Waszajclan: portrait

9/01/2009

{Family}--Cerritos, California

It was hot. So hot. It was only August, and it was 102 degrees where I lived. So I thought it was a good idea to head over to where I grew up--Cerritos, where it is usually cooler. It was so pleasant working with this family--sweet parents, adorable children. Little "I" and "N" were so happy, the whole time. Which, made my job so much easier.

The Cline Family--August 30, 2009

8/30/2009

{Siblings}--Newport Beach, California

Thanks to Facebook these days, I was able to reconnect, and stay in touch with many of my friends from high school. Through this addicting, I mean, useful social network, I was able to reconnect with one of them.

Amber, who was literally my *first* friend when I first transferred to Whittier Christian High School eons ago, is now a mother of four. Yes, FOUR! I was so delightfully excited to meet her beautiful children this past weekend.

By the end of the shoot, I couldn't help but think, Amber is a super mom. Four little ones, 4X the energy that she has to deal with each day...but she's always kept a light, positive attitude. God bless her heart.

About me

I am a wife to a loving, thoughtful husband, a mother of two little angels. Because of my husband's job, we have relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles three years ago. I miss everything back East..NYC, Gray's Papaya, the subway..but know that LA is where God wants us to be right now. His grace is sufficient; I can't live through a day without depending on Him. My love affair with photography began when I was sixteen years old, when I saw a photograph taken by my cousin at South Seaport in NYC--it was a light switch turned on somewhere inside me. When I came home, I dove into photography. Since then, I've always had a burning desire to pursue photography. It was unfortunately cut short due to choosing another field of study during my college years..not until I became a stay-at-home mom and a God-given opportunity early this year, I was able to finally reunite with this passion..and the rest is history.

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I rely on my instincts to be at the right place at the right time, my eye to see the composition, my soul to envision the meaning and possibility, my mind to read the light, and my experience to do it well every time. These are the intangibles of good photography-instinct, an eye, soul, a technical mind, and years of experience.
~Ira Lippke~

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. ~Dorthea Lange

Every time someone tells me how sharp my photos are, I assume that it isn't a very interesting photograph. If it were, they would have more to say. ~Author Unknown

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. ~Ansel Adams

My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph. ~Richard Avedon

You don't take a photograph, you make it. ~Ansel Adams

Buying a Nikon doesn't make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner. ~Author Unknown

If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine

Waszajclan

9/01/2009

{Family}--Cerritos, California

8/30/2009

{Siblings}--Newport Beach, California

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