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A Motherhood Tide

Florida greeted us with a week of promised rain showers and no beach days. We were stressed by the disruption and cabin fever. The next evening we went to the beach. My daughter reached for my hand and then asked me if I had felt nervous when I had started preschool. I had failed to see through my own stress that I had not given her the encouragement and time to open up. I was met by my own tide of emotion. Just maybe planning to do nothing is more significant than always planning to do something. And sometimes perhaps we need a tide to wash through to help us see that.

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The Kalyanpur Family

The Kalyanpur boys are full of life and exploration.  If there is no fun to be found, they create it!  I am quite sure that comes from the adventures they encounter all over the world with their parents.  Their session took place in Central Park and was full of laughter, running, and bubbles!  We explored the trails of the North Wood and chased bubbles along The Loch.  You could see just how much the youngest adored his brother; mimicking his every move.  Every frame I shot, felt like a keeper as the connection between the family simply radiates through the lens.  

I am so thankful to have a "job" that allows me to the opportunity to grow deeper friendships.  A "job" requires me to capture the love between a family.  A "job" that gives me the ability to show them how beautiful they are.

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Capturing Joy and Playfulness: The Frank Family Mini-Session

What I love about running mini sessions is the number of new families I have the opportunity to meet and photograph.  During my Summer's End Mini Sessions, I had the pleasure of photographing The Frank Family.  Let me tell you; a mini session has never flown by so fast as we were having such a blast!  We chose to meet at Bow Bridge in Central Park, and the four of us spent the time exploring the trails around the area

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