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		<title>Live Life Lux Events: Rosebridge Farm &#038; Sanctuary, Montgomery County, PA</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Explore the transformative power of joy and fun in this thought-provoking article. Unravel the differences between happiness and joy, backed by scientific evidence, and learn how cultivating fun boosts health. Also, gain insights from a professional photographer's lens on how memorable experiences like family or boudoir photography sessions can be powerful expressions of joy.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Live Life Lux Events are an opportunity to create space for joy and fun, to stop and reflect.</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Through Live Life Lux events we can connect deeply with this one precious life with great intention.</p>



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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_1-with-caption-683x1024.jpg" alt="Lux Summit Studio Photography, Rosebridge Farm &amp; Sanctuary, Montgomery County" class="wp-image-8049" width="342" height="512" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_1-with-caption-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_1-with-caption-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_1-with-caption-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_1-with-caption-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_1-with-caption-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_1-with-caption-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Immediately upon arrival, Kristen stumbled upon a proposal at the Dresher Pennsylvania farm and of course had to photograph the beaming couple.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_2-with-caption-683x1024.jpg" alt="Lux Summit Studio Photography, Rosebridge Farm &amp; Sanctuary, Montgomery County" class="wp-image-8050" width="342" height="512" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_2-with-caption-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_2-with-caption-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_2-with-caption-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_2-with-caption-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_2-with-caption-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2_2-with-caption-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Alex proposed to his now fiancé (also named Alex) by tying her engagement ring to a necklace that adorned one of the rescue calves at Montgomery County farm, Rosebridge Farm &amp; Sanctuary.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our first event was a BYOB event at <a href="https://rosebridgefarmsanctuary.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rosebridge Farm &amp; Sanctuary</a> in Montgomery County, PA. Rosebridge is a self-ascribed “hidden piece of paradise, as it is home to many rescued animals.” They are 100% correct about that. They offer in-person bottle feeding and snuggle animal husbandry sessions and so much more. This truly is a magical place nestled in suburban Montgomery County, right outside of Philadelphia.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">One of our Live Life Lux events included a farm tour and piglets!</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Lux Summit Studio, in line with our Live Life Lux philosophy,  hosted an event which included baby goat snuggles, calf feeding, piglet pets, and a farm tour. The evening concluded sipping wine with the goats while the piglets were put to bed and the rescue camels (you heard me right) settled in for the night.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">We were so grateful to be surrounded by familiar faces of past clients and friends as well as fresh faces.</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The very first Live Life Lux event was a huge hit. We were so grateful to be surrounded by familiar faces of past clients and friends (like Maria, founder of <a href="https://www.life-foundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Life Foundation</a>, and Liz Italia, Cat behaviorist and owner of <a href="https://lizskittybootcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Liz’s Kitty Boot Camp</a>) as well as fresh faces. Mark your calendars for September 15th when we’ll host another Live Life Lux event returning to Rosebridge Farm for more rescue animal therapy.</p>



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<figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/5-with-caption-1024x683.jpg" alt="Lux Summit Studio Photography, Rosebridge Farm &amp; Sanctuary, Montgomery County" class="wp-image-8055" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/5-with-caption-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/5-with-caption-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/5-with-caption-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/5-with-caption-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/5-with-caption-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">One gorgeous goat takes to high ground waiting for his turn for dinner at Rosebridge Farm &amp; Sanctuary.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Check out the official behind-the-scenes video from our very first Live Life Lux event at Rosebridge Farm.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Caution: Contents of this video may melt your heart.</h2>



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		<title>Being Present &#038; Connecting Deeply</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>"Joy is now, a choice and a creation."<br />
This month we’re exploring the third tenant of Live Life Lux; being present and connecting deeply to this one precious life. Like all things worthy of our time and energy, presence and connection are a practice. We don’t master it instantly, or maybe ever, but there is joy in becoming. We use intention to create space and time to connect what matters most to us. </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Life Lessons from a Philadelphia Photographer</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last month in the <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/2023/03/28/philadelphia-photographer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Live Life Lux </a>blog we touched on Mary Oliver’s question “What is it you plan to do with this one precious life?” At face value, a beautiful and completely overwhelming question. That is, until we put it in context. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cwruVEgVd9wt3hsRSiPDXjU7VW39jl-ccPTxClKVM5I/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The stanza’s preceding </a>the question hold insight. We discover that it is in practicing stillness and presence &#8211; it is in simplicity of stopping that we “do” the most.&nbsp;</p>



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<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">“I don&#8217;t know exactly what a prayer is.<br>I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down<br>into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,<br>how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,<br>which is what I have been doing all day.<br>Tell me, what else should I have done?</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Doesn&#8217;t everything die at last, and too soon?”</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This month we’re exploring the third tenant of Live Life Lux; being present and connecting deeply to this one precious life. Like all things worthy of our time and energy, presence and connection are a practice. We don’t master it instantly, or maybe ever, but there is joy in becoming. We use intention to create space and time to connect what matters most to us. Regularly, we make little choices to keep us grounded and balanced. We go for a walk, play with our kids (furry or human) or meditate. Periodically, we make big choices that anchor us to our why. We bring new life into the family (furry or human), we take a vacation and discover a new world or we have a <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">photo session</a> and create beautiful <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/wall-art/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">art</a> to treasure for generations.&nbsp;</p>



