Christmas Tree Lights

They look so much cooler when you mess with them. Just my opinion.

Having a very Davis Christmas...

...and by that I mean crowded, noise, messy, and totally fun!

Tait Update III

These cracked me up...

Tait Update II

Merry Christmas :)

Tait update (hey that rhymes)

More to come.

This cracks me up:

More from these two later...

Portait Session: Victoria

Geek details:

Nikon D700 w/ MB-D10 grip
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG
Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Micro
Alienbees B800 Strobe
Paul C. Buff 32x40 collapsible Softbox
Manfrotto 420B Combi-boom
Nikon SB800 Speedlight w/ shoot-through umbrella
CyberSync wireless tranceiver system
and a whole lotta cheese!

Extra-Serious business

Being my own test-subject on the first day I set up my new softbox. Hey - ya gotta go with what ya got.

Decorating the Christmas Tree, 2009

The previous picture is one of my favorites of Sonya ever... it captures the moment for me because i can remember exactly how carefree and joyfully she was dancing to some silly Christmas tune on the radio. For me that's the essence of photography - capturing the emotion of a moment in life.






Kate very intent on descrambling a major knot in some decorations...

Thanks to my wife for taking a few of these while i traded off decorating!

Nikon D700 (ISO 6400!)
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG
home-brew "cyan/red split-tone" action in Photoshop CS4