As an artist I am very inspired by my enviroment. My home is a beautiful space that fuels my creativity. In my town there are beautiful things everywhere. Oh sure there are "not so beautiful" things everywhere too but those are really easy to see and everyone see them. When you really love a place or a person for that matter you mostly notice the beautiful things that made you fall in love in the first place. This is why I love photography, you can capture that beauty in the things, places and people that you love and have them surrounding you daily.
As I go about my day one thing that never fails to inspire me are children. Yes, they are cute and yes they are innocent but the thing about them that I find the most fascinating and beautiful is that they are honest about who they are. They are them and they just expect the world to not only accept it but to like it! It is such a beautiful thing this honesty. These are the things that I strive to capture every time I pick up my camera, wheather it is at a wedding or during a portrait session. Even when we get old enough to begin hiding most of who we are our real selves are still there...waiting to be accepted and celebrated by those we love and who love us. That is what a portrait should be, a glimpse of what the one who loves us most sees when they look at us. With that said, this is Melanie who just turned 3 years old. Have you ever seen a more beautiful princess?
