{89 Years and Counting}

I had a great opportunity to meet the mother of a dear friend of mine here in the Twin Cities. Char and I were neighbors when I first moved to Plymouth, MN in 1997. Her mother, Yvette, was relocated to the area from New Hampshire a little over a year ago. Yvette will turn 90 on February 11, 2011 and I couldn't believe she was 89!

I had a wonderful time learning about her youth, how she met her husband at the bowling alley and how she was a dancer for the USO who was nicknamed "Cookie" by the soldiers. She also shared the final days that she spent with her husband, Charlie, that was very touching and heart warming. 

The time I shared with her and her daughter Char made me realize that there is a great deal of wisdom, history and amazing stories captured in the minds of our senior citizens. If there is someone in your life who you would like to have portraits of, I do hope you will consider me as your custom photographer. 

Char commented that I was able to capture the 'essence' of who her mother is and was able to engage her in some amazing conversations that made her so happy to reminisce about. 

Be well,

Suzanne

{Great Subject}

I had the pleasure of attending Cheryl Muhr's The Secret Photography Workshop in mid-May. There were several young models that joined us one afternoon for us to 'shoot'. This young guy was so sweet. He was so so shy initially and within two minutes, he would take a pose and ask me, "How's this? or This?" His parents couldn't get over how quickly he came out of his shell with me. It was a true treat to photograph him and here are a few of my favorites.