I saw this pose on the internet with the little girl standing in the middle of the tract.
I tried taking the picture into the sun with a back light. It came out very well I thought
Here are some pictures I did of my grandsons last Baseball game here in Rockford, IL
Rockford Tigers. << Click here
The wild ones
What we try to do is come up with something funny each year and make a picture out of it for the moms. I came up with the idea that we could wrap them up in packing paper, (kind of a off white paper) and the kids could draw something on “their” half of the wrapping paper. It was a good idea and worked out very well for the first wrapped present, that was their moms Mothers day gift.
The problem came with the second wrapping of Grandma’s present when Allie started drawing on Andrew “side” then Andrew drew on Allies side and Allie drew X’s through what Andrew drew on Allies side and Andrew drew X’s on what Allie drew on Andrews side the X’s and on what Allie drew on Allie’s side. Wait! I’m confused! But you get the picture!
The Point being is that the first package looked very good. See
PS Allie is a Lady Bugaholic
The Problem came later when they started running out of “Happy Steam” and started moving into the ”Pick on my Sib Mode”. I was looking at the two newly wrapped presents and the pictures on the front of the stuck me as a visual image of what their moms brain might look like when they are fighting. LOL
So I told them “Andrew, Allie see this package here, this is what your mothers brain looks like when you two are getting along. See Andrew’s flowers and the nice sun and pretty clouds. And look at yours Allie! The big sunny skies and cute little lady bug and the sweet little hearts that look soooo cute!
Now look at your Grandma Celner’s present! This is what your Mommy’s brain looks like when you two are not getting along.!”
Andrew could see what I was saying Allie not so much she has not reached the age of reason heck she just barley going into the age of teasing!
Well it was all fun the kids had a blast even when they we acting up and they even felt a little bad looking at Grandma Celner’s package afterwards and comparing it to the early works of art. But hey even Picasso had his moments. We will call the kids first one as their Picasso’s blue period and the last one as Picasso’s cubits period. LOL
Oh by the way would you be interested in seeing the Rockford works of art the the kids came up with? It all started with me noticing that every time Andrew, Allie and I take our ”adventure walks” Allie picks dandelions to take home to her mom. So Andrew and I thought “what if they were huge!?” So that is where the 40 pound dandelions idea came from. Andrew is going to need a leaf blower to blow his dandelion seeds! LOL Oh and how would you like to look out your back window and see 4 foot tall dandelions filling up your back yard. MORAL: Stay out of the land “Bigger is Better” and just get that thought out of your mind.
Allie and Andrew in their Blue Period. The Calm before the Storm!
This is not about Dante’s The Inferno, it’s about The NoBS infero that just took place in Chicago, IL.
Hello,
Stephen King here again talking about the fun time we photographers had at the NoBS inferno.
I was playing with this gif file. if the pictures is not changing for you then I messed up. LOL
I thought I would add a little more about the goings on in Chicago.
One of the things we did was to go downtown Chicago at night and photograph the nighttime skyline of Chicago. I was not because of over drinking that I did not make it and have no pictures to show, it was because I was dead on my feet from the all learning and I went to bed early so that I could get up and get going again. Kris Gay form Fort Wayne, IN got some great shots AND was able to make the entire next day! LOL nice to be young.
Bye the way that is Kris Gay jumping into the pool with her cloths on. LOL
I did this shot of Robert Provencher he was on of the guys putting on the NoBs Inferno in Chicago this year.
I call this my “Red neck” shot. LOL
My wife Jeannine has recently signed up to sell Scentsy products in Rockford, IL and across the country.
She was at a three day photography convention in Chicago, IL when this lady had a little display and let her smell some of the 80 fragrances that they sell in a whole variety of ways. Wickless Candles, which is just a way of saying there is no fire. I have always hated candles and had one get too hot once and broke the glass jar it was in. Got wax all over the place and had very little use for candles after that. These things melt with 12-20 and 25 watt bulbs. They are very safe for kids. As a matter of fact my granddaughter put her finger in the wax within an hour of visiting and it did not even make her cry or burn her or anything close to it.
