Girls, girls, girls

The above pictures are from my most recent photo shoot. A friend from church asked me to come over and photograph her daughters, Faith and Grace. The parents requested mostly black and whites, which was fine with me. I think there is another dimension of class that is added when taking B&W.
The girls were quite the divas. They aren't camera shy by any means, so it made for a fun afternoon. We did silly poses, sleeping poses and an occasional serious pose. Everytime I would take a shot, they would yell, "I wanna see, I wanna see!" So I'd turn the camera and show them the picture and they would giggle and say, "take another one!"
That was repeated a couple hundred times. :)

Newborn

Meet little Naomi. Isn't she cute? This was my first newborn photoshoot. I think I am going to enjoy this. :)
She was so dainty and precious.

Travel

This was taken the other day as I was stepping out the door, hoping to get some good macro shots of the recent ice and snow we were graced with. I love how the suns reflection off the clouds looks like fire. It was such a unique sky.

I'm working on editing my pictures from our weekend trip to Philadelphia, we decided to pull out the parkas and deal with the cold, instead of donning our Rainbow flip-flops down south. I still can't figure out why we chose bitter, freezing temperature over warmth and sunlight. It was an interesting trip, can't say we would go back to that city for another weekend, but we can at least check the city off the list. It was fun to be away, but the city of Brotherly Love didn't capture our hearts like DC or NYC. The subway system was fascinating, I'm such a people watcher that I thoroughly enjoyed riding the SEPTA(SouthEastern Pa Transportation Authority) We were always minority on the train, which was fine with me, there are many aspects of African American life that intrigues me. So I tried to catch a glimpse into their lives, even if it was a very quick glimpse. I saw an elderly lady covered from head to toe in bright purple clothing chanting the Presidents name and proudly declaring that he was the prince of peace(I bit my lip).

I did have my first(and last, I don't even want to know the calories in that thing!) original Philly steak n cheese sub. I will admit though, that it was the best sub I have ever eaten. To justify myself I worked out extra hard when I got home :)

We saw the traditional touristy attractions, like the Libery Bell and Independence Hall, they were facinating. I think what I enjoyed most was getting our bags searched before we entered the buildings. The guards told us to upzip our coats and open them up, I felt like there should be rows of illegal watches lined in my coat.

It was neat to be able to document our trip with pictures(which will be coming soon), spend time with Joe and just be away. But there's nothing like coming home and I was glad when we pulled down our driveway.

Hello 2009

I realize that Christmas has come and gone, but I feel like most of my brain is still in 2008. I can't believe how fast time flies. The holidays were great; couldn't have gone any better. Spending time with family and friends is so wonderful, I just wish it didn't go by so quickly. It was our first Christmas as a married couple, that was special. We even got the traditional 'Our First Christmas' ornament, I was glad, because I was going to feel pretty weird buying it for myself.

Joe and I are planning on taking one weekend trip a month for a year(hopefully longer) to someplace we've never been before and we are going to document our trips with photography. I will of course post the pictures and share of our adventure. We want to see more then just the Tri-State area, we want to get out of our box and experience life and see the beauty of our nation. I think this month we might be going to Ashville North Carolina. Other places we have in mind are, Boston, Philly, rural country, Florida and who knows where else. I'm so excited.

I'm looking forward to seeing what lies ahead in the year 2009. There is this sense of excitement and urgency in the air. I do not want to waste time, I want to be used by God.