being there...

So much can be going on when you are taking photos, but the beauty of the picture is when you can remember being there.  I love the simple candid photos that document the day...

coming home...

With so many pictures of Pyper and Allister on my hard drive, I have finally decided that I better get to posting or I'm only going to get farther behind. This was taken in the hospital on the day that Allister was coming home. I love the mood of this picture. It was like time is standing still...

hook and ladder...

This was one of my first photos taken when I decided that I was going to start shooting 35mm film again.  I still had my very first Nikon FG-20 camera with me during this trip. It was taken several months ago after I had dinner with a friend, Francisco, in Sacramento, CA (Francisco actually gave me the film). It is Cinestill 500, which takes absolutely beautiful photos at night with mixed lighting. This is a great example of the colors that are rendered...

a moment like this...

I never seem to get enough opportunities to take photos of Sherri. So glad that I have the different cameras laying around the house that can be picked up and grab a moment like this...

a young pro(digy)...

Some may be a little nervous seeing a 3 1/2 yr old holding a camera that cost a bit of money. Me... Not nervous at all. I am way too proud to be nervous. I get all excited when I see Pyper taking pictures. The reality is that she has every opportunity to be so great at it. I love the look on her face when she takes a good photo and sees in on the screen. Her smile is a mile wide... and so is mine...

muted tones...

One of the keepers from an expired roll of Portra 400 film that was shot in Tyler's Yashica Mat-124G camera. Love the muted tones from expired roll film. So glad Sadi let me capture this one...

bonding...

It is almost as if I am viewing someone's interaction from afar. From the look of the photo, nobody else exists in this space. I love that I was able to capture this moment between Maci and Allister so early in Allister's life. The mother-daughter bond is such a powerful force...

in the moment...

Got my scans back from Indie Film Lab today. Scrolling through them, this one definitely stuck out.  It absolutely captures the essence of raising kids in America. You take the time to do the little things with your kids to enrich both of your lives. It only adds to this photo that baseball is absolutely a favorite pastime that extends through all generations. Nothing posed about this moment. All parties, including me behind the camera, are 100% in the moment and enjoying it thoroughly...

left behind...

Another image from our trip to Hawaii. Sadi stayed behind while Sherri, Dee & I went on to see the turtles. Came back to find her sleeping on the beach. No better opportunity for a photo...