Alexander the Great!

You have to agree, just looking at these pictures, that Alexander is great. Not only is he cute but also smart. This not-quite-two-year-old was singing his ABCs during the photo shoot.




Near the end of the shoot Alexander decided to play peak-a-boo with the basket. My eyes were watering because I was laughing so hard. He is such a character and it was so much fun to photograph him and his parents.

Sisters and Cousins

With her sister and neice in town for the weekend, Sarah decided to come by the studio for a family photo shoot with all the girls. Sarah's daughters are 23 months and 4 months old. Tracey's daughter is 13 months old. Abigail jumped right into the photo shoot while Charlotte needed a little time to get accustomed to the studio. By the time we got the bubbles out, though, the girls were happy to play and have their photos taken.
And sweet little Natalie was an angel throughout the whole thing. It was so much fun to have so many girls running around having a good time together. Thank goodness for sisters and cousins.

Grey Card Grey

We painted the studio this weekend. Instead of the warm 'chai latte' peach that tended to cause problems with color cast in photos, we now have the clean and neutral 'grey card grey' - literally.

We brought a grey card - the tool used to set an accurate exposure when a light meter is not available - to the paint store. They scanned it and mixed the paint for us. The man who mixed our paint was familiar with the use of a grey card and thought it was a good idea.

Two days of painting and now it's done. I love it. And, more importantly, I won't have to worry about skewed colors anymore.

Now to hang some photographs back up on the walls and start shooting again. I can't wait to have little (and big) people running around the studio in glee while I photograph them once more.

Miller Family

This evening I had the adventure of photographing these two energetic little boys, one is 3 years old and the other just 18 months, and their super cool parents. I've included a couple of my favorites from the official photos along with a diptych of the 'outtakes'.

Family photos plus

Last night we did two shoots. The first was a nice long, leisurely paced shoot of Heather in all her pregnant glory. I was able to try out some lighting setups that I've been thinking about and working on for a while now. I'm happy with the results.



The second shoot was a combination of photos of Heather's little one, Eamon, all by himself and some family portraits. This shoot was pretty much the opposite of the earlier one. Eamon had all three adults running jumping here and there. It was pretty exciting. I think the photos really reflect the energy of the shoot. Little E is such a doll.

Ender's Game

Today I had the pleasure of hanging out with Ender and his mama, Nicole. We played and talked and had our first non-family member photo shoot.

Ender has always been very good at letting me know exactly where my house is not very baby-safe. He's also very good at it in the photo studio. I knew I still had work to do on the studio. Now I have a better idea of what and how much.

We managed to get some really cute photos of the squirmy little adventurer. He was modeling a lovely little Indian outfit that was a gift from a family friend. We got some really nice photos of Ender with his mama too. As you can see, she's still as radiant as the day he was born (and I know, I've seen photographic evidence).

Hopefully we'll have a chance to do another shoot sometime soon. Perhaps Miss Imogene will join in the fun next shoot.