Military Salute

The Country Camera Salutes the brave and selfless men and women of our nation's military. It's a small token, but to show our support and appreciation, we never collect a session fee from active military families. In adddition we adjust the cost of the family's portrait order to reflect a 30% savings. We think portraits that capture the emotion of both deployment and the soldier's safe return home are essential to the fabric of the family.




Our Friend Jamie Lynn Shelite has been serving in Iraq since last December and will arrive home later this week! We photographed Jamie, her son Taylor and daughter Paige before Jamie's deployment and can hardly wait for the homecoming portrait session.

I sent this final image to The Today Show as they put out a request for photographs of friends and family members serving in the military. It was part of a special "Call to Action" series that aired a couple weeks ago. If you caught any of the segments, you may have noticed an entire wall covered with photographs served as a backdrop for Ann Curry. This image is included on page one of the online gallery : Your loved ones in the military. It's really moving to see the collection of images. Here's a link: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/31048950/

We anxiously await your arrival Jamie! God Bless You and thank you for your service.

Cassidy Jean

Never have I had to be concerned during a newborn portrait session that the infant would practically roll over...Meet Cassidy Jean. She was 2 weeks and 2 days old at the time of this portraiture. She didn't find it necessary to sleep during our time together and at one point, she dug her little feet in and scooted herself forward on her tummy. As beautiful as she is active, look out world, here comes Cassidy!