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I’ve shared just a sweet taste of the session with this beautiful family and here are a few more. I would love to write more about how gorgeous the entire family is – but since this week is off-the-hook busy, I will let the photos speak for themselves. And there are more coming soon to finish up their peek!
Beautiful!!! Can’t wait to see the rest.
What a gorgeous family!
You guys look absolutely adorable. I miss you guys and GOD Bless you and the family. xoxoxox
Twice in the past few weeks I’ve been asked by very talented photographers to do sessions for them. It’s an absolute honor. And of course I get a little more nervous than normal (I get nervous before every session but in what I think is a good way – it drives me to do more, be better!). Amanda McGhee of Kimberlin Gray Photography contacted me about a family session. As a busy photographer, she realized she was always behind the camera, never in front of it.
We kept talking about locations – both of us wanting to do something different and beautiful. As you may remember, I shot a mini session with my daughter in the cotton field a few weeks ago. When Amanda saw those photos she knew that was the perfect spot. I’m so glad she mentioned it because it gave me the opportunity to talk to the owner of the field. I learned that the land had been in that family for years and years. They planted to cotton late, not expecting it to bloom much – normally it blooms in the fall. But much to their surprise, it bloomed as beautifully as ever. And they are not going to use the cotton this year, so they were more than happy for us to tromp through their field! So we arrived with furniture, a bag full of camera gear and two children eager to explore the field.
This session was everything a good family session is – fast, blurry at times and absolute fun. The kids run the show at times, the adults run the show when the kids let us and before you know it you have a collection of images that tells a wonderful, warm story of a family full of love. Thank you, Amanda, it was a honor – and a pleasure!
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Great captures Amy..Love the spontaneity of the moment that you captured!
very adorable! Love the children’s outfits!
Just perfection! Thank you so much, Amy. What a treasure these will be for our family!
so cute! and that field is amazing…
love the light!
I love these, Amy. The field is perfect, beautiful light and the family is adorable. Love that little man’s froggy jumper! Wonderful!
I love living in Southern Virginia Beach. I relish long drives through the winding roads of Pungo, Creeds and Blackwater. And I love that there is a tiny cotton field just at the entrance of my neighborhood. The Virginian-Pilot actually did a story on the field a couple of years ago, noting how rare it is to see cotton growing in Virginia Beach. Suffolk, sure, Eastern Shore, of course, but here in Virginia Beach it’s a rarity.
We’ve lived in this neighborhood for over five years and each year I say I’m going to photograph that field. I’m always looking for new spots to photograph Olivia, our daughter. And now that she’s getting older, she looks forward to the new locations and adventures, too. This weekend seemed like the right time. So Olivia and I prepared. For her this means picking the right clothes. For me it’s loading the lenses in a bag. And putting on flip flops. Which may or may not have been a good idea, but if you know me, you know I prefer to do everything in my flip flops! To get to the field we had to park in a church parking lot, walk through some pretty muddy woods and finally, hurdle a ditch full of rotting leaves and muddy water. And once we got to the other side, it was totally worth it!
The sun was starting to set as we began to explore the field. Olivia, who is 7-years-old now, kept saying, “It really is cotton, you could make clothes with this!” While we were taking photos, one of the largest deer I’ve seen in real life appeared in the field a ways down from us. I have to admit, flashes of “angry deer attacks” did go through my head as he stared at us unflinchingly. But just a minute or so later, another smaller deer leaped over the ditch, and we watched in amazement as another five or six deer joined “Big Papa” for their evening meal. He meant no harm; he was just making sure it was safe for his “ladies” to join him.
We’re already talking about going back again to stay longer. It was an adventure for the two of us – and worth every muddy, scratchy step! I’m also looking forward to getting an enlargement of the last photo made and giving it to the people who own the farmland. Just feels like they should have a copy!
by Amy Sandoval
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ahww, she’s adorable!! gorgoeus photo’s and lovely field!!
so cool those deers came, must have been a great sight…
Amy – what beautiful photos. Olivia is so sweet and quite photogenic. You are truly talented!
Thank you! I appreciate your comments tons! Hi Lisa!
You’ve met Reef, now you get to see more photos from Reef’s session. We really enjoyed wandering around Old Towne Portsmouth on one of the warmer days after the major cold spell we’ve been having. You will see the love between these two in each photo – well, you’ll see the love between all three of them. Reef is obviously completely adoring of his parents, too!
by Amy Sandoval
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These pictures are great. I especially love the last one!
Thank you Terra – they were a ton of fun to work with!
such cool photo’s! love the way you process your images 
I met a wonderful couple and their baby, Reef, on Saturday afternoon for a portrait session in Old Towne Portsmouth. Reef is a baby of the four-legged kind – a gentle giant of a Doberman Pinscher. He enjoyed exploring the neighborhood and was a wonderful addition to the session. Here’s a quick peek at this handsome guy (and I’ll be sharing more from their session soon!):
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