Mexico Family Reunion

These Mexico pictures are an anomoly for a my Digital Darkroom - because they are straight photography - not much "darkroom" at all. A little exposure help, a little black bumping, but that's it - that beautiful color and sunset glow you see are 100% natural. When I started to play with color like I love to do, there was nothing I could do to make them any more beautiful than they naturally are. Anyone up for a trip to Rocky Point for their next shoot? I have also cheated because in any picture I appear in, I obviously was not the photographer. (Upper left in the pic above - see me?) Thanks to Dad and Uncle Randy and any other person brave enough to handle my camera for letting me usurp their work.

Below are eight genetically identical cousins - we could be an eight-sibling family, right? Two brothers married two sisters; thus we all share the same genes, same grandparents, the same squinty eyes in the sun...

There will be more informal ones of Mexico on my family blog - including about six zillion jumping shots like the one above, for anybody interested...

Quick Family Shoot

This little family reunion shoot is proof that you can get some good shots in twenty minutes in your own neighborhood with a semi-resistant crowd. (They are my inlaws so I'm allowed to say they were resistant ;).

Christmas Cards

Here's another card going out this week:

Family Pictures in the Rain

These guys were such good sports - especially their darling little girl! It was raining the entire time, cold and windy too. Frankly I'm surprised by all the good shots we got... though you might see more if I can catch them on a better day!

Graduation Announcements

Votes, please? Things I should/should not be doing? I know the verbage isn't the most formal but face it, these aren't super-formal invitations. I'm open to ANY suggestions!

Oh Help. Child Portraits.

I can complain about this child because she's my own. And she won't look at me! The top two pictures are my favorites, and the only real "good" ones (in my opinion) out of the shoot, but I had to post a bunch so you could see just how many "not looking" pictures there are.

My admiration for child photographers continues to grow and grow.

Getting ready for Senior Pictures

We just decided to take a quick shoot to practice location ideas for next summer. I'd say it was a pretty productive 20 minutes - this girl has the most expressive face of anyone I've photographed. You'd never guess she's the quietest & shyest of the four sisters!