J,M,A,C, & E

Poor, poor Megan. At least that's what my mom thinks. As the mother of three boys she has a special insight into Megan's plight. At least that's what my mom would call it. You'd think that my brothers and I misbehaved to hear her tell it...


But we're not here to rehash my misspent youth. We're here to see a few of the pictures we took on Saturday morning of the Daly boys.

I woud have been disappointed if we hadn't gotten at least one shot like this:

Having gotten that one out of the way, it was nice to get one that looked like this:

What is it about me that elicits this kind of response from youngsters?

Thanks for getting together with me guys. I hope that you've recovered.

Brian, Jane, and Landon

Brian, Jane, and Landon met me for a session at the Kaufman Memorial Gardens. I really enjoyed working with them. And the fact that somehow Landon managed to co-opt my haircut from 1981...

I'll admit it: this one was posed this way. Doesn't change how much I like it.
Landon, looking simply angelic. Awwww.....

Thanks for getting together guys - I had a great time and I think we got some great images.

Wyatt at age 1/4

Since Erica & Scott purchased the first year package (newborn, 3 month, 6 month, and one year pictures) Wyatt gets to experience the joy of having his portrait made over and over.

Not quite ready to sit up yet, young Wyatt gets an assist from dad:

The whole family gets in on the action:Wyatt, still happy with the whole idea of having his picture taken:

And the same in B&W:

A look of surprise, a tongue sticking out, and just a bit of slobber: the picture that has it all:

Wyatt, head up under his own power big boy style:
And one more that he'll probably someday wish we hadn't taken:

Thanks very much guys. I look forward to seeing you and Wyatt over the next few months and in the years to come.

A.J., mom, and dad

The Collins family came in for some family pictures and, more specifically, some picture for A.J.'s first birthday. We'll be seeing more of each other on May 1 when I have the honor of shooting Jeff's sister Erin's wedding.

The family:

The boy, looking perhaps a little surprised:

And then a little sad:
A little happy:
And finally, a little inquisitive:

Thanks guys - I'm looking forward to seeing you at Erin & Charles' wedding.

Adam & Lily - The Sequel

Followers of the SCI blog may remember Adam and Lily from last fall when I visited them at their house to take some pictures for the invite to their B'Nai Mitzvah. Followers of the SCI blog may also not remember Adam and Lily so a refresher course may be in order:

Lily's cool with having her picture taken.

Adam's not.

Having established that I was honored to spend the afternoon and evening with them on their big day.

First we started with some family shots. Here are the Starrs with a whole bunch of other people who I can only assume fit under the heading of family:

Then it was time for some smaller group shots. Luckily Lily is not shy about doing what it takes to bring out the happy Adam:
Then it was time for the service at the New Reform Temple. I can't remember the name of the group that did the singing but they did a fantastic job:
And on with the ceremony. I'd love to know what was going through Lily's head at this moment:
Adam carries the Torah around the temple:
Lily reads:
Rabbi Cukiercorn (I hope I spelled that at least reasonably correctly...) presents the twins with a certificate signifying that a tree has been planted in their honor in Israel.

Then it was on to the American Restaurant for the reception:
Boys being boys:

Girls being girls:

Adam being Adam:

Ladies' man Elliott:

As part of the evening's activities the DJ had each table of kids come up to the dance floor to demonstrate a dance:

And after a slideshow of Adam and Lily as adorable little munchkins it was time for the fireworks display. Either that or the folks at Crown Center were sending up signal flares to tell the aliens exactly where to start the invasion:
Finally, I wouldn't feel right about this blog entry without inclduing this shot of Elliott rocking the Kanye West look:

Thanks once again to the Starr family for inviting me to be a part of the celebration and for making me feel like one of the gang. I have a great time every time I get together with them. Now if I can just get my ears to stop ringing...

Scott, Erika, & Wyatt

First things first: I love the name Wyatt. Scott & Erika are good too, but come on: Wyatt - how cool is that?

Scott & Erika are one of my wedding clients and when they emailed to let me know that they wanted to set up a newborn session for Wyatt (who wasn't yet born) I was thrilled.

First a picture of the whole gang:
Then a couple of shots of Wyatt in mom's arms:
Next it was time for a few shots of Wyatt by himself. I love this shot of him looking up at Erika:

Next we set Wyatt on the backdrop for some naked baby shots. I liked this one the best - I think I'm going to call this pose "falling frog". Why? Because to me he looks like a falling frog here. In the best way. And, finally, Wyatt had had enough.

One last thing -- the Petzolds signed up for the baby club which means, that, in addition to five sessions over the course of the next year, they also received a custom designed birth announcement to send out to friends and family:
Thanks guys and I'm looking forward to seeing more of you over the next year (and beyond...).