Apparently there's never a shortage of naming ceremonies in our community and I'm always ecstatic to photograph happy families with happy babies.

This time though, I was wondering what the new baby's peers thought of the whole ceremony and his/her arrival. Go ahead, you may leave alternate captions for each picture in the comment box, trust me its fun!


First gift.


'The Star' baby Eldrick



Caption #1 Miss I-Got-My-Own-Bread


Caption #2 Lady 'Say What?'


Caption #3 Miss Too-Cute-For-TV


The proud parents and friends.

Emmanuel and Jackie are one of my favorite couples in the Washington Metro area. Before their wedding shoot they wanted to get a couples photo shoot and as it was still cold outside, I invited them to the studio.



Their chemistry in front of the camera was an obvious testament to the strong emotions they share. I've been invited to photograph their wedding as well...It is safe to say that Emmanuel was successful in sweeping Jackie completely off her feet!

I had the angels come to the studio for a marketing campaign I'm working on for the month of February, en par with a revamped website. We (ahem, more them than I) hand-made a hair band with petals from Micheal's and a glue gun; then I let them loose for one of my funnest photo sessions.
For now I am their favorite photographer ever! Along with best brother, hehehe. And that makes me happy, very happy.

Im back home in Virginia and I must admit, I do miss the warm Florida sun. On Saturday though, it snowed! I hadn't seen snow in a while... I'd almost forgotten how much fun the white cold stuff can be. My kid sister made a note to remind me.

This picture reminded me of Eric Benet's video 'You're the only one' with his daughter, India. To all the responsible dads out there who treat their daughters like princesses.

Every day doesn't bring the same amount of joy, and for some reason our painful memories may outlast happy ones. In some instances however, despite those dreadful times a smile can be contagious, and a healthy habit. I didn't feel like smiling today until I saw this picture I took from a wedding: hopefully it makes you smile as well.

I remember back in prep school in Ghana, almost all the teenage girls were required to cut their hair and back then I didn't think there was much wrong with it. My mother, when she attended prep school, got hers cut as well and the tradition has continued till this day. Of course most ladies in the States tend to only do so in college, after quite a bit of soul searching, as it can have a noticeable impact on their appearance. Chris Rock's movie Good Hair is out, and this post celebrates all who've braved the criticism to cut their hair and are very proud with it.

Apparently shakara means "to show off" in Nigeria. As the models walked up and down the catwalk, there was a lady asking them to 'shakara' to the audience [more here] Fashion courtesy of the Nigerian embassy.

There's an African wise-saying that goes like this: 'It takes a village to raise a child', and this is certainly true of the support system of anyone who has been successful. It took my village of University of Florida supporters to graduate. To you all, I can never express enough gratitude, thank you.

One of the indigenous products made in Ghana is the Kente cloth. Apparently, the first Kente maker got his queue from the spider and learned how to interweave strings to create elaborate patterns. Back in the day Kente was worn by royalty on special occasions. In modern times, more people wear Kente and I caught two people adorning the sometimes colorful cloth at an event.

I took this picture at a 50th Birthday party. I recently watched the movie 'Benjamin Button' and gained a renewed appreciation for all of life's seasons, old and new. It was thus amusing to watch this 'older' couple flirt.

One of the things I like about being back in VA is the opportunity to see old high school friends and some of the people I grew up with, and the Kuffour sisters are no different. Their older brother was actually my 'road-dawg' back in the day.