Headed down to Miami/Fort Lauderdale to visit a good friend of ours for the weekend - he was very kind to entertain us aboard the World Ship a/k/a Residensea.

So, for the photos.  I really worked on avoiding obligatory beach photos and instead tried to concentrate on details. 

This is my favorite from the trip, and I knew it would be when I spotted the scene from the cab on the way to our hotel when first arriving.  It was the red kayak that jumped at me and I had no idea this shot would turn out this way.  Taken at about 1:30 a.m. and the wind was whipping - I think I still have sand in my ear!  It almost looks like its from another world.  I’m going to frame it I love it so much!

And, here’s a collection of a few others.

So today’s Wordless Wednesday is not wordless.  I did not have an opportunity to take any photos today as I was in a Photoshop Seminar all day - I’m on information overload!!!  These photos were taken earlier in the week.

My youngest is very photogenic and loves to have his picture taken.  In fact, he sometimes begs for me to take his picture.  This week was a different story.  He was being soooo goofy that I could only capture him hiding or roaring (because he *really* does think he’s a dinosaur) - which is okay with me because he’s adorable no matter what and I’m all about capturing his personality.  So this is what I came up with:

But then.  Then I came up with this keeper and it made all the outtakes totally worth it.  I recognize it breaks so many “rules” of photography, but I love it because it shows his sparkling blue eyes, his creamy soft skin, the little chip in his front tooth, his still pudgy little fingers, his personality and just one of his many, many expressions.

It is such a compliment to have clients return to me for photos.  I met baby Jack about five months ago and I photographed him again this past weekend.  Look how much he’s grown!!  Jack is such a good little guy - every time I see him in person or look at his photos he just sends me over the edge smiling.  Simply Adorable.

Here’s a sneak peek from a portrait party that I photographed over the weekend.  This was a great group!  Thank you, again, for inviting me to your home!

Meet Baby Beckett.  He just turned one and is so, so, so adorable.  Blonde hair, blue eyes, a big smiler and ALL BOY!  He’s gonna be a heartbreaker.  Thank you again for choosing me to be your photographer!  Here’s your sneak peek!

This mom-to-be was such a trooper!  She let me toy around with some new ideas for her photos.  Mommy and Daddy-to-be be are going to make such wonderful parents!  Looking forward to meeting baby when she makes her debut!

In an effort to get myself thinking outside of the box and taking photos of more random subjects, I’m starting up something new here on the blog.  Wordless Wednesday.  Each Wednesday I’ll post a photo of something I’m doing/have done or something that I’ve seen that Wednesday.   Now my reasons for Wordless Wednesday are multiple: (1) I love taking photos of people, which my business heavily relies on, but I also love taking photos of virtually everything else - devoting some time each Wednesday to take a photo of something random makes me happy; (2) My applicaton to submit work to istockphoto.com was recently approved so I need to get on the ball and send in pieces of my work - this is a great opportunity for me to work on stock photography; and (3) I like to chat, so making a post each week without words to describe the photo is going to be a challenge for me.  So, without further ado, here’s the first Wordless Wednesday photo. 

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