Jaxon

I did a photo shoot for Jaxon who will be competing in Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen competition. The pictures turned out very nice and it doesn't hurt to have a beautiful subject. Good luck at the competition. ~Erik

Swanson Photo Shoot

I think it was about time that I added something else to the blog beside muscle pictures. It is a family blog anyways. I did a photo shoot for the Swanson family. With 4 kids under the age of 5 there was a bit of drama, which is expected. Overall the pictures turned out really nice and a month from now the pain and heart ache will be forgotten. Darcy had her sister and family down from Anchorage so they could join in the fun also. What a bunch of beautiful kids. The parents aren't too bad to look at either... ~Erik
There are a few more pictures here.

So, I have been working out

Well, I haven't been working out that much. The pictures are of my brother-in-law, Ian. He has been competing in body building competitions. I took a few pictures of him this weekend and was pretty pleased with how they turned out. His next competition is at Soldotna High School on May 8th. Get your tickets early with a body like that, it may be standing room only. Boo Yahh! ~Erik

There are a few more shots here.

Pictures of the other side...

I feel a bit obligated to post some pictures of my wife's family. It was a bit less stressful to shoot the Coburn side of the family because there are less kids in the picture. As you can see by the shot above, there isn't really a shortage of youngsters though. See if you can spot Oliver in the picture above, he is showing good team spirit. I think it only took 50 shots to get that little gem. There are a couple more pictures here and here.

Family Pictures

When you have close to 1,000 people in your family it is a bit tough to get family pictures. We were able to get everyone at the Massey party rounded up for a big group shot. Thank heavens for photo shop, I chopped a few heads off and replaced them with better looking ones. The picture turned out rather nice for all the youngsters in it. Below is my brother and his lovely family. They graciously hosted the Massey crazy party. The last picture is my older sister and her family who drove all the way from Texas to Washington. I thought a few hours in the plane was bad. The farm made a nice back drop for the pictures. ~Erik

Crazy Photo shoot

I did a photo shoot for a co-worker this weekend that was a bit crazy. I like to previsualize my shots and I had something great envisioned. The shot above is actually pretty close to what I wanted to get. There were just a few things I didn't expect like the hurricane force winds, the bitter arctic air and the 10 ft high snow bank around the park. It is no mystery that most portrait photographers prefer the studio. Things are a bit more predictable. I figure that everything just needs to be perfect for about 1/60th of a second. Fortunately, the family were troopers and we got a decent shot. ~Erik

Hansen photo shoot

We had the Hansens over for a photo shoot the other night. We got some pictures of their kids, some of our kids. I'll post some more pictures once I get more editing done. I am pleased with how they turned out. Addi was a bit shy when she first showed up but ended up being quite the model. ~Erik
You can sneak a peak of some of the other pictures here.

Christmas Card Outakes

We didn't do much this weekend but we did get our Christmas card picture taken. Here are a couple of the pictures that we didn't use. You will have to wait to see the final product. Let me know if you want a Christmas card, you won't be disappointed. ~Erik

Baby Logan

I took a few pictures of the new Hansen baby, wow what a cute kid. Look at those big eyes. Baby Logi (pronounced low gee not lougie.) as we call him at our house seems to have a really good disposition. He picked up the nickname as Owen was praying one night. He asked God to bless baby Logi in his deep man voice (weird for a 2 year old to have a man voice). Needless to say, the way he said it and what he called him stuck. Baby Logi was great to take pictures of because he is so easy going. Congratulations Hansen's on the new addition. ~Erik

Ala Family

My Friend Owen and his wife Camille were in town for a few days and wanted to get a quick family shot. It was fun to see their son Ryder, he is a 2 year old just like our Owen. They had a great time running around getting in trouble. Owen has a few years left in his orthopedic surgery residency. Hopefully they decide that they want to live in Alaska after they are done. Aren't they a great looking family. ~Erik

