Friday, April 24th, 2009

like Brad, Clint and Dale.

There are not many boys that truly become men, ask any wife or mother and they will tell you that men are just much hairier versions of their younger selves, but internally ,emotionally they are at best, little boys.  I love boys. I mean, I love the antics, the conversations, the mindset, the spontaneity and daredevilry of the all American boy. I so enjoy shooting them too. Especially the three brothers here, Brad, Clint and Dale. ( Amy, their sister is absent, but you will see her in a post later this year hopefully) They agreed to get together on this afternoon to shoot this session for their mom. I love that. For their mom, for Mom’s Day, and to give her their smiles, a glimpse of their personalities, ( and yes Clint ) their awesomeness to cherish and remember these moments frozen in time forever.

So, can you tell me who is in charge here?  They are. I just followed them around and listened to their antagonisms to one another, their understated comical verbal jabs and their mental jousts revealing the natural order of things, as they proved the theories of birth order.

Brad is the oldest. He is very smart, with a quick wit and outrageous sense of humor. He is the quiet kind, speaking only when spoken to with no hesitation to show his respect for others and love for his country. He is a Search and Rescue corpsman in the Navy (I feel safer already as I scale this twenty foot ladder to grab the alley shots).  He and his wife Danni soon will be living near us in San Diego. I cannot wait to show them “my” Southern California.

Clint is the middle man… reflective, carefully analyzing the situation, highly intelligent, Psych student at the University of Central Florida. Asking all the right questions about my career and my passion for it, I hear him sarcastically quip “So, you’re trying to catch our awesomeness, right?” Funny stuff. I did…and there was plenty to catch. These images are just a third of the afternoon’s catch! Thanks for sharing that with me Clint. Love your ink, too.

Ok, and then there’s Dale. Absolutely the edge. He’s smart, hysterically funny, and an awesomely gifted self-taught musician with some amazing ink to ponder. And of course not being the conservative type, we had a good chat and I learned some new vocab. Thank you, Dale. He had to leave our session early to get to work , but I think we have dozens of images that really capture his character,and he is a great character.

I fell madly in like with these guys. What good sports, and what gracious, respectful men. Killer sweetness, gorgeous eyes and dreamy jawlines….I told you there are a few good men, and there are cajillions more out there. I married one, my son is one, and for all you mothers that are listening and reading, I am sure you are agreeing with me. Behind every great man there is a loving mom, faithfully praying, hoping, and dreaming for their future with a happy ending.

Happy Mom’s Day to Terri , these wonderful guys’ amazing, (and beautiful) proud mom. She even assisted me with our session. If you look closely at the photo montage, you will see her walking with her sons while pulling my camera gear pack. Thank you, Terri, for giving me this opportunity, and thank you, guys, for your patience, enthusiasm and entertaining banter on this afternoon. Funny stuff… but the question is, can anyone handle all this awesomeness?

“my gift is how I see life…my art is telling your story”