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The Struve family has 2 beautiful children, and I just had to photograph them. One cold winter day, I showed up at their house with with lots of different photo equipment to try.
Ava is the newest addition to the family and the rat terriers had not quite figured out what type of dog she is.
Ava was an easy subject. All I had to do is say “Smile!” and she would light up on cue. What a star!
Here is Ava with young looking Grandma…
Elijah was not as easy. Imagine a bolt of pure lighting shaped like a little boy, and you will have the perfect description of how energetic he is. Below is a rare, non-blurred photo when he was still for a millisecond. It took bribery with a cookie to get this. I erased crumbs from his chin to hide the evidence.
In other cases, the old trick of holding the child with a death grip worked…
When Elijah got wise to that, we tried to distract him with a shiny iPad.
And then a romp outside where I proceeded to have a pile of leaves
tossed into my mouth. Delicious! You can see the windup here…
tossed into my mouth. Delicious! You can see the windup here…
After that, we played “Find the Leprechaun’s Gold”, a made up game which had
him checking every tree hole and rock for a pot of treasure. He never found it.
him checking every tree hole and rock for a pot of treasure. He never found it.
After all that running around, I think he took a 5 second power nap with Mom and
Sis (captured below) before he started running laps around the yard again.
Sis (captured below) before he started running laps around the yard again.
The morale of the story is that it is hard to capture lightning…
If you think you’ve seen extreme Christmas lights before, think again. PJ and Jackie’s winter lightscape is almost hard to believe. Starting in November, PJ and his sons use cranes to string the lights. Their yard brings joy to the neighborhood and smiles to the electric company executives.
The Gerber Baby food company must be missing a model, because I photographed her today. Lia is a 6 month old angel who loves the sound of the camera CLICK. It must run in the family since her Grandmother is a very successful portrait photographer. See the gallery.
The Barretts let me follow them around for a couple of hours to see what I could capture for their annual Christmas card. Here are some of the photos taken that day.
I saw the red hair first and freckles next. These kids were adorable. I was able to get a few photos in just a few moment’s time. Thanks to their father for letting me snap a few shots.
The parking opportunities may stink at Piedmont Park, but the “photo ops” are primo. We tried all the best spots that beautiful crisp day. We can’t wait to head back in the Spring time.
Jenny and I witnessed something special today at the Greek Orthodox Church on Clairmont Road. Our friends’ daughter was baptized. Little Lia’s grandfather sang beautifully during the ceremony.
Surprisingly, the Fall colors were brilliant this year. Most people thought the draught would dull everything down. These pictures are what I saw in my local area.
I have known the Humphreys for years and I got the opportunity to take some family photographs for them. The Fall colors were in full intensity and they almost look like flowering trees in Spring. We had a fun time.