Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Ardella Studio while on vacation visiting family. We decided to have family portraits taken as an Xmas gift. The studio itself is beautifully done with a true feeling of home and welcoming. They have a playroom for the kids to entertain themselves with some tasty coffee and snacks. What affected me the most was the compassion Kevin and Danielle had when asking me to smile with my eyes. I explained the loss we had in our family and taking a family picture, with a member missing, was heartbreaking.
He said, "well then let me shoot that".
While I am my own worse critic when it comes to looking at my own pictures, the image he caught of my pain, tears, and loss made me cry not only for the loss, but he captured how someone else could see what I was feeling. It was then I was proud of my wrinkles, scars, bags, and grey hair. He caught the true me.
Anyone can take a picture, but not everyone can capture the soul's pain or what someone is truly feeling inside. This isn't your average photographer where you're handed a thumb drive of staged images that isn't reality. It's true artwork that you will be proud to hang on your wall, that will last generations. read more