Sunday, May 16, 2010

Wild Wild West

On a recent trip out West to see family & friends I had a little (ok a lot) of fun with my camera. Here are a few highlights from the vaca! Enjoy!




                                                              Valley of Fire











 Reading Petroglyphs





                                                                  My Aunt's Roses


Vegas Stylin'


California Casual

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Watching Them Grow

What a joy photography is... through the years I get to watch my  clients grow up and help families preserve precious memories! This little guy has been one of my favorote clients... I took Mom's maternity photos too, so what a joy to watch "little man" grow up. Here's Nathan's four year old session. Could he be any sweeter! Check out the collage at the end! Happy Fourth B'day Nathan! 

                                                                                               Candid Art ~ Photography by Dottie D
                                                          

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Charlottesville Comedy Round Table

I recently had the opportunity to photograph some very talented and very funny
people. The Charlottesville Comedy Round Table. If you haven't seen them yet, you are missing a good time! They are going to be at Bel Rio this Wednesday night at 9:30.  Come out & support these folks and get a dose of the best medicine available ~ laughter!

Stay tuned to the blog, several more sessions to be posted over the next few weeks.... Enjoy!



Can't help but being partial to this young comedian!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Time for Adults

I've had a few sittings recently with the young at heart. The first was with my parish priest, every week when I went to church I was bothered by the photo of him posted in the hallway. The white balance was way off & it was overexposed. I thought he deserved a better photo for all to see, so I gently approached him about retaking his portrait. To say he was thrilled was an understatement, it seems he didn't like that photo either. So one day last month we got together & got some great shots for him. We had to contend with the snow that day, surprise, surprise, but we had a lot of fun, now Fr. G has to choose his favorite for the hallway.

The second sitting was a just a few weeks ago, I had the privledge of photographing one of my favorite teachers grown children. Donna taught several of my Advanced Life Support classes and helped me on my path to becoming the paramedic I am today. Thanks Donna! It was a pleasure meeting your "kids" and a real joy to work with them. Below are some of my favorite shots from these sittings. Enjoy!






















Friday, February 26, 2010

Meet Sam

Just shy of two weeks old Mr. Samuel did a great job during his first photo session. He's such a little sweetie... here are a few of my favorites from the session. I look forward to watching him grow. :) Congrats Marty & Kate you've got a keeper!





Saturday, February 6, 2010

Snowed In Experiments

I found a few wonderful new plug ins for photoshop & downloaded the trial versions. Since I'm snowed in & getting antsy I thought I'd keep myself entertained by creating a few masterpieces. So far I'm loving these plug ins and keeping my sanity intact. Enjoy!



Thursday, January 28, 2010

Fun in the Snow






Recently I had the pleasure of photgraphing my friend Maria & 3 of her gorgeous brood. The love & affection they have for each other just shines in these photos, they made my job very easy. We had fun crunching around in the snow & searching for interesting places for our portrait session. We are delighted with the results, here are a few of the favorites from our time together. Enjoy!