A few more

What are the odds?

Two sisters, both pregnant and due on the same date? I feel bad for the grandparents ;-)

Fortunately, both of the lovely pregnant women are family, so I get to meet both of the cute bundles of joy in the very near future.

We celebrated today with a fantastic shower in Rochester. I was a little off my game photographically speaking, but I do love the two shots (same pose) of each of them below.

LOVED the cake!




Cousin, meet your cousin!

Light

Artificial and natural (since we finally had a little sun here in Michigan) to highlight my favorite little subject.


Texture or no texture? It feels a little heavy to me.

Who knew a worm could be so interesting.

Texture or no texture?
The look I got when I wanted to go home. It is still cold after all!

Indoor flare....gotta love it!

This is way too blown out, but this was the first time he figured out the flash was coming from somewhere other than my camera.

I don't know why, but this one makes me laugh!

New Toy....I mean, tool!

I have wanted to try using more off camera flash for a while now. I am able to use the master/slave function on my Canon Speedlight flashes, but they are limited as the two flashes need to be able to "see" each other and that doesn't always work for the types of shots I am going for.

I have had pocket wizards sitting in my B&H shopping cart for almost a year now, but manually setting flashes is not something I am proficient at. Everyone tells me it is not that hard, but I just have been hesitant. Then I heard about Radio Poppers, which would allow me to use ETTL functions on my gear but the units don't require "line of sight" to communicate with each other. They were originally supposed to be out in February, so I decided to hold off on the Pocket Wizards, but like most new products, production was delayed and I was getting antsy. They still have a few more weeks to go, but I was able to place a pre-order and I am soooo excited to play with them.

Splish Splash

This is why I love photography!

When he's 16 and tells me "I hate you mom!" I'll know he still loves me, but I'll want a different memory of him to fill my heart at that moment. Moments like the ones below that have made me smile all night just looking at them.






Tonight on the couch before bed

Me: Do you know I really love you?
Him: (nods yes while staring at the TV, avoiding eye contact with me)

a minute or two later

Him: (turning his head to look at me) I reeeally love you too mommy.
Me: (smiling from ear to ear while my heart melts)
Him: (turning his head back toward the TV and then to me again) But I love daddy MOST!
Me: Me too, buddy, me too.

WOWZA!

Check out this photographer's work! Rarindra Prakarsa



And then come help me lift my jaw off the floor!

Part 5: M-I-C.....K-E-Y....

You know the rest. These are WAY out of order, but I can't stay awake long enough to rearrange them tonight.