Sanibel's Lighthouse Beach & All It's Wonder

The Page family & myself had a great adventure photo session at Sanibel's Lighthouse Beach:

There is lots of great driftwood and many unique beach scene opportunities to image - we had a great time and got a bit wet and sandy!

Sandy Sculpture Artist's

Sanibel and all the beach passers by were very lucky to see the fun and skilled sand creations by the Dugan family. I was lucky enough to have a sunset portraiture session with them after they had just created these sandy sculptures ~ Art & Nature who could ask for more ~
~ Relaxing with a Turtle ~

~ Just catch'n some ray's ~
~ Stay'n in the shade - Whatch out for those Coconuts! ~

~ Whew! after all that work it's time for some nice spagetti! ~

OK My Cheeks Are Hurting!

For some reason I was smiling the whole time I worked on the Bono's images. Sometimes you meet people that just emanate a great feeling and happiness. To illustrate this is how I felt:
I feel so lucky to meet people like the Bono's - We found a great pattern that someone made with shells in the sand ~



I just can't get enough of Jumping!

Love & Family

A little Love ~ a happy family ~ a little red color in the great sand art ~ some happy feet!

Running into an island evening with the ocean churning beside & the shells & sand below...

Some get this chance fleeting ~ flying with Mom & Dads strength & willing to help us fly!

Some Moms Truly Hold The Family Up!

The Haller children found this cool sand sculpture to navigate the beach in.

I couldn't help but smile the whole time I was working on the Haller's images. They where such a fun family to work with ... thank you.

Living the Island Life - Sanibel

Thank goodness for natural beauty! Refreshing, invigorating nature.
The Bonaccorsi children searched the shore finding more than shells - taking away family memories held close for their lifetimes.
Beauty, nature and a happy family! Vacations can last a lifetime.

~ It's All About Beautiful Spirits ~

Perhaps I just caught them on a great day but I meet a lot of families, not many with five children, and not many with five wonderfully co-operative joyful children! Lets all be thankful for great parents that give endlessly and care for beautiful spirits like these in our world.

I must say that even when some pronounce their discomfort they are beautiful...


I can only hope to honestly express my exuberance for life each day like the Williams boys.

Reach For The Sky And Fly

Don't you love dreams where you are flying? After working on the images for the wonderful Kenney family I slept and dreamt of flying. Each one of us has the potential to achieve our dreams and to live rich abundant lives and our children can fly with a finacial education. Two books come to mind that you may already know. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! My 7, 11 and 14 year old all have read this and I see how it has affected their thought process about forming their future in such a positive way.

And for older children perhaps this book should be required reading for anyone graduating High School Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller--Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century. Thank you Kenney Family for the inspiration!

Seeing Music & Hearing Portrature

This week I have started putting the first of 25 years of music onto iTunes. The guitar pieces behind my galleries are some of the pieces from this album. You can listen to some clips from my album "Dreams of Truth" on iTunes if you click this link: Dreams of Truth
or you can open up iTunes and do a search for TheodorePaul.

When writing music I often envision images and describe what I am seeing in music. And as in on of my latest photographic session ~

When deciding how I will compose and treat an image, I imagine the music that goes with what I am seeing and follow the tone and timber the music conveys like this golden night and golden boy or the happy music I hear when I see these children playing in the serf.

Throwing Shells into a pastel evening...

When our eyes see the subtle colors of the Captiva sky subdued and layed back, I love turning up the volume, pulling those quite colors out, making them shout in a vibrant pastel dreamy scene ~ Throuwing Shells into a pastel evening.

Each shell is as unique as the child that holds it ~ each child discovers wonders of this world in the palms of their hands.

Super Heroes Among Us!

The Karom family is a wonderful family that for the most part, appears the same as you or me .... But things are not always as they seem!Super Heroes!!! That's right! Super heroes deserving of Infrared imaging! We are not sure of what their individual powers are, but I think they have something to do with turning the world on its' edge!Typically they carry each other on their back to build up their super strength.
They look great! considering the fact that they just swam from the ocean and on to the beach, I believe that they are water resistant!
They are a great brother and sister team that we are lucky to have working for the good of mankind.

Fire ants ~ Vow Renewal!

Unaware of the perils that await a Floridians feet, ankles and legs, a vacationing New Englander is an easy victim of the Fire Ants painful self defence. In the northern states we know ants as harmless crawling creatures that at worst steel picnic baskets from Yogi Bear. In Florida you must be sure that no Fire Ants mound is below your feet for if you happen to rest on their home they will send as many ants to climb on you as fast as they can and when there leader gives the signal, they will all deliver tens of bites that release a wasp like venom stinging like fire. If you would like to know more: http://www.floridaenvironment.com/programs/fe00207.htm

Jennifer and John have come down to Captiva each year to renew their wedding vows. This years was the first that John had come in contact with our lovely little Fire Ants. Luckily he survived to have a warm celebration of Jennifer and his happy years together.

"Cleansing the sand of commitment"

Listening to the Paster as their hearts are renewed & refreshed,
I wish you both many years of peace, happiness & love.

Colorful Holidays ~ Spring has Sprung

When spring arrives in Florida the beautiful foliage changes surely but subtly. It slowly nurtures blooms and pedals from their sleep and we see colors peep from trees, brush and pulled into and out of the sky melting into the waving water surrounding our feet.


The Hernandez family enjoyed a colorfilled evening with feathers found and sunsets melting down.
Although the smooth waves can be a bit scary to some, they glisten with Autumn wispering in colors ~ "Spring has come, Spring has come!"