Well last Saturday marked a rare occasion for this photographer. A few months ago I had a friend who has become pregant so we started discussin maternity photography. She wanted some shots but to quote her “I thought about having you do them, but then I though how weird it would be be half naked in front of someone I work with every day.” I could understand how she felt, but my response was “Oh yea I know how you might feel…half naked in front of someone you KNOWN or half naked in front of a complete stanger”. Needless to say we had a nice chuckle about it. A few days later she let me know she had decided to work with me on doing a few shots. What makes this such a strange occurance is the same week we scheduled her photographs I was contacted by another friend who’s sister was looking for some maternity photos. I ended up booking one in the AM and one in the PM the same day on last Saturday. Here are the results….

Can you hear me now?

Earlier this year a fellow photographer and I (Forrest Egan) attended a Ed Pierce photography seminar up in Jacksonville, FL. The seminar was a standard photographers seminar of knowledge and sales pitches. (Hey everyone has to make a living!!) I guess the thing from that 3 hours that stuck with me the most was an organization called “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep“.

I know everyone deals with grief in a different way and I was touched by this approach. I know personally I made a choice (or maybe I didn’t and that was God’s plan) to deal with my heartaches “head on”. Today I made the decision that I wanted to give back by applying to provide this service through this wonderful organization. I know this will be emtional roll coaster for me personally, but hopefully my sacrifices, both time wise and emotional, will be providing something to a family that they can cherish forever.

Please go by and check them out. Bring some tissues…http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/about_us/ 

Sincerely….
Dwayne Fleming