Charleston Rose Society Photo Exhibit

Sunday is "Symphony Sunday" at the University of Charleston. As part of the day, the Charleston Rose Society is having a photo exhibit. I saw the article in the paper last night and I'll be participating. The photo below is an older rose photo of mine. I'll be entering it along with a dozen others. I think the show runs from 1-4 (not totally sure on the times) on the second floor of the Geary Student Union. Stop by and check out the photos!

Baptisms

On Sunday night, Gateway Church celebrated some baptisms. We lead the service at First Baptist Church of St. Albans that evening and they allowed us to use their baptistery because we don't yet have one. As I was editing the photos I took, I thought that this series was especially great. The little guy is Ryan and baptizing him are his dad, Chris, and Pastor Ron. I love the big smile on his face!

Mark - the video

Mark - Senior 2008

Today was a beautiful sunny day with a perfect blue sky and fluffy white clouds. It was a great day for a senior session. Mark actually graduated from Capital High yesterday, but it's never too late for senior pictures! Congratulations, Mark and good luck at WVU next year!

Mark played baseball for Capital and I was excited to try the flaming ball trick.

Nicolo - the video

Nicolo - Senior Session

Nicolo is here as a foreign exchange student from Milan, Italy. This weekend, while at Lake Norman, NC, I shot his senior pictures. We had a beautiful day and wonderful scenery to work with. There are a lot of pictures in this post - I had a hard time narrowing them down!

We wanted to find something that was "American" to incorporate into the photos. We found a mailbox that says "US Mail".

This is Nicolo's host (and my cousin), Bill.

Check back later this week more seniors!

Family portraits - Lake Norman, NC

This weekend, we had my family's annual reunion at Lake Norman, NC. As part of the fun, we all put on matching clothes and took some family portraits. Not everyone was thrilled with matching, but I think it made the photos! First I took individual family portraits, then all of us together.

Aunt Julie, Uncle Mike, and cousin Will

Aunt Steph and Uncle Paul

The grandkids and grandparents

(I actually get to be in these! It helps to have a photographer dad and quick-learning mom to step in!)

This is my section of the family - Pete (dad), Teresa (mom), Anna (sister), Kevin (fiance), and me
I took this one with a wireless remote and a tripod

Cousin Bill and my grandparents

The whole clan!