The World According to Angie

Triple Trouble

Shot with Nikon D300s & Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 48mm; 1/60s at f/5.0 and ISO 800; diffuse natural light with no modifiers and no flash.

My brother & sister-in-law make beautiful babies. Their three girls are gorgeous ... but they're definitely triple trouble! Gabrielle Ilene, Lyla Mae, and Ivy Michele Lee. So sweet!

(And yes, it took me about 20 frames to get this one where all three of them were looking at me and smiling. Lyla likes to stick out her tongue and make faces, Ivy is squirmy, and poor Gabby was doing her best to keep the other two in line.)

But this shot made it all worthwhile!

Blue Eyes, times two

I got to shoot this sweet brother/sister pair a couple weekends ago. They're sweet, expressive children, but what got me in this photograph was their blue, blue eyes. Gorgeous! 

Family of Five

 
We know this gorgeous family through church, and when they asked me about doing their photos, I was delighted to oblige. The littlest guy wasn't precisely in the mood to have his picture taken, so I kept my camera in continuous-shot mode and we did our best to distract him.

It turns out he was in the mood for the swings, though, so we moved fast and got everyone gathered around him. That's something I've learned recently: if a little one isn't cooperating, find something that makes them happy and then move everyone else into the photo.

 
Of course, the lighting is better in the first photo - it was a bright, sunny day, and when you're working with an unhappy little guy, you really don't have time to get your diffuser set up - but lighting aside, I still think the second one is a fun photo of this cool family of five.

Both images shot with Nikon D200 and Nikkor 70-300mm AF-S VR lens.

What Generation Gap?

Logan just hangin' with his grandparents, who were visiting for the weekend from New Braunfels.

Shot with Nikon D200 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens; 1/1600s at f/1.8, ISO 600, using natural light on an overcast day. Edge burn applied during post-processing using Photoshop CS3. 

Goddard Family Outtakes

Annalise was one unhappy camper when we tried to take family photos. I asked her mom and dad to cry right back at her in an attempt to make her smile.

It seemed to confuse her more than cheer her up, but it sure made for some funny out-takes! A big thanks to Stephanie and Abel for being willing to have a bit of fun and be silly for their sweet girl.

The end results were certainly worth it!
 
 
 

The Goddard Family

We got one - and I mean ONE - shot of the three of them where Annalise was smiling. And it just happened to be the first one. Within seconds of shooting this, she began to fuss and cry. It just goes to show that sometimes, the first shot can be the best one.

Champions by the (half) dozen

Six of the best speakers to ever walk the "big stage" - top row, left to right: 2001 WCPS Darren LaCroix, 2005 WCPS Lance Miller, 1995 WCPS Brown; bottom row: 2000 WCPS Ed Tate, 2009 WCPS Mark Hunter, and 2003 WCPS Jim Key.

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Memoralizing a Year in a Moment

 

Last week, my "nephew" Logan turned 1. It's hard to believe a full year has passed since I shot his first portrait on his birth day, but yeah - the little man is one. It was my job to capture his birthday celebration in stills, and I'll share some of those gems in a separate post ... but about mid-way through the party, Audrey gathered up her men and asked me to shoot a quick portrait.

I had less than two minutes, I think. I had them pile up in an armchair by a window, turn sideways to the light, and then asked Uncle Jim to make faces at Logan. He can make that kid laugh in a heartbeat!

Shot with Nikon D300 + my favorite Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens @ 1/160s at f/1.4

Logan @ 9 months - Reed Spring 2009 Shoot

 

At 9 months, Logan weighs over 25 pounds, is crawling, and has the most mischevious grin.  And he's as photogenic as ever.

He loves his daddy (and I love those little elbow dimples!)...

 

...but I suspect he's really his mama's boy.

 

Of course, no matter who's loving on him, he's full of grins and giggles.

 

I love the matching polo shirts with the denim. There's something about a baby wearing clothes that look like mini versions of grown-up stuff that just makes me giggle helplessly. SO sweet.

 

This photo is Audrey's favorite; I actually overlooked it on my first pass through the shots. But now, it speaks to me - happy mama holding baby, with dad looking over them. They're all looking in different directions, but there's still such a sense of unity... of family.

 

It's been a privilege to watch from the sidelines as "Audrey + Chris" had changed to "Audrey + Chris + Logan"... amazing how a baby can change everything.

Shot indoors with natural light using Nikon D200 and fixed 50mm/1.4 Nikkor lens. I am offically in love with this lens. Audrey thinks my photography is "maturing"; I think it's the lens.

Laughing with Mom

Jim and Chris were acting up behind me in an attempt to get Logan to smile.  I have no idea what they were doing to get Audrey to make this face, but I love the result!  This just proves that some of the best shots from a session, sometimes, are the out-takes.  Shot with Nikon D200 at 100mm, f/4.8, no flash on a cloudy day.