The Fall season is my fav!

I'm loving this weather now - cool and crisp instead of hot and muggy! Fall means NC State football games with the family - Go Pack! It also means photographing preschoolers age 3-5 and families who want portraits created for Christmas gift giving. So I've been busy lately trying to do both! Relating to 4 year olds in the morning means a major regroup before I work with a family of grown children (with pets) in the late afternoon! :) But I am so thankful it has been a busy season and that I do have work to do!

The economy is taking its toll on all of us but I've been photographing through all types of situations for over 20 years and I plan on being here for the long haul - so I'll continue to plug on through it. I entered the photography business not as a hobby to fill some empty time in my day or to make a little extra money on the side but to earn a living creating images that were rewarding and fulfilling so I'll not give up now just because the economy is or has been in a downturn! I'll continue as I have for the last 20 years, creating keepsake memories for discerning clients because the memories must be recorded for the next generation and time does not stop for "economic slowdowns".

Has it really been this long?

Wow, I didn't realize it had been so long since my last post! Well I guess that's a good thing because it means I've been busy, busy, busy. Senior sessions, baby sessions, and dance recitals, whew!

Things have calmed down in the studio and now I'm ready to head east to the beach for two weeks to "vacate" a little and photograph a few beach families. If you're near Emerald Isle over the "Fourth" look me up - we'll be there working and playing. Then, if you're around Myrtle Beach the week after - I'll be playing golf and again doing a few beach portraits. Playing and working, working and playing - you gotta love it!!

My youngest daughter, Lindsey, turned 21 last weekend - wow, time flies and you really don't realize it until these momentous events come to pass. Her turning 21 doesn't make me feel nearly as old as my upcoming 50th birthday. Now that is beginning to wear on my psyche - somehow I don't feel as old as my perception of the number.

In any case, I will continue to look to the future, be at peace in the present and be happy with who I am - I wish the same for you, my friends....... r