Between hibernation and taking some time off, it’s been a little slow posting around here lately.  It’s time to kickstart back into it, and with the snow quickly disappearing, I figure I should start off with the last of the winter shoots.

Continuing on with the series of Jasper through his first year, I dropped by Julie and Devin’s place a few weeks back when there was still more snow on the ground. Babies change so much in the first year, and little Jasper had clearly become a little person since I last saw him.  True, he still maintained his calm and reserved air he’s always had (he probably regarded me with his cool, sober stare for the first half hour).  But this kid was now on the go – I think if Julie and Devin’s lower backs could have handled it, Jasper could have endlessly walked around his house the entire time I was there.  This kid clearly loves to walk, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he skipped crawling altogether.

After towing his parents around the circuit of the kitchen and living room for nearly an hour, we bundled Jasper up and went outside for a few shots.  Baby snow suits are one of the banes of early years (for both the parents and the babies), but Jasper’s outfit and stegasaurus hat were pretty cute (I think what made it cuter was Jasper’s air of patient resignation about it all).  A couple of snow shots, back inside for some more walking around, and then it was naptime for the little fellow.  I’ll be interested to see what Jasper’s thoughts on spring will be.  In the meantime, some pics from the session:

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As I’ve mentioned in the past, playing on my frisbee team means you start having babies.  It must be something in our water bottles.  At any rate, Matt and Nancy took a little longer than most on the team, but they too eventually joined the ranks of parenthood last year with the arrival of Aselyn.

We had been meaning to do the shoot for quite a while now, but it wasn’t until the new year that we were able to get into the studio.  Aselyn at this point might be closer to being a toddler than a baby, and it showed as she clearly knew what she wanted to do and pretty much ran the show.  Although a pretty serious little girl, it didn’t take long for Matt’s clowning around to get her giggling and shrieking.  Nancy’s family dropped by later in the shoot for a few pics, and we ended the session by stopping in at the Fyxx for 3 warm mugs + 1 sippy cup.  A sneak peek at the session:

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As I walked out to the car today, it was hard to believe that it was the middle of March and that full-on winter was only a few weeks ago.  With the fields poking their heads out from under the snow and the evenings suddenly one hour longer thanks to daylight savings, it’s as if someone fast-forwarded us into spring…

But before we leave the cold weather behind completely, here’s a wintry engagement session with Anjali and Arun.  We pretty much closed our eyes and picked the date of the shoot a month in advance, and much to our luck and delight, we managed to pick out the first weekend that kicked off our current warm spell.  There was still plenty of snow on the ground at the time and the Forks was packed with snowboarders, skaters, and people out and about enjoying the sunshine.

We started the session outside and Anjali and Arun were kind enough to appease my whimsy and muck through drifts of snow for me – there were some nice wintry blues to be had!  And though it was a nice enough day, 45 minutes of standing around in the snow is enough to chill anyone, so we wandered inside to warm up.  I don’t often get to sit down and chat with my subjects in the middle of a shoot, but we sat down in a patch of sun with our hot chocolates and got a chance to talk about the Olympics, traveling in Europe, and East Indian food.  Even though I’ve shot my fair share of Indian weddings, I definitely learned a thing or two with the inside scoop from Anjali and Arun.  An informative coffee break!

We finished up the shoot inside the building, playing with patches of light from the setting sun.  All in all, a great way to kick off the engagement sessions this year.  Here are a few of my faves:

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A few weeks ago, I posted some of the photobooth images from Robyn & JR’s wedding.  Now that I’ve finished processing all the images from their wedding, I wanted to post a few of my faves.  I’ve particularly enjoyed playing with off-camera lighting at weddings lately, and there’s quite a few from this wedding that I thought looked pretty neat.

Happy new year!  Spent a nice Christmas holiday with the family and very much enjoyed the festivities and home cooking.  And now it’s time to catch up on some of the winter work I’ve recently shot.

While a silvery Christmas feel was the primary theme for Patti and Graham’s wedding, basketball was clearly a close second as these two ball players tied the knot shortly before Christmas.  The portrait session at the Legislative Building was really nice in that we had a really big chunk of time to work with, which allowed me to try more elaborate lighting with the wedding party shots.   The reception out at Bel Acres country club was chock full of basketball themes, including the bridal party being introduced like a starting lineup and guests having to successfully shoot a mini-ball into the basket to get the couple to kiss.  And almost as if on cue, the snow began to fall just as the dancing got underway and we managed to sneak out for a quick shot in the dark against the falling snowflakes.  Congrats Patti & Graham!  And here’s a sneak peek…