Painted nails, baby feet and kissing
Our wonderful and amazing babysitter painted Lyla’s toes on Thursday, and they are such tiny, crinkly toes at that. She was sitting/standing/playing on the bathroom countertop this morning while mommy got ready, so I grabbed the camera to snap a few photos (of course). All on her own, with barely any prompting from me, Lyla started smooching herself in the mirror and then laughing afterwards. It was amazing fun to watch.
Babies, birthday suits and jeans
If there was a love inside of me for storm/landscape photography, there is an equal love for taking pictures of people. Random shots, candid portraits…that’s what I love. And above all that, I love taking pictures of my little girl Lyla Grace. For those new people who may have just started following some of my work, Lyla took a long time to make happen. Infertility problems and an expensive in vitro procedure amounted to about six years of trying until she was finally born into this world. She’s an angel and a light in our lives. Some of my best [...]
Away we go…
This photo is emotional for me. The more I look at it, the more it says to the father inside me. This shot is of my daughter Lyla on Easter, just walking down the yard, seemingly oblivious to anything but where she wants to go. And that is exactly her. She is always walking…always moving…always headed somewhere. Nothing will stop her. She’s going to do great things one day. When I see her in this picture…it’s a foreshadowing of what the future holds…something that every father likely never looks forward to. His little girl leaving. Sure…I want nothing but the [...]
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