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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_8736-84-8_0x12_0-08-A-Q01-683x1024.jpg" alt="Lansdale and Philadelphia lgbtq couples photography" class="wp-image-7828" width="342" height="512" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_8736-84-8_0x12_0-08-A-Q01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_8736-84-8_0x12_0-08-A-Q01-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_8736-84-8_0x12_0-08-A-Q01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_8736-84-8_0x12_0-08-A-Q01-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_8736-84-8_0x12_0-08-A-Q01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_8736-84-8_0x12_0-08-A-Q01-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Lansdale and Philadelphia community members, Fritz and Trevor take a minute to connect to their love and gratitude.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Here are some ways our clients shared their connection to the presence and this one precious life through their photo session experience.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>Denna shared her <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/family-photographer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">family session</a> experience, “Our individual conversations with Kristen about our life right now really encourage us to open up as individuals about what life means to us, what our family members mean to us, what we love most about each other and JJ and our little furry family members. We both left each of our conversations with Kristen enlightened and feeling very joyful and present. What I think was really amazing, was watching the emotions unfold in Jon as he walked through his own experience with Kristen. I could see a difference in him after he shared his view of our life with her; he was refreshed and more present than before. It seemed as though our individual conversations with Kristen gifted us new eyes to see our world.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">All of our emotions were brought to the surface during our session. We played, smiled, and laughed. We hugged our puppies and snuggled the chicken. We were once again left with an amazing sense of presence afterwards. We continued on our special Friday by going out to lunch and spending some more time as a family &#8211; a day we wouldn&#8217;t usually have together due to work schedules.</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="683" height="1024" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0008-8_0x12_0-07-A-Q01-683x1024.jpg" alt="Greene Lane Family Photography" class="wp-image-7829" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0008-8_0x12_0-07-A-Q01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0008-8_0x12_0-07-A-Q01-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0008-8_0x12_0-07-A-Q01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0008-8_0x12_0-07-A-Q01-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0008-8_0x12_0-07-A-Q01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0008-8_0x12_0-07-A-Q01-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Green Lane family, Denna, Jon, and JJ celebrate their love with a snowy day session full of adventure.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0062-8_0x12_0-29-A-Q01-1024x683.jpg" alt="Montgomery County family photography" class="wp-image-7831" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0062-8_0x12_0-29-A-Q01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0062-8_0x12_0-29-A-Q01-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0062-8_0x12_0-29-A-Q01-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0062-8_0x12_0-29-A-Q01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/ly2020-0062-8_0x12_0-29-A-Q01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rosie cheeks and toasty love keeps this Montgomery County family warm during the winter months.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One client shares how creating space for a new experience like a <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/boudoir/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">boudoir session</a> transformed how she saw herself, connecting her more deeply to her best self,&nbsp; “I never thought I’d do a session. I’m single, go to church every week. Didn’t think it was for me. Not skinny. Dislike my body. But I decided that I wanted this for me. And I’m so happy I did it. Just for me. I love seeing my body the way I’ve never thought it could look.”</p>



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<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Shenandoah-V-14_0x50_0-16-Q01_B-1024x766.jpg" alt="North Wales Bourdoir photography" class="wp-image-7833" width="512" height="383" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Shenandoah-V-14_0x50_0-16-Q01_B-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Shenandoah-V-14_0x50_0-16-Q01_B-300x224.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Shenandoah-V-14_0x50_0-16-Q01_B-768x575.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Shenandoah-V-14_0x50_0-16-Q01_B-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Shenandoah-V-14_0x50_0-16-Q01_B-2048x1532.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Boudoir at our North Wales studio is one way to connect with your inner strength.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Even in a <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/headshot-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">branding photo experience</a>, we can be transformed, as Craig shares, “I think it’s helped my confidence. It’s kind of a very profound experience to have someone capture the ideal, best you.</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_1921-Edit-1024x683.jpg" alt="Professional branding photography, North wales" class="wp-image-7834" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_1921-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_1921-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_1921-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_1921-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_1921-Edit-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Craig levels up his professional profile with a branding photography session at our North Wales studio.</figcaption></figure>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There will be times when we lose focus. We forget that we’re doing all this &#8211; life &#8211;&nbsp; to have daily joy. We’re not waiting for joy to happen once we magically arrive at a destination. The destination is never reached because it’s not real and an ever moving target. Joy is now, a choice and a creation. We say yes to joy every time we choose ourselves, everytime we choose to let go of our expectations, our own time lines and open to possibilities bigger than we could’ve ever imagined. We can always choose again when we find ourselves disconnected. The future and the past don’t exist. They cease to exist anywhere beyond our minds. We can always embrace the present.&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">How do you practice presence daily? How are you creating space for bigger moments to connect to this one precious life?&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>The Benefits of Gratitude:  Living a More Fulfilled Life in 2023</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the coming weeks and months we’re going to be talking about living life lux - what it means and why it matters. A mentor once shared a story with me that became a governing principle of my life. This story is the foundation of Live Life Lux. So I’ll share it here. </p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9404-1024x682.jpg" alt="In the coming weeks and months we’re going to be talking about living life lux - what it means and why it matters. A mentor once shared a story with me that became a governing principle of my life. This story is the foundation of Live Life Lux. So I’ll share it here. " class="wp-image-7223" width="1024" height="682" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9404-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9404-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9404-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9404-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9404.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>As a package designer Nicole Light shows her true colors of creativity in her branding session.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="has-accent-color has-text-color wp-block-heading">A mentor&#8217;s wisdom on finding the joy</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the coming weeks and months we’re going to be talking about living life lux &#8211; what it means and why it matters. A mentor once shared a story with me that became a <strong>governing principle </strong>of my life. This story is the foundation of Live Life Lux. So I’ll share it here.&nbsp;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="748" height="516" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/family-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-7230" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/family-1.png 748w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/family-1-300x207.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>We were so excited to celebrate our studio manager Vic and her hubby, Sean welcoming their first child, Avery, into the world.