throwback thursday

this may or may not be a permanent feature on my blog, but seeing as i spent years taking photos and not sharing them (haha) i have thousands of photos that have never seen the light of .... the internet.

we had some snow here in atlanta in 2011. and we had sooo much fun running around with bailey :) he looks so so young in this photo that it kind of startles me that dogs can age so visibly in just a couple of years. i never experienced this with kibbo because westies are well.. they always look like puppies to me! looking back though, this may be the only photo we have together as a family (with the exception of kibbo) :(

excuse david's half squat pose... self timer was not kind haha

i really love this photo. bailey's expression cracks me up whenever i see this. hahaha

week 3 | lines & texture

allison & i have so many collaborations in the works... i can't wait to share them with you all :) 

week 2 | light & portraits

two of my favorite things.

to think that there was a point in my life where i thought i didn't enjoy taking portraits...

week 1 | the love of love

one of my goals for 2013 was to start shooting for myself again. after all, that's how i came to love what i do today. i think sometimes it's easy to forget why you're here, specially once you stop nurturing your passion.

lifestyle | the sons

i was so surprised when miriam reached out to me to do some portraits for her family! thing is, miriam and i were first introduced 3 years ago when i was planning my wedding - she was actually the amazing baker behind the cupcakes we served on the day of! to this day, david still raves about how perfect her mint chocolate cupcakes were! haha it's so amazing to be able to cross paths again in this manner and i'm so honored that she would choose me to capture this special time in their lives.

since i last saw her, the sons have grown by one little precious abigail! i love how quirky and inquisitive she is! ♥ whenever i meet babies, i'm always so amazed at how large their personalities are at such a young age... it could be because i wasn't surrounded by babies growing up, but it's so fascinating to me! haha

thanks again sons!

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

- Marianne Williamson

portraits | gloria

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLORIA ♥ 

i'm grateful for the past 16 years of friendship and all the stretching and growing we've done. i think our friendship is a true reflection of the internet era... haha i still remember the first day we met in school after months of chatting online (before internet creepers went mainstream)... the roller coaster ride that ensued and your patience and love for me throughout the years. thank you.

regardless of where we thought we might find ourselves today, i hope you remember that we're exactly where we're meant to be. i'm so proud to have you as my friend :)