Winners

Congratulations, Girls! You really worked hard and yesterday you showed yourselves and all your fans that you are WINNERS. Oh, we always knew you were, but you needed to BELIEVE it for yourselves.

Winner's Creed

If you think you are beaten, you are.

If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you'd like to win, but think you can't, it's a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost;
For out in the world we find Success begins with a personal will. It's all a state of mind.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster hand; But sooner or later the person who wins

Is the one who thinks "I can"

The Boys

The Boys stopped by the new Studio tonight, and I was able to fire off a few shots of them. Miles, The Mastiff is ony 8 months old and his head is already bigger than Grayson who at 10 months is Miles Best Friend, Big Brother, Partner in Crime.....For a huge dog who will weigh close to 200 lbs when he's through growing, he is one gentle giant around Grayson. Well thank goodness for that!!! They are pals. Getting Miles to sit still on the white paper was no easy task, but eventually he calmed down enough to sit Grayson beside him. Adorableness!

On The Pond

On the pond twice this week. No fish, but I was able to "catch" Dorothy practicing some yoga on the bow of her new boat. What a sight to behold. A beautiful woman, a beautiful mind, and a wonderful friend. Thanks for the opportunity to land some photos of our spectacular enviroment. We grabbed photos of Jelly fish, Firey red coral, Blue Heron, Snowy Egret and birds I'd never even seen before. But no fish!! :) I'll look forward to many more boat rides, Dorothy. Again, thank you for sharing what makes you so happy. I understand! I really do!

Dog Days of Summer

The Dog Days of summer are here. The flower gardens are winding down, though Schneids's vegetable garden is "kickin". Plenty of tomatoes, rasberries, blueberries, carrots, peppers, and fresh herbs. Autumn is just around the corner....I can tell; the nights are cooler, the skies have been gorgeous!!! The most beautiful 3 dimensional "pluffy" clouds against the bluest of blues which is making for some really spectacular sunsets. I am chasing sunsets of late and last night I final got a self portrait that I like. Actually, i really can't call it a self portrait, as my friend and mutual photog geek, Mary Alice, took it of me last night down at the Quonnie Breachway. Blessed again by Mother Nature in all her glory. Heart stopping beauty. A perfect day!

The studio should be complete by September 1. Until then the living room has been turned upside down, couches removed, strobes, and background stands in their place. Hannah said "MOM, you can't do this! This is our living room!" I smiled and said, "Watch me, I'm chasing a dream, Hannah. And someday you will too!" (She's now one of my #1 supporters.) I love you, B!

The Sisters

No one can imagine the magical time I had photographing "The Sisters", unless of course you've had a Sister....These 3 were amazing. Their love for each other filled the beach, the sea, the sunset. God painted a perfect background for these photographs. We had an orange sunset,

and then Mr Moon rose over the bluest of water, and he was PINK. Perfect! Thank you Cassie for your call. It was a pleasure meeting you all. I hope your Mom enjoys these surprise photos for her Birthday. Let me know how it goes...

I had the pleasure of photographing the Three Amigas this weekend. It was "girlfriend" weekend. What beautiful ladies they are! Quite different "OFF THE FIELD"!! We had lots of laughs, didn't we?? And all they had to say was "Too bad we don't have some Mexican hats!" Guess what? We do!

Thanks for the laughs Girls!

xo

Pure Enjoyment

It has been Pure Enjoyment the last couple of weeks. I have met the most wonderful family's. I was blessed to meet and photograph the very handsome addition to the R family! What a gorgeous, perfect baby! To think just a few short weeks ago we were photographing Mommy's belly! Wow. Welcome to paradise Alden! Its quite apparent how much your family loves you! May you thrive!

And of course, there was 3 month old Natalia with her many expressions! Some day we'll tell you how nutty we were acting; trying to get you to smile at the lens, Natalie! We had lots of fun. Your a perfect little princess and you behaved so well. Who needs to smile when you have eyes like that!! I hope you'll come back to visit for more photo shoots, and we can watch you grow!

Then there was the Davin family, with the photos shot on their location, which is stunning. We had some fog, even some drizzle, but we also had lots of laughs! Thank you, Davin's!

~ And the Kendall family. Surprise for Fathers Day! Hope you'll enjoy the pictures, Doug, as much as i enjoyed taking them. You've got a beautiful family!

Reg, Correen, B, all it took was a couple cold beers and we settled right in, didn't we??? I think little B is adorable!! Personable, easy going, and absolutely charming. Come back and see us soon!

Happy Fathers Day to all our Dad's. Let's celebrate them for their love of family, their hard work and dedication. I know my girls will be celebrating theirs! We love you, Schneids! And now your a Grandpa! xoxo