hotshoe....and other "awesomeness"

I appreciate that you come here to see my work and it is my pleasure to introduce you to a few of my personal favorite children's photographers who are totally rocking this industry. These three women are fantastic and I hope you take a few mins to check out their work. (click on their names to link to their sites) Each of them is a full time mother and wife, yet manages to also give 100% to the other "littles" in their lives..their adorable clients. I was already inspired simply by their work, but to have coffee and go on photo field trips has been such a thrill for me. I hope when I am in their position and someone comes to me as a newcomer that I will be as gracious and generous as they have all been to me.

Bonnie Burman Pittsburgh, Pa
( in the black.and no I didn't chop off my hair, that's not me)

Tisha McCuiston Richmond, VA.
She has NO free time. We originally scheduled to hang outside during the 2 hours her daughter was at cheerleading! How cool that she would do that, right? As it ended up she totally gave up a saturday morning and we just chilled in her studio...chatted...hung with her kids....it was great!

Stacey Qureshi Richmond, VA.

Book soon if you want her! She may be in San Francisco before too long. She's awesome and a superhero mother of two adorable girls.

My favorite shot of the day was of Stacey's daughter's chubby little legs. So cute...plus, I'm a sucker for feet!

Oh...and the "hot shoe" thing is a little shout out to Conrad Erb. I'm not sure how much money he saved me, but a ton in psychological therapy I'm sure. I thought I was going crazy because my camera stopped recognizing my flash in certain positions and I consulted with numerous photographers and none could help me. A call to Canon Customer Service resulted in the "hot shoe" revelation and a few mins on the web brought me to Conrad. His site told me step by step how to fix it and I DID!!!! All on my own!!!! YAY! I was thrilled and am so grateful that the information was out there.

Isn't life great when we all just help each other out? I love it!

enjoy*