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Jonathan’s green belt

My son has been working very hard to earn his green belt in Tae Kwon Do. The deal we made early on was that I wouldn’t torture him with my camera every belt along the way, but instead would simply snap here and there with my iPhone and G11 when he wasn’t looking. In exchange,…

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Kenny

Kenny is a shining example of one of my most favorite things about my job. I met him when he was still kicking around in his mother’s belly, again as a newborn and again a few weeks ago at almost-two. It is so much fun to witness the growth, changes and emerging personality in a…

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a Popeck family Christmas postcard

[Caution: scroll carefully, post is a visual spoiler for those of you on the Popeck's Christmas list.] In the five years that I’ve been shooting family portraits, there are a handful of families I’ve come across who stand out in a unique and creative way.  These are the families who deserve some kind of end-of-year…

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Kayden

Kayden is a sweet, thoughtful, textbook firstborn: she studies everything — including the adults around her — and you can tell by watching her that she is busy thinking/exploring the world/learning. Kayden’s Mommy was more sure about Kayden’s pink and green polka dot dress for Kayden’s first birthday party than she was about her own…

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Kathryn

Sweet little Kathryn made her First Communion last weekend. She arrived outfitted and adorned with special gifts from her aunts and parents, including a handmade veil, a sterling silver rosary and gold earrings.

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Ella’s Daddy

It’s not that Daddies are opposed to being photographed; it’s just that in general, they’re busy working long hours and tend to think of photographs as furry, fluffy, frilly things that Mommy handles. Which is sort of true. In my years of photographing children, I’ve noticed it’s also sort of true that when Daddies can…

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