I’m a little overdue in posting these, so let me start with a bit of background info. Earlier this year, I was asked to work on a portrait project, documenting a renewed sense of self resulting from a first-ever tattoo. If you know of anyone with tattoos, there’s often a story that goes along with each. Taylor’s story involves numerous surgeries that left her scarred – emotionally – and very visibly across the lower back. She went from a self-confident and secure woman to someone with a sense of having lost all beauty. Fifteen years went by before she had the idea and gathered up the courage to get a tattoo, something that she says completely changed her life and has made her feel beautiful again.

Taylor approached me about photographing her in a way that would show the tattoo in a classic, sexy, tasteful way. The more I thought about it, the more I thought it would be neat to contrast the beauty that this experience has brought to her life with the rough, scarred backdrop of a worn-down interior space, which we found. Thank you, Taylor, for your amazing cooperation. I don’t think anyone would know that we spent two hours in an unheated building during the dead of winter in Central New York!

By far my most entertaining assignment last week. Meet American Champion English Bulldog, C.H. Bullrush’s Tug McGraw of Blarney Bulldogs, and his owner, Dan Cunningham of Minoa.

Meet Colin, an easygoing, beautiful baby welcomed into this world by two of our good friends on New Years Eve. I was lucky enough to meet the newest member of the family at one week!

I think I have some catching up to do! I’ll start by posting some photos of David and Nina. Remember baby Nina? I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a brother be so sweet to his little sister, or so cooperative in front of the camera!

After all the birthday excitement was over, or at least winding down, I pretended to be a fly on the wall and took some pictures of the boys and their bedtime routine.

I squeezed in a trip to Cleveland last week  for a special nephew’s 4th birthday (photos coming soon!) and had a chance to take some family photos for my cousins. We had a beautiful, crisp fall morning to work with and had fun bouncing between indoor and outdoor locations. Thank you both for accommodating my schedule with the early – and I mean early! – morning shoot. Can’t wait for the next visit!

I think someone’s flirting with the photographer here :)

And maybe here too!