Photo by Deirdre Rusk
So, this is me
And, you ought to know right away…
I talk a lot.
Like, a lot.
But I smile a lot too!
And I’m always up for an adventure.
You’ll also find out in about 2 seconds that I’m not Irish - I’m American. You see, I met my (often) wonderful and (always) sexy husband 18 (eighteen! eek!) years ago while I was studying at the University of Limerick. I’ve been taking pictures for about that long as well. But something happened when our oldest was born. Time started to go at an alarming rate, and I became driven to capture as much of life as I could - the good and the bad. That passion became my calling and my profession, and I've been invited to share people’s lives in the most beautiful ways.
Life is crazy, isn’t it?
As a mom of three, I spend most days just trying to make it through with more ups than downs. When I photograph families, I come with empathy but also honesty.
I want each and every couple and family I meet to embrace the life they are living and to cherish the love (and the hard work) that is a part every single memory.
I want to help you create a visual legacy for your children, and grandchildren - a record of life as you know it.
And if I could give you one gift, it would be this:
for you to see yourself and your family through my eyes, because you are perfect just as you are, and your life is important, it’s worth celebrating. It’s worth remembering - all of it.
A note to my fellow mothers
I’m so glad you’ve made it this far because I have something really really important to say. It might be a little hard to hear, but I am saying it as a good friend - the kind of friend that wants what is best for you no matter what.
You need to be in the pictures too.
I know, I know. You hate being in front of a camera, you’re too awkward, your hair isn’t right, you need to lose weight, your smile is awkward - I have had the same excuses, the same struggles.
But you know what? Your family already knows what you look like and they love you just the way you are. They love you and want to see you in pictures WITH them. They deserve to have those memories. And YOU deserve it too.
You deserve to see how little their hands are in yours - they' won’t stay that small much longer. You deserve to see how your daughter’s head just touches your chin - and how she looks just like you when she looks AT you.
Your life is worth celebrating. Who you really are - that’s beautiful beyond measure. So BE in the pictures; I’m trying hard to do the same.