Ah, Winter

February 4, 2010

Long time no blogging!

I hail from Texas, so honestly it was a fun time to go Mario Kart-style power sliding around town when we had our first snowfall. (I exaggerate.)

That was weeks ago and winter has since worn out its welcome. I like it cold, but we have had some bitter, slap-you-in-the-face kind of cold days. I fell hard on our driveway one icy morning and was fortunate to have damaged nothing but my pride. But I am told it will be better soon.

Another thing that sucks about winter – not many pictures! My wife and I have been so busy lately – a good busy, a “lots of time with friends and family” busy, but also with a lot of work and other junk we’d rather not deal with, except we need to eat. And sleep, with a roof over our heads

Enough rambling?

I have driven by this old wheel for months and wanted to take a picture of it. Something about old textures seems to catch my eye. Across the street, an old wooden fence as well.

Super stoked about a extra-special wedding coming to this blog soon, and then, as spring begins to replace the cold, gray winter, a schedule of weddings for a lot of couples that I am blessed, honored, and excited to be photographing! Take care and check back soon!

Heidi, Danny and Baby Cooper

January 7, 2010

Danny, Heidi and I go waaay back and it is always great to get together with them and now, their newest family member – their newborn son Cooper!

Danny and I first met in college and though they now live in Sugar Land, TX, as coincidence would have it, Danny grew up not far from Dayton. So this past Christmas, Toni and I got to spend an afternoon with them and enjoy a lunch of chicken enchiladas and catching up. Aaand we took some pics – these are a few of my favorites!

Get These or About 340 Other Prints of Heidi, Danny and Cooper!

Nicole, Scott and Baby Jacob

December 14, 2009

What better way to celebrate a new blog than with pictures of a beautiful baby?

Nicole and Scott are two friends of ours who recently welcomed their first son, only a couple weeks ago. The proud parents both wanted to do something that wasn’t “typical” (love it! ) so after we got the requisite family Christmas card shots out of the way, we got to experiment with a few looks.

Jacob is about a month old, and as a photographer, this is such a special time to take pictures! Yeah, I’m a wedding photographer, and while it’s awesome to work with brides and grooms on one of the happiest, most incredible days of their life , I’m also blessed to be able to photograph the special nature of the “every day” moments in our lives as well!

While an infant at this age may be aware that there is someone else in the room he doesn’t recognize (who is also popping the flash off repeatedly ), he won’t pose or alter himself or his expressions. He doesn’t care! And there is such an incredible intimacy shared between parents and their newborn baby; one that an observer can “feel” but can’t express in words! All I can do is take the pictures and hope that they capture a fraction of the love that Nicole, Scott and Jacob experience together.

So that is why I loved this shoot. Oh, and last but not least … Jacob is a *cute* baby:

A Portrait of a Family Portrait

December 7, 2009

So this weekend I had the privilege of taking a few family Christmas portraits for some of my inlaws. Though we had a fun time and did get a few winners, this one pretty much sums up the session

Chris Aram Photography Now Celebrating Its 24th Anniversary!

December 7, 2009

Photographic proof that yes, I have been doing this since I was five years old.

Photo credit to my Dad, who found this little gem while digitizing his tens of thousands of memories. He was and is quite the photographer himself and whatever skill I might possess, I am sure I owe a great deal of it to him.

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