It's Hard To Smile When You Are Hungry

Do you ever watch "The Actor's Studio"? At the end of each interview, the guest is asked to answer a series of questions, one of which is "What is your favorite sound?" Time and time again, I hear the response..."My child's laughter." It's mine too. I love to hear my son playing with his dad and giggling his head off. To me it is such a comforting sound. I know he is happy, I know that he is safe and, in that moment, I know that he feels that all is right with the world.

But I also know that there are so many mothers and fathers right here in New Jersey who don't hear that wonderful sound. Every night in New Jersey there are thousands of children that are going to bed hungry and every morning there are so many children being sent to school not having had a decent breakfast - not because they don't want to eat, but because their families can't afford to put food on the table.

Every fall, I run a fundraiser with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. The CFBNJ is a fabulous organization that works hard to help families right here in New Jersey ease the burden of worrying how they are going to feed their children. You can learn more about their great programs on their website http://www.njfoodbank.org . This year, as a thank you to clients who donate $75 of their portrait session fee to the Community FoodBank, I have put together specially designed and specially priced portrait collections. You can get more details at my website.... http://www.gscphotography.com/

When we can make a child smile, the world becomes a better place. I have included some of my favorite smiling faces. Enjoy....I hope they put a smile on your face.

Peace,

Gail

What A Summer It Was!

Where did the time go?!?!? We had a fabulous, crazy, busy summer. And it went by way too fast! I know it's been some time since my last post. So to my loyal followers....thanks for hanging in there.

This was the last summer before my son started first grade, so I was feeling like it was a very special time for us. Sort of like a last hurrah before he heads out into the world. We spent time traveling to visit friends and exploring new places, going to our town pool, to the beach and some days just lounging in our back yard.

During an excursion to Home Goods (I just love that store), I found these great mushroom stools to use for props and my son agreed to a portrait session in our back yard. Hope you like them. We had a lot of fun (I think my son is a budding musician!)

Keep tabs on the blog...the posts will be more frequent. While we did lots of fun stuff this summer, there were also some great portrait sessions (which I will be posting here) and lots of planning for the fall. I will be updating you on my fall fundraiser with the Community FoodBank of NJ, new sessions, events, products and the like. Summer is over, fall is in full swing and it's back to work!

LIFE IS ART!

Peace,

Gail