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Wow life has gotten busy. I feel like my blog has been so slow lately, and its not from a lack of content. Here is a family session I did a few weeks ago. It was a fun session and I’ll never forget how the mom got the youngest child to smile. She gave him her chapstick and said, “Throw it at mommy”. His eyes would light up and the he would chuck it as hard as he could and bust up laughing. Unconventional but apparently very affective.
I hope everyone has a fun and safe Independence day. Be sure to get some great pictures.
For memorial weekend we decided to join up with a group of our neighbors that were heading down to St. George. We had a lot of fun Hanging out by the pool, and stuffing our faces. After spending the weekend with us, everyone now has an idea how crazy and different from each other our kids are. Ethan is just a ball of energy that never runs out. Ada is a happy quiet baby that is content just hanging out eating grass. One day while sitting by the playground watching the kids throw sand in each others eyes, Ethan decided to follow a girl with a soccer ball back to her condo. I started to follow him when we saw him go around the corner. I got up and chased after him. When I finally caught up to him he was two flights of stairs away on the third floor banging on their door yelling HELLO! Next trip we decided is going to have to be an adults only trip. Thanks again everyone for letting us crash the party.
Ethan’s buddy drew is so cute and fun. He really didn’t like being disturbed while he was really enjoying his ice cream cone.
Last weekend I attended a great workshop by Brianna Graham. Her style and technique was very interesting to learn. Working with other photographers was another great part of workshops that I enjoy. I’m excited to integrate some of the things I learned into my style. Here is a sneak peek of the photos that will be coming soon from the Urban session.
Happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there. I have a wonderful collection of awesome mothers in my life. My mom is an amazing woman. She has always made it clear to me that she loves me and that she would do anything for me. Mom I love you. My mother in-law is also very special to me. She is so supportive and sincere with her love for her children. (Especially her favorite son in-law)
My wife is a awesome mother to our children. Everyday she seems overwhelmed with the amount of love she has for each one of our children. I hope they all have a great day, and know that I love them dearly.
Funny story, I won’t even be able to be with these amazing women on their day, because I am going to a photography workshop. And if you don’t think that is selfish enough. The very next day is my wife’s birthday and I will be gone for that too. I’m not sure how I am going to make it up to her, but I’ll come up with something. Taryn I love you.
I know no one will read this post unless there is a picture attached, so here is a cool mini session I did with my buddy Jordan and his son. I think they turned out a great. Yes they are a little cheesy but you women love cheesy right?
Contact me for more info on my mini sessions. These are great for small gifts or quick creative shots.
To be completely honest I have no Idea what the holiday celebrates. I’ll have to go check Wikipedia to find out, but what I do know is that it makes me want to go eat some yummy mexican food. It doesn’t get much more yummy or authentic than a spicy pork burrito from a taco cart downtown. Happy Cinco De Mayo everyone. Go eat a burrito. I just hope we don’t all celebrate Cinco De Mayo’s revenge tomorrow.
I have a very exciting workshop coming up, and for this workshop they asked that we send them a self portrait. I am generally the one behind the camera so my options were pretty poor. My wife and I were thinking about it and thought it would be fun to make some Batman t-shirts and play around with my son.
Self Portraits are harder than I thought, but I liked the results.
Wow, what a great weekend. No stress, we just spent the entire weekend with our kids, which included: The Dinosaur Museum, The Aquarium, two Easter egg hunts, and frequent visits to the park to enjoy the warm spring weather. To top it all off I took a picture of my wife that she actually liked. I have had a few people ask why she isn’t plastered all over this blog, because she is so beautiful, the only answer I could give was, “She’s her worst critic.” This time she said, “Wow, I look hot”.
My little Sweet Pea can finally sit up on her own. I’ve been excited for this day to come so that I could practice some new ideas on her. I decided to take advantage of this, by setting up a back drop while my wife dressed my little girl in pearls. Sadly setting up the back drop and getting her dressed took too long and she was ready to go to bed. We were able to get a bunch of cute pics but it was a bit harder to get her to smile.
My wife is so creative and thoughtful. Every year for every holiday she thinks of something to give to me that puts my efforts to shame. This year she asked to borrow my camera, and came up with this awesome collage that she framed and gave to me. I love it and think its a great Idea for Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Birthdays and so forth. If anyone wants to give it a try let me know.