Wednesday, April 28, 2010

My 1st EVER Littlest Heroes Session

Wow! I so know what you are thinking- "Amanda's blogging 2-3 days in a row... w-o-w!" :) *LOL* That's what I'm thinking too! There's been so much going on with school wrapping up (I'm a Masters in Professional Counseling student @ Liberty University alongside my husband Brian), finishing up T&K's wedding, etc! I'll spare you all that's been going on... Life is good! :) I can't complain!

Saturday I spent the morning hours with Lucas, Levi and mommy Kim at my first ever in home Littlest Heroes session. I wasn't nervous to begin with- I had done my homework and mapped out the location of their home (haha Ilove my GPS)! I timed it perfectly knowing full well that it was supposed to take me 35 minutes to get to their home... yah, Saturday morning I decided to go a different route and it only took me 6 minutes to get there! I tell you what, it wasn't until I had to sit still that I got nervous... I called mom, told her to say a little prayer and then moved on... drank a 930am Diet Mountain Dew (*LOL* wow, I know!!! I'm a diet soda-a-holic!), listened to some worship music and got my camera gear ready! I worried a little- with no reason to! My Littlest Heroes Mommy was such a sweet, kind woman and welcomed me in to her home. I was introduced to Lucas- my littlest hero and his little brother Levi; both boys so sweet. Lucas is a 3, almost 4 year old little boy with delayed development. Both little boys special in their very own ways! What an amazing experience to see the love that this family has for each other! :) Without further a-do here's a sneak peak from Lucas's Littlest Hero photo shoot {My favorite pic & slideshow of images)!
{Littlest Heroes Project}



"Love is not written on paper,
for paper can be erased.
Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken.
But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever."

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Me trying to blog more... :)

I've been doing a lot of thinking... I spend a lot of time looking at everyone elses work (I call it "getting inspired"... lol) but found myself trying to find what makes my photography special and what makes me stand out from other photographers... have you ever thought about that? It's been a challenge to look at my work as good when there's so many great photographers out there... I found this quote on Jasmine Stars blog the other day and really like it-

"We all have our own unique abilities. Don't focus on what others can do, but, rather, what you can do to make yourself better. You taught yourself photography, and you're getting better each day...don't envy his work. Appreciate his work. And appreciate yours."
~JasmineStarBlog.Com

.. apparently even the big time photography 'stars' doubt themselves. I've been challenging myself to read less and get out more. Watch out NY, MD, DC and VA I've been inspired! ...inspired to be ME! :)
My babies...

Monday, April 26, 2010

Patricia & Kevin's Wedding Album

I have had so much fun putting together Trisha and Kevin's wedding album! This is a sneak peak... I hope my newlyweds love the album- I can't wait to see it in print form! Enjoy!