Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Nelson’s. Yes, THE Nelson’s.

I always look forward to photographing this cute family. Why? Why, not!? They are so stinking cute and have miles of personality. I love how Marcee let their character determine the clothes they wore. I am constantly telling my clients to let their children pick out their own clothes. “Well, they won’t match,” is a constant remark. “Good,” I say. We don’t want them to match. We really don’t want a photo of all white and khaki. We want real style, real personality, and real photos. Of course, you can help them pick cute clothes and, definitely, help them accessorize. Accessories are A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

Can I tell you that I am in love with the tie? I love this look on little boys (and not so little boys too). Don’t over-do it though. She did a great job with just adding the tie to one of her boys. It creates contrast and contrast makes for great photos. Just saying.

Adorable. There is something to be said for a mom that has all boys. (Nothing against you mother’s with boys and girls, or all girls.) It is just so cute to see the boys surrounding their mom. Remember, contrast. I love this picture with little Sammy and his mom. I want to print it and put it on my wall! It makes me so happy.

And, we wouldn’t be finished with out a fun photo. I love how everyone’s expression really tells a story. I have no idea what I said to get such a reaction from Dion (the dad), but it is hilarious. Marcee’s smile is contagious and you have to smile with her when you see this photo. Oh, and, the light reflecting off the bugs flying around in the background is so cool.

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Gretchen - Great pics Kirk! What a fun family. I love the last one. Dad might play serious but everyone knows he’s a softy!! Cute!December 16, 2011 – 1:33 pm

Kirk - Perfectly said. I wish I would have thought to say that. It is so true.December 16, 2011 – 2:19 pm

Russ Gray - Kirk, I don’t have your email for some reason, so I’ll just have to leave a comment. I saw this and thought of you. This would be a pretty cool Photoshop exercise: colorizing old BW photos.

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/01/colourised-photographs-by-sanna-dullaway/January 18, 2012 – 1:14 pm

Kirk - Thanks Russ. That is insane. It is amazing how perfect the color renderings are. Some are even better than the black and white, and I love black and white.January 18, 2012 – 8:38 pm

On Vacation Without A Book

Somehow, when I was packing for our Moab vacation I failed to pack a book. Of course, I have years worth of reading on my iPad, but I have been on a real book reading kick lately. Upon arriving in Moab we passed a cute little used bookstore and I found a few books to tide me over.

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Ponte Sant’Angelo

Cruising the interwebs the other day, I came across the above engraving by Rossini. It is incredible. I was so ready to hit the buy it now button, but it was already sold. I loved the perspective and it reminded me of the photo I took the night I proposed to my fiancĂ© on Ponte Sant’Angelo. You can read about it here. It seems like a dream, even though it was only one year ago. Rome is the most amazing place I have ever visited, and it is kind of cool to think that you can stand on the same spot that someone else did, see the same sight, and be inspired by what you see, almost two centuries apart. Amazing. An interesting read about the splendor and horror this bridge has witnessed can be found here.

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Gretchen - I’d hit the ‘buy’ button for your print! Beautiful!December 2, 2011 – 5:57 am

Kirk - Thanks Gretchen. I will give you one if you like.December 3, 2011 – 5:02 pm

Gretchen - Sweet! I’d love one!December 4, 2011 – 1:04 pm