Family Photo Shoot

I did a photo shoot with a co-worker for their neighbor a couple weeks ago. They were a very fun family to shoot. I had to chuckle a little because the younger boy was a bit like our Owen. He just didn't want to get his picture taken. Can't really blame him, I don't really like getting my picture taken either. We did get some really good shots though. I like capturing little gems when true personalities come out. Most of the time it is pure luck. In fact, with the last picture in the series I didn't realize I captured this tender moment until I was reviewing the pictures on my computer. You can see mom is trying to get the boys to smile. The oldest boy has his younger brother in a choke hold. The youngest boy grabbed a fistful of dad and poor dad was trying not to scream. It is tender moments that make it all worth while. ~Erik

Another Pond Photo Shoot

I did another shoot for the Pond's. Lachlan is 1 yr old now. I shot him while he was still in his mothers womb, after he was born and at 6 months. In fact I also shot the Doctor that made it all possible. I messed around with some textures in the shot above. I am not sure if I like it or not. There are a couple more shots here and here. Congrats on 1 year Lachlan! ~Erik

Family Shoot

The colors of the trees are spectacular right now. I made the kids get dressed up for a photo shoot. There is a great field that I drive by every day on the way to work and I thought, "hey that would be a good background for a picture." Fortunately, no one came out with a shotgun to kick us off their private property. I need to edit a few more of the pictures but they turned out pretty good. I'll post more when I get them touched up. ~Erik

Ollie Pop

We did Oliver's baby blessing this week at church so he got to dress up in this snazzy outfit. The guy is stylish, seriously a bow-tie, stylish. As you can see he also got a photo shoot out of it. The kids have been calling Oliver "Ollie Pop". It is kind of cute but a bit girlie. Maybe we will go get him a tattoo to balance things out. Also, I need to clear thing up from yesterday's post, Angela did not really pee her pants. I thought it would be funny but apparently some people thought she really peed and I was mocking her on the internet. Sorry, Angela, I didn't try to be hurtful, maybe you should stop peeing your pants. ~Erik

Lexi Second Post

Here are a couple more picture from the photo shoot. This time of the year is great in Alaska because the sun sets at a normal time so I can get some nice evening shots. It was a really fun shoot. ~Erik
There are a few more here and here. The first post is here.

Lexi Senior Photo Shoot

I tagged along to help with a senior photo shoot for Lexi. She is a real trooper, what you can't tell it that the temperature was close to 15 deg F with a 50 mph wind. Needless to say, she got a bit cold but pushed through the pain. Tami got some new equipment and wanted to try it out. The gear worked wonderfully, I really liked the 28" softbox she got. You can tell by the quality of light in the shots. I will post a few more pictures tomorrow. If you can't wait, you can see them here. ~Erik

Degray Photoshoot

I did a photo shoot for the Degrays the other day. I will post few more when I get them edited up. We had a really good time and they are great family with lots of personality. Thanks Josh for a few behind the scene shots. ~Erik
A couple more here and here.

Brandon's Senior photo shoot.

Here are a couple more pictures from Brandon's photoshoot. The clouds were great down at the beach so we took advantage of the moody sky. As a side note this is my 300th blog post. You can see a couple more pictures here and here. Good luck with your senior year Brandon. ~Erik

Senior Photo Shoot with Lydia

Did another senior photo shoot. I had a couple ideas that I wanted to try, unfortunately during the summer in Alaska it is light until late at night which makes it hard to get night shots. Right now is a great time of the year because it is starting to get dark earlier and it isn't snowing yet. Great right, anyway I got a couple night shots that turned out pretty good. I took some shots at another location and was pleased with the results. There are a few other pictures on the photo stream you can check them out here, here and here. Lydia was great to work with; it is nice when your subjects are naturally photogenic. It makes things much easier for the photographer. Good luck with your senior year Lydia. ~Erik

Senior Photoshoot

I did a senior picture set for a kid that I know. It was really fun, we were able to go to one of the autoshops in the area and get some pictures in front of a nice car. Brandon had a few ideas which turned out pretty cool. He wanted to go for a greaser type look with a fast car in the background. I think they turned out really quite nice. You will probably see some other shots in the future because we have to do some more formal shots. ~Erik
P.S. Don't worry I will throw some more pictures of the new baby up on the blog.