Cool Dudes

I love this family for lots of reasons. One small one is that whenever I'm around them, I feel like I'm getting little peek at my own boys in a couple of years. Their oldest strikes me as possessing a lot of the same qualities my oldest son does, and their younger son has always reminded me quite a bit of my Noah. If my boys turn out at all like these guys as they grow, I'll be very lucky indeed.

Here's a little peek at our time together. There were lots of fun, playful moments, and I'm looking forward to including a healthy dose of those in the final gallery.

Pop of Red

A lot of times clients ask for recommendations on clothing for their session. One of the easiest tips I can give is to pick a neutral and build around that, mixing patterns and textures and adding in one bright color in a few places (or more, depending on how many people are involved). That "pop of color" can provide a kick that pumps up the images and unifies them as well.

This particular family is a great example of how that can be done really well. After some debate, they went with red as their accent, and I think it looked great. We talked about using a more open and bucolic setting, but strong winds that afternoon nudged us into a more sheltered environment. I think the outfits looked just as good in the more "urban" setting we ended up using.

Catching Up

The title of this post actually has a double meaning... I am getting back online after a couple of weeks of shooting, shooting, family craziness, and shooting. I am also posting some shots from a quick trip to LA, where I got to visit with an old friend from college and his beautiful ladies.

Our visit and photos didn't exactly go as planned. While the sun was shining and it was gorgeous outside when I arrived, clouds and mist quickly rolled in, and the weather promptly turned DARK and gloomy. And stayed that way for the duration of my stay. On location, I'm all about using natural light, but in this case, well... there just wasn't much of it. So I had to think a bit outside the box and work with what I had. Fortunately, the company MORE than made up for the unfortunate conditions.

Here are some shots from the "lounging at home" portion of our time together. (There was also "time at the dog park" and "visiting grandparents," and with three locations and a wiggly baby -- they're all wiggly at this age -- I have many, many files to weed through.)


























Until next time!

They Bought a Farm

This is the time of year when I get to catch up photographically with several local families, some of whom are both clients and friends. In the past, I've captured these guys in their yard and at the beach. This year, we met up at their new farm. It is a cool place now, but when I heard the description of how it will be, well... let's just say that I am very excited to go back again some day.

Oh, and I apologize for the fact that these guys are so hard on the eyes. ;)

Beach Glow

We worried that this session wasn't going to happen last Friday. In fact, it was technically postponed to a later date during the course of the afternoon. The skies were dark and gloomy and it even sprinkled for awhile. But eventually there was a glow in the sky out toward the coast, so we piled in the car and headed toward the water. And I'm soooo glad we did.

Here's just a sampling of what we got. :)















And I just looove this one...

9 Months

I love photographing kids in the 9- to 18-month old age range. They are so fun to watch, play with and capture, and they're pretty much open to being little models. It's even more fun when I've been able to capture them at various stages already, as I have with this guy. We took his 9-month pics last Thursday, and it was one of the highlights of my week. :)











I look forward to celebrating one year with him!