“At the core, always, is the photographer, the magician, whose slight-of-hand freezes time and allows us to see a vanishing moment captured in print for all eternity.”
–Author Unknown

I feel like I JUST met Lily as a newborn. Suddenly she was four months old. And then a second later she was eight months old. Geeze. Where does it go? The life of a photographer is such a blur. Of time, not focus. Her trusty big brother, Luke, was looking out for her in the chair and blockading her fall. A surprise visitor half way into the shoot was VERY exciting for her! And while we focused on Miss Lily, Luke’s routine for these sessions consists of good behavior for the first 10 minutes and then down to our basement for 101 Dalmatians (which he always takes home to finish). Big happy group shot of the whole gang at the end and voile! Just like that, her first year of sessions is wrapped with a pretty pink bow.

“When you come to the edge
Of all the light you know,
And are about to step off
Into the darkness of the unknown
Faith is knowing one of two things will happen:
There will be something solid to stand on
Or you will be taught how to fly.”

–Barbara J. Winter

“It is a frightening thing to open oneself to this strange and dark side of the divine; it means letting go of our self-control, that control which gives the illusion of safety. But safety is only an illusion, and letting go is part of listening to the silence, and to the Spirit.”

–Madeline L’Engle, Walking On Water

I had the privilege of meeting this sweet little girl just two weeks after she was born. She was very polite when she awoke to find me smiling down at her with a big black camera. Not so sure about stripping down for her first photo shoot with Recherche Photography but I sweetened the deal with a SUPER soft brown blanket which seemed to do the trick for the couple minutes I needed. I was smitten by her big grey eyes and the folds of her beautiful baby skin. Seems her parents are quite taken in as well. They are doing The Baby’s First Year package so look for more photos of this little beauty in the coming months.

“I shut my eyes in order to see.” –Paul Gauguin

The daddy in this set of images is my little brother in-law and his gorgeous Australian family. They make the trek here to Colorado every couple years, each time with a new mesmerizing kiddo in tow. Tristan is our precocious and extremely active three year old nephew. Boy was he a trick to get in focus this time around. Typical of this age but whoa! Kayden is only 10 months – a pensive chilled out little sweetheart. Jay says he is a mini Yoda. Bit of a momma’s boy, but who can blame him?? I was ecstatic to get the shots of them sitting on the porch looking right at me. Trick: I told Tristan he could sprint off the steps as soon as I counted to 100 as fast as I could. Kayden was also mildly interested in the trick but quickly became bored. But at least I managed to keep his attention for about 30 seconds. I missed them the minute they walked out the door. Saving our pennies for a trip to the Outback.

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

-Scott Adams

Here is a little holiday portrait session with the Moore Family. Perhaps you’ve seen a few shots of this family before. In case you are new to my blog and are not acquainted with my beloved sister and her family there are a few other posts you may like to peruse. Let’s see- there are Portraits of Ellyana in a Green Chair, the morning I spent with Elly when her mommy was in labor with little Enjolie, my sister’s Maternity Portraits, Newborn Portraits of Enjolie, my mini impromptu session with the girls… to name but a few. This set is such a kick. What I really love is it shows how crazy in love they are all with each other and what wonderful parents they are. Fills me up and over the brim.

Every so often I experience doubt in the quality of my own work. OK, maybe more often than that. Jay just grins at me after 12 years when I swear off photography and wonder aloud about what else I could pursue. This little photo session with Kate and Alice was a breath of fresh air and renewed, once again, my hope in my photographic eye. Natural light, 50mm f/1.2 and beautiful little girls that I adore. Very very happy with the results. I guess I’ll shoot for a few more months.