really yummy food for my soul...that's what my session was today.
one of my client's, nicole, who has also become a great friend, hired me to photograph her husband's military homecoming. he was gone on the antietam ship in the persian gulf and after SEVEN long months, he arrived back home this morning.
photographing homecomings is not something i normally do so i was a little nervous, well no...i was a lot nervous and excited (i slept a total of about a half hour last night). i just wanted to give nicole everything she had dreamed and hoped for with these photos. we had been talking about them for months. i knew this time, this moment, was so special for them, as a family.
i arrived at the naval base at about 7:30 AM (the ship was due in at 9 AM). nicole greeted me with a warm hug and a hot cup of starbucks :-), such a great way to start the morning. shortly after my arrival, the shooting began and...i had such an amazing time. after shooting for about 2 1/2 hours, i left there feeling energized and refreshed. driving home, i couldn't stop thinking about how the whole thing felt therapeutic; so good for my soul.
these images are only the first few (i have so many). the only image that was posed in this series is the modern kiss shot. the rest was just the them being them.
nicole, i hope that i present you with all the photographs you dreamed for and more. thanks for being such a wonderful person and a great friend.
WAITING FOR DADDY
PREPARED
THE FIRST MOMENT
LOVE
THE MODERN KISS
A TRUE HERO
one of my client's, nicole, who has also become a great friend, hired me to photograph her husband's military homecoming. he was gone on the antietam ship in the persian gulf and after SEVEN long months, he arrived back home this morning.
photographing homecomings is not something i normally do so i was a little nervous, well no...i was a lot nervous and excited (i slept a total of about a half hour last night). i just wanted to give nicole everything she had dreamed and hoped for with these photos. we had been talking about them for months. i knew this time, this moment, was so special for them, as a family.
i arrived at the naval base at about 7:30 AM (the ship was due in at 9 AM). nicole greeted me with a warm hug and a hot cup of starbucks :-), such a great way to start the morning. shortly after my arrival, the shooting began and...i had such an amazing time. after shooting for about 2 1/2 hours, i left there feeling energized and refreshed. driving home, i couldn't stop thinking about how the whole thing felt therapeutic; so good for my soul.
these images are only the first few (i have so many). the only image that was posed in this series is the modern kiss shot. the rest was just the them being them.
nicole, i hope that i present you with all the photographs you dreamed for and more. thanks for being such a wonderful person and a great friend.
WAITING FOR DADDY
PREPARED
THE FIRST MOMENT
LOVE
THE MODERN KISS
A TRUE HERO
so soo special Deb. these couldn't be any more perfect, they really tell the story.
you know i adore these. touching and beautiful. congrats nicole on your homecoming--know you are both so happy to have him back.
So beautiful, Deb!