 

So, this is what I do for fun. As all of my clients know, I love setting images to music. I love music. As a matter of fact, I used to sing in a small band. Love to sing. Love music. Love photography set to music.

Occasionally, when I hear a song for the first time, I am struck by the fact that I need to use it as a background for some of my images.

Such was the case when I heard this song. Right at about the midway point of “Twilight” is the baseball scene…which may be arguably the absolute best scene in the movie. Great scene, great action, great music….Super Massive Black Hole…an amazing song by Muse.

So, yesterday I sat down with the images from the “red door” sitting and Super Massive Black Hole… and created this…a pretty fun show. I really think the images were perfect for the song, since my daughters and nephews…although they are most definitely not vampires….do “bad ass” pretty darned well.

Now remember, I am biased when it comes to these subjects!

If you would like, click the letters (or the photo) below and enjoy!

..d.. | ..e.. | ..b.. | ..c..

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I know, it’s an overused term.  But if ever it fit, here is the place! 

I photographed the Hackett family for their Christmas card this year.  What a wonderful family! Linda is my good friend, Nancy’s twin sister! I always knew Nancy had a twin sister, but never had given it much thought. This year, Linda saw some work I had done for Nancy, and wanted me to do the same for her family! What luck for me. Have you ever had a friend you felt so incredibly lucky to have? Well, just imagine finding out that there are two of them! No, I know twins are never exactly the same, but Nancy and Linda share many of the same wonderful qualities! Like I said, what luck!

It was a lovely, chilly day for portraits. The Hacketts were so much fun! It was an effortless sitting, and I left their home with a warm feeling and a smile on my face!

So, tell me if you agree…Cutie P. Tooties?

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It was so great to see Lynne and Zoe again!  This time, not only did Lynne bring Zoe along, but she brought some wonderful new friends as well; Roger and Timmy and sweet little Mabel! It was a chilly but beautiful fall day and we had so much fun at my favorite location. I secretly call this park the Susan Dodd Environmental Studio…cuz I’m always there!

Lynne and Zoe..so beautiful!

Timmy. He’s wiggly, happy and oh so cute!

Beautiful Zoe. Rescued from Greece where she was hit by a car, beaten and left to die, Zoe has found a wonderful life with Lynne. Zoe is the sweetest girl. She gets around like nobody’s business in her little wheelchair!

Roger and Mabel and Lynne.

Wicked awesome!

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On Thursday (Thanksgiving day) I finally got to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. Last minute, I decided to grab my nephews and my daughters for some quick, but hopefully cool photos. It really was last minute; the turkey was waiting…impatiently

But, luckily, we managed to pull a few off.

Ursinus College’s campus is absolutely gorgeous and just full of great locations.

I actually went to Ursinus College – for a week….but that’s a whole different story! Anyway….we ran around grabbing shots on the fly…here and there.

Here’s a peek.

| DAVID |

| BRIAN |

I’m lovin this red door shot!

| THE WHOLE GANG |

Aren’t they cool? 

Nope, I’m not biased. 

Not at all. 

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