7 years ago I travelled to Haiti alone. The time spent there and the people I met were amazing. I cannot begin to describe the strength and resilience of the people living in some of the poorest conditions I have ever seen. I have travelled to numerous 3rd world countries but I have always felt that Haiti was something different. It was mind boggling that the island was so close to the US but the citizens lived such a drastically different life than the neighboring countries. I left thinking I couldn't fathom where a person or organization could start to make a noticeable impact on their lives. The population density and the level of impoverishment was overwhelming.
So for the past few days I have sat thinking about the devestation that Haitians are currently experiencing and my heart is breaking for them. The images and information that are now coming is so sad. I so wish I could jump on a plane and go help in the rescue and relief efforts but that is not a reality for most of us. But giving money to support those that can is so if you are reading this please go here and donate what you can. Or they have made it very easy to donate $10. Text haiti to 90999.
Think about how fortunate we are to be sitting in a warm home today and being able to get into our own bed tonight...please just give a little to help!

Within the first 2 minutes of this quick sitting these girls' mom and I knew we got the one shot that we were not sure would be possible. Whatever happened during the rest of the shoot was a bonus as the goal was to get at least one picture of all three girls together. The first image here is from the very beginning of the shoot and one of my favorites from 2009.

Happy New Year!

I had a wonderful vacation and holiday with my family and did some work before the new year too but I have been laying low and am finding it tough to get back into the swing of work...I'm sure I'm not alone on that one. I think I had been putting off blogging as that would mean I really need to get back at it full speed. But there is one thing I love doing and that is giving my clients their first peek at images from there sitting and I have another family who is anxiously waiting to see what resulted from our cold Christmas Eve shoot. These kids had me smiling at the get go, they are full of life and seemed to be such good, solid kids...I need to get a few tips from their mom and dad for sure!!