Merav Schwartz Studios

In January, I had the great pleasure of going to Imaging USA, the annual Professional Photographers Association conference.  I met some wonderful people, saw some great products, and heard some fantastic speakers.  One of the highlights for me was hearing Anne Geddes speak - she has always been an inspiration and I often wonder how she manages to come up with the beautiful and magical ideas behind her portraits.  One of the points she made during her speech was that the chance to dream and play made a big difference in her business.  She chose one Friday a month to take photographs for herself - to stretch - to play - to dream.

I have thought a great deal about this and decided to put my own spin on this notion - and decided that I would create ‘The Quarterly Muse’.  Once a quarter, I will photograph someone for my own pleasure, to grow a bit, to challenge myself, to have fun, but most of all, to play and to dream.  Throughout the quarter, I will post various portraits from the session.  

The first muse is Mr. QMcG.  I saw him at a grocery store and approached his wonderful mom and begged asked that she consider bringing her adorable son to the studio so that I could photograph him.  I was thrilled when, after looking at my website, she called me a few days later and agreed.

Here are some of my favorite portraits of Q.  I am so happy to have found my first Quarterly Muse.