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As a last big hurrah for Adler as an only child, we set out on Sunday for a day of fun. We started off at the aquarium and ended up in Centenial Park here in Atlanta where where Adler was able to burn some energy off. I just love the amount of wonder that he has in his eyes as he explores the aquarium. It’s that youthful excitement that you wish you could bottle up and bring to work with you, that you’d see beauty around you and wonder at things like the sky, or clouds, or a revving engine from a shiny car. His passion for life is addicting and my hope is that, as a Dad, I’ll be able to help him hold onto that passion.

A couple snaps with the ole 50mm 1.8 money maker! Seriously, this is the best lens you could ever buy for the money. No other “on brand” lens can hang with this when you factor in the cost vs. value. Sure, you could spend well over $1k and get some fancy glass, but I use this ALL the time and have found that it actually helps me improve my eye because I have to move around to get the right shot.

My last official SHP project before our son arrives in mere days. The Hiltons have a beautiful boy, and luckily a well lit living room. The weather was not cooperative that morning…probably somewhere around 20 degrees, so the outdoor shots were not happening. It was also pretty overcast, but there was some really nice natural light pouring through one of the windows, so we spent almost all of our hour and a 1/2 in this one spot. Using a 50mm 1.8 Nikon lens, no flashes, and just trying different ISO settings, these are a couple of my favs!

With the days winding down til our second son arrives, I had two final baby shoots to prepare. Guess it’s good practice for when my son arrives and I get to take TONS of pics

The Wilhelm family was so great and fun to work with. Their daughter was only 18 days old, which can be challenging when they’re awake, but we took some shots that I’m really excited about. Here’s a couple from our morning shoot at their house.

One of the coolest things when your family is expecting a baby is when your best friends are also expecting. Last weekend I had the privilege to snap a few pics for our best friends The Fountains. They’re expecting their second child, but FIRST BOY, to arrive in a matter of days. We’re just behind them by a week or two, so it’s been really fun to hang out and experience it all together. Our other best friends The Claytons just had their second child, FIRST daughter two days ago…so our little friend group is expanding weekly Here are a couple snaps from my quick session with Misty, plus a cameo or two by John and Graycen.

Finally finished editing shots from a shoot early in December…what a crazy month it’s been. The Parkers were a super cool family. We had a blast on the beach…trying to get their two labs to look at the camera. challenging to say the least, but we had some fun and some shots came out great.

Before the holiday I was able to travel down to St. Augutine to shoot a wedding. The bride & groom were great and had a really fun group in their wedding party. Just a couple shots from a fun day:

For Christmas I got my brother a lensbaby lens for his Canon 40D. I’m a Nikon guy, so we of course had to play with it right out of the box so that I could have some fun too! The lens is totally affordable and once you get used to it, can help you to come up with some really cool images. These are just a few samplings of pictures that he and I took. All in all, I’d recommend this to anyone but might suggest spending the extra money for the version that can be locked into place.

PT took this one

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Mine

PT took this one

PT took this one