One type of portrait work I really have fallen in love with is photographing couples who truly are soul mates and best friends. After college, I worked as an Occupational Therapist with my main focus on head injuries. But for a long time, I worked with the older folks who tended to be my favorite population as they accepted life so easily, were tolerant of not being 100% and ready to get back to their lives without harassing me too much. They could see the value so much easier than young adults as my job was to teach independence to the maximum level.
The Sedgwick’s are a couple who have such a loving relationship that I aspire to have with my husband Nigel. While we are not high school sweethearts, I plan to spend the rest of my life with him. I met Shirley at the Los Gatos History Club at a fundraiser event earlier this year in 2011. She loved my portrait on display and was ready for a professional portrait of herself with her beloved Charlie, both of Aromas. They came to my house in Morgan Hill for their session and were up for anything I wanted to do. I really enjoyed my time with them and have now become friends with a fabulous couple. Lucky me…
Wonder why I have a non animal related story posted here? Shirley’s husband, Charles happens to be Dr. Sedgwick who worked at the the San Diego Zoo treating and caring for all of the animals there. Talk about listening to some incredible stories. He has them and I can’t wait for our next dinner date.
Morgan Hill portraits
