A Photographic Journey

Portrait

Day 176: My Boy Turns 10

My oldest son next to the pool of his tenth birthday

Happy Birthday, kiddo. Now stop it, you’re starting to make me feel old.


Day 164: Hunting for Shells

My daughter hunting for seashells on Anna Maria Island

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 30 mm
  • ISO: 200
  • Shutter speed: 1/1000 s

The B-Sides


Day 160: Tired Water Pixie

My daughter sleeping in a chair after an afternoon of swimming

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 59 mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/500 s

Day 157: Monster High Smile

My daughter holding up a Monster High t-shirt and smiling

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 75 mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/640 s

Day 156: Look Into My Eyes

A close-up black and white shot of my son's face

  • Aperture: f/4
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 75 mm
  • ISO: 800
  • Shutter speed: 1/25 s

Day 152: Relaxing with a Cold One

My son lounging in the pool with a juice bottle

  • Aperture: f/4.5
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 200 mm
  • ISO: 100
  • Shutter speed: 1/1000 s

Day 146: Sad

My youngest son feeling sad on the last day of school

  • Aperture: f/4
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 75 mm
  • ISO: 800
  • Shutter speed: 1/100 s

Day 143: Eye See You

My wife looking through a crack in the door

  • Aperture: f/2.8
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 75 mm
  • ISO: 3200
  • Shutter speed: 1/40 s

Day 142: A ‘Hawk and a Sneer

My son getting a haircut and making a mean face

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 75 mm
  • ISO: 200
  • Shutter speed: 1/250 s

Day 141: Snorkel Boy

My son in the pool wearing a snorkel mask

  • Aperture: f/4.5
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 175 mm
  • ISO: 100
  • Shutter speed: 1/2000 s

Day 140: Kindergarten Grad

My Kindergarten grad posing with her teacher

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 42 mm
  • ISO: 100
  • Shutter speed: 1/80 s

Day 135: Flower Child

My daughter holding a flower


Day 133: Blue Eyes Are Smiling

  • Aperture: f/4.5
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 85 mm
  • ISO: 800
  • Shutter speed: 1/50 s

Day 131: Daydreamer

  • Aperture: f/4
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 85 mm
  • ISO: 1600
  • Shutter speed: 1/100 s

Day 128: Mother’s Day Beauty

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 37 mm
  • ISO: 200
  • Shutter speed: 1/250 s

Day 119: My Three Kids

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 75 mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/320 s

Day 116: Rainy Day Portrait

  • Aperture: f/4
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 68 mm
  • ISO: 800
  • Shutter speed: 1/125 s

Day 111: My Wife Reading

My wife reading a book

Ok, so this photograph had ulterior motives. I needed it as proof to my mother-in-law, and myself, that my wife was actually sitting around reading a book. I’ve tried for years to get her to do so, and her mother many years before that. I think she might even read another one after this! Crazy.

Someone put a call into Hell, it may have frozen over.

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 54 mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/80 s

Day 109: First Softbox Shoot

A headshot of my son using a softbox for the first time

I finally got around to using the Lumiquest Softbox III that came last week. My son was more than happy to sit in as my model, as this photo clearly shows. He has quite a personality.

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 70 mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/80 s

Day 104: Flower Girl

My daughter picking flowers

My little Pixie just can’t resist anything with a bloom on it. It doesn’t matter if it’s wildflowers or weeds, she’s going to stop to pick and smell one. Hopefully, even when she’s older, she’ll always stop to smell the flowers.

  • Aperture: f/4
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 200 mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/320 s

Day 103: A Boy and His Shadow

My son outside with his shadow

My son was playing a video game outside while I was searching for today’s photo. It didn’t take me long to turn him into today’s photo.

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 35 mm
  • ISO: 100
  • Shutter speed: 1/200 s

Day 98: My Little Girl

After being pre-empted by a dog last night, my daughter had to be tonight’s photo. I just realized it’s been over two weeks since she was the photo of the day! I bet that doesn’t happen again.

  • Aperture: f/4.5
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 48 mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/2000 s

Day 96: Mirror Attack

No chance to play with the flash tonight, so I grabbed this photo while we were running errands. I like to think he’s stuck in there, and I’m not letting him out.

  • Aperture: f/4
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 75 mm
  • ISO: 800
  • Shutter speed: 1/160 s

Day 95: Pirate Stare

My son staring me down with a pirate scowl

I went with a single Speedlite here, with no modifiers. Thought I might pull off a dramatic effect.

  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Camera: Canon EOS 60D
  • Focal length: 75 mm
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter speed: 1/250 s