It's been a loooong winter. Usually during the winter, requests for family portraits vanish. Understandable because in Misawa, you're more or less dealing with this everyday.

So when Lanie asked me to do pics for her family, I was excited. It was my first shoot this year. I did pics for her son Mekhi last year about this time.  It was awesome to see how much he's grown and it was fun getting to interact with him more. The camera loves him and he's definitely going to be a heartbreaker in a few years.

I've been using off-camera lighting more and more for most of my photos. I find it's easier to add a little more warmth to the photo, especially on overcast days like today. I think most of the photographers here have a particular "style", typically it's "Natural Light". I personally love the look of outdoor flash. I realize it's not for everyone but lighting is the part of photography I enjoy most besides interacting with some great people.