Bamboo Photography : Soulful Childhood Portraiture » Creative Sessions

Portrait of an Artist

dana — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:07:15 +0000

Growing beauty…
her hands tell the story of her life’s work.building, gardening, sharing, loving, creating…
she instills a sense of love and hope
and goodness in all that she does.

she pours her whole heart into each encounter…
nurturing, reflecting, healing, growing
the beauty she senses
within
every
thing.

City Slicker!

dana — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:58:44 +0000

I can’t begin to tell you how much fun I had with this family! I did a Sprout Session for them last year, when J.P. was only six months old and what I love about him is that he’s soooo full of life! It may be hard to keep up with him, but he has such a joy and determination about him, and that combined with how completely and utterly adorable he is…how could you ever, for one second, be upset with him???! I couldn’t… ever. I feel so honored to be able to document his life as he grows.

We swung…

Then J.P. switched into his cowboy boots and his cowboy hat, and showed us around his ranch….

And we recruited dad to see if he could jump over J.P. and his 10 gallon hat! Pretty good clearance…I’d say.

Thanks for the wonderful adventure, I had a blast!

Sweet Boys!

dana — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:16:54 +0000

I recently did a session for my friend Lisa, who is just about the sweetest and hardest working mama that I know. She is one of three super talented and creative women behind Luxecetera, a design and branding boutique, that has been pretty much an overnight success. I was so happy to connect with someone who could relate to the demands and challenges of juggling a busy family and running a demanding business, all while still keeping her sanity!

I’ve been so pre-occupied with the start of the school portrait season that I’ve put the blog on hold, but just wanted to post a quick peek for Lisa before another week slips away from me.

Radiant Lovelyness!

dana — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:55:54 +0000

I recently swapped sessions with my friend Kristen of Essential Imagery, who I mentioned in my last post. She did an impressive job chasing around my three boys and getting some awesome images, even the ever elusive shot (and up unto this point, the bane of my existence!) of all three together, in one picture. Yep, it’s true. If you don’t believe me, see for yourself over on her blog.

So in return, I promised to photograph her and her honey-dip (a.k.a. her husband). They were so much fun to photograph, and absolutely radiant!

These next two just make me happy.

So sweet…

These next few were on a roof top we stumbled upon, with amazing details and lighting (a.k.a. Dana does her inner happy dance and shouts yay!).

Awww…

We went for ice-cream, and this is when Matt really found his ‘happy place’. :cP

Just lovely. Thank you for the wonderful adventure!

Kindred Spirits

dana — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:39:14 +0000

Life is so amazing. This is what I realize every time I slow down enough to notice. We don’t always know what lies ahead and often, what seems to be a brief crossing of paths, is much, much more. We don’t know how long or short or often our journeys together will be, or where they will take us. We don’t know what lies in the hearts of the people we encounter everyday…but sometimes when we least expect it, we find someone who is a kindred spirit and a nourishment for our hearts. For this, I am grateful, truly truly grateful.

I photographed this family last Fall, and they recently added a new little one to their home! What a great honor to meet and capture her sweet, little, brand new spirit.

Beautiful Brielle!

dana — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:01:55 +0000

This little one was such a doll, and I loved her red hair! They are friends of another client of mine, who I did portraits for this Spring. They are visiting from the D.C. area, and scheduled in some portrait time while they were up. I was excited, as this is the first time I’ve actually done my shoot at my office! We used the terrace first (yes, I have grass on my terrace!) and then headed down the street to the woods for these two shots.

I really felt connected with these guys, and could tell they had an appreciation of art, good people, and living life simply. As it turns out, Gwenn is an accomplished artist herself! She does beautiful paintings, and you should definitely go now and check out her work!

Sweet Ava!

dana — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:15:15 +0000

Just a quick peek of this sweet little one. She was just an angel, and is lookin’ so much like her mama!

Adventure

dana — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:38:59 +0000

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.