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Where was your favorite place to be when you were young? Mine was with my grandparents. They embed unconditional love. My sisters, my cousins, and I could do no wrong when visiting them. I recently delivered portraits of an extended family. It was a gift for the grandparents, who live many states away. The family is very close, but spread out in several states. It made me so happy to be able to capture the relationship these grandparents have with their grandkids. These type of photographs are some of my favorite to shoot. Maybe because of the close…

Sitting at a red light after picking up my almost 4 year old from daycare, I thought I felt a contraction. But that couldn't be. I was only 31 weeks pregnant - they must be Braxton-Hicks contractions, like the doctor said. Anyway, my daughter's birthday party was in a couple days, so I didn't have time to worry about this. We stopped at K-mart and picked up party hats, plates, etc. I waited patiently (or not so patiently) as my daughter insisted on buckling herself into her carseat. I only noticed the contractions at traffic lights. As we…

I am donating a portrait session and 11x14 portrait to the Feb. 16 Gala to benefit the BennettStrong Foundation. I met Bennett and his family about a year ago. I was captivated by Bennett's smile and his playful nature. Bennett loved showing off his accomplishments. He adores his parents. And they delight in him! Like most parents, Bennett's parents, I'm sure, were overcome with love when he was born. But unlike most parents, Bennett's parents must have felt much fear and uncertainty. Bennett was born very early and ended up spending over 7 months in the NICU. You…