My buddy Todd showing off his daughter Addison on his birthday. Super cute kid.

We needed a quick portrait done of the local AIA chapter head for the magazine. I wanted to be in and out and done quickly because Gretchen has a family and I had to shoot her at her lovely home around dinner time. Who wants a photographer coming to the house when you’re trying to get your three piece and a biscuit on? Anyways, like I said the house is pretty much amazing (she is an architect after all) and it was full of modern paintings and sculpture. Museum like, but homey and lived in. She seemed a bit nervous at first so I told her to sit on the couch and relax so I could get the lighting levels correct. I popped off a few shots to test while she was talking about her kids and the smiles came naturally. This is by far my favorite shot. All in all, I was there for no more than 20 minutes. Faster than Dominos.

Great shoot today with a family that just moved here from Texas. They’ve been meaning to get some pictures of their two adorable kids for quite some time, so here are some of the results. Lesson learned: Kids are tough to shoot and keep happy at the same time, but I love a challenge.