Petite Sessions are Back at Papillon!

September is a remarkable month for me each year. It's a beginning and an ending in the same breath. It's a second chance, a fresh start. It's a time for reflection and forward thinking. My kids make their way back to school, leaving more time for me to dream the dreams of a grown woman's heart.

Papillon is offering Petite Sessions during the wonderful month of September! Whether you want to take a family photo for this year's holiday greeting card, capture memories of your little one beginning a brand new year of school, another year spent with your sweetheart, or earning another year's worth of wisdom, Petite Sessions are a great way to treasure life's milestones. I look forward to documenting your new beginning!

More Than a Mother

From the moment I saw those two pink lines...
everything changed.

My world no longer revolved around my own desires,
every decision now made with you in mind.

This love of mine has expanded beyond possible limits.
Life is much more beautiful with you in it.

I am a mother.





But now that you are older, I recall that
I am more.

I am a woman,
full of beauty
and strength
and dreams
and fire

And I must grip tightly
these things that fill me
so that you can bear witness
and reflect them back to me
Bigger, and better, and brighter
than I ever dared.

I am a mother.
And I am more.






Thank you to my beautiful clients, Tomika & her daughter Tori for sharing their relationship with me. I love watching the dynamics between mothers and daughters of any age. The laughter, the playfulness, the beneath-the-surface tension that arises as daughters approach their own womanhood, the understanding that blooms once daughters become mothers in their own right - it is all beautiful to me. There is no more lasting way to capture these moments, than through photographs. And I am honored to be a part of the process. Honor your motherhood. Recapture the joy of your womanhood. Create treasures to hold right now, that can be passed on to generations to come, later. Celebrate Mother's Day with Papillon!


Live in Love,
Keda

Happy Veteran's Day!

To all of the brave men and women who dedicate their time and service to our beautiful country, to those who put the safety of others above their own, to those who take time away from their families so that we can have time with ours, I thank you. May God bless you in all you do. May he keep you and your families safe. May he grant us all peace and love and reward your selflessness. Thank You.

My brother, SSgt. Rawlins (USAF). My own personal hero.




Live in Love,
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Bzzz: Artist Session with Bee

Have you ever heard a voice so soulful it gave you chills, but so smooth it warmed your heart at the same time? Yeah, that's what happens when Bee's pipes get to work. I first had the pleasure of meeting her during the time she sang at my church. Her tone & vocal choices instantly made her my favorite person on that stage every Sunday. Add her sweet (and goofy) personality, and I knew I had met a one in a million creation.

I've had Bee in front of my camera before...she was gracious enough to model for me during the creation of the cover art for Riisa Renée's book Breaking the Silence. Although a different image was chosen, Bee produced my absolute favorite image of that day.

When I found out that she was embarking on a new adventure as an Alternative Soul artist, I jumped at the chance to photograph her again. I had a blast, and happened to capture some nice moments along the way. Bee, thanks for hanging with me for a bit. I hope you like what we got!

Be sure to visit her page at ReverbNation and show her some love! Thanks for looking...let me know what you think!

Live in Love,

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Natural Beauty

Have you ever met someone who was just a naturally beautiful person? They just had that "thing," that inner beauty that couldn't help but ooze outward? Someone with a sweet face, and a sweet personality to match? Well, I had the pleasure of hanging out with just such a person a couple of weeks ago during my session with Tiffany.

She was sooo easy to shoot. No joke, from the very first frame I shot, she was working some kind of magic. I had a terrible time narrowing down the number of photos that I would show her - they were all so beautiful. It wouldn't surprise me if I opened a magazine in the near future and saw her face there.

Well, if a picture is worth a thousand words, let me stop yapping and let the photos speak for themselves. Allow me to present to you, Ms. Tiffany.



















Leave a comment & let me know what you think!

Live in Love,
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