A Daughter, her Dad, and Discipline

 My life changed forever on March 19, 2009.  Our daughter, Lily Grace Turner, was born at 6:45 a.m. that morning.  She was the first (and still is) the only grandchild on either side of Dorothy’s  and my families.  Without a doubt, she’s my favorite photography subject.  Yup, I picked a favorite.  Deal. Now to completely…

Five days – no internet.

  Most people these days (myself included) would look at the title of this blog and immediately go into panic mode.  Generally, I would too.  And I think I was pretty close to being there last Tuesday when I realized I would be without the internet the rest of the week.  I was pretty convinced…

2009 in Review – Part IV

If there’s one thing I struggle to define in my business, it’s a portrait session. What is a portrait session? How many people does it include? How long should it take? Where should it be shot? What time of day? So many questions…are there any answers? I don’t think there is an easy way to…

December Baby Portraits

  Shortly before Christmas, I had the opportunity to do a couple of child portrait sessions. I had worked with Landon and his parents, Stephanie and Steve, in the fall and was excited to be back for some Christmas pictures. They had referred Steve’s cousin, Keith and his wife Shannon to me because the wanted…

A “Boring” New Year’s Eve

I can hear someone asking me the question already – "What did you do for New Year’s Eve?" My answer? I had dinner with an extension of my family, came home, watched a movie with my wife and wrote this blog. I can see the thought running through the person’s head already, "How boring!" Then…