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9064-11-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7229" width="751" height="501" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9064-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9064-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9064-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9064-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9064-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>It was an honor to be asked by Brian to help him and his family celebrate his military promotion ceremony.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Untitled4.png" alt="" class="wp-image-7231" width="751" height="497" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Untitled4.png 561w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Untitled4-300x198.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong>We were honored to be the official photographers for the Rita&#8217;s water ice conference in 2022.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="has-accent-color has-text-color wp-block-heading">Don&#8217;t lose sight of the big picture</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There was a man that went for a walk. On his walk, he passed by a building under construction. As he passed by he saw three men performing the same tasks working on the building. He asked the first, “What are you doing?” The man replied, “Laying brick.” He asked the second “What are you doing?”. “Making a wall.”, said the construction worker. He asked the third man, “What are you doing?” and the builder shared, “I’m building a cathedral.”&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It’s easy to get lost in the monotony of the day-to-day and lose sight of<strong> the big picture</strong>, what we’re working toward, what we’re building, why we’re doing all this. It’s easy to get lost in laying the brick and lose touch with the pride and joy (and even fun) of <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/are-you-laying-bricks-or_b_12387634" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">building the cathedral</a>. The foundation of our cathedral is the principle of Live Life Lux.</p>



<h2 class="has-accent-color has-text-color wp-block-heading">By acknowledging the good we find abundance</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The philosopher <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/24472-acknowledging-the-good-that-you-already-have-in-your-life" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eckhart Tolle</a> says, “<strong>Acknowledging the good you already have</strong> in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” Cultivating gratitude is the first tenant of Live Life Lux. Today we want to focus on our gratitude for you. You are our why. Every celebration in your life deserves to be <strong>honored and immortalized</strong>. It is our greatest joy to share in your journey through your photo session experience.&nbsp;<br>In 2022 we celebrated over 150 cathedrals being built through transformational photo experiences. Thank you for trusting us to help you honor the <strong>story of your life</strong>. Here we’ve compiled some of our favorite moments from a year filled with creating timeless heirlooms, helping you, our clients, stop to <strong>reconnect with your why</strong> and <strong>affirm your life</strong> and paths that brought you to where you are now. You’ve come so far.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_8379-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7232" width="758" height="505" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_8379-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_8379-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_8379-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_8379-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_8379-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Elliot gets in touch with his inner bad ass during his male boudoir session.</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6416-6-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7233" width="761" height="508" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6416-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6416-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6416-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6416-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6416-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Darla and Lou celebrate their love for each other and jazz in their couples session.<br></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_0008-Edit-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7234" width="761" height="508" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_0008-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_0008-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_0008-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_0008-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_0008-Edit-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Our clients often return to celebrate the next chapter in their lives. Like, Krisztina, who came back for a boudoir session, which she rocked!<br></figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="has-accent-color has-text-color wp-block-heading">The importance of showing up for yourself</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Every moment you show up for yourself and those you love is you building your cathedral brick by brick. We’re happy to be here to help you stay connected to that truth and remember the big picture by immortalizing every brick you place. From <strong>courage, strength, and resilience</strong> expressed through a <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/boudoir/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">boudoir photo experience</a> to the joy, fun and beautiful chaos of <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/family-photographer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">family</a> and<a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/pet-photography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> pet photo sessions</a>. From honoring the legacy and the indelible mark made on our hearts through a senior pet session to celebrating personal achievement, goals met and dreams yet to come true through <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/headshot-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">personal branding and headshot portfolios</a>. These are the moments that make up your<strong> life well lived</strong>. This is how you Live Life Lux.&nbsp;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_7362-Edit-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7235" width="778" height="519" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_7362-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_7362-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_7362-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_7362-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_7362-Edit-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Justice leans in for his close up in his very first headshots</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_4016-319-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7236" width="754" height="503" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_4016-319-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_4016-319-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_4016-319-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_4016-319-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_4016-319-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(People often ask if we do weddings. Yep.)<br>&nbsp;Here&#8217;s a moment from Kim and Eric&#8217;s wedding at Valley Forge National Park in 2022.</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6641_Edit-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7237" width="758" height="506" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6641_Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6641_Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6641_Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6641_Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6641_Edit-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">We love how our clients become our friends. Like Liz Italia, the cat behaviorist who came in for her branding photos.</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 2023 the words of <a href="https://www.abraham-hicks.com/video/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Abraham Hicks</a> guide our gratitude forward. “You have to <strong>be satisfied by what is</strong> while you’re <strong>reaching for more</strong>.” Here’s to a year of moving forward and reaching for new heights.