My goal when I take photographs is to take a peek inside my subject's soul. All I ask is that you "let me in". This is much easier to do with children, because children have a tendency to just "be". Until they turn about 2, when they somehow learn how to say "cheese" when the camera is pointed at them. It is rare that adults will let me completely in. As adults, we are much more self-concious than a child. I've had moms that look like Barbie tell me how ugly they are. It saddens me - are we so self-concious about our selves (women mostly) that we truly think we are ugly, when in fact, we are beautiful - inside and out.
I had the pleasure of shooting Jennifer and Ryan last week in my gardens at the studio. Unfortunately, I'm working from home today, so I don't have images available to see today - BUT, you now have something to look forward to tomorrow. And you need to see these images, because when I say they "let me in", I'm not kidding. They are about to become first-time parents, after over 4 years of trying to conceive. When they got to my studio, we dressed and went into the gardens and Ryan said, "We don't know what to do." I said, "Forget I'm here." And they did. This is the true essence of Jennifer and Ryan, as Jennifer and Ryan, and also as Jennifer and Ryan and Baby-To-Be. Truly, this is probably the first time I've ever gotten chills at one of my own images - after all I'm my own worst critic.
I'll show ya tomorrow.....tune back in.
HUGS!