Kaitlynn | Little One

Just a few images of the first-born of my good friends Scott and Charnell.

Wytha

This session was way too much fun. Wytha's got such a great little smile and had so many kooky faces for the camera:







grass is no fun:


ok...it's not so bad:



I love this one! She means business:


Wytha's workin' the chompers. Check out Alicia's face:





an infant's universal truth - fingers taste good:








call me crazy...but this is cute:

Little Man

A couple of weeks ago I got a chance to hang out with my good friends, Ben and Kris, at Ben's dad's annual par-tay. Besides enjoying the festivities I also got to finally meet their newborn, Toby. It's nice to see how proud these two are of the little guy. They make a beautiful family!

T.J. soaking it all in:


proud parents:


motherly love:


I challenged this 7-week-old kid to a staring contest and lost:


This little dude doesn't miss a thing. He's got upper management written all over him:




three generations:


livin' the life:


gotta shoot the tiny toes:

a quick trip home

It was so nice to spend sometime with my family over the weekend. My sister, brother-in-law, and niece came in from Florida. I was so glad to have seen everyone! We even got in a quick 10 minute family photo session...starring Jasmine, in all of her 18-month-old glory.

she's all grown up now. As sweet as they come...a little diva, too. Just like her mother.


Macy, David, and Jasmine:



they both pout pretty well:


I'm fairly sure she's daddy's girl:







of course by the time my turn came around she was pretty much fed up with the whole situation:


"Uncle 'Mayne, did I ever tell you how goofy you are?":


"ok... I'm done."

Jasmine

I'm back from my weekend trip to the Brazos Valley even more tired than before I left. But the trade-off is that I got to spend tons of time with my 8-month-old niece, Jasmine, who was in town from Florida visiting the grandparents. I hadn't seen her since January. She's grown so much and has the cutest little grin I've ever seen:















Uncle 'Mayne is so much fun, if you didn't already know:





she'll be deadly soon:



I took most of these in extremely low available light with my 50mm 1.8, which is one of my favorites. It's light, cheap, and stupid sharp. But the extra speed of the 50mm 1.4 has me intrigued. When I was a beginner (way back!) I'd sometimes be perplexed at why pros would pay 2, 3, or 4 times more for an extra stop of light. But the more I do what I do, the more I'm exposed extreme lighting situations. A single stop could mean the difference between a shot in the can or a blurry mess. And nice bokeh can't be beat.