Dean’s Baptism

Click the picture
— or click here —
and turn up the sound for the slide show from Dean’s baptism.

When the slide show is finished it will jump back here where you can answer a tree-related question and win a free 8×10 for Dean’s family and lots of blog praise for yourself!

Above, Donna and Dean before the ceremony started way back in early November. I didn’t know if I’d be able to make it to the service, and since it was a last-minute plan for me to be there, I waited to edit their pictures after I’d finished editing all my Christmas shoots and designed all the Christmas cards. Sent the last one to the printer early Saturday morning (deadlines. ugh.) and so I finally had some time! Yay!



I love this one. The ceremony was held in a large chapel. The light was perfect to capture this image engraved in the window. I was lucky, too, that the trees were still changing then, providing a beautiful backdrop.



I think there were 13 children being christened that day.



I love this one. There really weren’t any restrictions on photography, but I didn’t use my flash during the ceremony simply because I feel that the ceremony should be about the moment of worship and nothing should distract worshippers from focusing on the moment. So, my ceremony pictures are grainy and maybe a little bit blurry, but I rather like the drama of how they look.



I especially like this one. I like how the shot focuses on just the father and son in this over-crowded room.



Dean wore the same hat that his brother, Dylan, wore at his christening. It is fondly referred to as the “dough boy hat.”





I love this one. That’s Dean Sr. coming up the street in shadow.



I got lots of nice pictures at the reception. Donna was very smart to bring lots of things for the children to do!



I can’t help it. I am drawn to photograph children. They have a way of staring into the camera sometimes that just makes me wonder if they can’t see through it and into my eyes.



This was taken inside the restaurant. In reality, she is standing in front of a gaggle of adults, but I took all the distractions out in Photoshop. She is so beautiful and I love her dress, so I just wanted the picture to be all about her.



Lots of sweet shots of Donna and her family and friends.

You may remember Donna from her maternity shoot, or from Dean’s newborn shoot. She is a beautiful person inside and out and I love her family dearly now!

TODAY’S CONTEST QUESTION

Which tree in my yard was the first one that Mike and I planted?

Have fun and Merry Christmas everybody!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 at 9:45 am and is filed under baby, family and tagged with baby, baptism, christening, family. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

One Response to “Dean’s Baptism”

1. Beth says:

   December 18, 2007 at 11:48 am

   I can’t stand this baby—he is too cute and delicous for words. Julie–you did an amazing job and really captured the moment for them. I especially love the shot of Dylan by the red door.

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