J. W.  S L A T E R   P H O T O G R A P H Y

The First Time We Met

A unique perspective on the first moments of life. Joyce finds the imperfect and unplanned moments offer the most precious memories.  A new father’s hand, unsteady and yet unwavering, reaches for his daughter’s tiny hand for the first time.  Joyce is available by request to  births and manages to remain virtually unnoticed by the new parents.

Sweet Dreams

The first days pass by almost in a blur.  These pictures will prove your most treasured.  
For the first few weeks, it’s difficult to catch a little one in any pose other than deep sleep, but that will change soon enough.

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Fleeting Moments 

Some of the most precious pictures are of ordinary things. This big, wide yawn and long, slow stretch seemed like it would last forever… 
and then was gone

Capturing a Moment

Each child at home and in their element, allowed to be themselves and truly shine through. Joyce encourages a trusting relationship between a child and the camera that seems to capture them at their most natural and their most magical.

Black & White

There is a timelessness and elegance that is unlike anything else. Black and white film seems somehow to capture spirit rather than color. Favorite portraits of today will one day become the treasured heirlooms of tomorrow.

A journey through childhood

Maintaining an arranged schedule of sittings creates a very special collection of portraits that capture the journey through childhood. Mark special milestones or just catch the magic of passing days.  

10 weeks old

16 weeks old

2 weeks old

Always kiss your children goodnight
- even if they're already asleep. 
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. 
 It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
~Elizabeth Stone

A laugh is a smile that bursts. 
~Mary H. Waldrip

 5 months old

6 months old

1 year old

A child is a curly dimpled lunatic. 
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

We do not remember days;
we remember moments. 
~Cesare Pavese

There is a garden in every
childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again. 
~Elizabeth Lawrence