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6716-61-1-1024x683.jpg" alt="As a package designer Nicole Light shows her true colors of creativity in her branding session." class="wp-image-7238" width="745" height="497" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6716-61-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6716-61-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6716-61-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6716-61-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_6716-61-1.jpg 1731w" sizes="(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">This year we created our very first senior dog coffee table book, Old Friends. The project raised $4000 for Monkey&#8217;s House Senior Dog Hospice and Sanctuary.</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9587-12-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-7241" width="748" height="499" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9587-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9587-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9587-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9587-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/KK1_9587-12-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">We can&#8217;t forget about the cats! Agador embodies everything we love about celebrating the feline family members in our lives.</figcaption></figure>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/our-team/">Kristen Kidd</a> is founder and co-owner of <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/">Lux Summit Studio</a> in North Wales, Pa. She specializes in <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/pet-photography/">pet</a> and <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/family-photographer/">family photography</a>. She and her husband David, along with their two rescue dogs Hudson and Nito, call Lansdale home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Together their full-service photography studio serves Bucks County, Chester County, Philadelphia County as well as the tri-state area, including New York, Maryland, and Delaware.</p>


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		<title>Montgomery County-Rainy Day Photo Session</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; &#160; &#160; This Montgomery County rainy day family photo session reminds us that sometimes the best family days are a washout. It was a warm summer day at Greta&#8217;s North Wales home. She took the day off to reconnect and reclaim time with her family. It was also pouring rain. I marveled when I&#8230;</p>
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<p><div id="attachment_1812" style="width: 1165px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0009.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1812" class="size-full wp-image-1812" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0009.jpg" alt="Little boy enjoying the rain fall smiling" width="1155" height="1730" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0009.jpg 1155w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0009-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0009-684x1024.jpg 684w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0009-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0009-1025x1536.jpg 1025w" sizes="(max-width: 1155px) 100vw, 1155px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1812" class="wp-caption-text">Do we ever savor a rainy day like this as adults? Next time you&#8217;re dodging drops think of this guy and enjoy the moment.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1809" style="width: 1165px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0004.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1809" class="size-full wp-image-1809" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0004.jpg" alt="Little boy in mid air above a puddle " width="1155" height="1730" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0004.jpg 1155w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0004-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0004-684x1024.jpg 684w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0004-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0004-1025x1536.jpg 1025w" sizes="(max-width: 1155px) 100vw, 1155px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1809" class="wp-caption-text">No holding back for Sammy.</p></div></p>
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<p><div id="attachment_1808" style="width: 1165px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0003.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1808" class="size-full wp-image-1808" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0003.jpg" alt="little boy in blue jacket jumping in a puddle at home in North Wales" width="1155" height="1730" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0003.jpg 1155w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0003-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0003-684x1024.jpg 684w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0003-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0003-1025x1536.jpg 1025w" sizes="(max-width: 1155px) 100vw, 1155px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1808" class="wp-caption-text">Sammy found the best puddle in his North Wales yard to make the biggest splash.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1799" style="width: 2129px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0293.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1799" class="size-full wp-image-1799" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0293.jpg" alt="Lena learned to make her bouquets with her mother at a Montgomery County arrangement class." width="2119" height="1415" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0293.jpg 2119w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0293-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0293-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0293-768x513.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0293-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0293-2048x1368.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1799" class="wp-caption-text">A gentle smile and her best green snippers in hand. Covered by her trusty umbrella and pink slicker. She&#8217;s ready to make the best display, just like the one she made with her mother at the bouquet design class they took together.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1802" style="width: 2129px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0296.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1802" class="size-full wp-image-1802" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0296.jpg" alt="picking zinnia's at her montgomery county home" width="2119" height="1415" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0296.jpg 2119w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0296-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0296-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0296-768x513.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0296-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0296-2048x1368.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1802" class="wp-caption-text">Lena curates her perfect bouquet during her rainy day family photo session.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1801" style="width: 2129px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0295.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1801" class="size-full wp-image-1801" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0295.jpg" alt="" width="2119" height="1415" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0295.jpg 2119w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0295-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0295-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0295-768x513.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0295-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0295-2048x1368.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1801" class="wp-caption-text">Lena gently pats each bloom in her pockets. All&#8217;s safe and secure in her pink slicker pockets.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1806" style="width: 1740px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0001.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1806" class="wp-image-1806 size-full" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0001.jpg" alt="Little girl in the rain picking flowers in pink jacket in North Wales" width="1730" height="1155" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0001.jpg 1730w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0001-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0001-768x513.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0001-1536x1025.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1730px) 100vw, 1730px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1806" class="wp-caption-text">She searched her entire backyard in her Montgomery County home to find the very best flowers for her bouquet.</p></div></p>
