This session was so much fun!  How many of you out there remember Evil Knievel? I know I’m showing my age with that question but he serves as a perfect example for this week’s blog. I remember watching him soar thought the air with his cape blowing in the breeze as he gracefully flew over a bunch of cars. I also remember watching his video footage in slow motion and plain as day you could see the guys ear to ear grin even though he was wearing a helmet. He was totally absorbed in the moment and loving every heart pounding second of it. The Buddhist call that Zen, some say it’s nirvana, but whatever you call it…it’s an amazing place to be. I get that very same thrill when I photograph kids. Their temperaments run very hot and cold. One minute everything’s going great and the next they are screaming their lungs out. It seems like the smallest things can derail them emotionally. Not to be cruel but it’s that uncertainty that makes photographing children such a rush. You really are threading the eye of the needle, walking the razors edge, and possibly even gleaming the cube!? (I think [...]