Megan Victoria

She's finally here! My wife went into labor last night, and this morning at 3:00 AM, my beautiful daughter was born. She is 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and just a tiny thing. I've got a lot on my plate right now, so I'm just breezing through the hospital portraits. I've got some really great ideas for when I get her home, and I'm saving the surprise until then.

Heather and Hannah

A few weeks ago, I donated a free session for a fundraiser. Tonight, I was able to shoot Heather and Hannah for their parents who bought the donated session at the fundraiser.

This whole family was just a blast to hang out with and shoot. The girls were so beautiful, and posed so well with each other. It definitely made my job easier.

The youngest is a catcher for the Hotshots softball team. I've got some really fantastic shots of her in all her gear, as well as some closeups. She has an absolutely intimidating stare, and I'd wager she is pretty good at psyching out many a hitter stepping into the batting box.



....more to come.

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Sasha

This little beauty is just 10 days old. Her Mom, Grandpa, and big sister came to see me today, and it was my pleasure to capture a few images.



When shooting children, especially babies, you can guarantee no two sessions are alike. About the only thing you can guarantee is that someone is going to get wet (usually me and Mom for sure). I'd have to say that Sasha is one of the most unique babies I've been able to shoot. She made me work harder than I have in quite a long time. Good practice!

Ducati 1098

Had a wonderful chance to shoot a Ducati 1098 this morning as part of a calendar series. This bike is going to be used for the month of April. I did several angle shots of the bike, as well as quite a few close-ups. It's always fun to shoot a subject that doesn't have a "bad" side. No matter which angle I used, there was always something visually interesting about this bike.



Although I'm a fan of Japanese motorcycles, I'll readily admit that this Italian machine is simply gorgeous.



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Fundraiser

I had a really interesting call yesterday from a previous client. It seems that her daughter's softball team is trying to put together a fundraising auction, and she wanted to know if I would be willing to participate. Hey, it's for the kids, right? Who could pass that up.

So, I'm going to donate a free portrait session, and a free 16x20 mounted print. I'm also going to be giving a 25% discount off any other prints purchased from this session, and discounting any custom framing as well. The session fee, and print, are valued at over $400, so someone should be getting a good deal.

Hopefully that will bring a few shekels in for the team. I just need to get a slide show presentation for them to run at the auction table, so the bidders can see examples of my work.

New Website

"The only constant is change." -Heraclitus

I've really been yearning to update the website for quite a while now. I wanted a complete restructuring of the galleries, and find something that fit better with my photographic style. The previous iteration of the website was designed primarily around just fine art. This new site has a far more contemporary look, but still allows for the fine art images to be displayed well. I also needed a better method to display some of the commercial work for my clients, as commercial assignments are becoming a larger part of our work. So, now I have a reserved, and logon protected, area for my commercial clients.

Feel free to take a look and tell us what you think. The "Contact Us" section has been updated with an online form so that you don't have to use your own email. Just type in your email address and your message and the website will generate the email for you.

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Diana

Stunning....simply stunning.

Not much to say about this young lady. Diana is the younger sister of Christina below. When I was able to take Christina's pictures, I was so very lucky to be able to shoot Diana as well.

I could tell you how gorgeous she is, how she is just a joyful person, and all of that. However, as a wise man once said, "A picture is worth a thousand words." So, here is a few thousands words worth of beauty.







Of course, I had to get a shot of these beautiful ladies together: