A Family Portrait and Then Some

"I wish that life should not be cheap, but sacred,

I wish the days to be as centuries, loaded, fragrant"

~ Ralph Waldo Emerso

When I consider the making of a great family portrait one place that comes to mind is Oak Ally in Grand Coteau. The surroundings are graced with century old live oaks, symbols of strength.

Oak Ally which leads from St. Charles College to The Academy of Sacred Heart is filled with stories that resonate faith, hope and committment. It is for this reason that I choose this setting for family portraits.

I had the pleasure of meeting the Simar family out of the Northshore area. They've moved to the Lafayette area after Katrina and we met this past weekend to take family portraits. Our agenda was to stay for about an hour although the ideas that we spoke of earlier during the week seemed to be a nice fit for this family so our session went with the bent of this family. The Simar's seemed to know the secret to creating beautiful imagery. . . allowing children to be . . . just to be.

Our time out under the Oaks in Grand Coteau was well spent. The imagery speak for themselves. ~