Let Your Face (Or Gesture) Speak What Is In Your Heart

  • Post published:February 6, 2018

What subtle messages do we give our children? In Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, Ms. Brown says "One of the best pieces of parenting advice that I ever received was from the writer Toni Morrison." She goes on to explain that Ms. Morrison was on Oprah talking about her book The Bluest Eye. Ms. Brown goes on "Ms. Morrison explained that it is interesting to watch what happens when a child walks into a room.  She asked, "Does your face light up?".  She explained, "When my children used to walk in the room when they were little, I looked at them…

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Autumn Leaves!

  • Post published:October 17, 2017

When will we have beautiful fall leaves? The weather has finally changed, and before you know it, the leaves will be beautiful. Then, in a blink of the eye, they'll be gone. According to the PA Bureau of Forestry, peak fall color for Bucks County will be Oct. 24-30. Does your family enjoy being outdoors? Do you love the fall like I do? Don't miss this perfect time for a fall portrait of your family or your children. With an October portrait session, you will receive 25 complementary custom holiday cards. Click here to see more images. We have…

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Family

  • Post published:August 28, 2017

I love working with families, especially extended families. I love to see the bond across generations. The R. family was a wonderful family to work with! They grandparents have grandchildren ranging from college age to under a year. How lucky! They are all so close, so warm and comfortable with one another. So happy and fun! (See more of their images on my Facebook page.) (See images of other families on my web site.)They also are a very busy family, so we had to do some creative scheduling. For our first date, we were met with a snowstorm,…

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Hope

  • Post published:August 7, 2017

Do you remember being pregnant? Are you pregnant now? What did (does) it feel like? What emotions did (do) you feel? (comment below - I'd love to hear!) My mother couldn't understand why I photograph pregnant women - until she saw this image. Think of all the emotions surrounding pregnancy. They run the gamut from excitement and joy to fear and uncertainty. So much is out of our control. But we have hope - hope for a healthy child and mom; hope for more love than we can even imagine; hope for a new family; hope for a…

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A New Baby!

  • Post published:July 25, 2017

When I walked into that hospital room and saw his daddy holding him I was overjoyed. And when someone put him into my arms my heart melted. The baby is my niece's brand new baby boy, the first of his generation in our family. I was lucky enough to meet him when he was just 1 day old. And best of all, I was able to document his great-grandparents - my parents- seeing him for the first time. The moment was so full of emotion. This baby is my parents very first great-grandchild. I am so looking forward…

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