hard work every day.

Emmett's team started practicing in August and didn't stop working everyday even once it got dark.  The night I went out to photograph the boys' practice it was so cold.  Still, the boys didn't complain.  While my fingers froze they ran patterns and plays.

The long and hot 100 degree practices in August all the way to the 30 degree freezing practices in November paid off when the Tigers won the 2009 Clover Football Championship!

Congratulations Tigers!

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game. LIFE.

a new website.

Suzan has so much energy, loves to laugh, and is so excited about being a Life Coach.  She asked me to photograph her for her new website that she is creating and we had so much fun capturing little bits of her personality and life.

Thank you Suzan...I can't wait to see your website!

full. LIFE.

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perfect day for a beautiful field.

Shelby loves sports.  Loves it all.  She loves peanut M&Ms, reading everything, and being outside.

...and I can't forget to mention how much she LOVES the Yankees!... *My Dad better not see this post...he's a Red Sox fan...I might be considered a traitor to the cause :) *

I saw this gorgeous field the day before our shoot.  The red growing among the green against the blue sky was just wonderful.

We ended up spending all of our time there and had so much fun.  I think the most funny part of the shoot was when Shelby ended up with about 5 pieces of Bazooka gum in her mouth trying really hard to blow a bubble.  She finally did it.  YAY! Shelby!

Thanks, Shelby...and thanks Julie.  What a fun way to spend an afternoon.

gorgeous. LIFE.

fun days.

I remember being in High School and hanging out with my best girlfriend, tanning in the backyard (yes, I really used to tan...), driving home from school on a spring day with the windows down and music up...way up...and all kinds of other great things...all really fun memories.

Kristen is in High School and making some hilarious and meaningful memories with her best friends.  One of her friends, Katie, came along to Kristen's shoot an hour or so into it.  As you can see...we had too much fun...

Some tidbits about Kristen:

She is homeschooled (so we had to pictures in her homeschool room...)

She loves to dance.

She could eat twix bars and 2 muskateers until she feels sick (which she did by the time we got done shooting)

She knows that jumping on the bed is not just for 3 year olds

She loves to scrapbook...

But throwing paper into the air is way more fun.

Kristen and Katie love to dress each other up in crazy clothes and makeup and take pictures of each other...so we did that.

We also decided to mess around a little bit with off camera lighting...just for fun.

fun. LIFE.

*tell a friend about this post!*

one afternoon.

I had a really fun shoot with Kristen, who is in High School.  We had so much fun doing all kinds of things that Kristen loves to do...Katie is her best friend so she came and joined us...

more to come soon...

quiet. LIFE.