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<p><div id="attachment_1804" style="width: 1425px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0301.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1804" class="size-full wp-image-1804" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0301.jpg" alt="Little in pink jacket with a daisy in Montgomery County" width="1415" height="2119" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0301.jpg 1415w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0301-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0301-684x1024.jpg 684w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0301-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0301-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0301-1368x2048.jpg 1368w" sizes="(max-width: 1415px) 100vw, 1415px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1804" class="wp-caption-text">Lena shows off the biggest bloom in the bunch.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1813" style="width: 1165px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0010.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1813" class="wp-image-1813 size-full" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0010.jpg" alt="little girl standing in the rain with flowers in her pink jacket pocket with a clear umbrella at her upper gwynedd home." width="1155" height="1730" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0010.jpg 1155w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0010-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0010-684x1024.jpg 684w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0010-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018Greta-0010-1025x1536.jpg 1025w" sizes="(max-width: 1155px) 100vw, 1155px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1813" class="wp-caption-text">Pausing in a puddle in between picking flowers for her bouquet.</p></div></p>
<h1>This Montgomery County rainy day family photo session reminds us that sometimes the best family days are a washout.</h1>
<p>It was a warm summer day at Greta&#8217;s North Wales home.  She took the day off to reconnect and reclaim time with her family.  It was also pouring rain.  I marveled when I arrived, camera in hand, as their lively world unfolded before me.  For the first few minutes they raced around the home showing me favorite toys, dance moves, games and general gymnastics that all kids love to perform when they&#8217;re so excited they don&#8217;t know what do with themselves.</p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t long before they were running towards their rain coats, goulashes and umbrellas.  This is the point at which any mom would be tempted to say no.  Muddy, drenched children does not sound like the best photo op.  Yet, Greta wanted to celebrate everything she loves most about her kids through her unique <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/philadelphia-family-photographer/">family photo session.</a>  Their charismatic spirit and blissful joy through everyday life is a powerful inspiration and reminder of what really matters.  That life perspective is a beautiful place to be transported to every day as they see these moments displayed in their home through their powerful <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/wall-art/">wall art</a>.  What greets Greta as she walks through her home is the truth that some days we need to stop and pay tribute the beauty and gifts in the chaos and in the imperfections. <strong><em> </em></strong></p>
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<h3><strong><em>It&#8217;s in-between our well laid plans that the real living happens &#8211; the perfect goodness.  And, yes, sometimes that means grabbing the rain coat and goulashes and making the most of a rainy day.  </em></strong></h3>
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<p>Lena wanted to pick flowers for an bouquet she planned to design with her mother.  She shared with me that her favorite thing was the flower arrangement class that she and her mother took together recently.  Lena found her best green snippers and delicately went about clipping the very best flowers from the backyard.  Then from the side yard and front yard.  No flower bed was left untouched.  Later she arranged her flowers in a pint size mason jar and proudly thrust it towards me.  She declared that she made it just for me.  That&#8217;s when I asked for a towel to wipe up the puddle my heart had become on the floor.</p>
<p>Sammy was poised to show me his very best and biggest puddle hops.  He found the widest and deepest puddle.  Then, he took a running start and SPLASH! Over and over again he gave thanks for the rain by simply enjoying it.  I can&#8217;t think of the last time I enjoyed the rain as much Sammy.</p>
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<h3><em><strong>It reminded me to think of his beaming face every time I&#8217;m hurriedly dodging drops or when I&#8217;ve lost my connection to the goodness the earth is giving me.</strong> </em></h3>
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<p>We can be tempted to shutdown our plans when they&#8217;re not running according to our original vision.  Often when we lean into the changes that we did not plan and can&#8217;t control, we can find a goodness we didn&#8217;t expect. We find new gratitude and perspective for what we have.  Enjoy leaning into the challenges this week brings you and listening to what the world is offering you.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 21:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Harleysville family photo session keeps it beautiful and real with fun lifestyle photos right in their own back yard and featuring their dog Blue.</p>
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<p><div id="attachment_1743" style="width: 2133px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0290.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1743" class="size-full wp-image-1743" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0290.jpg" alt="" width="2123" height="1413" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0290.jpg 2123w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0290-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0290-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0290-768x511.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0290-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0290-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2123px) 100vw, 2123px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1743" class="wp-caption-text">John shows his son, Charlie, how to use the Nerf that HE (John) used when he was a child.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1739" style="width: 2133px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0285.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1739" class="size-full wp-image-1739" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0285.jpg" alt="" width="2123" height="1413" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0285.jpg 2123w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0285-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0285-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0285-768x511.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0285-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0285-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2123px) 100vw, 2123px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1739" class="wp-caption-text">Harleysville family give some love to the family pet, Blue.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1744" style="width: 1423px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0291.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1744" class="size-full wp-image-1744" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0291.jpg" alt="" width="1413" height="2123" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0291.jpg 1413w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0291-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0291-682x1024.jpg 682w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0291-768x1154.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0291-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0291-1363x2048.jpg 1363w" sizes="(max-width: 1413px) 100vw, 1413px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1744" class="wp-caption-text">It&#8217;s so important for the autonomy of a couples relationship to be reaffirmed and embraced as often as possible. Before there was kids and mortgages and pets&#8230; there was the two of you.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1742" style="width: 2133px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0289.