I left this afternoon's shoot so energized that I wanted to post a handful of my favorite images right away. It was such a joy to spend an hour with 5-year-old Meg and her loving, down-to-earth parents, Lea and Carmen. Meg goes from giddy to shy to affectionate to independent in the blink of an eye, and is a completely captivating subject. Enjoy!

These would be Meg's best impressions of their dogs, Lucy and Emma, who stayed home for the shoot.

The last frame of the day, and what a way to wrap up a fun shoot. (My sentiments exactly!)

Since our work with the new UNC Cancer Hospital, I've had another great opportunity to collaborate with UNC Hospitals (this time, the Center for Heart & Vascular Care) and our friends at MSA to create a series of nationally-run advertisements. One of the best parts of this project has been meeting and getting to know the patients that have been selected to be photographed. Both Brian and Mari are such interesting and passionate individuals, and it was a real honor to work with them. First up, a couple of images from the "rejects" pile that I like, nonetheless. :)

And, here are the ads as they are currently running...

Many thanks to everyone involved in this project. I'm so excited for the remaining shoots!

One of the things I most love about photographing headshot sessions is that it gives me the opportunity to work with people from all sorts of interesting professional backgrounds. I have photographed performing artists, models, counselors, realtors, teachers, financial planners, government officials...you get the idea. And, each client has specific needs and looks they are hoping to achieve, which helps to keep me on my toes, creatively-speaking. Shannon is a gifted professional opera singer, and she came to me back in the Fall for some headshot and website images. We had a fantastic time discussing our ideas for the shoot and pulling inspiring photos from books and magazines. We were really able to play and get some fun, interesting looks for her. Just recently, Shannon came back for another session, this time bringing along her colleague, Megan, a violinist. They will be performing together in just a few weeks and we focused on producing some images for marketing their performance. I think these women are so beautiful and can't wait to see their concert in person. First, a few images from Shannon's first session:

And, a few shots from our most recent session with the lovely and talented Shannon and Megan: