Category: Life

  • What a great weekend!

    I love weekends. I know that’s easy to say, but I just love the things. They’re a great time to relax and spend time with my family. Today, we went to my wife’s hometown and the grandparents got to get their kid fix in for the week. We decorated cookies for about an hour, which […]

  • Tis the season… for food!

    So odd story… I walk into the kitchen after dinner and I swear I smell chocolate cake baking. I ask Allison, and no, there’s no cake. Somehow though, this sensation triggered what must be some primeval cake gene we humans possess, and I was compelled to provide myself with such cake. Now, I’ve never actually […]

  • Tilt-Shift lens on the cheap

    So anybody who knows me well will tell you that I’m a huge tinkerer. Quite simply, I love to take things apart and learn how they work. Lately, I’ve really been admiring the cool images people are cranking out using a specialized lens called a tilt-shift (or perspective control, if you’re using Nikon). It really […]

  • Hey… mind if I get in there and take a picture too?

    Today, I was directed by a fellow photographer to an article she had written about how to both get good pictures as a wedding guest, and also how to make sure that you’re not interfering with the professional hired to shoot the wedding. Please take a minute and give it a read: http://www.spudballoo.com/2009/10/camera-club-uncle-bob-blues-or-how-to-be-the-perfect-wedding-guest/

  • Fall is definitely here!

    As it was probably the last day of fairly decent weather outside, we decided to head out to the park for a few minutes with the kids. The weather was beautiful. However, Evie decided that it wasn’t a good day for pictures, and proceeded to just run away from us at every opportunity. Basically, she […]