Look out Barbie!

This is Miss Anna Leigh and her little sis Meghan. I photographed them several weeks ago and in the midst of my craziness didn't post any favorites on the blog. I was sorting through the nine bazillion images on my hard drive and ran across these again. I couldn't resist posting them. Aren't they dolls?

Saaweeeet!

Not to talk politics or anything, but oh happy day! I received my stimulus check today! The way I see it, I got $1,500.00 for checking my mail. It doesn't get much better than that! What to buy? What to buy? Maybe a new lens. Maybe some new funky colored backdrops... The possibilities are endless. So, thank ya Mr. Dubya! And thanks to you too. I'm helping stimulate the economy too. Book a session by
July 4th and receive the entire session fee as a credit to your order! That is a $50.00 savings.

Be on the look out too! My birthday is July 5th and I'll be doing a birthday special soon too.

If I had $1 for all his smiles

I'd be rich. This is Baby Beckett who I also got to meet on Friday. He was the happiest little guy I've ever met. His big brother Caid took some warming up but nothing a fudge pop couldn't take care of.

Sweetheart

This is Miss Brooke. I got to meet her last Friday. She is such a sweet and gentle child. That, paired with the fact that she is absolutely gorgeous made my job super easy.

Pretty Cool

I just found a Photoshop techinque that turns photographs into pencil sketches. Every one I have ever found did a pretty shotty job but I actually like the look of this one. I printed this out to see how it looks in print and its really cool. It's grainy like dark pencil lead. The tones and brush strokes are perfect too! Let me know what you think about this processing.

B2K

Ok, so its not as catchy as Y2K (remember that?) but its all I could come up with. I checked the blog tonight to see if I had made 2000 hits yet and it is at 1,999. That is incredible to me! I wish I knew exactly who all visited so I could say thank you. It's nice to know that somebody is reading and I'm not just talking to myself. :-) Anyway, we need to celebrate! The first person to comment to this thread will receive a $50.00 print credit on a future session. The next 5 people to comment will receive a consolation prize of a $25 print credit. Not valid on re-orders, session fees and party orders.

Thanks again guys! As cheesy as it sounds, without you, I wouldn't have a business!

As unposed as it gets

Ever wonder what life would be like with 3 boys each less than 20 months younger than the last? I couldn't imagine! These boys have the neatest names- Stone, Wilder and Jett (Excuse me if they are spelled incorrectly!) As you would expect, they were a ton of fun and a huge ball of energy. I really think they could produce enough energy to power a small city or maybe even all of Rhode Island. They were totally fun to work with today. Trust me, there are some great family photos of you guys. I just had to post a blooper! I had so much fun with you guys!

Going to get technical for a second

I took this shot today of sweet Grace. She is learning to play the piano. I wanted the shot to focus on the delicate movement of her fingertips. You can tell by the intentional motion blur of her fingertips that she was actually playing me a song at the time. You achieve this by using a shallow f/stop, I think 1.8 here. By using this setting, you only capture a very small portion of the frame in perfect focus allowing the rest of the image to be blurred. This is called depth of field. I love this shot. I hope mom does too.

Georgia on my mind!

This is Georgia. I was able to photographed her today in her gorgeous home. Georgia will be turing 3 in about 40 minutes and having a Pinkalicios party tomorrow. She is seriously 3 going on 13 or maybe even 30. Too sassy for words. Anyway, here are a few of her images I grabbed really quickly. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Girlfriend!

Portrait Party today

I photographed I think it was 25+ people today. It was hot! It was humid! It was a long day. You know what though? When I scan through the images and find this, it makes the aches in my legs and the hurt in my head go away. Well, maybe not all of it, but it sure makes it worthwhile. This is Anna. She is a gorgeous, sweet, sweet girl. Can you guess how old she is? 17-18? Nope, she just turned 15 in May. Can you believe that? Girls sure didn't look like Anna when I was 15.

Wendy and Anna, I can't wait for you to see the rest of you gallery. We got some truly amazing shots today.

A story from a wise old man

I frequent a large photography forum almost every day. There is a gentleman that goes by the name "Pix4You". He's somewhat mysterious but always has insightful things to say that always make me think. I'm sharing with you what he shared this week. See his message below.


I was up late last night. I was working to put the finishing touches on the memorial slide show for a friend of ours. His service was today./

Beyond the bad scans, grainy pics from the 50's and 60's.

Difficult color callibration issues for some of those polyester jumpsuits from the 60's and 70's.

Blurry and poorly framed images of family time and children...

I saw a life recorded by photographs...57 years of photographs from a baby in a bassinet to a valiant cancer patient. From a little boy in a peddal car, to a captain of his own boat.

Ski trips, picnics, beach parties, dinners in, dinners out, dancing, births, weddings, graduations, first steps and first cars...All pictures of a life.

Now here is the tough part...

[b]When was the last time someone took YOUR picture? [/b]

Do you use your camera as a shield? Do you prefer to be the one "not pictured"

I was thinking of it today, and I realized that at my memorial service, it would be difficult to put together 2 minutes worth of photos let alone 15.

I'm not super attractive, I'm not thin, I'm not fat. I'm not special in any way...to myself.

But rest assured. You MATTER. You matter to those around you...leave them a part of yourself and get in front of the camera for a change.

One other aside...

I once worked as a newspaper photographer. I knew a young lady who was an excellent photographer. She drove up to South Carolina for a family reunion. And for the first time in many years, she gave the camera to someone else. She posed for pictures with family and friends. She had a great time!

On a late night assignment 2 weeks later, her car skidded on the road, left the highway, and hit a tree. She was killed instantly.

But her family had pictures...Photographs...memories.

I urge you to stop hiding behind the camera and get your picture taken.

I'm the balding overweight guy with the white socks and sandles.
I'm the self concious wall flower with bad hair and no boobs
I'm the one behind the camera

I'm you...

SAY CHEESE!!!!

Workshop Changes

The August 16th date is tentative once again. I have received numerous emails that that weekend isn't good because of school starting, vacations, etc. I am going to rethink the date and maybe push it back a bit to a date later in the early Fall to hopefully accomodate more clients wanting to attend. So, if you have requested a registration form and I haven't replied, that is way. I do not want to accept registration fees until plans are more definite. Please keep checking the blog for a more definite timeline. Thank you for your patience and understanding.