KODAK MOMENT of the Day

After struggling with miscarriages for over a decade we were happily surprised with a baby girl when we least expected it. I photographed baby Aubrey in her daddy's arms in our home when she was only 2 weeks old.

Grand child of our friends, picture taken during a wedding party.

was so proud she was going to kindergarten!   

This is at my granddaughter's first birthday party. We all were having a great time except for Reese. The boys took over her birthday present bench. "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to".

This picture is of my daughter Laila, taken this past June by my sister-in-law. We were over at my in laws for dinner and we brought watermelon. My husband sliced it up and we headed outside to enjoy it. He was eating his piece when Laila started crying, so went over and picked her up. He offered her a bite of his watermelon and she tried it! He didn't get to eat anymore of it! She LOVED it. Alecia snapped this picture of Laila enjoying her first piece of watermelon and we thought it was priceless!!

Playing at the beach in Florida my son began drawing with a stick, gave me the idea to write in the sand. I love the composition here.

People are enjoying summer activities again after the long period of rain we've had here in the Northeast. I took this picture because I loved the energy, the interaction between team members and the dust being kicked up by the players.

A relaxing Sunday afternoon offered a great opportunity to snap a few photos. Getting my son and his kite in the same photo was not working well until I got the idea of shooting from below him.

I captured this shot one June weekend in my backyard. I loved seeing the older kids in my family spending quality time with the younger children. The bond developed by these small moments of interaction between the younger and the older children will forever be cherished and are priceless in memories.

Just enjoying a beautiful Manitoba summer, when a daring butterfly entered the scene, and would not leave us alone. This was taken in my backyard.

Do you remember leisurely afternoons with your grandmother telling you stories of djinn and animals with magical powers? This scene evokes the sentiment of those warm moments I shared with my grandmother...
 

The daughter of a friend, playing on a rainy day in Michigan.

I like this picture because reminds me that we can be happy with so little

Granddaughter playing in grass before she could walk.

This picture is special because it shows my funny and playful puppy enjoying cooling off on a very hot day in New Orleans this past June. The picture put the day in perspective--the weather was unreasonably hot and I was happy to capture the image of my Miki doing what we would all wished we could do on such a hot day.

This is a special picture, which shows action, youth, health, color and more. I like the hand reaching forward. I took this shot of my daughter couple years ago in a swimming pool.

This image was taken in July at Chicago's Navy Pier. I was watching the children enjoying themselves on the ride and thought that I would capture their happiness.

This is a photo of my brother, who lives in Charlotte, NC., taken during a very hot July day at his neighborhood pool. The photo captures him as he descends off a waterslide with a giant splash and a big smile. A father of 4 girls, including 2 teenagers, I was so tickled to have captured this youthful side him as it is a reminder to us all to stay forever young at heart.

This is a picture of my daughter this last 4th of July. It was also my birthday.

This is a picture of a dear friends daughter. I took this on July 29th, 2011 on Two Lick Lake, Indiana, PA. Quinn is jumping of the front of my boat. We try and include as many family and friends to enjoy the boating season. This was taken with my KODAK CAMERA....Love it....

I'm a film photographer, recently I bought a 30mm for my medium format camera and this was the very first frame.  The lens is so huge that my 1-year-old was fascinated by it. I was able to capture a frame of her at her most inquisitive. She NEVER sits still so this is a rare and special picture for me. I see in this one frame all the excitement and intrigue of her youth. 

This was taken on the Manhattan Bridge, July 2011 - while walking on a breezy evening, viewfinder and shutter driven. Alicia's smile has quite an effect on me. She reminds me how beautiful thoughts can be in New York, and why I came here in the first place.

A father and son day out has been forever captured with this amazing shot. Summer sunsets are amazing, especially at the most southern tip of Ontario: Point Peter

My daughter received the rain gear for her birthday and couldn't wait to use it. She was so excited to finally get the chance! 

My girls playing in the pond at Nana's house.

Ice cream with friends is always the best.

A rare hot day in upstate N.Y. -- and both of the kids needed to cool off!

Against the setting sun, a skilled surfer creates a golden wave pattern.

Emily and Olivia are 5 year old twin sister who love to play in the water bit wait do chores.. unless we make rhise chores fun and exciting like having them wash their bikes with hose or perhaps each other!

