Hi. I’m Dave, and I’m an addict. I’ve been taking pictures of my kids every weekend, and I just can’t stop! They are just too ridiculously cute and full of life and expressiveness for me to resist. I also found an awesome excuse for all the hubby’s out there who don’t feel like mowing the lawn… Tall grass can become a “backdrop” for kids. See? Now you can spend that time taking pictures instead =)

This weekend, I was using just a white posterboard to provide some extra soft light on the otherwise dark side of their faces. i Love low tech solutions, especially if it requires no real setup. just a $3.00 posterboard and some sunshine! I can leave all my fancy flashes and wireless triggers in the house. The best part is that posterboard is compatible with all camera models, so even a point-and-shoot can use this method! Try it out for your outdoor pictures one day, you might get some keepers! Maybe I’ll try it with my cellphone this weekend…. hmmmm…

Lost in some deep baby thought….

Aw MAN!

My Groms

Kaitlyn got all excuted that her bulb began growing again…. so excited she ripped it from the soil in its youth, just to show me the progress… so we replanted poor bulby.

Look at that attention to detail!

Thanks for stopping by, you stay classy! – Dave

When you live with a photographer, you instantly become a professional model. My daughter even has a handful of poses she provides at will. I have thousands of photos of my famiy… but something is missing…. oh wait, its ME. I hide behind the camera, my safe spot, and I could count on my hands how many pictures I have of myself with my family. Well my grandparents changed all of theat because they demanded a family photo, and I called up Jessica Moores to shoot them for me. She’s not typically a family photographer, but she’s my friend, and a great photographer, and couldn’t say no… lucky for me! She’s still fine tuning the photos for me, but you can see a sneak preview on her blog. When I get the whole enchilada, I’ll post up each family members’ favorite soon!
EDIT: Heres our family faves!

much love,
Dave

I’m reluctant to clean up the random pine needles around the house, or throw away our Gingerbread House, because it signals the end of the Holidays. Starbucks removes its holiday drinks ( ugh) and everyone around me suddenly wants to eat healthy… whats that all about? We had a quiet little present-opening ceremony, and the kids were nice enough to let us sleep in until 9am on Christmas day… I think that was the best gift a child can ever give for Christmas. I remember getting up at 6am bright eyed and bushy tailed, and my mom wandering out to the front room after whats added up to be only a nap ( Nobody puts a bike together right on the first try) . My kids are awesome , they loved their gifts, and being able to spend time with them was a gift in itself. My Jenny got me some sweet chucks, some Fitted shirts-aka-extra-skinny-cause-you-eat-cookies-and-never-gain-weight-and-I-hate-it shirts from Express… they fit like a glove. Thanks honey! We also got ourselves a Blu-Ray player for Christmas at a deep discount… I could get addicted to Blu Ray real easy. You can actually see peoples pores! Beads of sweat! Excruciating and sometimes unwanted details are possible! I escaped while family was over and took some pics of the kids in the backyard… all I could say was “ahhhhhhh..” Taking a break from entertaining so I could be a shutterbug was just what I needed!

Grandpa snuck out too, probably for the same reason… so I made him sit in the wagon

Watching WALL-E and The Dark Knight on Blu-Ray tided us over until New Years Eve.
I got home BARELY before midnight! Relax, I made it in time for my New Years smooch.. thats whats really important to me when I think of New Years Eve.. it’s not the part, or Times Square on TV, or making a bunch of noise, it’s some juicy smackers coming my way! After ringing in 2009, we decided to have some wine, and construct the crazy booth, a term coined by Nate Kaiser of theimageisfound.com. In a nutshell, its a white backdrop, some strobe lights, and a camera on a timer . Now seeing as how we were all good friends, we were in party mode, and were enjoying a delicious Merlot, I cant show you all of these photos… I know why Nate calls it the crazy booth=) But here’s a couple that wont scare the kids:

the belly button is PG13

..dont even ask.

Happy 2009 everyone, and thanks to my ‘09 brides who are going to make this year splenderiffic!

much love, Dave