Marlie | Part Two

Marlie…she’s my new friend. I always have a great connection with kids. I’m not sure why kids love me so much, but they just do. Maybe it’s because I do “not” have any “human” kids and therefore I still have a ton of PATIENCE with them & still have most of my SANITY…ha…ha. (Although my 4 legged – 8lb child often makes me question my sanity…LOL.) Anyways, kids usually like hangin’ out with me…probably because I’m cool, or as I like to say “I’m kewl”…ha.ha. No matter why they like me, I love it because it makes photographing them so easy. With Marlie, it was easy & fun. We instantly hit things off and had a blast walking around the park & just talking, like two friends. Marlie is very much into the arts, which I love…so I asked her to bring anything that makes her happy and smile. Here are some of my favorites from the second part of our shoot. Any time I’m asked to photograph for headshots or portrait shots, I ALWAYS ask for extra time. I encourage my clients to allow for some time so that I can get some candid images that are fun & fresh.

For those wondering….YES, FUN is mandatory on my photo shoots. =:)

Marlie LOVES reading and I think that is an important part of her personality. Capturing this was important to me. When I asked her to kick back with her books for a few random photos, she immediately jumped at the opportunity. I snapped away and when I was done, I called for her. She looked straight up at me, smiled and said “I was really reading my book” and she laughed. Of course, I laughed too. I loved that she felt that comfortable hanging out with me on her photo shoot.