Beautiful Bride

I had to post these beautiful images of MY bride. After 5 years of marriage, she is still stunning. And she still strikes a pose for me...when I ask nicely. I was able to attend an all day seminar in Dallas two weeks ago of one of the best wedding photographers in the world right now, Australian Jerry Ghionis. I learned so much about lighting - especially how to take the ordinary and turn it into extraordinary. These images below are straight out of the camera - taken in our master bedroom. The only exception is that I sharpened both of them for the web and turned the 2nd into a black&white image. Enjoy.

One Year

We took Hayden's one year pictures last week. I've determined one year is the hardest age to shoot - you never quite know what they're going to do. Hayden was quite content, though, through most of it. We kept feeding him cheerios to keep him happy! A couple of our favorites: