Ooooh Ahhhhh

I love spring. Why? Because of pictures like this.....

....all this from just a walk in the park. Sweet. I am relaxed just looking at them all over again.

Sweet.Sixteen

You know you're getting old when the kids you knew are turning 16. It wasn't that long ago, at least in my mind,when I was 16. It's a dreamy time for a girl. We dream about being all grown up and having sugar and spice and everything nice. Life is oh-so perfect, except for party-pooping parents who just won't let us do everything. But still, it's a fun time. You really bond with your girlfriends and boys get pretty interesting, especially, the cute, fun, rich ones on TV.

A few Sundays ago, I had the opportunity to meet up with some friends. We hadn't seen each other in a while but their 'baby' was turning 16 and they wanted to capture this time in their life so they called Pru to 'capture life, one click at at time'. She is such a sweet girl that I think she puts the sweet in Sweet Sixteen.

What a lovely young lady!

Photos By Pru Supports Autism Awareness

Photos By Pru is passionate about families and especially families that have special, uncommon challenge. April is Autism Awareness Month. 

Please nominate a family with an Autistic child for a free session!

PHOTO.GIVEAWAy.winner

So, I just had some FaceBook fun and offered a photo giveaway for my friends. I promised that I would pull a name from a hat and I did. I was secretly praying that my sister, who was celebrating 'being a sister' (...still shaking my head) wasn't selected.

But I know you're waiting to know the winner.

Drum roll please...... Jeuneviette J is the lucky winner. She has so much to celebrate :).

The rest of you that entered all get a prize too. You'll get a session for 50% off!!!!! Yippee. (Prizes must be claimed before 12/31/2010).

Now call me and let's schedule something.

And since a post is more fun with a picture, I took this picture of the scientific selection with my cell phone camera.

btw, see all the crap on my desk? and yes JV is my abbreviation for Jeuneviette :)

photos by pru | the re.launch

Can you believe it? I finally updated my web/blog!
Yup, it's done. So, if you're reading this on your google reader, you're missing a treat. Come over and check out the real thing.

April is the official start of photography season, so you should be seeing more of me.

I'm excited. Are you?

New in 2010…

….new blog

….new website

….new logo

….new photos

….more frequent postings

It’s coming….

….photos by pru | the re-mix

Want a sneak peak? Check this out? (Thanks to fellow photographer Seymour of Salfrico’s Images)

I’ve been busy…

…..with a cute little person who is the joy of our family. Meet her…. and bear with me while I try to catch up on some sleep.

 

His Blessing

It feels like yesterday but it was actually 4 years ago. He was so little, just 6 weeks old and a tiny little thing but so many of our hopes and dreams were contained in his little body. We want him to be a powerful human being and a significant contributor to mankind so we had to start at step 1, bring him to the Lord. It is a longstanding tradition in our family to have the child blessed on his first Sabbath at church. We were surrounded by our close friends and family as the Pastor and Elders knelt about him and lifted him up for prayer and asked God to guide our parenting.

We are preparing to do the same thing with our daughter and I realized that I had never properly photographed his specially crafted outfit. It was made with such love and tenderness by my friend Melissa. She is a phenomenal designer. Her work is unlike anything I have ever seen. She does everything but her formal wear, especially wedding gowns are to die for. Abraham’s masterpiece was no exception. It was crafted with exceptional care and love. I imagine that every stitch was a prayer. Melissa is such a thoughtful designer and even the symbols on the garment have special meaning. The symbol on the hat and the pockets (Gye Nyame in Ghanain) means except God and is the symbol expressing the omnipotence and immortality of God.

I remember the day I went to pick it up and was blown away. Christening garments for boys are hard to come by and they are often unimpressive. My husband wanted something that was non-traditional and yet distinctly masculine. She did that and then some, she gave us something that had meaning. Oh and did I mention that she made a special monogrammed garment bag to keep it. She’s too awesome and her work is touched by Him who is the giver of all talents.

Turning 60

Earlier this year a phenomenal woman turned 60. Her family held an elaborate event to celebrate the occasion. They poured their hearts into making the birthday party an expression of love. Truly I was moved as I sat behind the lens and photographed the evening. I was just looking over the photos and it made me smile. This phenomenal lady turned 60 and she was proud.

These gorgeous ladies are the grandchildren of the honored lady. They were so fabulous and I love this picture of them.

No, you don’t have to turn your monitor, he is dancing on his head. This little dude was so into making moves and when he flipped on his head…we all screamed in delight. He was definitely having fun, which is exactly what I want to do when I turn 60!

The Dress

Shooting weddings are quite a thrill. More work than I ever imagined and more fun than I can explain. I have almost 1,000 pictures and I’m having a hard time selecting my favorites. This is truly where the work begins. Tonight I was working on editing some detail shots and I really love this detail shot of the bridal gown. What do you think?