Sunday, December 12, 2010

the Mokes at Dawn

Never Stop Believing
These Islands, which I've blogged before, are known locally as the Mokes.  A friend invited me to trek out there with a kayak before dawn to catch this image.  We were in the water at 0630 and it was the perfect temperature.  The water was cool, the air was warm, and we were the only two people on one of the best beaches in the world.  

Cheers to adventure, its addictive nature and those who seek it out.

Camera Stuff: Canon G10 with some boost from Photoshop CS5.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Fun Family

This holiday season, I introduce Emily (youngest), Luke (oldest), Allison (smartest) and John.  It was during a break from class that John had asked if I would take some shots of his family. Of course I jumped at the chance to take some pictures! 

Luke and Emily
If you were to ask me what was my favorite part of this shoot, I would say "everything".  Let me explain why. Growing up, I had three siblings, all within one year of each other.  Doing anything as a family was a chore.  We couldn't arrive anywhere on time, clean and without someone fighting with someone else.  Even my closest friends were used to my siblings and their antics.  Regardless of the event, it was chaos if we were involved.  
Allison (the taller cutie) gets credit for setting this one up.
Fast forward to this photo shoot. Emily was a fireball.  Luke was looking for direction.  Allison knew her time with the light and attention spans were limited.  John was ready to finished already.  When someone was getting their picture taken, someone else was giving direction behind me. "Hold still", "Come back here", "Get down off there", "hurry up, we're losing light"!  All of these different aspects and I couldn't stop thinking about my family growing up.  Thanks John and Allison for allowing me to photograph your wonderful family.  It was truly fun and exciting the whole way through.    



 A brief moment alone
The Crew

Emily dominates this image!
Thanks again to John and Allison and their wonderful family! It really was a great time and can't wait until we can do this again!

Camera Stuff: Canon 5D Mark II, 100mm 2.8L Macro, 50mm 1.8, and 17-40 4.0L were used for this photoshoot.