Five Generations of Beautiful
Canon 5D Mark ll 24-70 2.8L, 3.5 aperture, 1/100 shutter, 200 ISO
I had the honor and privilege of photographing five beautiful women today. Five generations of amazing women. Christy Martin, who is a fabulous photographer, asked me to do this shoot for her. Christy has quite a remarkable story. She grew up on the same street her whole life. The same street on which her great grandfather built a church. The same street on which her great grandmother, her grandmother and her mom all still reside. I felt like I was walking on sacred ground just getting out of my car and stepping onto the driveway. What a heritage she has to pass down to her daughter, Rayna. This is family of gorgeous women!
I had the joy of capturing Granny, Grandma Annette, Christy’s mother Connie, Christy , and of course little Rayna. They are all so genuine and kind. I wanted to stay on the front porch and chat into the evening with them.
I discovered that if I wanted to get Granny smiling and talking, all I needed to do was ask her about her family. She has raised four children and nine grandchildren. I lost count of the great grandchildren. She teared up telling me how much she deeply loves them. I wanted to put down my camera and listen for awhile. She is a remarkable woman, with much love in her heart. I hope to see her again sometime soon.
Here are just a few I captured of them. I hope I did them justice.
Psalm 112:1,2 ~ “Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands. Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.”
Surrounding Rayna
Holding Onto Time
Two of a Kind
So Much Love
Heritage
Funny Faces
Gorgeous Girls
Beautiful Christy
Giggling Together
Walking in the Light
8 Comments
Words can’t describe how much I appreciate you. I thought I already knew how wonderful you were. But, after spending the evening with you last night, I realized you are even MORE caring, patient and loving than I could have imagined!
Thank you for your love towards my family. It made a huge difference in how comfortable we were.
Thank you for coming ALL the way to our area. That was SO special to us.
Lastly, thank you for capturing my family! You did a wonderful job! I know we will cherish these photos for years and years!
These are stunning, you are all so beautiful. Your beauty goes so much farther than the “outside”. What a beautiful way to show your family. These are so good. I am so glad I was able to see them. I knew they would be awesome 🙂
Mary Anne, you continue to amaze me with your beautiful work!! “Holding Onto Time” took my breath away…
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