Photography

Living Large

Posted on Oct 9, 2011 in My Thoughts On..., Photography | 0 comments

Living Large

I love selling my photos. Especially larger sized prints. Mainly because I love seeing my photos the way they are intended to be seen – huge. I’ve done tons of 16×24 prints, and quite a few 20×30 prints. But the one pictured is my first 30×40. I would not have guessed...

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The Great Pumpkin

Posted on Oct 3, 2011 in Daily Grind, Joplin/4-States, Photography | 0 comments

The Great Pumpkin

For some reason pumpkins have always kind of creeped me out. In fact I used to have dreams that I was trapped inside a gigantic pumpkin (???) … anyways… Sunday we took the kiddos to a nice little pumpkin patch in Carl Junction to pickout some pumpkins and go for a hayride. As with many...

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Among the Wildflowers

Posted on Sep 27, 2011 in Daily Grind, Photography | 0 comments

I keep finding patches of wildflowers and envisioning some great photos of wee-Emma amongst them. I’ve managed to get a few decent ones here and there but still not the shot I am after. Last night I took a few as the light was waning. I can’t help but get Tom Petty’s song stuck...

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Eily Outside

Posted on Sep 20, 2011 in Daily Grind, Photography | 0 comments

Eily Outside

Something I have really struggled with is photographing our newborn. Most of the time she’s asleep or eating and it’s been challenging to find any good angles. Today while Steph and Emma were at dance class I decided to take Eily outside and try some new tactics. I also felt it was time...

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Fun in the Yard

Posted on Sep 19, 2011 in Daily Grind, Featured, Photography | 0 comments

Fun in the Yard

Today was a beautiful day so we enjoyed the evening outside and I took the opportunity to do some shooting. All of these shots were with a 100mm lens @ f/2.8.

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Labor Day

Posted on Sep 5, 2011 in Day / Weekend Trips, Featured, Joplin/4-States, Photography, Rural America | 0 comments

Labor Day

We were long overdue for some nice weather, and today was just about as nice as it gets. Lucky for me I had already planned a day outing for Emma and I. First we headed to Prairie State Park near Liberal, MO. We had a nice picnic lunch in a wooded area and then we and found some Bison...

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