In my last post I talked about going to Nashville to do a portrait of the sons of our past clients, Patrick and Natalie Owings. The Owings live in a traditional Nashville home - complete with a flag, columns and a rocking chair on the front porch. I would have loved to have created the boy's portrait on the porch, but it was about 16 degrees when I did this image!



The boys were fascinated by a stereoscope that was in the living room, and loved sharing the stereo images with each other.



Both Michael and Alex are very bright boys, and they totally engaged in lengthy conversations with both April and me. We heard many stories of a blanket named "Sting Ray" from Alex (Alex is the younger boy on the right). Sting Ray is probably behind him on the chair...or else on top of my head at this point!



It's always fun for April and me to get to know new clients, and find out what makes them tick...especially when they're 6 and 3 years old.

Photographing Michael and Alexander in the comfort of their home allowed us to come into their environment, and allow them to be the local experts...totally un-threathening for them. I think their comfort with us comes across so well in the portraits.

In an email, Natalie said: "I am excited to get the pictures of the boys. Even by the time we get them, the boys will have changed tremendously. Mark, you once again performed phenomenally. The boys looked AMAZING in those shots! THANK YOU!"

April and I will be headed back to Nashville every so often to do portraits in that area. If you would like to make arrangements to have a portrait done, give us a call at 805.367.8123.