First, you must know that I'm a lover of words and stories at heart. These days, I prefer to use a camera to share them.
My hope:
Is that my sessions are filled with lucky shots that are no accident;
That I am not merely an observer, but a narrator;
and a craftsman that is masterful at fostering conditions that allow for real moments to unfold.
Anyone with an eye for composition and light can document life as it happens. I firmly believe it takes something more to dig beneath the surface--to evolve into a photographer who is more than a picture taker, but a picture maker.
There is a moment of extraordinary that can be extracted from every 10 minutes of ordinary. Capturing it is not about point of view, equipment or framing. Instead, it stems from connection: connection to who the photographer is as an artist, and most importantly, connection to the people being photographed.
What does love look like? Exhilaration? Exasperation? How did she gently twist your hair around her fingers when she was three? And, what did it feel like the day you first held his tiny hands in yours?
I aspire for my photographs help to tell the stories. Theirs. Mine. Yours too...
-Stephanie Beaty, Photographer
by Stephanie
9 comments
Thank you all for your sweet sentiments..both I (and baby layne) appreciate them!
Prayers for Baby Layne. God Bless this little sweetheart!! Too cute!!
I think she may be one of the most beautiful little girls I have EVER seen.
That smile is amazing….and her beautiful eyes. 
I love this picture and I am CERTAIN her family treasures these photos!!! She will be in my prayers 
Seriously, how darling is she! LOVE these expressions!
Oh, my! What sweet, adorable images! And bless her little heart having to endure surgery at such an age.
what a doll! We will be sending prayers her way, as we know how difficult an eye problem can be. My son had had a cataract and needed a lens replacement. He’s doing great now, but when he was a baby like this things were so tough! God bless this sweetheart!
This is so sweet and she is such a cutie. Prayer for her healing
how adorable…and what a strong little princess.
what a cutiepie!!!
very pretty and cute photo’s!
i hope she’ll get better!