I love to take pictures. It’s fun. I especially like it when the vision of the photograph that I have in my head becomes a reality. Those of you who have taken pictures with me or had your pictures taken by me can attest to my reaction when I see that the back of the camera is exactly what I’m looking for—I’ve been accused of squealing like a girl, but I deny those charges.

As much as I like taking pictures for myself, my greatest enjoyment comes when I get to work with someone & create something special with them  for them.

You might remember back when I posted some very special photos I took of Isaura for her husband’s birthday—special because he’s been overseas for nearly a year. I put together an album so she could send it to him. She loved the photos so I was happy with that & didn’t give it much thought afterward. The problem is that the photos weren’t really for her, they were for her man, who misses her dearly. I was reminded of that last week when I got this message via a blog comment from this lovely lady’s husband:

I was very surprised to find out the power of cameras. I have always captured my wife’s beauty without having anything fancy since I met her and this shoots just say what I see, she is really the most beautiful thing in my life and the gift was priceless and left me speechless when I received it in combat….. I am very pleased by the result of her and the photographer’s work and details; it is by far the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me and for this and everything else…. I love her…

Needless to say, I was touched and at the same time reminded the real reason why ‘I shoot people.’ That simple comment meant so much to me that I sent him an email asking to feature his comment on my website. Thankfully he was happy for me to share & I get to share with you something that meant so much to me.

Thank you Isaura for letting me be a part of this special gift.

p.s. I promise the next post will be more photo-centric.