Monthly Archives: August 2009

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where did summer go?

I have been sick for several days now…AND my daughter has too…ugh!  Which has left me somewhat behind  updating my blog.  I had such good intentions this week to get caught up on here, but a little bug got in my way.  In the meantime, I thought I’d leave you with an image of the beach.  It seems like yesterday that summer was just beginning and we were just putting our toes deep within the sand.  Now we’re back to reality. 

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Four Generations of Women [Columbia, SC Lifestyle Family Photographer]

I recently had the pleasure to capture the images for a family that will definitely be cherished for a lifetime.  When the mother of the charming little girls below first contacted me, she mentioned that she was visiting family and wanted to capture Four Generations of Women while she was visiting her family.  Time presented a rush since she and her girls would soon be flying back to Paris, France…where they’ve lived the past couple years…and love it she says!  I, too, remember how important it was for me to have a photograph taken with my daughter, me, my mother and grandmother together…so when I listened to the message I just knew I had to make arrangements in my schedule to accomodate.  The weather for our time together (and for the entire day for that matter) was less than cooperative, but we still we able to capture some beautiful images that I hope this mom will love forever and ever.

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My Attempt at Photography

:Sigh:  I can definitely sympathize with you parents out there trying to take amazing photographs of your children.  This summer I attempted to do so; and while I did get  a handful of good images…it ended up being more stressful than rewarding.  Hence why I typically hire out this kind of thing, lol:)  Actually, one of my photography friends emailed me a couple months ago asking about our beach portraits and at the time I didn’t have our summer vacation planned.  Now I wish I had of hired her this summer because I really could have used a great album called “Summer 2009″ to add to the coffee table. 

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