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1742" class="size-full wp-image-1742" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0289.jpg" alt="" width="2123" height="1413" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0289.jpg 2123w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0289-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0289-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0289-768x511.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0289-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0289-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2123px) 100vw, 2123px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1742" class="wp-caption-text">When Dad&#8217;s got you.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1738" style="width: 2129px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0284.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1738" class="size-full wp-image-1738" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0284.jpg" alt="" width="2119" height="1415" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0284.jpg 2119w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0284-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0284-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0284-768x513.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0284-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0284-2048x1368.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1738" class="wp-caption-text">Photographing mother&#8217;s lost in savoring the joy of a deep embrace from their child is one of my favorite moments in any session.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1740" style="width: 2133px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0286.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1740" class="size-full wp-image-1740" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0286.jpg" alt="" width="2123" height="1413" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0286.jpg 2123w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0286-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0286-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0286-768x511.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0286-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0286-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2123px) 100vw, 2123px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1740" class="wp-caption-text">Blue was the one the chillest dogs I&#8217;ve photographed with a family. He worried about nothing while he was surrounded by his pack.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1741" style="width: 2133px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0288.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1741" class="size-full wp-image-1741" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0288.jpg" alt="" width="2123" height="1413" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0288.jpg 2123w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0288-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0288-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0288-768x511.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0288-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0288-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2123px) 100vw, 2123px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1741" class="wp-caption-text">I have never met a child with the imagination of Charlie. He doesn&#8217;t have stories. He doesn&#8217;t stop having stories. There is a genius in that imagination.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1737" style="width: 2129px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0283.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1737" class="size-full wp-image-1737" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0283.jpg" alt="" width="2119" height="1415" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0283.jpg 2119w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0283-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0283-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0283-768x513.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0283-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0283-2048x1368.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1737" class="wp-caption-text">Harleysville mom and son show how high they can go in their family photo session.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1735" style="width: 1425px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0281.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1735" class="size-full wp-image-1735" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0281.jpg" alt="" width="1415" height="2119" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0281.jpg 1415w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0281-200x300.jpg 200w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0281-684x1024.jpg 684w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0281-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0281-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0281-1368x2048.jpg 1368w" sizes="(max-width: 1415px) 100vw, 1415px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1735" class="wp-caption-text">His eyes were like two deep wells one could get lost in.</p></div></p>
<p><div id="attachment_1734" style="width: 2129px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0280.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1734" class="size-full wp-image-1734" src="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0280.jpg" alt="" width="2119" height="1415" srcset="https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0280.jpg 2119w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0280-300x200.jpg 300w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0280-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0280-768x513.jpg 768w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0280-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://luxsummitstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/BO2018-0280-2048x1368.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1734" class="wp-caption-text">Lashes for days.</p></div></p>
<h3>This Harleysville <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/philadelphia-family-photographer/">family photo session</a> keeps it beautiful and real.</h3>
<p>Stephanie and John had a wonderful day full of stopping, reconnecting and reclaiming time for their family, right in their own Montgomery County backyard.  Their nanny dog, Blue joined in the fun too.</p>
<p>Stephanie is a burgeoning Lansdale business owner (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/boutiquetresbien/posts/">Boutique Tres Bien</a>).  What I love about Stephanie is her tenacity energy and what you see is what you get attitude.  What you see is class with a dose of moxie.  You see beauty with an edge of determination and vigor and carefree spirit &#8211; the kind that says, &#8220;Yes.  As a matter of fact, I&#8217;m going to wear of long, flowing gorgeous teal chiffon dress while I play with my kids in the backyard because I deserve to feel beautiful whenever the hell I want and No.  No I&#8217;m not going to cry or care when dirt inevitably finds its way on this dress while I&#8217;m searching for ants, or playing airplane or stealing hugs, because life was made for beautiful dresses and backyards and mud and sometimes all at once.&#8221;</p>
<p>John a hard working, dedicated family man. I loved John&#8217;s soft-spoken deep gratitude for everything real and true in his life.  At their design consult, following their <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/philadelphia-family-photographer/">session</a>, he gave me the gift of luxuriating in their joy and perspective from the day they&#8217;d claimed for their family.  This gift came when, immediately following their cinematic slide show of photos in the North Wales studio, he said, &#8220;You know, sometimes it just feels like you&#8217;re running around, chasing kids all &#8211; scooping them up from here or there or getting into this or that, but when I stop and look at it from this perspective and see it this way, I can see <em>this</em> is <strong>everything</strong>.&#8221;</p>
<h3>This is the beautiful chaos that is family.  This is real.</h3>
<p>Stephanie and John embrace it with every fiber of their being and for that, they will richly look back on these days of crazy adventure, every maddening and delightful moment and see it for all it truly was to them.  For now and always, their best selves are immortalized in these moments and proudly displayed in their home through their <a href="https://breakfastpointbreeze.com/wall-art/">wall art</a>.</p>
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<h2><b>        The Retrato/Portrait Project Gallery Opening:<br />
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<h2><b>Join Us For Beer, Wine, Raffles and More…</b></h2>
