January 21, 2012

These were from a few weeks ago when we were taking the Christmas tree down.  He really liked the lights, so I let him fiddle with them for a few minutes and seized the opportunity to snap a few pictures.

January 20, 2012

One of my dear friends asked if I would take pictures at her son's 1st birthday party.  I was honored to document such a big milestone!  I'm not used to doing much indoor work - I generally stick to natural light.  But I've been interested in learning more about flash and have wanted to get a better understanding of controlled lighting.  And I've known that I needed a much better flash ... the SB-400 just wasn't cuttin' it.  So after Christmas I ordered a new flash with some Christmas/birthday money, and my Nikon SB-700 arrived with enough time for me to read the manual and try it out a few times.  This birthday party was my first big attempt at getting some decent photos with flash!

Let me just toot my friend's horn for a minute: she did an amazing job on this party!  She put a lot of work into the details, and the kids really enjoyed it!  My son came down with a fever on the day of the party, so my husband had to stay home with him.  I'm still so sad that they missed it :(

He said "oooohhhh" to every present that was opened - so sweet!

January 4, 2011

Still slowly going through Christmas/post-Christmas pictures.  My husband's sister was in town with us for Christmas, so on Christmas afternoon after we packed the car for our long drive, my husband, sister-in-law, son and I went down the street to an empty lot by our house to snap a couple of Merry Christmas photos.

I like this one of my sister-in-law.  I especially like that you can see the reflection of the rest of us in her glasses :)

January 2, 2012

Last night I was working on some pictures from our family visit, and I came across this.  I love this one of my son and my mother.