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Some of our clients, and friends, may remember Brian Woods who worked for me a few years back.  He became like a son to me.

In 2004 his reserve unit was activated and was sent overseas.  He has been back and forth many times but everytime he was in St. Louis he would always call, and even shoot a wedding with me.

Brian and Lily came in one day to be “models” for my friend and world-known photographer, David A Williams.  But that’s not the importance of this post. 

About a month and a half ago he was once again called into action.  We just received word that Brian was killed while serving.  Brian leave behind a young family and more friends than you can imagine.

Don’t take for granted any time you have with family, or the importance of photography.  Photographs are sometimes the only way anyone can be remembered.

What price do you think Lily will put on this image?

Our grandkids brought their parents in for the Easter weekend so we did a quick portrait session.  The kids are getting bigger and our daughter is getting smaller.  Yes, I said smaller.  In just a year she has lost over 140 pounds.  Sounds like a rapid weight loss but it comes out to a safe 2.5 pounds per week.

And just the kids

Paige wasn’t too thrilled, and we didn’t even make her wear a dress.  I think the bow in her hair put her over the edge.

Happy Easter!

Signature Studio will be in Jupiter Florida the week of March 16 - March 22, 2009 for Cardinals Spring Training and will be doing family portraits on the “off” days.  Choose either on the beach or at (or near) Roger Dean Stadium.  Sign-up for our newsletter to be sure you get all the latest information (see above).  There are only a limited number of sessions still available so don’t miss out!

There is nothing like a newborn!!  Meet Sophia, a beautiful one-week old that came into my studio today for her first portrait session.  She brought her mom, Jennifer, and her big brother, Dominic.  We had a great time - and Sophia was so easy to work with.  All she did was sleep and, yes - poop.  Who knew she would go through so many diapers in such a short time.  Oh well - we had a blast.  The funny thing is, Jennifer said she wasn’t feeling like having her photo taken but I asked if she would do just a few. Now tell me Jennifer, aren’t you glad you didn’t miss out on this opportunity?  I love this image!

Dominic is such a great big brother.  He really wanted to see what was going on.

Jennifer, thanks again for sharing your family with me.  It was an honor and a privilage.

Lily is the daughter of one of my old (as in previous) photographers.  I asked him if he would come in with his family and “model” for us as we wanted to practice working with natural light.  Lily didn’t want too much to do with the whole thing, but she really wanted to put on her witch costume - so we let her! Isn’t this just the cutest little witch you’ve ever seen? !! 

Thanks Brian for taking time out of your busy day to bring her down.  We got some great stuff!

What do you get when you mix an interior designer, an architect, and a home remodel job? A really fun photo session at Home Depot! Yeap, that’s right - Home Depot!

I was going to write a fun story about Allie and Mick’s session but then I thought, I’ll just let the images speak for themselves. Enjoy!