I’ve been Melvin’s neighbor for about 9 years and over the time we’ve watched each other’s children grow up. Today I had the chance to help Melvin Dailey preserve some precious memories. It just so happened that his children were in the mood to take some photographs and so we took advantage of the moment and captured the portraits below. Featured from left to right are Melkwon, Melvin and Marissa.

There is one thing that can be said…. Marissa will always be Melvin’s baby girl.

Ahhhhhh, you’ve got to love it.. a little bit of sibling rivalry. Sure some people like stiff, classically posed pictures and there is a place for that. However, the most fun photographs are the ones that show the true love and joy that family members have for each other.

And of course you know that dad had to jump in and get a piece of the action as well.

Today Marissa was not only one of my subjects to photograph but she worked as my assistant as well. She helped me get the lights metered and setup. This was actually a test shot that was intended to check the exposure on the camera.