Senior Portrait

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…

The sun shone, yes.  But it didn’t help at all.  The bitterness of the December cold lingered, along with every breathe she exhaled. That winter sun especially couldn’t even poke a hole in the bite of the day after a snowstorm. Three boys stood armed at the edge of the clearing.  They’d just walked down…

For those of you in Canada and America, and in case you aren’t following along with the Chinese calendar: today is Chinese New Year.   Yes, that’s right.  While we meander through “just another day” on our Continent,  the happy mayhem, celebration, and firework displays are only just starting to wind down over in the Orient….

  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,…