Sunday Teaser

I was about to title this post "Weekend Update" but that was too close to SNL and, alas, I'm not that funny.

I just have this one shot to tease you with from a very fun shoot I had downtown. The rest of the images are in-process of being edited and will be displayed shortly.

Also, there is a new Ethni Photography & Design page on Facebook! It's sort of the hub of all things Ethni. There you can view not only recent portrait favorites (wedding favorites are coming soon) but also my graphic design album, and an album of designs housed in the Ethni Paper Shoppe. I will be periodically highlighting the websites of missions organizations, and informing you of ways you also can give back. Click here to become a fan, and while you are there, read about the current highlighted organization: One Million Can.

You will also notice that the intro photo features a new version of my logo. Just consider that an additional teaser into some changes ahead. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

More of Those Baby Blues

As promised, I have a few more photos from my Corvallis children's session a few weeks ago. I went a little overboard on shooting this one, so mom has plenty to choose from! But look at these faces... can you blame me?

I wanted to put up every shot from this session, but I will refrain. And you will notice that most of these are black and white so you can't see their gorgeous baby blues, but I was hoping you'd make the connection to the last post here!

Dreaming of the Big Leagues

I was second shooting at a wedding in Portland this weekend, and was able to go to my nephew's t-ball game this morning. I absolutely love going to t-ball games because I'm laughing the whole time. The players tend to be doing everything but what they really should be doing... Daydreaming with their heads in the clouds. Making faces. Climbing on fences. However, when Thomas was at bat, everything became serious. If he was waiting to run on the bases, he maintained his "runner stance" and wouldn't allow anyone to break his concentration. I think the Mariners are actually set to draft him next year. Sign up now to receive an autographed pre-majors Thomas baseball card! If you don't, you'll be kicking yourself when you see his handsome snaggle-tooth face on the front of the Wheaties cereal box next season!

A Weekend to Remember

For Christmas, Josh's parents paid for us to go to a marriage conference put on by Family Life Ministries. This weekend, we packed up the car, and made the six hour trek to Seattle. It was well worth the drive. It's so good to go to these conferences, just because of the state of marriage in America today and the current divorce rate. It forced us to talk about the little things we know, but haven't really taken time to think about. We wrote each other love letters. And we reaffirmed our vows. Simply spending time together away from the stress of daily life, and watching a few hundred couples around you do the same thing was so incredible. And such a blessing from the Lord!

The weekend started off interestingly enough. We walked into the closest Starbucks eagerly ready to order a delicious breakfast sandwich when a woman informed us of the flat tire on our car. Awesome. Luckily we hadn't gotten on the freeway yet, and were a mile away from a Les Schwab. We stopped at a gas station on the way to put some air in the tire, when I got the money shot. Josh... bent over the tire... wearing his softball shirt from last year. One of the guys on the team decided to put "single" in place of his name on the back. Josh followed suit and put "not single." Ladies... the masculinity and sexuality in the following photo may overwhelm you. But be warned. He is taken. He is MINE. And he will not be shared.

Makes me laugh every time I look at it! Now for a serious warning to everyone out there with adorable kids. If you see me on the street, I just might stop you and ask if I can take a few shots of your children. I can't help it. I get this overwhelming itch inside of me that will quite possibly make me explode if I see a particularly adorable child walking right in front me and I do nothing about it. This happened on Saturday afternoon. Josh and I were shopping when I caught site of Allie. The first time I saw her I was in love. And I resisted the urge. The second time I saw her coming out of a store, I knew I couldn't pass the opportunity up twice. So I told her parents I was a photographer, asked if I could take a few shots, and they graciously said yes. Look at her precious face and tell me you wouldn't have done the same! She just turned one, and had obviously just started walking. You can recognize the sweet, wobbly, half-drunk walk a mile away. And it was just as telling as the smile on her face.


Below is a shot of the hotel we stayed at, plus a few photos Josh took. The same Josh who swears he's not a photographer... The same Josh that took the color photo of Allie above. Yep... I'm in love.