Home for the Holidays
I haven’t been posting to the blog this week because I’ve been designing Christmas cards like crazy and having a blast! But, don’t want to spoil the surprise, so I won’t post any of the designs until after Christmas. Meanwhile, I still have a few shoots to edit before the end of the year, and here’s one of them. We did this shoot just after Thanksgiving, when the kids were home from college.
Above, I LOVE that brother/sister shot! (Since I know my brothers read my blog, this slide show makes me miss you so much!)
I love this one too. Her brother’s back was hurting, so she did what I suppose she used to always do when before they went away to college. And of course the dog had to get in on this!
What a cute cat! The kitty bears a striking resemblance to the famous Kaptain Karl (although you could probably fit four of these little kitties in one Karl).
I love the walking shots!
Especially this one.
And this one.
And this one! Happy anniversary, Kimberley and Wes! It’s some really big number. Help me out, Kimberley cuz I can’t remember.
They’re so cute together
Man, that off-camera light is SO COOL! I love this one. By the way, it’s totally unposed. Sometimes I just get lucky. (If it were posed, I would have moved the paper towel roll.)
These next three make up my favorite sequence of all. It took me a while to get him to warm up to the whole “family photo session” idea.
But a little egging by the rest of the family goes a LONG way!
See? I LOVE IT!!!
Their slide show is private, but if you know them, you’ll LOVE it so be sure to shoot them an e-mail, turn up the sound and go hug your kids before they move out!
Kimberley, this one totally makes me cry. I’m such a mush.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was so unexpected since I thought the gallery wouldn’t be done till after christmas……THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! I am still wiping the tears ………..you totally captured the essence of our family with the shots you chose along with the music (who is the artist anyway???). I can’t say enough…………happy, pleased doesn’t even begin to describe how we ALL feel. thanks Julie!!!!! You are truly a special person.
btw, we celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary….a very big number indeed.
Comment by Kimberley Baum — December 10, 2007 @ 6:36 pm
oh my gosh, you did a fabulous job. I really love it!!!
Comment by Whitney — December 10, 2007 @ 6:45 pm
wow this is really nice. at first i was against doing this whole thing but in the end seeing the finished product really shocked me. its so well put together and really enjoyed watching it. it was worth it now that i see it and it really makes me think of how muh i love my family.
Comment by Spencer Baum — December 10, 2007 @ 9:34 pm
SPENCER!!! That is by far the nicest testimonial I have EVER gotten! I’m totally crying! Thank you SO much!
(Told you I’m a mush.)
I mean, I knew Kimberley and Whitney would like it, and figured Wes would too, but you — I wasn’t so sure about. So really — AWESOME comment!
You made my year, Spence.
Comment by Jules — December 10, 2007 @ 9:55 pm
Oh my Gosh, I can’t believe how you captured the beauty of this family. They are very near and dear to me and you truly caught their “stellar” love for one another. It flowed out of each and every picture. Thank you for that masterpiece. And thanks Kimberley for sharing it with us. I’ll cherish it. Char
Comment by Charlotte — December 11, 2007 @ 6:19 pm
can’t you get in there with Photoshop and get rid of that paper towel roll? or at least make it not-so-bright-white?
Comment by linda from edison — December 13, 2007 @ 10:19 am
Well, not so bright makes them look dirty! So I was thinking of trying to redraw dad’s arm and the counter.
For now, we’re doing some creative cropping for the Christmas card. Thanks for the comment, Linda!
Comment by jules — December 13, 2007 @ 3:28 pm
Awww…you really captured such special moments with these. I know the family will cherish the images.
Comment by JIll Higgins — December 14, 2007 @ 7:58 pm
Enjoy each and every moment with family because in the end that’s all we’ve got. Continue to create beautiful…beautiful memories. We love you guys…warm and happy holiday wishes from our home to yours.
Comment by Lisa — December 16, 2007 @ 8:23 pm
… to listen to the music und watch the slide show made me really sad at one point for not seeing you for quite a while, on the other hand it made me very happy to know you all by heart.
love you
ps. felix and laura loved it too - laura is sure to remember vienna…?
Comment by Kathrin Ager, Germany — December 18, 2007 @ 2:44 am
What an AMAZING slide show. I can just feel the love radiating out of the pictures. I had seen the slide show that you did for my sister (Elaine)last year (?) and was impressed, but this one is even more spectacular. You have a very special talent for this work.
Comment by Diane — January 15, 2008 @ 3:50 pm