Time with this girlie and her family always makes me smile. So hard to believe an entire year has gone by and the teeny babe I first snapped pictures of is the one-year-old beauty before me. This sweet girl is gonna make a big mark on this world, no doubt! A & J, as always, thank you so much for allowing me the opportunity to spend time with you guys! ~ B
Some nights you just don't know what the weather is going to bring and you just have to go with it. This gorgeous girl gets that. I spent some time in Devou with both she and her beautiful Momma and when we consulted the radar, we closed shop there and made our way to the soccer field. Just as we walked out onto the field the rain came and so we grabbed a few shots and high tailed it back to the car. This beautiful goalie/basketball player didn't utter one complaint but instead remained at ease with a rare and natural confidence. When asked what she'd like to do, this Senior rattles off a passion without pause that gives a clear indication that intelligence and guts aren't left on the field for her ... they are just who she is. And that gorgeous smile certainly doesn't hurt either. K and A, it was such a great night with you both. I wish we could have had more time but am so thankful for what we did get. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of shooting your portraits. I am quite sure there are big plans in motion for you K and I am looking forward to hearing how they unfold. Good luck and Congratulations! ~ B
Jenna, thank you so much for allowing me the time, I loved chatting with you and your beautiful Momma and wish you all the best as you venture into this new season! ~ B
I met this gorgeous family on a beautiful Cincinnati evening in Eden Park. There were many a folk among us; playing basketball, repelling down the old reservoir wall and enjoying walks around Mirror Lake. We wandered around our location and their handsome five-year-old smiled shyly as I snapped only revealing bits of him to my assistant/daughter, who had him playing tag and talking favorite super heroes in a no time at all. This little guy was unbelievably cooperative as I took picture after picture of his beautiful parents, which I imagine his level of patience will come greatly in handy when the new babe arrives. Tiffany, Shawn and Shawn, thank you so much for allowing me the opportunity to wander with you guys, for entrusting me with your photos of this precious season. I can not say enough what a pleasure it was meeting you all. I wish you great luck, an abundance of health and blessings galore for you all. ~ B
This stunning Senior and her beautiful Momma were a pleasure to spend time with. We enjoyed making our way on a quiet night around the Cincinnati Nature Center on yet another oddly warm evening. This beauty was quick on her feet as she manuevered the landscape with the ease and energy of a wee one, offering up great opportunities to capture shots that were just about her being herself. Suzanne & Carlie, I am so grateful for the opportunity to connect with you two, for your willingness to wander with me. Carlie, I wish you great things as you decide what your coming year will look like, I am sure you'll have wonderful success as you go. Thank you, very much! ~ B
This Handsome guy and his beautiful Momma met me at Devou Park on a warm Sunday evening. The weather was beautiful and we were able to freely enjoy the park as we wandered into several spots from the Behringer-Crawford Museum to Rotary Grove. The park was bustling with folks, many of whom were enjoying a good game of golf in the unseasonably warm weather. From there we found ourselves on the old brick roads of downtown Covington, where we admired the gorgeous architecture and character that was around each corner. We could hear Reds fans cheering across the river as they watched their favorite team in the last game of the season. I genuinely enjoyed the great conversation and ease of our walk with these two. It was easy to see with these genuinely kind and brilliant folks that "beauty and handsome" aren't only skin deep in this fantastic family. Thank you, Tina and Mason, for the wonderful time and for the opportunity to photograph the start of this new season for you all. I look forward to round two on the Soccer Field with you both! ~ B
I met this gorgeous Senior, her beautiful Momma & even the handsome guy in her life, on a night where the thunderclouds hung overhead. We kept a close eye on the forecast and wound up with a perfect night for shooting. I had the pleasure of wandering this beauty's backyard of a couple hundred acres which was home to many a critter and many fantastic corners, even snapping pictures on the very spot her own sister was wed. There the towering trees provided a perfect canopy of shade on the area, a location not much different than one you'd find in a classic film. This senior, a talented one, with such an ear for music, managed to teach herself how to play a variety of instruments and still stay grounded. She truly commanded the attention around her with the least bit of intent. It was easy to capture her in a place she called home, where she has likely run barefoot more times than can be counted with the sun falling on that smile like it was made just for her and where the wind's in her hair like it has sweet whispers of her beautiful future. Alex and Sherry, Thank you so much for the wonderful time, for allowing me the opportunity to catch a glimpse of your world and for allowing me to document this place in your book. I am sure there are wonderful things in store and I wish you many blessings en route! ~ B
City shoots are always a fun sort. For this one, we found ourselves in Over-The-Rhine and Washington Park. They aways lend themselves well to great images. The old German architecture, the towering buildings and brick paved alley ways are amazing, even the graffiti is awesome in it's own right! There is always so much life in these spots and it can easily add a nice twist to our vision. This gorgeous Senior and her beautiful Momma were a lot of fun to stroll the city with and they were so open to venturing into different territory; walking into the middle of streets, under posted signage, sitting on private doorsteps, laying down in grimy alleys and even running through the fountains. It is easy to find a new perspective on a shot in a place like this. And if you can't find it, it's natural for passerby's to offer their personal thoughts on the composition. One person sharing his concern over our choice of ragged old door frame versus the next one that was covered in beautiful flowers and fresh, colorful paint. His statement along the lines of, "She's too pretty to be in that place" ... what he didn't understand is, that with this girl, that "pretty" begins internally and the radiance that comes from that can brighten the darkest and gloomiest doorstep on their own. This beauty walked with a fantastic confidence that towered like the gorgeous buildings we stood between and when she kicked off her shoes and freely wandered barefoot, her joyfulness and contentedness were contagious. Hanna & Michelle, it was a joy spending the evening with you two. Thank you for the time, I wish you all the best for your Senior year! ~ B
Alms Park, such a treasure in this beautiful city. One side has sweeping views of Lunken and the other follows the curves of the great Ohio River. We arrived on a day the clouds hung low with the crisp Summer sun dodging them like a quick game of peek-a-boo. These five college bound friends laughed their way through a sweltering humidity in a sweet way. Their interactions allowing one to see how genuine their love over one another. Years together turned graduated and headed for college. This bittersweet season hangs between the young girl in a prized twirly dress, catching lighting bugs on the breezes of Summer to a young lady lightly stepping from one side of the door to the other and into a great big world awaiting her greatness! Jean de La Fontaine once said, "Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer" ... I am sure these beauties, though they move beyond these days of friendship, understand their gift in each other and I don't think change, distance or adventure will change that. I wish you beautiful ladies great success in your new endeavor, know that you are amazing and that this is only the beginning of something really beautiful! ~ B
Pristine little lips and teeny tiny toes ... that is what this gorgeous girl is made of. Shifting this newborn for pictures, holding her tiny frame, one easily remembers how quickly things change. Just weeks before I was fortunate enough to meet her wonderful parents as they waited her arrival and with this shoot got to meet the girl that would change their world. It is easy to look at wee ones and think there isn't much to them, their sheer size and fragility being what they are but the reality is, the minute they find themselves on this side of heaven they're the ones in charge. Our hearts immediately cease to know life without them and we fall head over heels instantly in love with the new person in our lives. This sweet babe was nothing shy of perfection; her soft whimpers as she informed us of her displeasure, her big wide eyes as she zoned in on the click of my lens and her sweet, wrinkly feet as she pushed her way out of the wrap that held her and the way she owned the hearts of her parents as I moved to snatch of few pictures ... this girl, this wee beauty, she is a game changer, without a doubt a world changer! Thank you A & J, your sweet babe is a gorgeous one! ~ B
