I recently had an in-home photo shoot of a newborn baby.  I took my "baby-stylist/wife" along with me and we had so much fun, got great results and can't wait to do it again. 

Emotions ran high and perhaps that is why I started to get really philosophical about this particular photo shoot.  About 5 minutes into the shoot I realized that I didn't want a portrait of a baby anymore.  I wanted a piece of art.  I took some chances and they paid off.  This article offers some insight into what I was thinking.

I've heard it said that if you can photograph food you can photograph anything.  I don't know.  I think that is more applicable to kids, and even more applicable if you and the kids are fishing, but I digress...  This photo-blog discusses how to light food photography.

How to take a well lit and composed photo
and make it REALLY cool using Adobe
Camera RAW. 

If you don't shoot in RAW,
you should start. 

Here's an example of why...

This photo gets a lot of people talking.  To see some of the comments you can click on it and it will take you to my flickr page.

I'm flattered by what people write.  I thought I would go ahead and deconstruct the photo and detail the composition behind it.  Hopefully this will give you some insight into how to get shots like this, if you like it, from your kids.

First of all this was taken using one medium light-box and an Alien Bee 800.  I have it at camera right and standing up about 7 ft.  You know this already as you can see the box very clearly in his eyes.

See that photo above? That's how NOT to do it. Not my photo. My photos are below.... You’ve heard it a million times: ‘A picture is worth a thousand words.’ Think about this….....

A couple months ago one of my favorite persons on the planet came through Austin to play a gig at the famed La Zona Rosa in Austin, TX. Andy Davis, whose Latest album is now available (currently #4 on the charts) at Barnes and Noble, is not only one of the coolest guys you'll ever meet, but perhaps one of the most talented musicians around. He plays pretty much every instrument and he writes the catchiest most heart-felt music I've heard in quite some time....

I did a photo shoot last Spring with a Comedian, Donna Lee McBride, and it took a little coaxing just to gain access to the site. Here's the resulting video and a few stills. Later on I give some tips for gaining access to a location...

With the Holidays upon us I decided to try and capture some of the action. After all, there are tons of photo opportunities.