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USS George H. W. Bush on LightHearted Photography

I have a new post up on LightHearted Photography, the Blog.   I've shared some photos of the commissioning of the aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, from January of 2009.

Looking at the World a Little Differently

In photography, sometimes the details are everything.  A scene that could be boring, at best, can be rendered intriguing if you look at things a little...differently.

Over the last year, my life has changed dramatically.  I quit my full time job at a law firm; started my own photography business; got through a major depressive episode; oh and almost destroyed my marriage.  Yeah, there was that too.

We're working on it and I'm working on me.  But I need to stop focusing on what I haven't done and haven't accomplished in my 37 years and focus on what I have.  I need to stop caring what other people think and figure out what I care about.

I have two beautiful little boys who adore me. I have a family and a husband that loves me.  I have friends that challenge me to think, to feel, to help and support others. 

I have amazing friends.

If there's one thing I've learned in the last year, it's who my real friends are.  My real friends didn't cut and run during the hard times.  My real friends stayed and listened and offered their support.  Do I think that those who stayed are simply more open minded than others?  No.  I think that those people who really care about me were able look at things a little more objectively because of their love for me.

Another important thing I've learned over the last year is that I need to write and I need to take photographs.  When I don't, I become a bottled up, raging mess.

So in 2010, I'm going to make more of an effort to keep writing here and I've decided that I will take at least one photograph every day in 2010 to post on my photo blog.

I'll try to keep focusing on the details when the big picture - life - is just too much for me.  Sometimes the details remind me what's most important. 

Winter in Chesapeake

I have a new post up on LightHearted Photography, The Blog.  It's a pictorial of snow-less Winter in my little corner of Chesapeake.

Colorful Family Sneak Peak: Hampton Roads Portrait Photography

I recently had the chance to photograph an adorable young family with two little girls.  As longtime readers know, I have two boys so I always jump at the chance to take pictures of little girls!

After two false starts and one speeding ticket, we finally got these pictures taken.  L'Erin and Jeffrey, I hope it was worth the wait!

See the rest on LightHearted Photography, The Blog.

Marion & Matt on LightHearted Photography, the Blog

I have a new post up on the Photo Blog.  The latest was a wedding at a Greek Orthodox Church.  I was tempted to title it "Their Big, Fat, Greek Wedding" but I refrained. Marion and Matt are a lot of fun and so their wedding was a lot of fun!

Marion & Matt

Central Park Classic - A Photographic Sneak Peek

I have another sneak peek up on LightHearted Photography from the photo sessions I did in Central Park.

The day that I shot Cinderella and her family in the park, I had another photo session with an adorable family.  Jenn, Andrea (Cinderella's mom) and I have known each other since we were all pregnant with our October babies in 2004.  Mine decided he wanted to show up in September, but all of us have children within 2 1/2 weeks of each other.  I was thrilled when Andrea asked me to come up to New York and getting to meet Jenn as well made it even better.

Jenn, it was so much fun to take photos of your family, especially your darling girls in their adorable dresses.  There's just something irresistible about sisters.  And Central Park was, as always, amazing.

Enjoy your sneak peak!

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Be sure to see the rest of the sneak peek over at LightHearted Photography, the Blog! You can't see the full impact of this photo without seeing it's full size.

Eat Your Heart Out, Cinderella!

Last weekend I got to head up to NYC for photo shoots in Central Park.  There, near the Bethesda Terrace Fountain, I met a real princess.

By real princess, I mean not just someone with a tiara, heels and a pretty dress.  That sort of princess is far too common.  You can find her in any tabloid or Disney movie knock off.  Nope, I met a real princess. 

She wears her tiara with style.

She dances to beautiful music. See the rest of this photography sneak peak on LightHearted Photography, the Blog.

Sneak Peek up on LightHearted Photography, the Blog

I had the chance to take some pre-prom photos in a park in Norfolk.  It was a lot of fun!

Head on over to LightHearted Photography, the Blog to see more.

Sneak Peak of Sisters & Spring Flowers

Earlier this week I had the chance to do a photo shoot for the two most adorable sisters ever!  The Norfolk Botanical Gardens are gorgeous this time of year.  The azaleas the garden is famous for are out in showy bloom.  These two little girls fit right into the pretty garden and, at 2 years and 7 months, were amazingly cooperative.

To see the rest of the sneak peek, head on over to LightHearted Photography, The Blog.

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Another Sneak Peak up on the Photography Blog

This time it's a maternity session for an absolutely gorgeous family.  And, conveniently, they live on the beach!

See more of my lifestyle portrait work at LightHearted Photography.