oh, that man of mine: phillip’s sneak peek

I am so blessed to be married to this sweet, sweet man. When I look at these images of my Phillip, my heart literally sings! We met when he was 18, and I was 20. I fell hard and have been falling ever since. The first time I saw his face is a very vivid memory for me. I remember thinking I had never seen anyone more beautiful. It didn’t take me long to realize that his beauty radiates from a place deep in his soul. I have never met a better person. Never known a person so fiercely loyal. Or so genuinely kind. He isn’t perfect, thankfully, but he comes pretty darn close.

As I mentioned in my last post, I joined up with Phillip and his buddy Frank at a local park for some business head shots. Frank’s turned out fabulously, but Phillip and I quickly realized that the dark suit look just wasn’t for him. We got home, reviewed the images and just knew that we needed to start from scratch. When I shoot, it is always my goal to capture the essence of a person. To capture what makes them who they are. We put our heads together and decided that both a wardrobe and location change were in order. Thankfully, we both had a pretty open afternoon, so we hopped in  the car and headed downtown – one of our favorite places to go when we get some time to ourselves. And thank goodness we did! It’s amazing to me how, when people are true to who they are – when they don’t try to look like or be like someone else – they literally come alive in front of the camera. This was definitely the case for Phillip and me that day. The difference in his “black suit shots” and these images is monumental. This is the Phillip I see everyday. The Phillip who loves and serves his family tirelessly. Who enjoys his career in real estate all the way down to his bones – simply because he gets to have a part in helping people realize a dream. 

We definitely went a little outside the box of traditional head shots. Some of these I snapped just for fun because I wanted to celebrate him and this exciting time in his life. I love every single one of them for different reasons. I hope you do, too. So leave Phillip some comment love, and let him know!

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