When my good friend Lauren first announced she was pregnant with her baby, Colin - I was absolutely elated for her. I envisioned all of the magical "first time parent" moments... and, of course, all the magical photo opportunities! I was practically doing cartwheels just thinking about all the "Richards Family" sessions that would eventually take place... (Mental cartwheels, people. I have scoliosis. I CAN'T ACTUALLY DO CARTWHEELS.)
When my equestrian-crazed cousin Lindsey reached out to me to take portraits of her with her horse, Sam, I was stunned. I have begged... and begged... and begged Lindsey to be my muse. She agreed once, but she wasn't havin' the results. Lindsey is a "photo avoider." (Yes, I just made that a thing.) None of us know why (she's like, unfairly beautiful) - but nevertheless, she hates being in pictures - and I was reluctantly beginning to accept that me and my camera weren't going to have our way with her.
