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!

During a visit with a dear friend and colleague Kristen, I mentioned that although she couldn’t see it on the outside, I was doing somersaults on the inside…to which she gave a full belly laugh…which made me even more ecstatic (on the inside)!   I realized that this is often the case, a deep joy resides within me, but I am not able to express it…especially when it comes to putting my work out there and sharing it with others.  This got me thinking, is it shyness, or introversion, or something more?

I started noticing the disconnect between what the heart says and what the mind says.  Like the heart says, “go!” and the mind says “waaaiiit a minute there, nooot so fast!”.  The mind tells us to live ’safely’, within the conceived parameters of the mind or within the confines of how big (or little) we think others can accept us to be.  The mind tells us to protect ourselves.  It keeps us disconnected from our heart, our trueness, our joy, our purpose, and our light.  In truth, we are each so much more than we have ever imagined…

Consider this:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”   ~Marianne Williamson

In the spirit of letting our light shine (thanks Kristen!)…

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These families joined forces and created their own custom Sprout Session.  Basically this is equivalent to scheduling a fantastic playdate with your favorite people and Bamboo Photography!  Our Creative Sessions are now fully booked throughout the holiday season, but we’ve left a few dates open for Sprout Sessions.  If you’ve been meaning to schedule portraits of your kiddos, grab some of your favorite people, and get to it! 

On to the beautiful babies!  This little guy was born 3 months early, and has been keeping his mama (and papa) busy ever since.  He’s healthy, adorable, and oh so snuggly, don’t you think?  He definitely has kissable, pinch-able cheeks!

His cousin Miles, decided to make his way into the world on Beau’s original due date.  How cool is that?!  Needless to say, they are going to have a lot of memories growing up together!  

Sleeping babies…the most beautiful thing in the world, especially for their parents!

When big cousin Nahla stepped onto the scene, she definitely brought her personality!

This one is made it to the studio’s Gallery Wall as a 16×22 Fine Art Canvas.  She  totally rocked the farmer’s hat!

And this is what happens when you put a 4 year old in a field of ferns!  Loooove it.

This is a beautiful testimony to the power of unity and how small acts can have a big impact. To learn more or to donate, visit their website, borninseptember.org

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” ~ Ryunosuke Satoro

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.  

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!

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

I always notice the rhythm of the seasons…and look forward to summertime as a chance to breathe some fresh air of calmness. It gives some much needed space from the hectic demands of the school year and work, and time to gather myself and get ready for a new season of purpose. We just returned from a road trip to New England, where I was able to really connect with nature and with my family.

Amadou and Isa. They are really getting to a place where they actually have fun together! Getting a shot of them together, that’s a different story…

Everywhere was some kind of beautiful.

This summer marks the beginning of being a parent of a teenager.  Whenever I tell people that I have a teenage son, they are speechless.  I can see their minds tickin’ trying to figure out how that can possibly be!  It’s true!  I’m fortunate that my son is still really sweet at heart, and still loves his mama!

This was amazing, and the picture doesn’t do it justice.  We were at a high elevation here (our trusty 240 wagon, slowly but surely made it up the hill!), and every mountain top gave way to another, and if you looked all the way to the furthest mountain top, it’s a 60 mile view!
Sweet brotherly love…  


I had to share this one for Rachel and Juan, a Baye Fall moose!

This is big…during our trip, Isa turned four!  He’s quite a character.  Fun and silly at times, focused and determined at others.  He wants to strike out on his own and be independent, but also loves to hold hands and not go too far.  He definitely has a will in him to be a leader, but it’s often over-shadowed by his immense shyness when the focus is all on him.  It’s tough being a middle-child. I love to watch how their minds and hearts open and unfold at age four.