Creating photographs that look like paintings is a wonderful alternative to the standard sort of image. I’ve found as I experiment with the studio portraits I’ve taken lately, that some of the effects i create lend themselves nicely to images that border on painterly looks..s

Portraits with an Asian twist. It isn’t that often that a client brings with her an “outfit” that cries out to be photographed and processed in a very particular way. So the other day when my friend Sandra came by,  we photographed her in a beautiful full length Kimono, with delicate colors and  luxurious silk sleeves.

Come into the studio for Head Shots and leave with a new attitude about yourself as a woman. It’s amazing what a little pampering can accomplish with hair make-up, fluttery eyelashes that ignite a spark that’s undeniably you. We have to learn to play again; to find the attitude that we could do and be anyone we chose to be. I love photographing women and watching the transformation form the everyday woman

How often can we say that we celebrate who we are in this moment? We certainly celebrate birthdays and other special occasions, but do we wake up each morning loving who we are? Most likely there are other things to distract us from self-realization..practical things that need to be addressed before we feel inclined to stop cold and ruminate on who we are and what we’re all about. That takes a bit of ding. First of why bother? A day is only 24 hours long and who we are today won’t necessarily be who we are tomorrow.

If you’ve ever looked for a great image of your Mom, (thinking about next Mother’s Day here), Only to find that either she’s nowhere to be found, or the snaps you find of her are blurry, don’t represent who she really is, (or was), she’s half hidden by Auntie Rose or making a silly face for the camera..then you’ll appreciate what I have to impart. Legacy photography focuses on making the most of her time in front of the camera. We want to not only capture her grace and beauty, no matter he age, but to also create a moment in time where she is looking back at you, engaging you as if she’s physically right there in front of you. We know we can’t go back in time, but we can hold that moment when she’s feeling beautiful and special - and the focus is specifically on her. How often has she been snapped at birthday parties or mugged for the camera with bad hair, no makeup and an ill fitting outfit you’ve never seen since? Or she’s not in the picture at all because she was the one taking it?