An old friend - and a new one!

Amy, one of my best friends, is always complaining that I shoot 'everyone but her.' Of course, that's not true (that'd be a LOT of people!) The truth is that with someone THAT close to you, it's harder to have perspective... and there's a lot more pressure to get a really great shot. It's kind of like how you can buy scented candles as a gift for an acquaintance, but for a close friend you would definitely need something ... deeper. So I finally decided to give it a try and I'm pretty pleased with what I got. Here's just one frame from the shoot...


Also, another very good friend of mine, Maria, gave birth today to her first child: Olivia Grace. I was at the hospital along with her 'entourage' of almost 20 people for hours, but it was worth it to meet little Liv...