Family

Have you ever spent 10 minutes in the company of total strangers and felt like you know them? Or at least like you'd like to know them. Maybe it was our common Nova Scotia roots or simply their fun (and I mean FUN!) attitudes that left me feeling like my faith in the spirit of family had been refreshed. Giggles, laughs, pokes, prods, and the occassional threat of a beating with a stick... what could be better?

The topper to this wonderful weekend which included a wedding, an engagement session and these family portraits at the Mactaquac Marina was a picnic and a walk through the Mactaquac Picnic Park with the boys.

365 Days - Day 9

My favorite type of picture. One of my boys! This is the youngest sprinting his way to first place in the 400m run. He qualifies for district championships in June. I thought the group of pictures told a better story than just one.

Day 8

I love weekend moments!

Day 7

The 2009 wedding season has begun! And day 7's photo is a wonderful, surprise, candid - shot before the ceremony during a lighting test on my second camera ... yes ... I now shoot with 2 at the same time! It is important to see the opportunities as they unexpectedly arise. Immediately before this was taken, the grandfather of the groom spent a quiet moment speaking privately with his grandson. (It was clear even to a stranger they are close). He then quietly took his place with his partner and waited patiently for other guests to be seated and the ceremony to begin.

Day 6

Separating a subject from the same color background ... in this case the technique used is selective focus.

Day 5

Back lighting. Look through your own photos because we all have one! That photo of someone sitting at the dining room table ready to blow out the candles on the cake with a bright window behind them and a face so shadowed we can hardly make out who it is. Backlighting. It's a difficult task to light the facial features under these conditions without using flash. It happens in many instances both inside in front of windows and outside with the sun directly behind the subject. The cameras meter senses the light in the whole scene. The photographer must know how to adjust. This explains today's photo.

365 Days - Day 4

This may not be the most beautiful photo I have ever taken! It is, however, an excellent example of finding a small area of focus. The dead leaf in the midst of the greenery is sharp while nearly everything else is not. This skill is important in portrait work where it is necessary to focus on the eyes of the subject.