The Seattle Center Fountain is our kids favorite place to cool off.  Everybody seems to cool off in the Seattle Center Fountain on a hot sunny afternoon.

This is my son. It was over 100 degrees that day, and he was cooling off by riding his motocross bike through the mud. He had so much fun covered in all that mud!

This is a picture of my daughter doing the "Nestea Plunge" in our pool. It is a beautiful picture that represents childhood summer fun!

This is my favorite pinhole photo I've shot. It pulls in all the elements I love about pinhole...muted, yet infinite focus, vignette, motion blur and stretching corners. And the subject is my daughter, which moves it from "pretty good" to "pretty perfect" for me. I shot it in May, 2013 while on holiday in Amelia Island, Florida. It encapsulates all that I love, my family, pinhole photography, and travel.

I took this photo just at sunset at the Florida State Fair.

This photo comes from Georgia, where we know how to grow watermelons. Our 1 year old loved sitting for this photo--we were having a record breaking heatwave.

I was taking a picture of my Grandson and our cat jumped in unexpectedly. 

This picture was made in Italy (Abruzzo) in July. We went there for the holidays. This is my daughter Valerie. She is 6 years old and she learned to swim this past winter. Now she swims like a fish and enjoys it very much.

Had a splash celebrating my granddaughter, Coraline’s, first birthday at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, NY.  Her brother, Jameson, showed her the best places to to view all the sea life as they swam around the huge tank. It was a great place for a birthday celebration! 

This photo was taken , hot day in Toronto. She enjoyed a lot in little cool breeze..

Taken at a Beach in Katwijk, Holland. Young person has been fascinated entirely around the range event.

This picture is special to me because it is almost father's day and that is my father sitting with my brother.

This was taken at St. George Island state park in FL, June. My daughter caught this little guy & wanted to send him back into the water with a kiss!

This photo demonstrates the beautiful bond a person can create with an animal, this is my boyfriend and my pony, he was originally apprehensive around horses but they have built a friendship together. This photo shows the gentle nature of the horse. Taken at my home in Lincolnshire.

They just finished Sunday morning session of football coaching and wanted a way to release all their pent up energy. A fantastic way of doing that was to challenge each other in simple physical games like this high jump over a friend. Don’t you wish you could be a child again?

I took this picture of my daughter last November in Hawaii. It was my first experience of underwater shooting.

My granddaughters are always good natured although sometimes they lose patience when I try to take too many photos of them.

A beautiful sunset at the beach in the pretty village of Oostkapelle in Netherlands

This photo captures the look of love on the little girl's face as well as the puppy's face as it is being hugged. Picture was taken of my daughter's softball coaches' child and a puppy as they both relaxed during the softball game.

This is special to me because it reminds me of happiness. And it is a rare moment between two sisters.

I just loved watching this sweetheart taking in the spectacular mid-summer view of the prairie. This picture was taken on a Manitoba Canada country road.

Jack and Landon Hines of Manchester Missouri share laughter and smiles at their lemonade stand this summer. They are the very best of friends at ages 5&6. 

This is my daughter...a girl who is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, and yet still unaware of her potential as an empowered woman. Photo was taken at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

A day at the museum, seems a bit cliche. But he insisted since it was my first time. I enjoyed every moment of it, walking around and touching the paintings and sculptures like a little curious child. I’d say each moment spent that day felt more magical than it already was.

One last look at the Gulf of Mexico at the end of the day on Bradenton Beach, Florida

A weekly tradition of selfies with me and my grandson Seamus! He stole my heart the day he was born! So blessed to be able to spend time with him!

I took my kids down to the creek below our house in Alabama for some photos. It is so beautiful there. The water flows over the road and the lighting is just perfect under the shade of the trees. This picture was my favorite because it wasn't posed. My son picked up a "cool" rock and his sister said, "Let me see!".

Burnt crumbs day out

My grandsons first day of 4k.  He was so excited!

This was the very first time my husband's dog and his mothers went to the beach. Stud (left) passed away last September, so this picture reminds me of how smart and gentle he was, and how he was like a big brother to Major (right). This was taken in Halfmoon bay, CA.

Fun times by the pool!

Picture was taken on a beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Looking through binoculars for the very first time and fascinated by what she could see

I just love when I can get a beautiful Chattanooga Tn Sunset. In addition to the sunset a siloet of a young boy was captured fishing on the boat ramp with his father at the Tennessee Riverpark.