jimmy and kathleen...

So sometimes I like to procrastinate, but this is probably to the extreme.  This was the first of two photo shoots that I did a few weeks back.  The photos were "engagement photos" that were done a little more than two weeks before they were getting married.  We had been planning on doing the photos since late January/early February.  I processed the photos and had them developed quickly so that they could be displayed at the ceremony, but I kept finding other things to do instead of posting them.  Well, here they finally are...  

crawfish boil...

Had a fun night at Cliff and Brooke's house.  They had several families over for a crawfish boil.  I can honestly say it has been a long time since I have eaten crawfish.  The food was great but the conversations around the table was even better...  Thanks Cliff!

All of the pictures were taken with my Leica M8 and the CV 75mm f2.5 lens.  I processed all of the pictures in NIK Color Efex Pro with the exception of one that was processed in NIK Silver Efex Pro.  I used different presets/film settings for each of the photos.

what was she thinking...

Would be amazing to know what was going through her little mind.  She was looking out the window in the kitchen.  Maybe she was just daydreaming...  The picture is also a little bit dreamy with the focus being only on one side of her face.  Very appropriate for the look.  Used the Monday Morning filter in my NIK software.  Taken with my Leica M8 and 75mm lens.  

the serious side of Maci...

It seems like it has been forever since I have posted any photos.  I have been incredibly busy taking and processing photos, but just not posting them.  I have done two photo shoots that took quite a bit of planning and post-processing.  I will be posting some of them in the coming days, but I wanted to post a photo of Maci that I took today that required no planning whatsoever.  It was taken with available window light in the kitchen using the Leica M8 and CV 75mm f/2.5 lens.  I processed it using the film effects in NIK Color Efex Pro.  The film was Fujichrome Provia 100F.  A fine-grained film look, but a great representation of Maci's serious side...