favorite friday image : nappanee teen photographer

this is my pick today because:

• this is my bff's daughter, the photo was taken at the lake recently while we were camping, she's sitting at the end of a pier
• it's at the lake people, what's not good about that?☺
• i love hair blowing in the wind, as long as it's blowing in a good way
• i've been wanting to take her pictures for a while but her mom said she wasn't too crazy about the idea. come to find out she's just not crazy about having her pic taken with her mom! oops - we'll work on that next...

*this image was shot @ f2.8, 1/1600, iso 200 with a 50mm 1.4 lens

can't get enought of the boys : nappanee children's photographer

just some fun shots of another one of my nephews, another "bub"...

i don't think i've posted any of this guy here yet (except for the shot of him crawling behind mom & dad on their wedding day), he's got a little brother i posted a couple of weeks ago in my friday favorite and i thought i should give him equal time!

this first one's an old one, he was just a beeb then, but i'm always going through my "extensive backlog" (ie: the thousands of photos that need to be printed someday) and i came across this one.

i like it ☺


and these are more recent, the boys came out with mom & dad to pick strawberries & spend some time on the big swingset. this guy was more interested in making sure little brother didn't get his new buzz lightyear than he was in having his picture taken ☺

favorite friday: image of the day

this is my pick today because:

• the little boy is my most willing subject most days. this will probably end soon as his older brother is getting more difficult with each passing day!
• i took this soon after getting my dslr, i was constantly bugging the guys to let me take their picture (pretty much the same as every day) and he was probably kind of sick of it here
• he looks cute & sweet & i didn't even have to pose him
• after looking at this photo, i realized that where he's standing in a hallway in the center of our house, he's getting north light on his left, south light on his right, at the same time... inside the house no less, and it kind of sets up like a natural reflector. this probably sounds like jibberish but in my photographer's mind, it seems kind of neat

*this image was shot @ f4.5, 1/30, iso 400 at 40mm with a 18-135mm lens

favorite friday: image of the day

this is my pick today because:

• this is another one of my nephews...one of the bubs...aka: a cutie-patootie
• he's been out in my strawberry patch, testin out the the strawberries & the dirt
• he has a bruise on his forehead & this reminds me so much of the little boy...always a bruise or knot on the forehead at this age
• i know this one can ham it up for his mom & dad, but he's still mostly giving me that "why are you in my face" look...little does he know that's exactly what i'm going for! so serious...

*this image was shot @ f4, 1/640, iso 200 with a 50mm 1.4 lens

favorite friday: image of the day

this is my pick today because:

• it's father's day weekend - happy father's day honey!
• this is the most recent picture of all the guys together...note to capture more of these!
• eveyone looks genuine here, even dad...which is unusual
• it's my 3 guys...love them!

*this image was shot @ f8, 1/80, iso 800 with a 50mm 1.4 lens

and in honor of father's day....

me & my dad circa 1970...

i have to start off by saying that this is possibly one of my favorite pictures of me & my dad. it's kind of a no-brainer since there are a total of about 2 pictures of "exclusively" me & my dad...this one & a formal one taken at my wedding.

*lesson here: take pictures of your kids, together & separately with their dad (and mom for that matter) so they have these meaningful photos to cherish in the future!

ps mom: i hope you're working on your photo composition☺

ah well, i still love this photo, it always makes me smile inside & out when i see it.

happy father's day dad!

xo

apryl

silhouette + sunflare = success!

lately, i've been trying out some new things with the camera.

i'm inspired all the time by these spectactular shots i see & i can't wait for an opportunity to learn. i love learning something new...i love that growing feeling!

a few things that i've wanted to learn are silhouettes & sunflare shots. i decided to try a different approach & go for this big burst of sun with him in silhouette.

this one i really liked...the boy made for his own moves here...all him...

believe it or not this was fun & easy...so long as you don't mind being blinded after shooting straight into the sun for a while!

randomness on wednesday & the supernatural boy

it's a weird week around here.

my big boy is at summer camp.
some alone time & one on one time for me & the little boy.

got new sunglasses.
excellent fit.
looks good.
this is all it takes to make me happy.

finally put out the hummingbird feeder.
sorry little dudes. (redneck & greenback)
thanks for sticking around & enjoying the flowers anyway.

made cookies, of course.
still picking strawberries.
not real excited about the cruddy weather.

*******

and the little boy... yes, i proudly claim him as mine.

this is typical behavior when i pick up the camera & say something like "hey, sit here...there's really good light...let me take some pictures of you" & this is the kind of thing i get.

the boys never care to see the lcd when i'm seriously photographing them, but when they're making weird or silly faces, they've got to see it now.

so he wanted to see this & says "ooh, mom, that's like that supernatural show" and i guess i have to agree...it kind of is.

but it's a good shot, right? ☺

*******

and after all the silliness, he did let me get one decent shot of him...

oh...and because i'm sure someone's thinking it...no, i don't let my 9 yr old watch "supernatural"!