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I know these guys have been waiting for a peek at their photos, so I’m sharing a few to hold them over.  One thing that we really connected on was running a business, while also raising a family.  Check it, they own and operate United Maids of America, a successful commercial and residential cleaning company, all the while keeping up with a busy household, and  maintaining their sanity!  : c)  They were super relaxed to talk to, and bounce business ideas off of, and were just all around good, positive, salt of the earth people.

They had two things that could make any portrait photographer giddy (besides beautiful children), an amazing wardrobe, and they were up for anything!  We started off with a professional meets urban style family portraits.

And thanks to being up for anything, we ended up with an edgy love vibe!  Love it!

Being a visual artist, it really makes a huge difference when my clients trust my artistic vision.  It allows me to really explore the creative process and approach the session with my heart wide open.  This brings a fresh, inspired energy to the session and the portraits.  I know it can be hard because we (including me) often have our preconceived ideas about what a portrait should look like, but when we can let go of that and can flow with the moment, the light, the feelings, the environment…amazing images can happen.  Those are the moments that move me…and I give thanks.

Sometimes a little moment opens up, and something really beautiful happens. If I’m lucky, I’m ready for it. This is one of those moments, and this image makes me really happy. It’s a little reminder of who and what really matters and what sweet sweet blessings have been bestowed upon us!

We had a great time with our Earth Sessions!  These two are quite possibly the sweetest brother and sister duo I’ve ever worked with.  Seriously!  I just loved her hair, the hat was perfect, and his gentleness with his little sister was really remarkable.  

This is someone near and dear to me (my sweet neice!), and I feel so blessed to be able to capture her spirit during this important milestone in her life. We had a little a lot of fun together, and I’m pretty sure I’m earning a reputation as the ‘weird’ auntie…but that’s okay.  It makes life more interesting.

I love this shot…she just looks so full of joy.


She was totally rockin’ the peace sign! That’s what it’s all about.

did you know…

that Earth Day is observed in 175 countries and is the largest secular modern day holiday in the world?

that recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to watch a TV for three hours!

that more than 20,000,000 Hershey’s Kisses are wrapped each day, using 133 square miles of tinfoil. 
All that foil is recyclable, but not many people realize it.

that a highlight of the annual Earth Day ceremony at the UN is the ringing of the Peace Bell.  It is made from coins given by Japenese school children to further peace on our planet.

Cool stuff!  Find these and other fun facts here.

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Earth Day is tomorrow, April 22nd, and we want to know how you celebrate.  Click here for some great ideas and inspiration!

Send us your ideas, tips, suggestions, drawings, stories, pictures…we want to know all about how you celebrate our amazing planet on Earth Day, and every day!

Post your ideas in the comments section below, or send an email to:  photos@bamboosmiles.com with ‘earth day’ in the subject line.  Feel free to send in your thoughts, or let your children write in!  We’ll pick a few ideas to feature and share with our readers!

…and left alone in the kitchen near the sugar bowl.  what could be more wonderful for a boy of three!

and somehow…he had sugar all over his belly.  i think he was laying on the sugar, and quite pleased with himself at that!

A girl who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to make it known!  We had a whole wardrobe picked out, but someone had other ideas…   

I did not do any posing what-so-ever…she knows how to work it for the camera!  (i adore the upside down sunglasses!)