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02.27.10

And regarding my last entry... for those who still find the snow no longer tolerable (even in photos)... Here's a preview of two recent studio sessions!

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Snowy Walk

02.26.10

I know, I know, in many parts of the country and here in the Northeast, snow has become a four letter word in a different sense. The excitement of the first flakes of festive December snow have turned into the the last weather event anyone wants to see from their windows.

It certainly has been disruptive and inconvenient and seemingly interminable as this winter is one for the record books. However, at the risk of being optimistic (which I am not always) I have to say I do not hate snow. Snow and winter, winter and snow, they are traditionally synonymous. I much prefer snow over dampness, drizzle and sleet. Snow and weather in general remind me that I have no control over many things, something which I need to be reminded of often. Snow reminds me that I must be patient. While I am not patient by nature, spring will still reward me and arrive mercifully and that is certain.

Of all the uncertainty and anxiety we live with daily, what an assurance to know that spring will surely be here. Nothing will prevent it from coming. The timing will be perfect, just as cold, smoky scented night air and falling leaves save us from the doldrums of late summer heat. And, while all of this unfolds as it has for centuries, one last walk in the snow can be just as beautiful as the season's first.

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A Friend:

These pictures are stunning and your observations about the promise of spring and all that comes with it are apt. I am amazed by how each picture has its own say without sacrificing their unity of theme. Amazing!

(02.26.10)

A proud fan of photography:

These are BEAUTIFUL photographs! Susan is definately a gifted women in photography! Keep up the great work!!!!!
Sincerely,
A great Friend!

Fly on!

(02.28.10)

Carissa Love:

These are fantabulous pictures!! I agree, Susan is very gifted. great job!

(02.28.10)

Susan:

Thank you so much! I really love what I do and I look forward to the nicer weather when our outdoor shoots have even more beautiful light and scenery!

(02.28.10)

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Free Portrait Session Winners

02.20.10

Thank you to everyone who braved ice and snow to come out and enter our free drawing on President's Day. There has been some anticipation all week so we would like to announce the four winners of a Free Portrait Session!

Jackie Williams

Elizabeth Clark

Melissa Furci

Rosemary Mahan

Congratulations to all the winners! Your portrait session, including a free 8"x10" desk print, is valued at over $235! You have the choice of an indoor studio session or an outdoor session (once the weather is a little warmer and we can see grass!)

Your session will include two hours of custom photography (single or family session) at a determined location. Your proofs will then be available in approximately 2-3 weeks (At which time you may select your free 8"x 10" pose.) Additional prints may be ordered a la carte with no minimum order requirement. Sessions must be completed by August 1, 2010.

We look forward to booking all of your sessions, and once again, Congratulations to our winners!

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Winter Special!

02.06.10

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Stay Warm!

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Invincible summer

01.30.10

As I type this, the temperature, as described by meteorologists, is "in the single digits" and the wind chill is even lower. Odd or not, the sometimes biting winter air has never been a deterrent for me. No matter how cold it is, you will never hear me longing for a warmer clime. As a friend always reminds me, I was the insane one when we were children who was never intimidated by sub zero temperatures. She recalls, as do I, me standing outside at night trying to hose down the driveway so I could create an ice skating rink while she waved from the light of a warmly lit window. Somehow the hose never froze and somehow after several applications, I was soon out there skating with a record player on the ground playing Tschaikowsky waltzes. (my dear friend was still waving and cheering me on from the window even when I hit an unfrozen patch of blacktop!) When I remember those nights, or the days playing for endless hours in the snow and walking back from skating on the pond at dusk, there is no recall whatsoever of being miserably cold.

Last night, I set out to take some pictures of the rising moon. I understand that it's proximity to the earth combined with crystal clear skies make it the best time of the year to do so. Aside from appearing beautifully large and unusually pink, it had a veil of thin clouds gently passing directly over its center. Timing is always vital in photography and nature as a subject by its "nature" never waits for us to be ready. Nature is candid only once. While trying to drive and find the perfect vantage, and attempting to capture the perfect shot through slivers of winter branches, the pink moon turned yellow, the clouds continued on their course past the moon and I suddenly realized that in the process, I couldn't feel my fingers anymore. What happened to the hearty constitution of childhood? What happened to my immunity to less than comfortable temperatures? Basically, I was freezing, that was the sobering reality.

These last few weeks, In the midst of re-designing the studio, I discovered some files from a session this past summer. I actually mentioned that I would add more photos to the Last of Summers Light entry and was inevitably distracted by other events, other sessions and the holidays.

It is however, perhaps perfect timing to find and add these photos now, just a little later than promised and yes, out of season. With snow for some and frigid temperatures for all in the northeast, both conditions are obscuring the still distant sight of spring. These photos, in a comforting way, reminded me of summer's warmth. I still love winter and each season in it's time and I will be determined to face the cold without gripe. However, as is so in life lessons as well, it is good to draw from the invincible summer in the winters we face, be it trial or hardship or loss. it is good to be reminded of the existence of warmer days when life can too often seem dark and cold and even capturing the light of the moon is out of our reach.

"In the depth's of winter, I finally realized that deep within me there lay an Invincible summer"

- Albert Camus

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