Eli at 6 months

Eli

When Julie asked me to photograph Eli at 6 months we put our heads together and came up with a Cabbage Patch scene for the roly-poly one! And the rest is history!

The one thing Eli had to master before the shoot was sitting up. Julie did swear she was practicing with him every day but he hadn't quite learned the whole concept of balance. There were a couple 'close calls' during the session when Julie caught him taking a nose dive into one of the cabbages, but with mom sitting right next to him, no one was hurt.

What a cute cabbage patch kid! We especially liked the touch of a cabbage leaf on his head....we'll make sure to keep you posted on Eli's growth progress in about 3 months....see you then Eli!

pat

The Young Evangelist

Jonathan Shuttlesworth has a heart and soul for God ... something that is rarely witnessed in a young man of 28 years old. Jonathan's story is, at the age of 10, that an angel visited him one evening and told him that he would preach the good news of Jesus' love before His return to earth. Where upon, Jonathan ran downstairs and told his mom and dad about his visitation and what he would be doing for the rest of his life.

Jonathan's high school counselor told him he was the only student he had ever met

that had never changed his mind on his future vocation from his Freshman year to his Senior.

Jonathan dedicated his life to Christ and God has honored that dedication by opening doors around the US and Canada so that he can proclaim God's love and healing to a needy generation.

A town in Hawaii was touched with miracles from one of his meetingsand and has invited him back for yearly events dedicated to the Lord. Power & Miracles continue to confirm the word being taught in Hawaii.

A man of prayer and fasting, Jonathan Shuttlesworth is dedicated

to being set apart for the glory of God.

http://www.revivaltoday.cc/Home.html
God bless,

Chris & Pat

XXV Maine Meeting 2009

XXV 2009

In 1999 Chris and I were so blessed to have been invited into the "Society of XXV", a group of 25 outstanding international photographers. We just returned from our 2009 Maine meeting, which Chris and I hosted. It was not a difficult task since Maine is one of our favorite places in the world!

For 5 days, before traveling to Maine, we were able to host XXV friends Christina & Henk Van Kooten from Holland. What a talented couple! Henk has his Fellowship in Photography from Europe and is a sought after photographer and teacher.

In Maine we stayed downtown in Portland at the Portland Harbor Hotel - where we were spoiled rotten. We took everyone on the 'Duck Tour' to give our friends the 'lay of the land' in Portland and we initiated them with their first Maine lobster bake at Fox's at Nubble Light House. We dined at Di Millo's, a floating restaurant which overlooks the Portland harbor at sunset and we all pigged out at our favorite ice cream place ... Brown's Ice Cream in York.

Finally, we made sure everyone dipped their toes into the frigid Maine coast water!

What a great time we all had!

The best part of the trip was the companionship with all of our XXV members

from all over the world.

Indra flew in from Indonesia, where he runs multiple studios.

His clients are from royalty and he blew us away ,as usual, with his imagery!

He'll be hosting next year's trip to BALI. We can't wait!

Whenever an opening comes up in XXV, members submit names of prospective photographers. We then view there images and have a group discussion. A 3/4 majority vote is necessary to bring that person into the group.

Last year we voted in a very talented and wonderful person from Australia ... Marcus Bell. If you'd like to be wowed by incredible images visit his web site!

This year we voted in another member whom we are axious to be with.

We can't wait to meet and welcome ... Parker Pfister.

This might be the longest blog I've written but I just had to give you a taste of the absolutely wonderful experience we had. We came back to Vermont overflowing with information and inspired with the blessings of friendship . We can always count on the love and caring we receive

each time we come together with our best friends.

We love you XXV!

Chris and Pat

Scored 100!

' Insomnia'

Brenda Bailey had a litter of goldens that were going to be leaving her kennel in just a day or two and when I found out about it I invited them into the studio along with Max, her grandson.

What happened next was magic!

All of the puppies went to sleep along with Max, wearing the hat that grammy had knit him the day before (what can't that woman do!)

At the Vermont judging in April one of my friends came running out of the judging room as I walked into the convention and seeing me she gushed her congratulations to me for the 100 score on my print in the show! Any score of 80 or better is a blue ribbon image but prints scoring 100 are very far and few between.

At the awards banquet later that weekend 'Insomnia' received 'The Best of Show' Award along with the American Society of Photography Award for

'Highest Scoring Image' in the show, and a Kodak Gallery Award for Photographic Excellence 2009.

Thank you to Brenda and Kelsey for all their effort, the puppies for their irresistible cuteness and Max for being just an angel during the whole shoot!

XOXOpat

Pat's Vermont 2009 Awards!

'Caged'

Shelby is one of my favorite models! She's always up for assisting me to create something unique, like this image for competition & an update for my portfolio.

This young woman has a lot of self-esteem & confidence! You don't have to look far to see where she gets it...Her mom is her biggest fan (along with dad,I'm sure)!

Thank you Shelby and family for helping me win the

Master's Court of Honor 2009!

XOXOXO pat

Chris Beltrami is' Photographer of the Year 2009'!

' Intermission'

Congratulations to Chris Beltrami, who is 'Vermont Photographer of the Year 2009'! He received this award last weekend at the Vermont Professional Photographers Convention in Manchester, Vermont. Chris was the only photographer in the state to receive blue ribbons on all of his 6 entries. This is the 16th time Chris has been awarded this honor! I am so proud of him! And he's pretty cute too!
xoxoxoxoxo pat

Babies having babies

Chris and I had so much fun capturing these moments of little Gabe Henry ... and his parents. Think about it - Gabe can be carried around, hugged, kissed, oggled and pampered. What more could anyone want?

All too soon baby turns into boy and one day mom and dad will carry him for the last time on their hip.

Boy turns to teen and one day he'll want to spend more of his time with his buddies.

Teen turns to young man and falls in love and it begins all over again.

Quickly, in the blink of an eye life happens.

I believe that we should carry the babies as long as we can, make them our best friends and love who they love as deeply as they do.

After all that's what life is all about...

pat