<p>You are cordially invited to celebrate the culture and people of Honduras with me on November 19th from 5:00p.m. &#8211; 8:00p.m..  I will be hosting a small gallery opening displaying a selection of pieces from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/598736466945164/">Retrato/Portrait Project</a>; an endeavor I led in January 2017 to bring portraits to remote villages in Honduras.</p>
<p>Through the project over one hundred families have been provided a priceless heirloom of a family portrait.  Many of you had a large part in making that happen.  I’m passionate about our community to continuing learn and share in the global community.  So, lets continue by gathering together and learning more about the world around us.</p>
<p>The gallery opening will feature guest speakers Herman and Amanda Sagastume.  They will give a brief discussion on the work of <a href="http://healthyninos.org/index.html">Healthy Ninos Honduras</a> (the organization I collaborate with to bring the Retrato/Portrait Project to life) and their tireless endeavor to end malnutrition in Honduras.  I will also share about Retrato/Portrait Project.  Enjoy beer and wine provided by Round Guys Brewing Company.  A portion of beer and wine sale proceeds will go to Healthy Ninos Honduras.  Enjoy light fare, also provided by Round Guys.  There will be raffles from top community businesses which will help continue my work as a family photographer in Honduras.</p>
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<p>Click the link above to check out my article recently published on Offbeat Home.  Share with someone you love that you know has struggled with grief or comment with your own journey through loss.  I’d love to hear from you.  </p>
<p>This piece on grieving the loss of a pet is so deeply close to my heart.  I hope you find affirmation as you read it, if you&rsquo;ve every grieved the loss of a dynamic creature that you deeply loved.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>About a year and a half ago my car propelled me somewhere north. I don’t remember exactly where now. I just remember being on 476 North in Pennsylvania starting out on one of our many journeys &#8211; a family vacation, a trip with a friends &#8211; something joyful and well earned, but a luxury by&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About a year and a half ago my car propelled me somewhere north. I don’t remember exactly where now.  I just remember being on 476 North in Pennsylvania starting out on one of our many journeys &#8211; a family vacation, a trip with a friends &#8211; something joyful and well earned, but a luxury by definition.</p>
<p> There is rarely a time when I’m not considering how to document precious moments both personal and for others.  As the miles passed by I first considered how I was going to capture this trip &#8211; my phone, Polaroids, the behemoth that is my actual camera. These were all options. Secondly, I considered how blessed we are that we have an endless array of means to capture and hold what we regard dearest.  I reflected on how the family portrait and snap shot may be one of the most iconic examples of disparity &#8211; something so interwoven into our identities from the moment we enter this world (literally) until the day we die.  There is truly no level of poverty so great in the United states that someone would not have (or at least at one time have had) a photo of someone or something that they love.  They are heirlooms, casual files that take up real estate on our phones, tiny framed masterpieces and huge works of art. They are sometimes quiet moments we keep tucked away and other times magazine ad worthy status symbols we erect.  Yet, we don’t even think twice about the fact that there remain places in the world in which no one has ever, nor will ever own a photograph.  The fact that we don’t think twice about this is a reminder of the general importance of pulling ourselves out from within, stepping outside of our immediate line of sight to gain a broader world view.  </p>
<p>On my trek toward relaxation my mind went, as it often does, to Honduras; where my heart always finds its way.  Many of the people in remote areas have never had a photograph of anyone they’ve ever loved and when loved ones pass on, it is only that fuzzy and careless thing we call memory that helps them recall the details.  It was then that it occurred to me that I could change this.  I could humbly offer this &#8211; the act of remembering.  I could go.  I could capture them and give them themselves, in that moment &#8211; now, (because now is all anyone has) for them to hold onto forever.  </p>
<p>I had no idea how exactly I was going to bring a photograph to multiple, remote villages in Honduras with no internet, much less, electricity, but come on!  In the age of “there’s an app for that” and 3D printers, honestly, I wasn’t too concerned.  I mean, if there’s a self scooping cat litter box, there must be a way for me to produce a high quality printed photo instantaneously.  Technology did not disappoint.  Furthermore, you did not disappoint.  Because of your love and support I arrived in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on January 7th 2017.  I photographed one hundred families. I hope to go back next year and photograph hundreds more.*  </p>
<p>In consideration for writing this piece I was searching for some profundity to share about this trip, about Honduras, the US, about poverty and disparity, and history, but really I feel that there’s nothing new to say on these topics.  Though even if it’s not new, I know it’s still relevant. I just felt the best thing it could offer was what came to me as I spoke a couple weeks ago to a group of Girl Scouts about this trip. As I grappled for simplistic, but effective language to express the deeper concepts of disparity and philanthropy to a group of eight year olds, I offered that I was simply doing something that I loved in a way that was helpful and meaningful to others and that everyone “no matter how big or small” (thanks dr. Seuss) has the ability to find something that they love (also no matter how big or small) and offer some piece of that to people around them as an act of love and kindness. This is how we make the world a better place. </p>
<p>It’s also through our own gratitude that we make the world a better place. It is with gratitude that we building and maintain perspective in our lives. It is not that it is impossible (nor should it be) to have negative emotions when we have gratitude, because emotions are not mutually exclusive. However, it becomes more challenging to dwell in a negative space when we’re measuring by what we are grateful for instead of measuring by what is upsetting in our lives. </p>
<p>I mention basic gratitude because I think we too readily jump to pity and to projections of what it means to us to have joy, happiness and success when we’re talking about countries that are, well, not the United States and I’m here to tell you we do not have it figured out and we are not the measuring stick for abundant living simply because we have more and endless choices. Rather, we should cautiously and reverently respond when met with disparity with curiosity about what it means to be happy and healthy and successful to them, not us. Not all frame work is the same. </p>
<p>*A quick word on the serious demeanor of some of the families pictured above. I’ve received comments on how sad, angry, upset or simply unenthused those pictured seem.  One consideration I’d like to challenge viewers to take into account is to remember that at the the turn of the century (the 20th century &#8211; not the 21st century you spring chickens out there), when photography was relatively new and just gaining steam, families did not smile.  The family portrait was a solemn event that required reverence.  This was the one chance to immortalize the precious family name.  This was not a time for smiles and giggles.  This experience was more a kin to sitting in church than a modern casual day on the beach.  It was important to me that I not project our current interpretation of what a beautiful family photo means.  I wanted them to simply present their most honest selves.  So, I didn’t ask for smiles.  Nor did I construct a scene that depicted jovial lighthearted families without a care in the world.  The result were piercing accounts of fierce pride in mother’s eyes, genuine joy in a father’s embrace, legitimate exhaustion and the vast depth of the arc of the emotional spectrum that is an honest family on their most honest day of living &#8211; today, this day, the only day that is guaranteed.  </p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I’m so very excited about this new chapter of the photographic experience that I have the joy of providing to each of my clients. Wall art collections have become my new passion and the passion of each personI have the honor of immortalizing. I wanted to share my most recent collection designed by Beth and&#8230;</p>
