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. ~

Carousel ~ A St. Mary's Production

Every evening this week St. Mary's Founder's Hall has been filled with families eagerly awaiting the opening scene of the muscial Carousel.

For those of you unfamiliar with the story it revolves around a love affair between Billy Bigelow, a traveling carnival man, and Julie Jordan, a local factory worker.

Here are some of the images captured during one of the performances! From the orchestra to the cast Lafayette has some amazing talent! What a great group of young adults and what a powerful message of faith, hope, and love.