Sometimes, during this year that I am documenting through pictures, I just want to press the pause button and hold onto certain moments for a little while. I took today’s photo for exactly that reason.

What do you get when you combine an overly-bright window and a darkened room? Silhouette opportunities! The key to making great silhouettes is getting your exposure right.

There’s a new kid to shoot these days around here — our little baby boy arrived into our lives last week. Welcome Ian Christopher! We are all so happy to have him here, and Sophia is probably the most excited of all. Big sister adores her new little brother.
And of course he’s already had [...]

Sophia looooooves Play-Doh. And lucky for her I just happen to have this set of 100+ cookie cutters that she gets to pull out every time the Play-Doh comes out. I’m a little anal though and usually she only gets to play with one color at a time. Except that one time when she [...]

I’ve learned a thing or two recently from lugging my DSLR and a couple of toddlers down to the beach for a quick photo shoot. I thought I’d share with you some tips to save you a little heartache and hopefully ensure that you’ll end up with some fun memories of the day.

I got a fun new Nikon SB-600 Speedlight Flash for my D40x DSLR this Christmas, and I’ve been testing it out whenever possible. I have been dying to have an external flash for my camera since I got it this summer–thank you, Santa!
I thought it’d put it to the true test tonight while my daughter [...]

If you haven’t noticed, Shooting the Kids has been on a little (OK, <ahem> not so little) summer break. We’ve been playing at the beach and eating ice cream and staying up late because, well, it’s summer and that’s just what you do! We’re also in the middle of a house move, which is both [...]

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