This is the story that Jeannine wrote about how she fell in love with the products.
Hello,
My name is Jeannine King and I found Scentsy at a photography training Convention. I have been a professional photographer for over 20 years and was so impressed with Scentsy products that I thought this would be a wonderful selling opportunity to supplement my income so I could help my grandchildren go to a Christian School.
I was swept off my feet and into Scentsy within five minutes of viewing the product’s.
We have the products in our home. I have a plug -in Scentsy in the bathroom and warmer in the living room.
I have always loved candles and loved to have my home smell good. However, my husband would blow them out within an hour or two as he was concerned about the flame and fire. Also, the wick would melt into the wax and I always had trouble getting it up for use. Now I can plug in the warmer and it can go for 24/7 with only a small lite bulb inside to warm the candle wax. Now, I never have to hunt for matches again. I couldn’t believe they have 80 different scents to put into the warmers. They have fragrance’s for your cars well. Oh my, my garage even smells good as I leave my car window open. It is so nice not to have to spray in the bathroom or kitchen for odors.
More later but for now let me tell you I am loving it!
Independent Scentsy Consultant, Rockford, IL
Herding Cats in Chicago 2010
Not actually cat herding like the professionals of ole times past but it was very much like herding cats when it came to taking a picture of 100 plus photographers all given their opinions of how it should look. LOL So click on this and check out how we Herd Photographer Cats.
That is me on the far side of the pool wondering what they put in the kool aide at lunch time. LOL Kidding!! I would have been in there with them if I did not have my camera around my neck and wallet in my pocket.
Someone suggested that we all get into the pool for the group picture but then they were reminded that we did not all have bathing suits. Well it turned out that no one who jumped into the pool before they were told we were not doing the “in the pool shot” had bathing suits on. Which goes to show we are just a bunch of “wild and crazy guys”! LOL
That is me second from your right standing under theword “ME”. Hmmm how did that get there? my wife is two over from me. Would you like to know why? Well I was one of the last one to get herded that’s why! LOL
Cat herding that is what it was. Hey check out the professional cat herders and how they did it. Their level of cat herding is almost equal to the level of professional photographers at the No BS Inferno. The Cat Herders of Yesteryear! If you have not seen this yet you are a couple of million viewers behind times! LOL More later … See ya later ..Bye!
Just got home from the Inferno workshop in Chicago, IL
Easier to follow this link than for me to explain it but I have got to tell you it was one of the fastest, hardest hitting, fact packed, 3 days I have been to in a Long time. Thanks Rob and James for putting together such a fine group of photo professionals.
This is a really cute kid I photographed at Gerry’s Pizza in Rockford, IL this week. Enjoy
This is a post I just put up on the Gerry’s Pizza Rockford, IL blog site.
My family has been eating at Gerry’s Pizza for years and years. Their pizza is the best in Rockford and the other Italian dishes they serve are also wonderful. I highly recommend Gerry;s Pizza if you want a nice family place to take the kids. I photographed a birthday party there the other day and I will tell you, they… treat everyone like family. Try it you will love it.
PS
A great place to take the kids after a sporting event! I mean the whole bunch of them! LOL
And this is a link to their menu. If you are every in Rockford, IL you will want to check them out.
Happy Birthday
This is a sweet little girl I photographed here in Rockford,IL for her birthday.
She did a great job. She is a mother of two.
Click here to go to You Tube Video
This is the link to the Pink Glove Dance Filmed at the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon.
If you have not seen this yet please click on it and enjoy, it will make you smile.
This is a Fox News article that talks about them and what they are doing.
PS
If you have seen it based on the email that is going around about the millionth view that part of the email is not true.
There is no lump sum donation based on the number of viewers. But they do donate a portion of the profits from the sale of the pink gloves.
Stephen King Rockford, IL Photographer
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