Barack Obama in Lancaster, PA

So, we waited in line for hours. Then we waited in the heat in a field of thousands. Then, then Obama moved us! He made us proud to be Americans! He gives us HOPE and then gives us solutions to fix this mess of a country. Thank you Barack Obama!

My buddy Chris and his hilarious t-shirt!


A girl in the crowd with a really funny button. Click on the image to view it larger.


Some Obama supporters.


Rick Gray, Mayor of Lancaster


The crowds suffering through the heat.


Robert Casey Jr. and Barack Obama take the stage.


Barack and his famous smile.


Clapping for some kind words from Bob Casey.


YES WE CAN!


A great speech.


Really getting into it here.


Telling us his plan.


The crowds were huge!


Calm and collected.


Waving goodbye as he exited onto his bus.


Thank you Senator Obama, for giving us HOPE!

E.T. or my Babydoll?

Just had to post this quick picture of my daughter Alexa from the other day. We were swimming down at our friends pool for the final weekend of the summer. She's the cutest thing ever, isn't she?!

Merideth & Troy Engagement Session 08/31/08

I met up with Merideth and Troy for their engagement session down at Lock 12. Located below the Holtwood Dam, Lock 12 was new to me but was certainly a wonderful place to do an engagement session. It was a warm one, however I gave them a chance to cool down. Yep, got them in the river. It was a really fun time with some great locations in the water and in the woods.

We started out walking down to the water. We were a little worried however, the alarm for the dam was going off signaling they opened it up and were letting water loose. We weren't sure how high the water may go up, so we took our time and kept and eye on the water levels. Needless to say, they didn't move much the whole time. We skipped around the rocks for a while and even had them in the water before moving back into the woods. We then walked around this large rock formation and it was just amazing, creating some really interesting shots. Thanks for suggesting this place guys! It was a lot of fun and I'm going to have to go back down there in the future for some hiking and maybe some swimming. Enjoy the pics, and thanks for a great time.

Lots of foliage created some interesting shots like this one!


Troy being a gentleman and helping Merideth across some of the bigger gaps in the rocks.


There was a lot of grass and other plants sticking out the rocks. Made for a lot of interest.


Merideth was having fun, however the wind wasn't helping anything and kept Merideth busy during the whole shoot.


Walking along a thin rock line with a nice reflection in the foreground water.


Such a loving couple.


Uh yeah, we lost one. Well almost anyway, they were stepping down into the water and Merideth happened to slip and slide down a little to far into the water. She was fine, but her pants were a bit on the wet side. She was cool with it.


She, no harm no foul.


See, just a wet pant leg. This rock formation created some really great shots. I love this one.


Relaxing on a railing.


Down in the bottom with the rocks.


Getting intimate in the rocks.


I just couldn't get enough of the rocks and the formations. It was great!


A beautiful ring deserves a beautiful leaf and shot.


A walk down a nice path to end the day.


Can't wait to photograph the wedding next year!

Wenz Family Portrait Session 08/30/08

I kicked of the Labor day weekend with a fun family shoot. I met the Wenz family, (Keith, Merideth, Ashley, Amber and Avery) at the Millersville Pond bright and early Saturday morning. We started off by the pond, went around the back side of the pond so that little Avery could see the swans. We got some pictures of each girl, then moved down the path towards the waterfall behind the café.

From there Avery started to get more into things, running around and having fun trying to touch my equipment. After she got bored with me, we decided to try keeping her looking at the camera with some keys. Needless to say that held her for only a short time as well. Then it was a walk back toward the smaller section of the pond to finish things up and let Avery chase a duck around. She was having so much fun saying duck and seeing all the ducks and swans. It was the perfect place to go to keep her going and get some really beautiful shots. Thanks for a fun morning guys!

The Millersville pond is such a beautiful place for family portraits!


What a good looking family.


In between looking at the ducks and swans, Avery kept checking out my camera.


Look, a swan, Avery points out.


Here's Amber, standing on the wall overlooking the pond.


And Ashley, relaxing next to a tree on the back side of the pond.


How cute is Avery! I mean really, really cute!


Here's where she started getting into things, walking around and having fun.


The family relaxing on a set of steps.


Speaking of relaxing...


Avery was just so curious, she just came right up to my camera and all but stepped off a step.


The family on a small bridge in front of the President of MU's house. Also known as Tanger House.


I just loved this family shot. One of the last shots of the day, but one of my favorites.


A shot of Keith and Merideth alone.


Out for a walk.


And out for a run, chasing a duck. Don't worry, no ducks were harmed while taking this picture.

Febes, Josh and Adriel @ Grubb Lake

I met up with Febes, Josh and their son Adriel at Grubb Lake for some family portraits. I work with Febes and we've been talking about going out to get shots like this for a while. It's may have turned out for the best since Adriel is now walking! He was so adorable, and so good in front of the camera. He was just a ham and was so interested in my camera and flashes.

I was doing a little Strobist work for this shoot. I was pretty happy with most of it. The lighting under the trees surrounding Grubb was perfect for shots but I was trying to make these pics really POP for such a great family. Febes I was so happy to be able to photograph you and your family. Thanks for asking me to do this, it was so much fun! Enjoy!

A great family shot! Like I said, Adriel was hamming it up for the camera.


A shot in front of the lake. They are just a great looking family!


Some nice BW magic just makes this shot!


Out for a walk, just wait til he starts running! Look out!


That's my camera!


The light was spectacular streaming in through the trees.


OK, so I had Josh put Adriel on his shoulders. What is he supposed to hold on to but Josh's eyes. :) Sorry Josh, but that was really funny! Even though you were in pain.


Walking down the path in mommy's arms.


Hangin' in the grass with my favorite photographer. He was just so interested in my equipment.


Mommy and son in a shot by themselves.


His ham face, Josh finally got him to ham it up and boy did he!


He was fading fast and we were trying everything to get some laughing and smiling out of him. I love this shot though. Makes him look like he got away.


Playing in the grass. And no, I wanted him to look up at my camera and this time he wouldn't.


A great looking family, just a simple shot in the grass.


Just amazing brown eyes! So cute!


Such a cutie, and he was so good the whole time.


Just relaxing and having fun in the grass with leaves and sticks.


Adriel and daddy.


I love this shot of Josh and Adriel. It's just so natural and full of joy.


Dinner time, and Adriel was trying to make it known he was hungry by feeding Josh. :)


Such a fun time, thanks again. Hope you guys enjoy the pictures!