Anjy and John, engaged

The H Family and Little Raine

The twins

M and N are too adorable for words.

Etta

Taken shortly before her first birthday.

Ghosting the boy

I've been working on my ghosting technique ever since my little one found out I could turn him into a ghost with my camera. It's his preferred method of having his photograph taken. Unfortunately, it means I don't see much of my kid in the actual work product.

If you've never ghosted an image before and would like to get this type of shot of your own kid, slow down your shutter speed and tell your kid to move. And lower your ISO to 100 or 200. And don't forget your aperture. You'll want to close that down since the majority of your light will be coming from the longer shutter speed. It sounds like a lot but if you already know how to make those adjustments, the rest is just a reason to play with your kid(s) and your camera.

ISO 200 Aperture f/16 Shutter 1/3 second

ISO 200 Aperture f/16 Shutter .6 second

ISO 200 Aperture f/13 Shutter 1 second

Miss E, revisited

She is growing up so fast.

Lucky shot

My son participated in the Timbers soccer camp at Jeld-Wen Field this week. During the week-long camp, the kids were visited by injured player, Futty Danso, who was so very kind he posed with kid after kid after kid until everyone who wanted a picture, got a picture. I was there to capture this lucky shot. Sometimes it pays to lug my beast of a camera around.