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I am a family, portrait, wedding and lifestyle photographer. The process of making people comfortable with the camera is just as much of a passion for me as is capturing the moment. It is important to me to make the photo session experience a memorable one as well. I know it's a generic statement but I am passionate about life and the urgency to document the moments as they unfold. Take time to invest in the days of your lives. Call me--I can help! I've created a "book of days" gallery on my website: www.mbgpics.com where I do that for my own life. Hopefully it showcases who I am as a person as well as as a photographer.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

spring snow storm






































when we moved here to colorado from good old dreary and dull PA i was shocked to learn that march was colorado's snowiest month. and year after year i have learned to believe that--especially during the spring of 2003 while recuperating from surgery and housebound during the blizzard that dumped over 26 inches to our neighborhood. and yesterday was no exception. but i must admit that i was skeptical of the weather predictions considering it was beautiful, sunny and well into the 60's hours before the storm (evident in the photos taken just an hour before the storm made it's way to denver).

the wind howled last night and the snow dropped like confetti from the sky--whipping and twirling as it fell rapidly from above. it snowed 3 inches per hour. the street was blanketed so quickly, so helplessly. the peaceful white against the dark night sky calmed me as i stood by the window watching. i loved the idea of diving under the covers knowing that our little world would slow down just a bit as the predicted 15 inches fell through the night.

in the morning, school was closed. we hunkered down and played the day away both inside and out. snowmen, snow forts, snowballs and hot cocoa all filled our day.

the boys love playing board games--so we did. all day long. and it was perfect. peaceful, fulfilling and so so sweet.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Casey's turn...

































poor little guy was still not feeling well last week and i....well...i bribed him with ice cream in order to get him to do a photo shoot.

there i admitted it!

truth be told we were both tired of being in the house so i took advantage of his willingness to model for me. he took advantage of the free ice cream cone. it was a win-win situation!

i just can't resist dressing up those boys of mine. they are just so handsome...and so easily bribed.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

it's always the simple days that make the most difference...









































..days when nothing is really happening. days when the sun isn't shining too brightly. when nothing is planned and nothing is dreamed about. days when...when you are truly living your life.

i have always been interested in and passionate about the simple days, the everyday days. sunday came around and we had nothing planned. my husband was not feeling well and decided to take a nap with our youngest son. so i bribed my older son with a ice cream cone (chocolate covered) and asked him to dress up for some photos.

i guess i pretty much have him trained by now...at the age of almost 6. his smiles are sincere and sweet. he's workin' for that cone but mostly he's happy to make mom happy. priceless.

little does he know that this simple, uneventful afternoon in his life will forever live within these photos. a day captured and categorized. forever preserved in his memory book. that is why i am so passionate about photography. there is never going to be another 'today.' what are you doing to remember it?