Our amazing Megan & Caitlin! They came into my life when their big sister married my son, and of course, I immediately fell in love with them and wanted to share photography with them. They were so interested. Even as little girls they were such fun models! 
They instinctively knew how to look fabulous and artistic in photos. They weren’t just naturally beautiful (even tho they were), they knew how to look “serious” without looking “mad”. They could show you “attitude” without looking “bored. And they could flash such radiant smiles you just knew that likely n’ery a “Cheeeeeeese” had been uttered by these pros in their whole lives. I LOVE THAT!!! And… these are things I’ve discovered in my years of photographing people that are actually quite impressive gifts, and the 3 of us and my camera have had some awesome times together capturing the unique and stunning essense of Megan & Caitlin.
So, they were turning 18 just two days after our shoot (On New Year’s Eve). I asked them, “What is the main thing you would like to see in these pictures.” Their response: “We want to show that we’re not little girls anymore.” They are tiny & enviably petite, but little girls??? Oh no, they are not! So we set about capturing their wonderful young adult beauty. I think we did a good job of accomplishing our goal, don’t you? We tried this and that in the studio, then we went to lunch & a drive to find some graffiti and some urban edginess. It was such a fun day!
And last but not least…. I had to wait several days before posting any of the pictures or the slideshow because I entered two of the pictures into contests on my photography site, DPchallenge. The pictures in contest are supposed to be super anonymous until after the results are tallied. So how’d they do??? Wellllll…. both pictures received a prestigious 4th Place Honorable Mention — not bad competing against some of the best portrait photographers in the world!
And of course… finally, I had to say it with a song, so here’s a slideshow with my song to Megan & Caitlin. I love you guys so much! I’m honored that you are such an important part of my life!
Sandy, as more and more people see your amazing talent behind the lens, you are going to be the most sought after photographer in San Antonio. These images of Megan & Caitlin are stunning! What a beautiful display of your Talent.
What can I say….I am always amazed by your talent and work. Just beautiful my dear friend, each and every shot!
Sandy!!!!! What a blessing it is to see your work blessing others! You’ve come a lonnnnnng way! tee hee…as I sit here preparing a power point presentation for my boss I THANK GOD that you were delivered from my type of work! xxoo
Tee hee….. Meeeeeeeeee tooooo, Brenda!!!! THANK YOU!!! For the compliment… AND for the reminder of God’s goodness in delivering me from my former sad life
Holy Cow, I love your work, Sandy. The girls are beautiful, but your camera brings out the soul of them. You are such a talent.
You SO knocked it out of the park! They are gorgeous girls, but the pictures are gorgeous because of you being an awesome photographer! I wish you could’ve heard all my “Wow!”s. =)