A story behind each image

I know I always say this, but it's so true: I love the people I photograph. I love walking around taking pictures of people all-the-while finding out what makes them happy, what the best things in their life seem to be, and where they want their lives to go. That's one of the things that makes each one of these pictures special to me- I know the stories behind each one.

Rebekah is another senior who has so much before her. She has plans to go to TU with the option of pursuing a physical therapy degree at the University of Oklahoma ( I'll have to learn to forgive her on choice of OU, Go Pokes!) R and I spent the afternoon scouring downtown Tulsa for some fun locations and then decided to join the rest of the Tulsa photographers at Woodward Park. Now, when I say 'the rest of the Tulsa photographers' I'm serious... no exaggeration in this statement. We strategically shot around these other groups of people and finished up with what follows...

Here is my beautiful new friend, Rebekah.

Little Miss Riley

I love this child. Riley is one of those 'hide behind their momma's skirt at first then ten minutes later run around the room because they're not shy anymore' kind of girls. She was a little bit on the hesitant side at first, but after the first few minutes, she fell in love with what we were doing. She had lots of questions about 'why do you have that shiney thing?' and then ' well, why does it have two colors on it'. But the coolest part was teaching her how to find the light in the reflector then using her as my sidekick while I photographed other people! Once she got the hang of it, Riley would go 'Oops, the light is over there'... then she'd move the reflector and pop the light right where I needed it. I'm not sure, but I think she has a future ahead of her. Here is a gorgeous five-year-old named Riley.

Duncan