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Alycia and CJ decided to get all of the pictures out of the way before the ceremony so they set up a moment for him to see her for the first time. The room was cleared so they could be alone. I stood in the back, zoomed in and caught the first moment he turned and saw her walking down. It was so sweet. I’m all for tradition, but I think this is a nice way to do it, too.
Thinking about the many men and women who can’t be with their families this year during the holidays because they are fighting for freedom in another land. Prayers for all of those families!!!
it can be challenging, but I like catching the kids as they are … being kids.
This family was so very nice. The kids were just adorable. We were able to get this nice family picture. It was one of the first we took, which is probably why the kids were a little more cooperative. 
Had so much fun taking pictures of my friend Julie’s baby. He was only five days old. So precious. You quickly forget how small babies are when they first arrive. They just grow so fast. So it was great to be able to capture pictures of him in those first days.
They have a living room with lots of windows so I laid black fabric over a chair in the corner and propped him up there. The lighting was so great. I snapped a bunch of shots before he got fussy. Got a few of him and mommy, too.
I don’t do a lot of indoor shoots because I work mostly in a candid style and don’t own or want a lot of fancy lighting equipment. That’s just not who I am or how I want to work. But give me a room with great light and I can get some nice natural looking shots.
Julie really liked the pictures I got while I was there. That’s all that matters to me.
technical info:
Canon 20D
50mm 1.8 lens
Aperture priority
ISO 400
f2.8
Made this cute Christmas card for a family whose pictures I took in September.
Such a cute family and so nice. I had a great time taking their pictures. Lots of laughter. They are fun people. The girls were the cutest. The oldest was posing so much, she looked like a mannequin and we were cracking up at her. Her Dad tickled her at one point and I got a really nice picture of her – the real her. I could see that “picture smile” disappear if only for a moment and I snapped away. The image on the left is her posed smile and on the right is just as her dad was tickling her.
I love both pictures. They are equally good. You can just see the difference and I love that. I love that I get to capture real moments.
AJAXed with AWP
