Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Smiles

My camera was all warmed up from the Silver Bell Photo Shoot
(see yesterday's post)

So we grabbed a shot of the girls...

 A nice refined smile from Katie....much appreciated...


 ....and then Lily........
....Lily, Lily, Lily.....


I guess this is her new smile?
Oh dear.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Silver Bell Meets the Paparazzi

Silver Bell is the name...
...dressing up is the game...

and "yours truly" was the gametime photographer on the scene!



 It came together pretty smoothly, truth be told.....

 There were little munchkins around to hold the flowers until they were needed...



 "You mean these aren't for MEEEEE?????"
"Where are MY flowers?"


Instructions were given...
(lots and lots of instructions.....)
just look at Tim's "dad look."
It's a great "dad look" don't you think?  He's especially good at it...

And it was off to somebody's house for pictures....
I'm not even sure who owns the house...
I was just given an address and a time...by this point I was on a "need to know" basis...

....why?.....

....because I was the PHOTOGRAPHER remember?
And I kept taking their picture!

Once upon a time there were two tall brothers...
whose mother was short....
...hence the angle on this photo....

 They were putting up with me....


...but just BARELY!"


 Whoops!  Went too far!  Back off....
Retreat...
but only for a minute....


"Dude....tell your mom enough already!   She won't quit taking our pictures!"

"I can't stop her!  She won't listen to me!!!  I'm powerless!"

HOWEVER.....suddenly they got very cooperative!
It was like they WANTED their picture taken!
They did!
 I tried to be quick....
the first thirteen shots...

 They let me take closeups!...


 ...and shots of beautiful young ladies....


...pinning flowers on their lapels..."


They let me take pictures from behind...

 ...and from the side....

 ...just about as many times....

...as I wanted!..

IT WAS GREAT!

 ...and I wasn't the only parent taking pictures either....


....we were everywhere...
....we were the paparazzi...
It was fun.

Thanks boys...
...oh!....and girls.