The Fifth

Baby Joey was born back in November, but the holidays and the flu kept me from meeting him until earlier this month for his "newborn" session.  He was worth the wait.  What a cutie!

 

Baby Joey is the fifth Joseph Francis in his family.  Though his great, great-grandpa wasn't there for the picture, he was there in spirit.

 

I like this one of him clutching his great-grandpa's hand, while his grandpa and daddy hold him.

 

 

Sweet dreams...

Print Comp

I just submitted my images for the Northcentral District Photographic Open Competition!  Submitting to print comp was never one of my goals when I started in this industry.  In my opinion, my clients were the only people who needed to judge the quality of my images.  "You like, I like."  My, how priorities and perspectives change with age and experience. 
Late last year I realized (as I was updating images on my website) that not only did I need to sit down and review my portfolio more often but I also needed to get my images in front of other photographers.  Pouring through the art that I have created was not an easy or emotionally comfortable task.  I'll admit, I winced at a few images in the 2009 collection, and I may or may not have cried when I opened up 2008 (wasn't that the year the economy tanked...it was a rough one for all of us).  On the flip side, however, I smiled when I saw how the lessons I learned early in my career shaped the images that came later.  My portfolio perusal turned out to be a positive experience. 
Whether I win, lose, or draw next week I'm just happy to have entered the playing field. 

This was in the 2009 folder. My lenses have gotten bigger since then, but I still fit into that blue dress!   ;-)