Monday, December 28, 2009

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














Thursday, December 24, 2009

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Friday, December 18, 2009

This cracks me up:

More from these two later...

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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!

Friday, December 11, 2009

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