Recently I had the privledge of photographing a darling one year old child on his first birthday. What a joy! We arrived early about 7:a.m. and photographed William just as he was awakening from sleep, photographed his morning routine with his parents, breakfast and then his first "cake." Yes it was a first for a number of reasons. His first birthday, his first cake, his first sweet period. It was so funny watching his face as he dove into that cake for the first time. I think he had more fun with the candle than the cake.. NOT! Afterwards, I just wandered around following him as he went through his daily routine. It really opened my eyes to the many things there are to photograph in one's daily life. I tried to concentrate on the expressions on his face, his parents and the interaction and connection. I chose to make the album very simple in design, staying away from lots of words or photoshop techniques. Keeping it simple is the best thing.

Bambi Cantrell