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Sophia| Connecticut & Long Island Event Photographer|Lexi-Bella Photography

Sophia.

For many people I can just say that name and they know EXACTLY who I’m referring to! A little girl, two, to be exact, who doesn’t speak with her mouth but with her soul through her eyes.

Sophia has SMA.  SMA is the leading genetic killer of children under the age of two. It is a terminal, degenerative disease, that takes away a child’s ability to walk, stand, sit, eat, breathe and even swallow.

I recently had the extreme honor to meet Sophia and her parents at a charity benefit for her foundation

http://www.sophiascure.org/

The event, “Zumba for a Cure” was held at

http://www.betucandance.com/

The day was filled with joy, laughter and HOPE! Hope, for a little girl and her family fighting for a cure so that no parent or child may have to go through what the Gaynor family has been through. The  foundation was created to assist in funding for clinical research towards finding a cure for SMA and to offer support to families affected by this disease by providing advocacy, awareness, education and support. They help supply families affected by SMA not only with equipment not covered by insurance companies but a support network that they can turn to each other for comfort and assistance.

If you, or anyone you know would like to make a difference in a childs life, or are looking for an AMAZING organization to do charity work for please consider Sophia’s Cure !

Now, Onto the Event!

Awesome pins by Chee Chee Beans I’ve got mine on my shootsac strap!

Meet Sophia.

And her Amazing parents!

 

The goodie bags were courtesy of the following vendors!

Chee Chee Beans

Sweet Treats

Lily-Cakes

AndreaP Designs

Now lets get this party started! If you are looking for a place to Zumba, THIS IS IT! I have never seen a Zumba class and this dance studio was transformed into a HOT Cuban nightclub pumping out the latest Reggaeton and Latin beats and complete with Disco ball and lights. This wasn’t exercise, this was a night out with the girls!

 

Sugar & Spice| Connecticut & Long Island Child Photographer| Lexi-Bella Photography

Probably one of the hardest things for a photographer is to photograph your own child, it’s a whole other ball game or so to speak. Miss. Lexi-Bella, Hmmmm…. what can I say about her. She is a free spirit, a bit ungrounded, ok, A LOT ungrounded but that’s ok she’s 2! There is something about her, not because she’s mine but something unique. She radiates light in the most beautiful way and much like me she wears her heart on her sleeve. She’s spirited, VERY spirited, also much like me! She can read people and their emotions easily and has a heart of gold. She also likes things done in a VERY particular way, her way! She gets this from Robert, 🙂

When I’m in a creative rut she is who I turn to, since she has, and always will be, one of my greatest inspirations. One late Sunday afternoon, a camera, some clothes and “No Rules” or expectations. The goal, to photograph Miss. “Lexi-Bella” and her “light”, her emotion, her sweetness and sassy side. The processing is a bit different, each one processed individually for a different feel.

This is what we do at Lexi-Bella Photography, we capture light and emotion.

 

 

PSA: We DO NOT shoot on live Railroad tracks. We are lucky enough to have access to these tracks which have been out of use for over 30 years!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the sassy-side!