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.