JEN and KIDS-- OP LOVE

Veteran's Day is such an appropriate day to post these photos from Jen's family Operation Love-Reunited(Op-Love)www.oplove.org session. It was a beautiful day when we met up at Creekside in Gahanna. Jen had the kids dressed in some cute camo outfits and we set out to take some photos to send overseas to Daddy. These are a few from our session. She brought the greatest props--lots of the stuff belongs to her husband--but the best one of all was the "Flat Daddy." If you're not familiar with Flat Stanley, you may not understand what it is--but having children, I am familiar with the book. Their story is the opposite of Flat Stanley, however. In the book, Flat Stanley gets to travel all over the world and experience lots of great adventures. In this case, Daddy is traveling all over the world defending our freedom--and "Flat Daddy" gets to stay right here at home with the family--you can see the creases in him from all the hugs.

I loved getting the opportunity to meet Jen and her adorable kids. I love doing the Op-Love sessions and this was a great family to work with. Much appreciation for all of our Veterans--those who are serving now, and those who have served in the past. Thank you to all of the families who are waiting here at home for their safe return!

BRANDON OP-LOVE

I recently got a phone call from Brandon's mom who was so-o-o excited that her son Brandon was going to be coming home for a visit and wanted to set up a family session. She had learned of an organization that I am involved with, Operation Love-Reunited( www.oplove.org )which is a foundation of photographers who offer free photo sessions to members of the military who are either getting ready to deploy or returning from deployment. It's always an honor to meet these soldiers and their families--and Brandon and his family were not and exception.

We did photos of the whole family--even including grandmas. We did a lot of them with Brandon wearing his uniform, then mixed in some regular civilian attire--and finally threw in some Ohio State attire for good measure. It was a pleasure meeting and getting to work with the whole crew. Thank you all for your sacrifice and service! * The photos and other content of this publication do not constitute or imply any endorsement or recommendation by the Department of Defense.*

Matthew, Amanda and Kids-Op Love Session

I had the pleasure of working with Matthew, Amanda and their boys for an Operation Love-Reunited session recently. This is the organization of which I am a part, that provides a free photo session to deploying or recently deployed members of our military(www.oplove.org to get all the details). Matthew just came home from deployment overseas, and I was honored to be able to capture some photos of him with his family. The smallest member of the family wasn't too happy at first, after being awakened from a nap on the drive here. Once he was wide awake, we were able to get some happy photos with the rest of the family, and especially playing with his brother. I have to thank our dog Jakeybob for helping to get him to that point. He was headed out for a walk, and stopped to entertain the kids for a few minutes.

KELLY OP LOVE

Here is a sneak peek at my most recent Op-Love session. Kelly's husband is deployed now and their first anniversary is coming up. She thought this would be a great way to send some love from back home. If you're not familiar with Operation Love-Reunited(Op-Love), it is a wonderful organization supporting our military, by providing free photography sessions to deployed or deploying members of the military--as well as homecoming sessions. I have met some wonderful people and I am proud to be a member. You can find out more by visiting their website www.oplove.org

*The photos and other content of this publication do not imply any endorsement or recommendation by the Department of Defense.*