Growing Up…
I made this photo of Christine waaaaaaaay back on September 24, 2011 before we knew that Atticus was an Atticus and not an Atticette. I also realize that it’s out of order but maybe one day I’ll go back and reorganize this site in chronological order (but that day is not today!)
I think it is a perfect photo for a New Year’s Day as it has a distinct ‘reflecting on the future’ feel; is ‘preflection’ a word? Spell check says, “No” but I think it should be.
I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve (there’s actually still about an hour and a half of 2012 despite my use of the future tense!) I have decided that it is my goal to post approximately a photo a day or at least a handful of photos a week! We’ll see how it goes…
For the final photo to be posted in 2012, I’m posting a great shot taken (with an iPad) just a few hours ago of Atticus on his new pirate ship (Christmas present from Gramma and Papa) taken by Jennifer Safrit @ Casa de Safrit. We celebrated the new year with a full countdown and lyrically inacurate rendetion of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ at just after 7:30 pm because we are old and boring. The Safrits’ dachshund, Pete and Atticus just stared at us in mutual confusion.
See ya, 2012! Nice to meet you, 2013!!
Here’s a Christmas card for you!
And here’s an un-written on version:
We made our annual pilgrimage to Pittsburgh, PA for Christmas but this year we brought our own baby (and he’s been quite a hit!) Here are some of my favorite photos that I captured during our trip.
Santa’s not the only one who deserves a “Thank you!”
Santa brought Atticus a toddler-sized corn popper and the elves brought a tiny elf-sized corn popper (with a tiny scroll to explain that they made it just for him but mom would probably insist on using it as a tree ornament!)
I think Atticus has been battling the sniffles for the last week or so. Between the runny nose and excessive drool, the lower half of his head is nearly always drenched!
Throw your hands in the air… and wave them like you just don’t care… and if you’re momma’s little guy but when she’s gone you start to cry then let me hear you say, “Oh yeah!”
Atticus has just recently started feeding himself crackers. I love to watch him picking things up and holding them!
We hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!
Recently, I’ve been taking a lighting class at Sawtooth with, instructor, Bill Lusk. So far (we have only finished the first part of a three part class), just about everything that we’ve learned has been stuff I learned in college but I very much had the mindset of, “I don’t really need to learn studio lighting because I’m going to be outside in the middle of everything or on tour with some band where I won’t be able to control the lighting anyway.” Yeah well… Fast forward nearly a decade and a half later, amidst a digital photography revolution and now you can barely cross the street without bumping into at least one “photographer” and, sight unseen, my photographic skills no longer sound like anything especially special.
How can I differentiate myself from the piles of camera toting weekend warriors loitering the streets of the planet? I’ll study up on all the lighting techniques that I was so resistant to in school! Seems a little redundant, you say? I prefer to think of it as I’m getting to pay two times to learn the same information! Eh? Eh? Oh well, I’m enjoying the class and I’m getting a great refresher on all the stuff that I’ve forgotten/avoided learning in the first place!
I managed to talk Atticus into being my involuntary, if only semi-willing, model. I think he did a great job!
Atticus just rolled over (on his own) for the first and second times of ever!! Up until this evening, he has been trying to roll over from the dreaded “tummy time” but his arm always served as a fat little kickstand and stopped his roll in its tracks…
Videos from 2 days and 27 days (respectively) after the fact:
Not Quite / I just want to look at the stupid mobile!!
