Category Archives: Lifestyle photography

{the oldest}

A couple of casual portraits, just because the evening light is always so nice.  I simply opened up the front door to the house and had him stand in doorway.  Special locations aren’t necessary….it’s all about the light.

{rosebud}

Every June her Mom & I have made plans for her birthday session, but this year….the year she turned 7…was the year I was able to ask *her* what she wanted to do.  She’s getting so old so fast.  Before you know it her and The Youngest will be getting married.  Hey, a girl can dream, can’t she?!

This year she requested flowers and trees.  I added a field of wheat to the mix as well.

The girl I started photographing at 6 months is turning into such a wonderful model…

…but she still does silly well.

Honey, thank you for the privilege of spending a couple of hours with you today!  I love to watch you grow up through my viewfinder.

I’d also like to take a moment to thank my assistant today.  He did a wonderful job keeping track of my coffee and lens caps, which is *exactly* what my assistant’s job is.  He’s cheap, too!  (He got paid in Silly Bandz.)  He asked me if I wanted to take his picture during one of Rosebud’s wardrobe changes, and then promptly faced away from the sun and knelt down so I could shoot from above.  Can you tell these two have had their pictures taken by me before?

{At The Tree Farm}

This image was supposed to go on our Christmas cards, but I was multi-tasking when I ordered and accidentally used the wrong image.  I’ll surely be fired for next year as our Photographer as Hot Husband was already picking on me for bringing Big Daddy with a nearly dead battery. (I had to keep it warm in my pocket in order to get the dozen or so images I was able to take.)  He’s already threatened to take next year’s picture with his 3 megapixel Sony Cybershot, lol.  If I hear one word about my latest mix up I just might let him…I’m through working for free!

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{Randomness}

Just a few  photographs from a recent hike that I thought I’d share.

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