The LaBate Family

I had good time last Saturday shooting family pictures up in northern Indiana for the LaBate family.  They are such a joy to be around and even though it got a bit chilly later on in the day, it was for the most part a beautiful day for a walk in the woods!

Not sure if this is a group hug, or the death grip, but at least they are smiling! :o) 

 

I was so happy that Emily was able to come along to help out with the shoot.  She is becoming a pro at cleanly switching lenses!

I can honestly say, this is the first time I have ever done a "picture frame" shot.  And I loved it!

Expressing "JOY"! :o)

LaBate Family

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of shooting some family portraits for the LaBate family.  

Stay tuned for some more pictures from this shoot sometime this week.

Cedeno Family

I had a quick family photo shoot yesterday with a friend and co-worker of mine and his family.  James & Julie are such a sweet couple and little Lily has the most adorable bright eyes.  

It was such a pleasure to get some portraits for this lovely family.

James is a visionary in the field of healthy living, the way God intended for us to live, so check out his blog here or his website here.  It will be worth your while!

To check out some more pictures from this shoot, head over to my Facebook page by clicking here.

Impromptu sibling shoot

Pensacola Beach

When I went for a stroll this evening, I had the whole beach to myself!  I took advantage of the opportunity to snap a few pictures, then I laid on the sand for awhile and just watched the waves roll in.  

I hope these pictures convey how beautiful and serene it was.  It was just one of those perfect moments that you can't create, they just happen.  

All you can do is sit down and enjoy it, because it never lasts for long.

Fun outdoor lighting...

 Luke, Eli and I decided to mess around with some night flash photography, and we came up with few nice pictures, as well as a few pretty crazy photos!  

 Enjoy!

 My lighting setup was pretty simple.  It was just these two Alien Bee strobes, one with the umbrella with the back light slaving off of it.

We started messing around with water and we found out that just a little bit of water flicked off the ends of Eli's fingers looks like a whole lot more when you light it up!

Why do fire breathing when you can do the safe alternative of water-breathing? :o) 

Just for the record, these last two pictures were Eli's idea, and his only!  And yes, it was about 55 degrees outside.  Chilly fun!

This may be the one and only time in his life that Eli actually asks Luke to pour a bowl of ice cold water on his head! :o)

My apologies...

My apologies.  Due to an unforeseen scheduling problem, the photographer meet-up had to be called off.  I hope we can schedule it again in the future, maybe sometime next spring.  

Will miss not getting out there to shoot pictures with you guys!  Thank you for understanding.