Michelle! ~ La Qunita Photographer

January 27, 2011

Sunday morning I had the great pleasure of photographing Michelle at the La Qunita Civic Center Park. We had so much fun exploring pretty much every inch of the park. From the fountains, to gazebo to the bridges, and everywhere in between. Some of which involved me hopping on a large rock that was in the water just to get the right shot. Thank goodness for my many years of ballet or it could have been ugly. 🙂

I love photographing teens. They are so much fun and it is a blast finding out what tickles them, which in turn gets them to give me those uninhibited smiles.

Michelle is quite a girl, and is truly beautiful inside and out. I am proud to call her my sister! 🙂

*Have a great time at Palm Desert High School!*

~ Ann

p.s. To see slideshow press play on the player.

Music on slideshow: “The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michaelson

Donna Martlaro says:

January 27, 2011 at 11:31 am

You are so amazing!!!! Shelly”s pics are absolutely beautiful. You are truely an oustanding photographer!!! We love you!!

donna

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ABOUT Ann

My path here wasn't exactly straight, and I think that's what makes it worth telling.

I wasn't supposed to be a photographer. I was supposed to become a doctor. Neurobiology premed, on track, until my oldest son was diagnosed with epilepsy and life took a hard U-turn. I took a break and enrolled in photography classes I had always wanted to take but never could as a premed. On day two I knew. This was where I was supposed to be. Funny thing is, that analytical, detail-oriented part of me never left. It just shows up differently now, in the way I plan every session, read the light, and pay attention to the moments most people miss. I finished my degree in a year and a half, started my business the following October, and sixteen years later I still believe this is the gift God gave me to give to others. And I don't take that lightly.