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Some new kid photos

Josh — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:51:20 +0000

Recently I’ve been playing around with the flash on my camera, and I snapped these photos. Most are pretty straight forward, but on a few, I tried for either a more moody type of short, or more of a dreamy sort of image. Anyway, let me know what you think!

Kids 2012 - 1

Pre-Christmas Photos

Josh — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:33:13 +0000

Not a lot to say, too busy, so here are some pre-Christmas photos of the kids!

Pre-Christmas photos

Shot’s O’ the kiddos

Josh — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:10:21 +0000

I had a few minutes of free time this weekend, and I’ve been wanting to experiment with some lighting techniques, so I pulled out my camera and forced my kids to sit down for some photos. Some of these were lit with natural light, while the others were lit by a pin spot, bounced off a white photo reflector. I like the way these all turned out, and I think it will get me more into using different lighting styles to take some photos. Anyway, have a look, and let me know what you think.

Kids 9/18/2011

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Lake 2011

Josh — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:52:52 +0000

My wife’s aunt and uncle were nice enough to invite us up to a house they rent on the lake during the summer, and while there, I snapped these photos. I like these, especially the ones of the black lab and the banner photo. I think the lab photo could be in a dog calendar, and the banner photo is just cool because of the high contrast and the way the pier seems to stretch forever into the photo. Anyway, drop me a line and let me know what you think.

Lake 2011

Picking Blueberries

Josh — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:48:15 +0000

We had a beautiful day, today, so we headed out in the morning to pick blueberries. I took my camera along and snapped the photos you see here. Well, except the two of me, which were taken by my wife. I think this is the first (and probably will be the last) pictures of myself that I’ve ever placed on the website, so enjoy! Anyway, I like all these and think they turned out really well. If you think the same, or even if you don’t, drop me a line in the comments area.

Blueberry Picking

Some new photos

Josh — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 02:54:49 +0000

I took these photos of the kids over the last couple of days. I liked them, so I thought I would share them. All taken with my D7000, combo of my 50mm prime, and my 18-105mm lenses. The 50mm is just an awesome lens coupled with the D7000, takes great photos. Anyway, have a look!

Kids 7-3-2011

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Nice Sunday Day

Josh — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:08:53 +0000

Had a really good Sunday today. Went swimming at my Mother-In-Laws pool with the family, played baseball with my son in the backyard, and hung out while my kids rode bikes out front. Couldn’t ask for a better day. These are some shots I captured today. My 2 favorites are my twins “playing baseball” (my son and I had ditched our gear outside, when we ran in for some drinks. We returned to see this, so I had to take a photo), and the sunset shining through one of the birthday balloons from the party yesterday. For some reason, I just think there is something about this photo. I really dig the colors and the way the sun lights up the bottom of the balloon. Anyway, on with the photos!

Nice Sunday

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Twins 4th Birthday Bash

Josh — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:15:35 +0000

The twins had their birthday party this weekend, and it was a fun time. Good time with family and friends. The kids had a blast, and so did my wife and I. I snapped some photos during the festivities, and here a few I thought were pretty good.

Twin Birthday Bash 2011

Nerf Wars 2011

Josh — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:23:18 +0000

Had a good day with the kids today, and officially kicked off Nerf Wars 2011. We all had a pretty good time chasing each other around with the nerf guns (note the eye protection). I snapped some pics of the event, as well as some more traditional type portrait shots. So…drop me a line and let me know what you think.

Nerf Wars

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Random Photos

Josh — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:55:46 +0000

Below are some random photos I’ve been taking the last day or so with my camera, flash, and light tent. The photos of Buzz are kind of interesting (to me anyways) because they demonstrate how a light tent can help you get some great photos. I did include a photo where I hit Buzz straight on with the flash, just to demonstrate the difference between bouncing a flash and using one straight on. Long story short, bouncing = better. The other photos are just random photos of the kids.

Buzz and Kids

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