Music to Grow On

Yes, it's me, I know, it's been a while! I have been very busy lately with a new project that has been keeping me very active in the world I love, photography.


Bessie Barth, the owner of Music To Grow On music therapy in Sacramento, has asked me to help her update her website with new photos of the many types of services her business offers. You can check out their offerings at www.musictogrowon.net


In the last month I met some amazing music therapists and many, many beautiful children, teens and adults. As much as I know about the world of special needs because of Nicholas, I was amazed at the work these therapists do. My face hurt from smiling so much at the end of each session I attended.

Bessie serves not only the special needs community in Sacramento and the surrounding areas in a variety of forms, but also does private lessons in piano and guitar and Mommy and Me groups as well.

Here are some of the photos from a week and a half or so of work. 

Sunday morning Fall photo shoot

I had the pleasure of photographing Kelly Fucciolo and her beautiful daughter Katie and handsome son Nick this past Sunday. I met Kelly at the Sunrise Elementary Unity Carnival. Her booth was right next to mine and I'm thrilled because I will soon be the owner of a nice Origami Owl chain and charms.  

Kelly told me Nick was born with FEVR (familial exudative vitreoretinopathy). FEVR is a very rare eye disease that causes the vitreous of the eye to cloud and retinal detachment. Nick has undergone over a dozen surgeries since he was 10 months old. He lost his lenses as a result of cataracts that developed from having the multiple surgeries. He compensates amazingly for his vision challenges.  He is a doll, even though I think he would have much preferred going to his and his sisters birthday party later in the day then posing for photos.

It was a gorgeous, crisp Fall Sunday morning here in Sacramento. We met at William Land Park bright and early to capture the beauty of the sun in the morning.  Little did we know that every other photographer in Sacramento would be out and about that morning. We all shared the gorgeous rock garden area and "played" nicely together as good photographers do.

It was a wonderful session and the only thing that would have made it better was some nicer fall foliage. This is the time of year when I miss New England the most.

Here are a few pics from our session. What do ya think?