Alec & Kristee

Favorite subject of mine & amazing friend, Kristee, finally got her son to agree to get some photos taken for his senior portrait. He was a little awkward initially, didn't work it like his momma, but ended up getting the hang of it near the end...now if we can get him to put on her white wig!

New backdrop!

My mom poses with her latest birthday gift, some sort of electric wrinkle zapper. she's actually laughing under the mask, which makes it kind of weird...uhm...weirder...

a man and his possessions

Rick takes a Friday afternoon nap in his living room amongst the last of his possessions. He was a little tired after couch moving, martini's, tom collins, gyros, police, and me dragging him out of bed for a 9:30 bikram class. I think we were giving everyone in the class a contact buzz from our sweat.

I mostly shot this photo because i was jealous...i wanted to nap!!!

Another weekend in TC

(left)Hot in the sun, cool in the shade, amazing with a breeze, what great weather for tasting wine at the 1st Old Mission Wine & Food festival.
(below)Emily in a slight food, but mostly over-worked coma...
(second down)From left, Chris, Jody, me, Pete and Karen, late night work at getting the Higher Grounds Coffee Bar completed...although at 1am after a day in the sun, I think i just added an extra 6-pack and comic relief...





(bottom photo) On the ride back downstate, the sun shines through the clouds. A friend of mine recently wrote about his mother's recent passing and the blessings of a rainy/cloudy day, how it makes one reflect more on oneself and makes you realize every day is a gift..I didn't read about his experience until after i shot this, i was just thinking how beautiful it is and reflecting on the weekend, all the blessings i have in my life...

Another weekend in TC

So I was back in Traverse to work on Friday, but made lots & lots of time for play on Saturday...
I'm thinking Rick was getting tired of having a camera in his face...
New thing this year, white netting to increase heat...and make the photogs happy!

Okay, so i'm not really sure where he was going with this, but at least he was committed...
Higher Grounds coffee bar...organic, fair trade and their counter tops are logs that were found in Lake Ontario from the early logging days...

Northern Michigan continue...

Do you ever see a large gathering of birds and wish you had your camera as they dodged around? or at least wished you weren't in your car on the way to a job, but rather on your back in an orchard chomping on a long blade of grass and watching silently with a smile on your face at this gift...

Northern Michigan continue...

light from a bonfire, a ripe vineyard and a waxing moon....fall is on her way...
another sure sign of fall is Caleb's allergies...
Rob taking a break from the harvest...or is he?
moon shadows...and RG's car's dome light....
Caleb, RG and moon shadows...

One day & night in Northern Michigan

Labor Day photos from a quick trip to TC and area for, of course, labor...when I get a day off I'll really enjoy this...memories of the quick visit will give me a warm-fuzzy feeling inside...
1st party at Sean O'Keefe's, which is never complete without the family business..high marks for the Pinot Grigio!