::little lady::

here are some photos of my little lady...she turned 18 months on the 9th... she is growing so fast!!

::2.4.6.8:: who do we appreciate

...i just got from spending seven days in las vegas shooting the JAMZ National Cheerleading Event at The Orleans, i am working in partnership with a production company: RT Productions ... now this is my fifth year to be doing this, but i have not worked it for the past three... let me tell you.. i am worn out!! i had forgotten how different it is than shooting in my studio or on location...i am in charge of a group of two others, who with their help we line-up, pose, shoot the girls and get them on their way all in about a span of 2-3 min... (we are really good at what we do!!) some of the teams include up to 37 girls with 8 coaches... so yea, it had been a fun week! i am enjoying my quiet time for the remainder of the week as i am gearing up to go back in less than a week....

::Bebe Z::

...i got to meet M's little one last week...baby "Z"...oh.my.goodness. what a sweet little baby!! here are just a few from our shoot...

::Starstruck::

about a month ago i spent four days at IMAGING USA...its a convention for professional photographers... i knew that i would be in 'class' most of the time... and while i did walk away with some great business ideas and tips to make Dolce grow this next year.... the highlight of my time there was not only getting to hear the famed Harry Benson speak, but to also meet him...and get a hug!! i had studied this amazing man in college and to actually get to meet him was unreal! he is so genuine and real... he showed pictures that he had taken over his 50 year career in photojournalism and told the stories behind them... he was there with Martin Luther King Jr on the Civil Rights Marches, he was within inches of Bobby Kennedy when he was assisnated (he bent down to change his roll of film and when he stood back up, five others around him had been shot...) ...and of course he photographed the Beatles...which is probably what he is most famous for! so...yea i am rambling like a star crazed fan... it was an unforgettable moment in my life... here is a picture of us...yes, i told you i was starstuck..

"no paparazzi, no paparazzi " -Harry Benson