Recently, a well-known satirical photography blogger posted this status on her Facebook page: "Can I Just Get The CD?"Dear potential client,I have no crystal ball, yet, I know you will be calling me this week for information about what I do. You might have seen one of my displays or my website or, hopefully, was referred by a friend. And you will have liked what you saw-otherwise, you wouldn’t be calling me. And for that, I am truly happy.And we will speak together on the phone: me asking questions to better understand what it is you are needing, but more importantly, what you are “wanting.” The wants are always more important than the needs when it comes to Art. And ...

Sweet Sophia's mom came to me with the idea of doing a styled shoot ALL about her. I, of course, was all over that idea; and then the ideas started flowing! We talked about the things that she loves: princesses, fairies, tea parties, her pink chucks, bubbles, balloons, flowers, giggling, and playing. We settled on a fairy tea party for our theme, but we incorporated a few of the other things as well! She was absolutely thrilled to pick handfuls of my pretty lavender and it just offset the colour of her teal dress perfectly. And those chucks. Such a sassy & sweet detail! We also pulled out the giant bubbles! She thought these were just hilarious and we had a blast running ...

This was yet another of my re-scheduled minis (have I mentioned how much I hate rescheduling?!). Thankfully, this gorgeous family was super fun to work with and had great ideas, so we branched out of the back garden and went in search of a poppy field! They are headed back to the U S of A this summer and wanted a photo shoot to capture some of the gorgeous English countryside along with their precious family. I think we nailed it, Liz! Sweet Caroline was such a little ham. I could have chased her up and down those flower rows for hours and never captured all of her little expressions!  Mr Colton was just the sweetest thing as well. He and his parents took some amazing shots ...