I had the pleasure of taking senior photos of Nathan yesterday.  I met him a year ago when taking senior photos of his sister, Sarah, and was glad to see the family again.

Nathan enjoys photography.  His favorite subjects are landscapes.  I haven’t yet seen any of his landscapes but I am looking forward to seeing his work.

We met in downtown, Orlando, at Church Street, for the start of our session.  There is a great locomotive there, and that was our initial target.  After our time at Church Street, we headed over to my favorite park in Orlando for the rest of our session.  Here are some of my favorites from the day.  To see more pictures you can visit the gallery at Nathan’s Gallery. 

Nathan, I had a great time with you on Saturday.  Thanks for laughing at my corny jokes and for being so pleasant.  Have a great senior year!

(Be sure to go to the bottom for the video of our session)

Nathan with his parents and brother. 

I had the privilege of spending more time with my friend Stephen taking pictures of his family.  The day was Valentine’s Day and the occasion was the birth of his son.  ‘Lil Z was born just a few days before this in Orlando and is doted on by his entire family.

As a side note, Stephen has quite a sense of humor.  He loves playing practical jokes, and in fact, it is even better if the jokes are impractical!  His job is to watch movies all day, and he also moonlights as a chocolate tester.  Thanks to his diligence, no one at the office has gotten sick from tainted chocolate.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our time together.  Enjoy these photos of this sweet baby boy!

More pictures of Lil Z are available at www.apictureoflife.com/photocart

I’ve had the privilege of taking the family pictures for David and Karen for three years now which means I’ve been able to watch the boys grow up. In fact, when we started together, the youngest wasn’t even born yet. This fun family is full of energy and playfulness.

David is an expert in sound, mixing and editing and such. Karen is a realtor with Keller Williams.

I love hanging out with this family!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day.

Their oldest boy is also a bit of a ham around the camera and really enjoys coming up with poses. “Does this look good?”

He now has his younger brother doing it too.

What photo session would be complete without a campfire scene?

The youngest still isn’t quite sure about the camera, though he is so photogenic.

And their daughter is a joy to know. She loves to work with children and also volunteers quite regularly for The JESUS Film Project

Click here to see more photos from the session.

Kary and Maria are missionaries with Campus Crusade for Christ and serve with The JESUS Film Project. Kary is the Director of the Postproduction department. I am so thankful to be able to know Kary and think very highly of him.

Their family was fun to photograph. I especially enjoyed watching them as they worked together in posing. I would simply say something like “do you want to do some fun photos now?” and they would immediately come up with a new pose without me having to suggest a thing.

Here are some of my favorites from the day.

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Andy used to work with me, which is how we became friends. He and Beth had Abigail last spring and they make such a beautiful family. We had some fun a couple weeks ago taking some pictures for them. Sadly, they’ll be moving away soon.

Abigail is quite the thinker. She was very serious most of the time we were shooting. She really wanted to figure out what in the world I was doing there with my camera!

Here she is with her mommy

Look at how her daddy got her to smile

I thought we were going to be doing pictures of this family of three but found out that the family actually has four members. It was nice meeting you, Lucy!

While we were there, Lucy had the opportunity to make a friend

Abigail and Beth watched their interaction

Andy, Beth, Abigail and Lucy, I pray God’s blessings on your move. I’ll miss you!

To view more photos from our session, visit their gallery at www.apictureoflife.com

I had the privilege of taking pictures of my friend Allison’s baby, Issac. This handsome boy is almost 3 months old and was full of curiosity and smiles. Here are some of my favorite shots from our time together.

The finger Issac is eating here is mine. If I had been using a tripod, there would have been no way to get this picture!

We tried to get their feet, but Issac did not like this pose, so this is the only shot we got.

Their hands. Again, Issac had other things in mind than posing with his hands on theirs.

Mommy and Baby. Notice how his eyes are fixed on mom.

Father and Son. I loved seeing how gentle Steve was with Issac and the sweet way they interacted.

Check out that cute grin!

This is the first picture I took and is probably my favorite for the day.

Steve, Allison and Issac, thank you for letting me spend the morning with you! I’m looking forward to seeing Issac grow in stature and wisdom and the fear of the Lord.

To view more photos from our session, visit their gallery at www.apictureoflife.smugmug.com