Wanted to share a couple photos I shot of the wonder twins in the studio on Sunday. Thanks for obliging a proud papa when he wants to show off his babies!
These were done with a three light setup (all AlienBees 800s) and my standard studio camera rig. The twins are on the floor (for safety sake), on a pillow with a blanket thrown over top of it, propped up on the back side so they could support their own weight for the shots.
Nikon D3, 24-70mm (at 70mm), f/11 at 1/250s, ISO 100
Hello all. Rose headed down to Atlanta for a long weekend to visit her buddy Susan from college. After having her gone for four days and the kids in my care (my folks did come to help over the weekend), I have found a new, indescribable respect for what the lady does for our family, day in and day out. Wow. Four kids ages four and under is no small task and to do it with such grace (all while maintaining her sanity) is amazing.
Welcome home, angel.
With that said, thanks to my folks for helping me stay on top of the photography responsibilities Saturday and Sunday. We did two engagement shoots on Saturday (I'll put up some sneak peaks soon), and recorded a portion of the photography segment for Start to Finish, episode 2 down in DC on Sunday.
Here's a shot of "The Three Soldiers" that I snapped while downtown shooting S2F.
This weekend consisted of snow, shoveling snow, playing in the snow, shoveling snow, watching the snow fall, shoveling snow, playing in the snow, waiting to go back out and play in the snow, a major snowball fight, and of course, shoveling snow.
Just a few snapshots, nothing fancy, of the snow that has essentially shutdown the Washington, DC area. The federal government is shut down, all the major school systems are shut down, and the best part is - we're supposed to get another 6-12 inches tomorrow!!
Nikon D3, 24-70mm (at 70mm), f/2.8 at 1/5000s, ISO 200
Nikon D3, 24-70mm (at 24mm), f/2.8 at 1/3200s, ISO 100
Nikon D3, 24-70mm (at 70mm), f/2.8 at 1/8000s, ISO 100
One of the best parts of being a photographer who's also a dad is walking into the room with a camera and catching something like this...
Here's a tip for catching great photos of your family. Leave your cameras accessible. (Warning: If you have little kids like I do, leave your cameras accessible TO YOU, not everyone!) One of the things I realized dramatically increased the number of special moments captured in photos was having a camera where both Rose and I can quickly grab it. Having the camera tucked into a camera bag, or disassembled, makes it nearly impossible to photograph the split-second shots that really show the day-to-day around the home. So, find a high ledge on top of the bookcase, put your favorite lens on your DSLR, and let it wait in ready to capture your family's tender moments.
We spent the weekend playing under a two-foot blanket of rare December snow here outside of the nation's capital. Here's a shot taken on the crystal clear Sunday morning (things had already begun to melt) following Saturday's white-out conditions.
I'm sure the northern states are just laughing at us, but this little storm shut down the area for three days, and schools are already closed through Wednesday in the major counties.
