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Posted on February 1, 2010
I first met Leah Shannon when our firstborns were babies. Hard to believe that those baby boys are now almost five! Leah is a a Holistic Health Counselor and is the founder of FullWell, a holistic wellness and integrative nutrition practice. Fullwell helps individuals find balance, energy and fullness in their lives through gradual and lasting diet and lifestyle changes tailored to each individual’s pace, needs and goals. Fullwell is about to launch a new website, and Leah wanted some current photos.
We had nice light to work with, but I couldn’t help adding a little for accent. Backlight is courtesy of a small flash tucked into some greenery.
Love the boots!
Leah’s children came along and joined in for a few photos. Isn’t Rio so sweet?
And this one of big boy Arto just melts this mommy’s heart. What a heartfelt hug.
Arto showed off his climbing skills, too.
Interested in wellness counseling? Leah would be happy to help you. She can be reached at leah@fullwell.org
Posted on September 8, 2009
I recently had the pleasure of photographing a lifestyle session for this adorable almost-7-month-old little guy. He was one serious baby! His parents and I pulled out every trick in the book in an attempt to get him to smile.
His unimpressed response:
Finally, we wore him down…
And he gave in to some good old giggles.
Posted on September 3, 2009
You may remember my photos of the Interval Trio at Ava in East Liberty back in May. One of the musicians that night was bass player Tony DePaolis, who has been working night and day over the past several months on his first CD, The Contemporary Dynamic. As Totny needed some photos for his CD and promotional materials, we met in the Strip District to capture some portraits.
A big, big thanks again to Randi Voss for joining me on this shoot, and providing fun, upbeat energy and motivation despite her cold and jet lag. This is one of my favorites of her images:
Tony: congratulations on your CD – I’m very much looking forward to its release!
Posted on August 17, 2009
Back in April, I spent an evening photographing some of the talented musicians who improvise at Ava Lounge every Monday night. One of those musicians was young singer Änna Ciaccio, who dazzled the audience with “My Funny Valentine.” (Today’s social media world is just too much, I’ve just found that you can listen to Änna and the Interval trio performing “My Funny Valentine” at youtube.) Änna has also composed and recorded some of her own songs, also available online. Check them out – her voice is all at once soothing and soulful and I’ve been walking around singing her songs in my head for days now! Here’s that link to her songs again – go ahead, open a new tab so you can listen while you scroll through here.
Änna is also considering pursuing modeling, so we set out to get some portraits for her portfolio. I am sure she will be getting work in no time – she’s gorgeous, and has a powerful attitude and presence. In “Birds-Eye View” she sings “I am here to stay… ain’t nothing gonna get in my way” and you’d better bet I believe it.
Many thanks to Randi Voss for accompanying me on this shoot, offering wardrobe and location input, and tirelessly holding a reflector and umbrella. And then buying me a fine hoppy ale!
Are you ready for Änna?
Randi captured this next image.
I love the intensity of this next image captured by Randi.
One more image from Randi. Änna is 5′10″, Randi is six feet even, and I’m… well, short. As I felt a bit like the little sister tagging along, I couldn’t resist slipping into this small space to remind myself that every now and then, being small is an advantage.
You can view more of Änna’s images in her gallery.