Reese, Lori, Jackson, Jonas … and Dexter
Posted on March 17, 2008
Reese is one of my closest friends going back … man, 7 years now? I first met his wife Lori when they were sophomores in college, only months into their new relationship together. Their two boys are the newest family members … and I’m not biased when I say they are two of the nicest, most pleasant and well-behaved kids (well, toddler and infant) I know … Dex is their English sheepdog.
I spent this weekend visiting them in Fort Worth, and we had a blast together shooting some family photos. As a photographer, there’s a lot I like about these shots, and there’s a lot I’m still learning to do from a technical standpoint and would improve upon “next time.” However, as a close family friend, I’m happy to have taken and to give them some pictures that capture their very fun and warm spirits.
This was one of the first shots I took … though the lighting was really bad, I like the overall “essence” of the shot …
Reese is actually a pretty phenomenal guitar player.
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Posted on March 10, 2008
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A New Lense!
Posted on March 6, 2008
I am excited to have finally purchased my first telezoom, the … get ready here … big breath and lots of acronyms … the …
Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor Lens
The point of all of that mumbo jumbo is to say that I now have a lense that will allow me to take relaxed pictures of people without invading their space (more zoom reach = I can stand more than a few feet back to frame the shot.)
As a bonus, it has already provided Toni and I an experience in pre-marital financial compromise!
I know it seems anticlimactic to write about buying a new lense and not post any results of its use (that is, after all the point, of any lense, take great pics with it) … but these I promise soon.
Whoo hoo!
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Chewie Is Fast
Posted on March 1, 2008
My parents’ dog (okay, so he’s partly my dog too–I picked him out from CAP several years ago) is one fast mofo. I’ve always wanted to try to photograph him at the dog park (interesting, by the way, the number of digital SLR-toting dog owners you see cropping up there these days) and today was a great day to do that.
Chewie is simply (and by substantial margin) one of the fastest dogs I have ever seen. It is a lot of fun just to watch him run and to run circles around all of these other dogs, and he chases a lot of them tirelessly. Oh, and the picture of him baring his teeth is just him playing with the other pups … not that it doesn’t throw some people for a loop though …
Here are some of the better shots I managed …
My brother and dad have been teaching him to run the little obstacle course …
This last picture is one of my parents’ four (yes, 4) cats. He was first my sister’s cat before she went off to college. She originally named him Tarzan (he loves to climb things), but he has since been affectionally dubbed “Boo Boo” (he also loves to break things) and more recently, “Chubs” (he also loves to eat.) He is also the neediest, most annoying cat I have ever known, and I love cats, so I’ve known a lot of them. Oddly, unlike many animals, he is not at all camera shy.
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