Well, here he is: Avery Daya, my new little nephewical bundle of joy.
Over the course of two photo shoots – and several impromptu snaps in between – altogether approximately 200 shots total, I gathered a pretty decent collection of photographs of Avery that I now have at my disposal for sending to family and for my own keeping. In these shots, Avery is nine weeks old and a very good model, always curious and eyes-on with the camera. During our visit he was quiet, content (even while snorting like a piggie due to a wee head cold).
For some of these shots I had the added benefit of my sister's Canon EF-S 60mm USM macro lens (which I now love, and please buy me one – yes, I'm talking to you).
Amazingly, it was only around Halloween of 2004 that I did a near-identical photo shoot of Avery's sister Cadence then six weeks old on the very same bed. Only I was using a hand-me-down Minolta Maxxim 400si and two rolls of llford black-and-white film. I treated each shot so carefully, lest I blow a precious frame of film. And after the negatives were developed, it seemed I spent an eternity scanning each picture and rubber-stamping the inevitable scratch marks that came with the process.
Jebus, bless the digital camera!
6 comments:
He's so pudgy, I want to squeeeeze him!
P.S. Girls rule, boys drool.
As much as Avery drooled during our visit, I still tend to disagree. I know firsthand, that as a boy, I rule.
adorable! jeope, did i tell you we played around with the name "avery" for a girl!? :)
Agreed! Cute, cute, cute Avery (those feet!), and vive le digital!
As a pro photog I think my business would have been in serious trouble if I had Liam in the film era.
Adorable kids and great photos! You reminded me of the difference between picture taking for our kids as well (film vs. digital). Yes - Bless the digital cameras!
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