About Me

Berenice Abbott once said, "I took to photography like a duck to water. I never wanted to do anything else. Excitement about the subject is the voltage which pushes me over the mountain of drudgery necessary to produce the final photograph."

Since the first time I picked up a camera as a child, they have held some kind of special magic...a fixation for me. I am drawn to old black and white photos from days gone by. I used to love to sit around and watch my mom and my aunts sharing old family photo albums. I love to look at baby pictures and see how much the child has changed over time. I guess you could say I'm addicted to photography.I feel like photography tells a story and I am the story-teller. There are significant moments in everyone's life, that deserve to be captured, and I am passionate about preserving them. Done well, emotions, personalities, and sentiments shine through- creating memories that will last a lifetime.



The Photographer’s Prayer
Dear Lord, as I bring my subject into focus
& prepare to make each portrait,
never let me forget that I'm creating
treasures for a family, a keepsake for loved ones.
Make me sensitive to the qualities and virtues of others,
that I may draw out into the light, the beautiful radiant belongings of their hearts.
Help me to be an artist, collecting the beauty of every soul,
the glow of youth, the gentleness, the laughter
or tears of each life that is precious in Thy sight.
Deeper than a means of livelihood, give me the perspective to see my photographer's art as a service to others, making life richer and more memorable.
And, dear Lord, between the lights and shadows,
the ups and downs and the rolling years,
keep me from getting out of focus or off center,
so that my life and work may be framed with dignity and colored with contentment.
Amen.
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