Photo Shoot: The Warren Family

My friend, Kirstin, came to my home today for a photo shoot with her husband, Mike, and their son, Jake. We had a lot of fun.

Jake was working his suit!

Kirstin’s dress was amazing . . .

These trucks made more than one appearance in the photos . . .

Then the ties came off . . . and we got down on the floor.

Kirstin thinks this one is her favorite. I really like it too.

Kirstin changed . . . into knockout red.

I think they’re in love or something . . .

One last family shot. You can find more from the shoot at my SmugMug gallery.

Sweetie two ways

From our shoot back in October. Which do you prefer?

Weekly Photo Challenge: Kiss

This week’s photo challenge. There are all kinds of kisses . . .

There are the kisses of young love . . .

There are the kisses of a love that has stood the test of time . . .

Kitty kisses are tentative and filled with whisker tickles . . .

Dog-to-dog kisses are often misconstrued by stupid humans . . .

Doggie to human kisses can be a bit messy . . .

Mother and Daughter, Part II

A few more from yesterday’s shoot.

One of my favorites:

Eventually we headed outdoors. They live right next to the Truckee river.

The six-year-old was finally getting to the end of her attention span, but it gave me an opportunity to get this shot of her mom.

Sneak Preview: Mother and Daughter

I received a last-minute request from a friend to photograph her and her daughter. I’ve known GLC since just after 9/11. You see, her husband is Afghan and they lived in Reno where they ran a local burger place where Sweetie ate lunch quite frequently. After 9/11 they began a program to get school supplies to Afghanistan. In addition, they began a program to have school desks built locally in Afghanistan. Eventually they moved back to Afghanistan. Things appeared to be going well, and in fact, they even adopted a baby girl. However, in recent years, Afghanistan became less secure and my friend and her husband decided that she and their daughter would return to the U.S. He is still in Afghanistan with the two boys he has adopted. My friend spent a couple of years in Washington, DC doing cultural training for Americans deploying to Afghanistan.

Last year she and her daughter moved back to Reno. On Friday she asked if I’d mind coming over to photograph them so that she could have something for friends and family by Valentine’s Day.

We did the shoot yesterday. More to come.

Model Puppy

Another photo from my “Nina shoot” a couple of days ago. She’s conked out next to me right now. Love this little doggy! Now, if I could just get Buddy to pose for me!

He’s a pretty good sport

I was working out the kinks with my new flash and Sweetie was kind enough to sit for me for about ten minutes after working all day and teaching a computer class after work.