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Family

Where do I begin… We have a big back yard and spend most of our summer evenings taking walks out in the field collection berries, butterflies, and bugs.  It is only natural that we should shoot our pics in the same place.  The images of Cove and bella walking together is one of my favorite.  Notice who is leading.  My little girl!  She’s the boss.  Though I love using external lighting,  I do enjoy the simplicity of the soft setting light.  The most frequent comment I get about the individual shot of my little girl is…. “Your gonna be in trouble when that kid gets older”.  My response is..”yes I am”

Snow day

Some people get board on snow days but I tend to love them!  It gives me guilt free time to shoot and experiment a bit.  If you know me very well you know I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to lighting.  I am always trying to perfect what I do.  Photography is a bit like buying a house, location.. location.. location.  If you have beautiful lighting, a beautiful location and a beautiful subject in can help make a photograph come alive a bit easier.  But it is much more difficult for me at least, to create a beautiful image in a less flattering environment.  Now before I get into trouble I should let you know that I had at least one of those three elements.  My model, who happens to be my lovely wife.  Who is absolutely beautiful!!! and easy to photograph!  The lighting environment had its challenges.  The use of gels and direction of light helped make this image more interesting.  I believe the magic in this particular shot for me though is not one that I could have controlled.  My dog, Wendell who I had placed in the shot, just happened to give me his intense/protector look as I took this shot.  His stare mixed with the carefree gaze from my wife gives it a bit more meaning!  Sometimes you work and sometimes you just get lucky.