Let’s Take a Long Walk…

June 10, 2010June 10, 2010
by Victoria J

The other day, it occurred to me that I only have one living grandparent, and with this revelation came an urgency to maximize my time with her! It’s not that I think she’s going anywhere any time soon; it’s just that I want to make sure that I am available for the memories that I will be able to look back on later in life. All this to say, since Grandma was recently in town for a few weeks, I made it a point to clear some time on my schedule to go and hang out with her. Well, besides watching television and fielding questions about future plans and prospects, one of our activities was taking a walk down the street and then sitting down for a “breather” when it was all done. Now y’all, my Grandma can be really candid sometimes, and she surely had me cracking up more than a little bit… I’m hope that one day – many, many, many years down the road – I too can get on the road and just spend time with my family and enjoy the simple pleasures in life, like a nice, easy and breezy walk down the street.

I have included pictures from our walk below, but first, I wanted to include a throw back picture from one of our country walks to the mailbox back in Texas. Grandma still reminds me of these “loooong” walks that we had two and half years ago. I truly love my Grandma and thank God for her presence in my life, for she points me back to Him and never, ever, ever, ever (Outkast throwback) stops believing in and supporting me!

A THROW-BACK PHOTOGRAPH (December 2007)

AND NOW TO OUR EASY, BREEZY WALKS DOWN THE STREET:

Mother’s Day Moments with Family

May 26, 2010October 24, 2010
by Victoria J

I spent this past Mother’s Day with my Mom and family. By now, they are used to seeing me with my camera, so they allow me just to capture the moments that follow in each of our gatherings. See some of my favorites from a Mother’s Day dinner and lunch below.

The Moments in Between the Pose

April 29, 2010September 11, 2011
by Victoria J

As a photographer, I am often commissioned to photograph people in poses, and with some pre-planning and on-the-set adjustments, these can yield some very timeless photographs. However, I find that some of the most authentic and memorable images happen when you catch those moments in-between the pose. I recently went out on Saturday with my brother and a friend in DC, and I endeavored to capture the moments in between the pose and the moments that just happened, unscripted.

I believe he claimed to be tired as I was taking this image, but honestly, these are the types of images that I am used to capturing whenever bring out my camera… I think it’s a “don’t you have enough pictures of me” kind of thing.

She was telling a good story here, and I just love how much she lights up in the process!

Now beyond the looks of avoidance, my brother will laugh so heartily in photographs – and the laughs are genuine. I can’t remember who said what at this time, but he was going!

At some point, she was telling a story of this salsa dancer.

He was reminiscing with her of the salsa dancer’s wild dance moves.

Now this was more of a pose amidst the beautiful residential streets.

Now most ladies can attest to this one… You have that huge handbag that can fit everything you need for an entire day, but when you go to look for something small, it’s truly a task.

Sadly, I am not sure if she ever found what she was looking for at that moment…

Now, I was trying to get a pose around this time, but some dogs were on the other side fighting and they had more of my subjects’ attention than I did.

She still has her eyes on those dogs… but I love her facial expression!

Just as I brought out my camera, so too did they…

And this was what had both of their attention!

And now that I’ve shown all of the moments in between the pose, I figured I’d show one of the poses because they truly are a beautiful couple…

(drum roll please…)

Like Mother, Like Son…

April 23, 2010
by Victoria J

Earlier this week, I had an opportunity to photograph a mother and son Pastoral team in Downington, Pennsylvania in a headshot portrait session. They were both beautiful people with beautiful personalities, which makes my job easy! As they intended to use the photographs as graphics on flyers, invitations, and other print media, I brought in a large green background that I could knockout with a photo editing program, and then set the majority of the images on a white background. Now towards the end of the session, I found out that their church was connected to a church I had visited in Delaware a few times before. It is truly amazing how small our world really is… and how interconnected we are, but just don’t know it yet! I have included some of the images from this session below.

Back Down Memory Lane… or at least Peachtree

March 10, 2010March 10, 2010
by Victoria J

One of thing that I love to do in my photography is to play with color. Recently I visited friends and family in Atlanta and pulled out my camera. The real work was done on my computer in using selective color techniques, as well as black and white and some enhanced colors.