Cabin Fever has settled in since my children have been sick the past couple weeks. I’ve been staying in for so long… Thank goodness we had a photoshoot with sweet Serena, it was such a fun time! Watch out folks… this little actor is on her way to be a star!
This little girl is growing up so fast. Sometimes.. it’s as if time slips away when you pay all your attention to the little ones. Once you have a child, most of your adult life is spent paying special attention to the little things like a little coo here and there. You pay your attention to the little burps and even farts… and for some reason it’s comforting to hear it come from them. It’s comforting because you know that it releases air trapped in their bellies so they won’t get a tummy ache later. You want to show them the world. With the looks in their eyes.. to the smiles they get once something sparkles their curiousity.. how could you not want to show them the world? After a while, your whole goal is to make them smile. During Christmas weekend we were grateful to have my dear friends visit us from Minnesota. It was nice to see Chris and Cristina once again after almost 6 months. Once I laid my eyes on Gianna, it was a huge surprise on how much she has grown! Take a look at this post here to see for yourself: http://telaphotography.com/archives/100 . And now.. take a look here for some recent photos:
Last week my Wife + her two sisters + I took the children to visit the Dupage Childrens Museum. We weren’t planning on buying a membership to the place, but after spending the day at the Naperville location… we were sold. I will let the photos speak for themselves. With this membership, we will have access to hundreds of other Children’s Museums across the US. Kaiden had such a blast, and I think it will be beneficial to have him explore this place from time to time.
Remember the two little munchkins Molly and John? I’ve decided to post additional photos of these two after processing more photos because they are so darn cute.
I’ve been so sick this past weekend. Hopefully I don’t have the H1N1 flu O.o but anyway, it was my children’s first time apple / pumpkin picking day, so I had to go. County Line Orchard is located in Indiana. My wife had to drive the van, since I was on drowsy cold medication. Her sister followed in another vehicle since we were not all able to fit in the van. This was a great way to start the month of October, and the season of Fall!
And now folks, it’s time for some more family photos! I’m so glad that both of my children are now done with baptisms and the like. Here are some highlights from the event:
This past weekend we brought the kids over to Cosley Zoo. Located in Wheaton, this Zoo offers a display of 35 different species on display.. and best of all, it’s free to get in! Notice how I didn’t take any photos of the animals. I couldn’t get a clear shot of the animals since most of them were either caged or sleeping under some sort of shelter. I wanted to capture the children in their curious ways.
Kian eating his mother's shoulder Maleyah and Kaiden taking a break
Kailyn sitting on her aunt Tena
Maleyah and Kaiden taking a break
I am mentally and physically tired today. It’s hard keeping up with this obsession of capturing images. From working full time, to taking care of two children and a dog, I’m finding out that the days are just way too short. I just wish there was an extra hour each day so that I can spend more time processing these photos. I still have catching up to do from the previous photoshoots for Christy+Ryan, Mohammed+Khadija, before I can process these little cute photos of Molly+John. I am trying to process some of these before my next shoot this coming saturday. Anyhow, here is a little sneak peak at little Molly and John that I met over the weekend…
I had a great time shooting these two. My assistant Richard was with me shooting as well. One of the highlights of the day was watching Molly dance to Alvin and the Chipmunks! The children were doing great at the beginning of the shoot, but started to grow tired as the day progressed. I knew it was going to be a long day because with children, you have to feed and change them, and take frequent breaks to keep them relaxed. It was a challenge trying to get some shots with a backdrop. One of my strobes malfunctioned and wouldn’t sync correctly when shooting, so I had to do with only a single lightsource, my softbox. We literally had about 5 second intervals to shoot Molly with the backdrop because the area was a no-go zone for her. It was so cute. I hope some of those photos turned out! Check out the two photos below, these two are the cutest little munchkins!
I had plans to go out towards downtown Aurora earlier with a fellow photographer, but they fell through due to babysitting issues. We really felt it was a great night for some downtown night shooting. Anyhow, I spent the evening with my two children Kaiden and Kailyn, plus my sister in law’s daughter Maleyah. I had a blast! Kailyn turned 3 months about 5 days ago. She’s really starting to get the smiling thing down now, and is able to follow moving objects with her eyes. Perhaps we will do some night shooting some other day.
Kailyn staring at the wonderful lights her soothing swing makes.
I love grainy photos. My wife was looking all over for this kid… she was washing dishes while he was playing with his Nintendo DS on the sofa… then he went silent… and was nowhere to be found. I was downstairs processing photos… and this was where we found him. I wonder what he was dreaming about…
Dreaming
