She walked into my classroom. Maybe a teeny bit timid, maybe a huge bit excited, and most definitely a lot overwhelmed. Thirty other second graders clamored for attention, the boys antagonizing the pretty girls and the girls gossiping among themselves — usually talking about boys. (Patterns start young, thats what I learned).  I was her…

  Life. Love. Laugh. Its a mainstream wallhanging, an over-used cliche, a plaque on a bathroom wall.  Truly, I see it everywhere. But for McKenzie, its not just a cliche. Its a reality. Even in just a few hours hanging out with her in little nooks and crannies of Winston Salem, I saw her live,…

Tiffany was heading toward me and the spot in I’d picked for our next series of shots. I was walking backwards (it takes talent, let me tell you) and explaining the concept of the hairbrained idea  I had (it involved Taylor Swift – don’t ask) and why we were walking across the parking lot to the corner of a field….

  Jenny and I took an adventure. An adventure in our very own town.  Technically, we were taking senior pictures and talking about all her future plans and dreams.  But since I love adventure and adventure loves me, and since Jenny saw the adventures, too, our day in Winston-Salem turned into an adventure. First, we…

When I’m taking photos – especially when I’m taking Senior Portraits – my goal is to not just take a picture of a face, but to take an photograph of a person. Not just what they are, but who they are.   I’ve always said that anyone can take a snapshot, anyone can click a button…