The Payne Family: Expecting

After attending the workshop last year there was one thing everyone stressed. Making sure that we all took as many pictures as possible. I was anxious yet nervous about trying out the things I learned on everyday people. Don't get me wrong the people who modeled for us were great but how was I gonna get more people to let me take there picture? Around this time one of my coworkers was expecting. I shyly and quickly mentioned to Nicole that I was interested in taking her maternity pictures before going back to my desk one day. For some reason that's usually the hard part for me. Believe it or not most people don't want their picture taken...even if it's for free. I kinda expected Nicole to forget all about it but she didn't. As the months went on her stomach grew and she picked a date. We met at a Starbucks and Nicole and her Husband Barry followed me to Playa del Ray beach. Nicole was glowing and beautiful. And Barry was a good sport...especially when I had him talking to his wife's belly in front of strangers by the water. Thank you guys for being my first "clients". Thank you for trusting me to take pictures that you will keep for a lifetime :)