Discover HBP's Secret to Successful Santa Photographs!

It's that time of year again!  Can you believe it?  The year goes by so quickly!

Wasn't it New Year's Day like... yesterday?

The preparation of getting ready for the holidays has come upon us, and it's time to have some fun.  Don't do the boring old photographs that you've always done... Do something different!

Do you have visions of your children in line to see Santa at the mall, and you wait patiently, munching on a delicious goodie, keeping them occupied, until it's your turn, and excitedly, you put them on Santa's lap or seat next to him, and you have the saddest faces of all?  The moment that you've talked about, dreamed about, thought about, crumbled in moments because your children are scared of Santa?

It's time to take the stress of that OUT of your holiday planning... time to get beautiful photographs that are keepsakes to treasure year after year.

Can you imagine the FUN???

(Of course, the cookies don't hurt, either.  I'd smile for a cookie, too!)

So reduce that stress!

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He loves baseball, and so does his brother.

One of the things that I love about photographing families is getting to know them and their stories.

When I spoke to their mom the first time on the phone, it turned into a very unexpected conversation.  She had expected to just give me her name, phone and email, and set up a time to photograph her just-turned-5 year old son.

"Please tell me 3 things that your son loves".

"Oh, he loves baseball, and books, and being outside".

After a few other questions about his likes and dislikes, I told his mom,

"I think we should do a session around his love for baseball."

She got REALLY excited.

"I never thought of doing something like that!  Could we do a couple of the boys together?"

And so we began to plan what would become an EPIC session.

It was a beautiful day.

Her boys actually acted like they like each other!

This child is bound to become a baseball champion!

This next image, his dad was playing with him, sending imaginary pitches.  What is going on in his mind? I think this is my favorite image from the session.

And the books!  He loves to read.  It's another one of his favorite activities.  This stack is a good representative of this favorite pastime.

Location: Allen Pond Park

Time:  About 4 pm

Weather conditions: Mostly Sunny

Amount of fun:  a LOT of fun

Celebrating Life With Her Favorite People

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have a severe, rare disease?  The only cure is an organ transplant.

Even then, there are complications.  It isn't perfect.  Every day is a gift from God.  Every moment spent with a beloved family member or friend is cherished.  Within each of these is a great miracle.

The miracle is love.  The celebration of life can be any moment that you choose to do so.  You make memories with those whom you cherish.  Every details of the moment is caught up in your memory:  the way the light plays on the leaves and the shadows below; the infectious giggles of your children; the tight cuddle from your spouse as you kiss him; the loving embrace from your mom whose job since the moment she gave birth to you was to keep you safe, happy, and loved.

The common denominator here is the miracle of love.  This beautiful woman has been given another chance by medical experts who were able to save her life.  This session was done to help her celebrate this miracle.

Please share this with all of your friends and family.  Life is so precious.  So is family and so is love.

One more thing.  I know that this is a hard thing to think about, but it's so important to remember and to talk about with loved ones.  Please consider organ donation.  It's very easy to do.  Life is not ever predictable.  Organ and tissue donation is one of the most important legacies a human being can leave behind.  Please visit http://donatelife.net/for more information.

Reasons to Schedule Sessions With HBP in October

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