and life brings its changes. Siblings hugging, a boy and his dog, a little girl proudly showing off in her ballet shoes and gown, a child sitting in a quietly reflective moment with her favorite doll. A portrait captures the brief years of a young girl in her vulnerable teenage moments, as she becomes a woman . . . a boy as he moves towards manhood. A portrait of a family, a couple, or a wedding is a remembrance that lasts from generation to generation. A portrait is something for yourself, the pride of accomplishment, of who you are and what you have made of your life: a successful business, a life in politics, education, the arts . . . the person you have become, a reward for your achievement.