We had a full week of family visiting, birthdays, and an out of town friend lunch. I am very terrible about remembering my camera, strange I know. So I didn't actually take this picture, my Dad did. I love her soft expression and the back light. He was in town visiting and we all went to see Justin race in the mid-week mountain bike race and he shot this of Sophie with his point and shoot. It is because of him that I am into photography at all. He got the shutter-bug from his dad who was an excellent photographer. He did weddings and everything. One of my favorite photographs that I have hanging in my house, my grandpa took. So in 1996 my Dad sent me an old Exacta film camera and that is where it began. I took a couple photography classes and darkroom classes and I was hooked. I always admired my Dad's knowledge of light and capture and enjoy our frequent discussions on the topic. I had a love for creating in darkroom and worked at a one-hour lab in Arkansas and came here and worked at custom lab called Replicolor. I loved taking people's negatives and making them look their absolute best so when I embraced the digital era, it was natural for me to love creating beauty in photoshop. So thank you Dad for your encouragement and support and introducing me to the beauty of photography.
We had Auntie Maria cut her hair to make it more manageable since she refuses to let me put cute piggies and such in her hair. I love the bob. Thanks Maria!!!
