Abby and Haleigh with Daddy at the Nelson

Tonight had a gorgeous 'magic hour'. Magic hour is the last 20 minutes of light in the day where it is perfect for shooting specular subjects and anything that requires soft light. Tonight I did a shoot of my friend Britt and his two beautiful daughters, Abby and Haleigh. Britt wanted to surprise his wife with photos of the girls next weekend for her birthday. They were a great joy to shoot but the girls really challenged me cause they did not want to keep still. They are ages 3 and 4 and kids that age are just wired to move. I still managed to get some amazing shots. We went to the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum and their water pool out front made for some great reflection shots at sunset. Here are a few for you to enjoy and now I am off to shoot two weddings and a family session this weekend. Oh yeah, along with a night of bbq and poker with friends:) Hoping everyone has a great weekend!

I really like this one in sepia too. Which one do you like better?

Family Portraits at the Nelson

I did another family portrait session for my friend Denise of Delaney Photography last week. Bruce and Sandy have three boys and we met at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to get some photos of the family and shots of the boys with their music instruments. The sky was a beautiful blue which gave a good background to some great photos. I think I got some weird looks when they saw me laying on the ground asking them to all walk toward me. That's ok though because they got comfortable with me and started making crazy faces for the camera. I even got some shots of Bruce and Sandy looking at each other like they were falling in love all over again. I love those shots! Thanks guys. I had a great time meeting and photographing your family.