Passion = Art

I love what I do...photography is so diverse; one day I can be taking sweet portraits of a newborn, the next day a screaming 5 year old and then a couple newly engaged right after. The best thing about my job is, it never gets boring. Every session is completely different. I always tell my clients that I could bring the same exact studio set up to 5 different houses in a week, and each and every session would be completely different. I like capturing what my subjects are all about. I don't like posing and I very much dislike the "sit and smile" photos. As I am Mother of a three year old (and fiesty one at that), I know that if you ask your child to sit still for even one minute and to give us a smile, we will get the most awkward smile they can do.

For those of you that know me, last year, I decided to go back to school. I went to Art School 10 years ago, but I learned everything on film. I do miss film, but I love the new capabilities of digital. For my assignment due this week, I had to construct a photo, meaning anything I wanted to do, as long as it is not a random photo, it completes the assignment. All that said, I was in the mood to do something a bit different. . . I wanted to do a session with a subject that I've always wanted to capture...with the beauty of networking websites, I asked and I received! I wanted a ballerina! If you are an artist of any kind, you know that random images or ideas pop into your head all the time. Actually getting to be able to fulfill these dreams are amazing!!!! I originally had another idea for my session with a ballerina, but since the weather conditions that I tried to order up did not cooperate with me, I had to do something different. Phoebe was my ballerina, and I can not believe how graceful she is. At 15 years old, she possess so much beauty and maturity. I wanted a sunrise session, and although she was involved in ballet functions the day before, she worked with me early in the morning with so much graceful energy. Again, as I said before, I do not like to to do a lot of posing, so I asked Phoebe TO DANCE!

I absolutely loved doing this session. I've already thought up of what seems like hundreds of ideas for ballet portraits. Take a look at some of my favorites from Phoebe's session.