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<p>I’m so very excited about this new chapter of the photographic experience that I have the joy of providing to each of my clients.  Wall art collections have become my new passion and the passion of each personI have the honor of immortalizing. I wanted to share my most recent collection designed by Beth and her family.  These pieces tell the story of her and her first rescue &#8211; Harley  which led her through her journey into becoming a veterinarian and founder of the rescue; Harley’s Haven.  The story crescendos  as her son, Connor adopts his first puppy and declares his desire to carry the torch and become a second generation veterinarian.  The warmth I feel in my heart in having the honor of telling this story simply can’t be adequately explained in words.  The most important part of all of this is the insurmountable joy that they feel every time they lay eyes on this moment in their history.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>kristenkiddphotography: kristenkiddphotography: I have discussed dire circumstances at hospitals in Honduras in my previous posts. I want to take a moment and reflect on the beautiful people and culture of Honduras. I had the pleasure visiting this wonderful country shortly after a coup and during the Independence Day Celebrations. Nationalism was at high during that&#8230;</p>
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<p>I have discussed dire circumstances at hospitals in Honduras in my previous posts.  I want to take a moment and reflect on the beautiful people and culture of Honduras.  I had the pleasure visiting this wonderful country shortly after a coup and during the Independence Day Celebrations.  Nationalism was at high during that time and it was exciting to be a part of celebrations and discussions that involved a nation in transition.  </p>
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<p>Today is Giving Tuesday . I hope you’ll consider making a donation in someone’s honor as a christmas gift.  Please consider <a href="https://www.crowdrise.com/photographyforacause/fundraiser/kristenkidd">this project</a> which is very near and dear to my heart.  </p>
<p>For many of you, I personally know what your family portraits mean to you.  I have had the joy of providing you with those images and seeing your faces light up and hearing your kind words about how you treasure each moment.  Yet, there are so many who will never know that joy.  </p>
<p>So many have expressed the depth of gratitude you feel in having a beautiful portrait with a loved one who has recently passed away &#8211; capturing the ephemeral.  I know that gratitude too, having loved ones pass on, but looking fondly and often at times we shared together.  So many will never have this basic gift.  </p>
<p>It would be an honor if you will consider helping me provide the gift of one family portrait to isolated and impoverished families in Honduras.  Click the link to read more details.  Please share this post liberally.  Happy Giving Tuesday!  </p>
<p>Finally, thank you so much for taking the time to digest this, amongst all of the adorable puppies, kittens, babies and inevitable shouting of opinions that I’m sure inundates your newsfeed.</p>
<p>Click on this link to read more about the project and donate with the click of a button.  <a href="https://www.crowdrise.com/photographyforacause/fundraiser/kristenkidd">https://www.crowdrise.com/photographyforacause/fundraiser/kristenkidd</a></p>
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<p>In my journey toward making the family portrait project in Honduras come to fruition, many shifts have developed in it’s germination (as with all things that must grow).  First, the project has been retitled:  Retrato/Portrait.  The date of completion is Jan/Feb 2017.  Thank goodness for this too, since I have a lot to prepare yet and a long way to go raising funds.  Finally, a gallery has expressed interest in displaying the copies of the family portrait images in exhibition.</p>
<p>Today I want to share the Bio, Artist Statement and Description of Work I wrote as a proposal to the gallery.  I believe that this shines such a poignant light on what it is I hope to accomplish. I want to share it as well, because as someone who has already donated or someone who may donate in the near future, I believe you deserve the same level of insight as a gallery that would host my work.  Of course, having said that; click on this link if you’d like to donate with the click of a button.  https://www.crowdrise.com/photographyforacause/fundraiser/kristenkidd</p>
<p>Lastly, I want to give special thanks so my brother, Jacob, who, with tremendous passion, has helped me vet the nuances and language of this project.  Also, thanks to my husband, David, who tirelessly listens to my visions and conundrums; patiently offering advice (or not; dependent on what I need at the time).  </p>
<p>Without further delay:</p>
<p><b>Biography</b><br />Kristen Kidd is a photographer and advocate living in Lansdale Pennsylvania. A native of rural, southern Virginia, she began photographing her family’s highly cultivated, though miniature, farm at the age of 15 when she picked up her father’s vintage Olympus. The desire to photograph flora and fauna soon gave way to an inclination toward people. Beginning with her early experiences photographing nursing home residents, with whom she volunteered and her mother worked, the desire to capture the dynamics of social complexities grew. Accordingly, Kristen has built a dual career track, on the one hand advocating for individuals with intellectual disabilities while, on the other, developing her photography skills and a rich portfolio of images of people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Her interest in Honduras began on a volunteering expedition with the local nonprofit Mujeres Amigas Miles Apart (MAMA) Project, during which she brought her camera and captured the journey as an amateur while assisting in medical brigades and building a community center. A second trip with the same organization brought her back as a photojournalist on behalf of MAMA. In recent years Kristen has built a business that is established on the principles of embracing equality, diversity and community. These core values ground her projects in an enhanced awareness of the critical issues facing our world and, she hopes, suggest the intentional steps we can take to “be the change we wish to see in the world.” </p>
<p><b>Artist’s Statement</b><br />I am given the distinct pleasure of photographing families, couples, and individuals in their greatest moments of joy. Yet, I am acutely aware that these family portraits – experiences and objects that my day-to-day work positions as basic rites of passage – are an unattainable luxury to a vast percentage of the world. <br />The vision for this project stems from the deep rooted memory of what it meant to the individuals and families that I photographed in Honduras. To see their faces illuminated on the tiny screen of my camera brought them such joy.  They relished the confirmation that their likeness was saved in space and time.  They asked for nothing in return.  The joy of knowing they were preserved, somewhere, served as elation enough.<br />These families will never know preserving a memory of their family in a moment in time. When loved ones pass on, they strain to remember faces when we hang portraits, scroll Facebook and flip through albums. I want to consider what happens when we take an object that is intrinsically a part of our society, an icon; such as the family portrait and we place it in an environment in which it is a privilege, typically left only to the elite.  I want to wrestle with what it means to the viewer who receives this image of their family juxtaposed to the viewer who receives these images to behold on display in a gallery setting.  It is worth considering this because it&rsquo;s good to give and because it’s good to reflect, with gratitude, on the gamut of what he have, what we take for granted and what is valued sharing in the human experience.<br />The family portrait, be it casual snap shot, polaroid, disposable camera or an image preserved on archival canvas, captured by the most revered photographer of our time; it is not food, water or shelter, but it is the one possession that most people agree they would consider running back into a burning building to save, once all loved ones made it out safely.</p>
<p><b>Description of the work</b><br />“Retrato/Portrait” will capture what is likely to be the only portrait that these families will ever have in the remote regions of Honduras. Up to 400 families will be photographed on Fuji Film Instax 3.25”x4.4” instant film. One image will be provided to the family and second image will be retained by the photographer. The second image will be brought back, mounted and framed for a gallery exhibition.</p>
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