Photography

There are times, times like when you are setting up a few flashes in the living room to test out some light designs, when after the most loving ball of fur in your life puts his paws up on your leg, looks up at you as if to say, "Hold me!" and squeaks out an almost apologetic meow, that you realize that no force on the planet will stop you from complying. Maybe it's the eye to face size ratio, maybe it's the fact that he begins to purr the moment he settles into my shoulder. I'm not sure, but whatever it is, it makes me feel like this photo.

Well, at least moments like this make up for the early morning barefoot hairballs and occasional litter box explosions.

President's day was dragging on, so I went for a drive. I noticed some interesting buildings across the bay so I went around to check them out. It is a large grey building that looked as if it was built to be a WWII battleship, surrounded by an open fence. It would be a wonderful photographic subject, but today I thought it might be wise to leave it alone and check out the jetty instead.

Baby, Sepia, Dress & Cheeks

Originally uploaded by Jackal of all trades

I'm proud of how this shot turned out. I was a little worried at first, since the parent had a photo she wanted to emulate. Since this was my first true "photo shoot" for someone I didn't know before hand, I was a little nervous about how it might turn out.

It ended up better than I expected. I have to say that her wonderful smile makes this shot for me. That, and the natural reflection in her eyes of the umbrella. I'm hooked on taking portraits now.