there's strength in numbers

Life's better with friends. Agreed? S'no doubt these funny, adorable kids will always have a friend (and family member) to make life sweet.

hello, hoyt

This is irrelevant to the post, but it's Tuesday: release day for new music. And what's new on shelves and iTunes today? Hello Hurricane by Switchfoot. Just thought I'd share, since today's photo of the day headline reminded me of it.

Here are the latest, all shot with our Canon 50mm, at varying apertures of course.

photos a la carte

With all that's been going on around here, it's been next to impossible to find a moment to post. But we're back in the game with 16 new photos taken over the last two weeks (methinks this ties a record...).

For the record, I don't like cropping to a square, but it's by far the easiest way to lay out the blog (not a good excuse, I know)... Besides, why give away the whole shot, right? However, if anyone out there knows how to code our blog so thumbnails show up as square but clicking on them shows the entire shot, PLEASE share!

Some of these photos were taken with our new fluorescent studio lighting, while some were shot without any artificial light at all. Can you tell which ones?

nauvoo flash visit

Up at 5. Out the door at 6. In Nauvoo at 9. Lunch and fudge by 4. Home around 7. Quick trip? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely. More pix on our travel page.

See you again in December, Nauvoo. Next time, we're bringing the fam.

why we love what we do

1: Although it can get a bit intense shooting & working side-by-side, there's real joy in spending time together. And that's whether it's once a week, once a month, or 4-5 hours in a day.

2. There's great satisfaction in hearing comments like, "This was way more enjoyable than I thought it'd be. Y'know. I mean, this shoot was a lot of fun."

Thanks, Cailan, for the feedback. Thanks, Becca, for, well, everything.

* Photos 1 & 3: 5D, 100 ISO, f/1.8-2.x. Shots 2 & 4: 30D, 320 ISO, f/4.

"beware the barrenness of a busy life"

It's been quite a week. And although it's been super-busy, it's been far from "barren." From Cailan to the Tiltons to the Chapmans to Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia, here's a snippet of what we've been working on...



Special note to Mother Nature: we could do without all the rain. The roof can't take much more.