A Precious Heritage

This year marks my 10th anniversary of homeschooling.  WOW! 
Yesterday we had a wonderful picnic with some fellow homeschooling families, and I caught some adorable shots of a couple of the youngest in our group.

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
so are the children of one's youth." - Psalm 127:3-4

Congratulations Kadee!

Just wanted to throw a shout out to my niece Kadee C. who graduated tonight from Kapolei Highschool! 

Congratulations Kadee!  May God continue to bless you as you embark into this new chapter of your life!  You can see more Senior shots here.

1st Wedding in just 9 days!

About 6 months ago I was asked something that has been, and still is, opening up new opportunities for my photography passion.  I was asked by a friend of a friend to shoot her daughter's wedding.  And now it's only 9 MORE DAYS to THE day!  I'm excited but nervous!  lol

Here is the happy couple:

This was one of their photos from their engagement shoot in January. 
I also designed their SAVE THE DATE card:

You can see more of my digital designs at my other website
Just a Moment Designs.

I'll be sure to post again with new pics after the wedding!!

I should thank my mom.

Over 30 years ago, we were on a trip to visit family in California.  I was only around 5 years old then.  We were at a get-together at someone's house, and my mom let me use her camera to take some pictures.  Mind you, back then there was no DELETE button!  This was FILM!  lol  My mom must have trusted me.  This is the camera I believed to have used.

or it could have been this one....

How'd the pictures come out?  I believe they came out okay... they're probably at my parent's house somewhere in a box.  ha ha 

Anyway... I should thank my mom because this is how my interest in photography all started.  "THANKS MOM!"  =)

Let's do this! My first post...

Hello world! 

I should have started this blog months ago... or maybe a year or so ago when I first made my website www.shotsbycheryl.com  Now when I think about it, there is so much I could have posted about since then... but that's okay. 

I'll give you all the short and sweet version of why this blog now exists. 

This blog is to give you an inside look at who I am, what I do, and why I love what I do.  =)