Monday, May 18, 2009

Ya, we like to have fun over here @ Arcata Photo


Soon to be 3-year old Kellan was having so much fun...laughing so hard, we couldn't keep the snot in his nose!!! Sometimes you have to laugh at yourself. If anyone thinks it's easy to get a kid to smile for the camera and not have it look like they're "smiling"....come on by during a kids session and see how much work goes into making these kids feel comfortable enough to "let go" and show us their true smiles.

Think about it...we're always telling kids "Don't talk to strangers!" Well...to them, we're strangers. We act like complete idiots, jumping around, making weird noises, raiding The Rocking Horse for toys and other props...and when we're all done...we need a nap. It's hard work but fun work.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Arts! Arcata @ APS: Greg Smith, May's Visiting Artist!


Come on down tonight, Friday, May 8th from 6-9PM for Arts! Arcata. Join us for some mediocre wine and great photography by our visiting artist Greg Smith! Greg's images have a wonderful painterly feel and he truly loves the photographic process!

A little snippet from Greg: "...I have no idea whatsoever why my 7th grade teacher chose me to be the yearbook photographer, unless it was the Universe planting a seed. Later, in the US Army I was a battalion photographer. A very un-inspiring job. Nonetheless, it put a camera in my hand to stay. Fast-forward 35 years and the digital revolution in photography meant that color image processing and printing became affordable to any with a modest budget and the willingness to wrestle 900-pound-Gorilla software. My time had come..."

Friday, May 1, 2009

Rylee in Old Town! Sneak-Peek!




Rylee was a trooper. The wind was a whippin' and the pigeons weren't as cooperative as Rylee would have liked but she still cracked a few smiles here and there. We bundled her all around Old Town Eureka and had a blast with her, Mom Jody and Dad Rick!

Thanks again!