Be Mine, Valentine

XOXO,
Evan Henry

Our Half-Time Show

Evan LOVES musicians. He's mesmerized by them. So when the half-time show came on during the Super Bowl, he grabbed his guitar and mic and went all out. This image was caught mid-360 degree spin. I just love that I finally got this expression on camera, even if I did chop his feet.



And a warm black and white edit, just for funsies.



Rock on, Evan.

Rock Star

The Dude's favorite toy since Christmas is his new guitar and mic. So after bath earlier this week he decided he'd do a little set before bedtime. In the buff. And in true no-holds-barred rock star fashion, he peed on the stage...er, carpet. Lesson learned, mommy.

He does his own stunts

I'm not sure where Evan got the idea to do this, but he surprised me a couple of weeks ago when he called me into the room to show me his new stuntman routine.







Maybe Kangaroo gave him the idea?

Valentine's Day Shoot Sneak Peak

I decided to set up a little Valentine's Day shoot with Evan this past weekend. Rather than drag out the backdrop stand though, I decided I'd play around with the walls / colors in my house a bit. It really turned out to be a good lesson in how different light can change the results of your image. I was shooting just as the sun was making it's way down and through my front window. I really prefer the lighting in the wee hours of the morning, but Evan isn't so keen on that, so sunset it was. It didn't take too much to get Evan to agree to sit in the right area - I had cleared away a chair and left out his bag of Valentines from last year.



Turns out, much like Dan, he's also not so keen on smiling right after waking up. The sun was really starting to stream in here - you can see where it hits the edge of his hair.



And by this point, I had to totally close the blinds to avoid a dappled light nightmare and work with my Speedlight.



Anyway, check out how the saturation of the yellow in the wall behind him changes. Pretty interesting how much different things can look when using natural light vs. bounced flash.

AAAAND, now I'm taking off my photo nerd glasses for anyone whose eyes have glazed over (ahem, my darling husband). The 'money' shots of Evan from this little shoot will be posted closer to V-Day!

A little late on this

Oops. I just realized I never posted the pictures I took of Evan for Christmas. I remembered the Christmas card outtakes, but not the 'serious' ones. Serious - for a 2 year old. So, here he is, in all his adorableness.









I'll be breaking out the backdrop stand again soon. Just got some new seamless and I need to play!