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I’ll be honest, when I was asked to photograph a 13 year old boy I was a bit worried.  I thought for sure he would think I was an annoying dork with a camera who put his mom up to having his picture taken.  Not to mention, like most guys, he would hate being in front of the camera and would be giving me dirty looks the whole time.  Boy, was I wrong!   Troy was nothing short of fun, adorable and an absolute ham.  He’s the type of guy you are immediately comfortable with.  He’s got charm, personality and ambition.  I just couldn’t stop laughing during our session as he striked poses, threw his head back for some hilarious fake laughs, and did some awesome James Bond impressions.   Troy will be entering 8th grade this year and has his future set on being in the United States Air Force.  He’s a complete burst of fresh air and an extremely smart kid.  I know he’s going to do some amazing things in his life, if we only had more guys like him! 

I sat in my car in a parking lot down the street from our chosen location, waiting for Nubia (mom) to pick me up so we didn’t have to pay the entry fee per vehicle.  Yea, I’m ghetto like that.  Nubia was running late, which I could definitely relate to so I had no problem waiting.  It gave me some time to day dream a little and prepare for our session.  An SUV quickly skidded into the parking spot next to me, I could have sworn I smelt smoke.  Nubia looked frazzled.  I laughed to myself, grabbed my stuff and hopped in.  I turned and looked in the back seat and saw her son, Josias dominating an ice cream cone which had now become part of his wardrobe and was smeared in his eyebrows.  He was focused and just stared at me as if I was a threat to him and his ice cream.  Next to him was his big sister, Sophia, grinning from ear to ear with her gorgeous curly hair bouncing around her car seat.  These were my type of kids.  We quickly sped off to Mojave Narrows where there are tons of beautiful horses, creeks, fishing and more.  I knew the kids would feel comfortable here and be able to explore while I got some natural shots!  Sophia is an absolute ham and so much fun.  She’s all girl.. with the finger snap and hand on the hip she won me over.  She loved being photographed and was a complete natural, making my job effortless.  Josias was probably scared of my Joe Dirt hairdo and cheesy baby talk but within about thirty minutes he was running around giggling and chasing after his sister.  These two munchkins are absolutely adorable and so good to each other.  Can’t wait to spend more time with them.