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Aren’t they cute? (part umpteen)

Posted by Arno on April 14, 2013
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I have a godson. And he has a little brother.
I may have mentioned them before…

Due to mutually busy schedules we haven’t seen each other for quite some time, but today the whole family came over for a visit.
And lovely it was, as always. And yeah… Kids do grow fast. Crazy fast.

And my godson is still the cutest, with his baby brother putting up a stiff competition <3  🙂

Baby brother and daddy

D800, ISO200, 1/250 sec @ f/2, Nikkor 50mm

Baby brother and mommy

D800, ISO200, 1/250 sec @ f/2, Nikkor 50mm

Baby brother <3

D800, ISO200, 1/250 sec @ f/2, Nikkor 50mm

Godson <3

D800, ISO200, 1/250 sec @ f/2, Nikkor 50mm

 

Little boys grow up (but he stays the cutest!!)

Posted by Arno on July 10, 2012
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He’s got a baby brother now, who looks just like him when he was that age.
But my godson didn’t stay that age. It’s been awhile since I took some pictures of him, but last Saturday, when we were out with the whole family, I got and took the chance. It was an excellent setting. In the middle of one of those typical Finnish scenes: a field full of blooming, bright yellow oilseed. We were on our way back to the car and he was just walking there with mom and dad, fussing with the flowers. The light was beautiful, and right in his face. So I looked at mom and dad and they were okay with it, and even helped the little guy pose. I’d say he’s a natural.
And he’s the cutest! Ever! Period! <3

Boy

D800, ISO1600, 1/1000 sec @ f/4, Nikkor 70-200mm

Boy

D800, ISO1600, 1/1000 sec @ f/4, Nikkor 70-200mm

(also love the little bug flying toward him in the second picture 😀 )

 

Aren’t they cute?

Posted by Arno on March 16, 2012
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Okokok, my godson is the absolute cutest boy in the world, but these two girls must be the absolute cutest girls in the world.
I was asked to do a shoot with them, and so I did. We spent the afternoon with the family, got some really good food, and I got some really nice pictures. It took some improvisation here and there, because I don’t pose them, I don’t tell them where to go stand and how to smile and where to look. Especially with kids in this age that’s just a pain in the neck. So I shoot them as they come along. I don’t keep the camera in their face all the time, but I keep it near so I can grab it quickly.
Admittedly you miss moments, but on the other side, you get pictures you don’t get when you have the kids pose for you. It’s so much more natural like this, and it’s so much more satisfying. For me in any case, but I think also for the parents, because they get pictures of their little treasures/goofs (or both 😉 ) that actually shows who they REALLY are, and not what the photographer wants them to be.

Girl

D700, ISO1600, 1/125 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm

Girl

D700, ISO800, 1/125 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 70-200mm

Girl

D700, ISO1600, 1/125 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 70-200mm

Girl

D700, ISO800, 1/125 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm

Girl

D700, ISO800, 1/125 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm

Girl

D700, ISO1600, 1/125 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm

More kids… (or actually, one kid)

Posted by Arno on August 3, 2011
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We’ll stay with kids for a bit.
A few weeks ago I was asked to shoot some pictures for the first birthday of one of my friends’ kids.
I shot their wedding last year, just after the boy was born and it just keeps on surprising me how much kids change in their first year(s). I see it happen with my godson all the time.
I hadn’t seen this little boy in awhile and it just struck me. He looks wise beyond his years. So much more mature than just one year old.
He was a bit grumpy before dinner, but after dinner he was just the happiest little guy in the world!

Birthday boy

D700, ISO200, 1/4000 sec @ f/1.7, Nikkor 50mm

Birthday boy

D700, ISO200, 1/2000 sec @ f/2.4, Nikkor 50mm

Birthday boy

D700, ISO200, 1/750 sec @ f/3.3, Nikkor 50mm

And my absolute favorite (wouldn’t be surprised if that follows in Miss World‘s footsteps 😉 ):

Birthday boy

D700, ISO200, 1/1500 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm

Almost a winner

Posted by Arno on July 31, 2011
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For several years I’ve been subscribing to Practical Photographer, a UK photography magazine. They do a Photographer of the Year competition every year, and in 2009 my tiger (yeah, that one 😉 ) was runner-up in round 7 (the Natural World) of the competition. This year I entered one of my favorite portraits into the portrait round (round 2) of the competition.

1 in 1000 Portrait

D700, ISO400, 1/125 sec @ f/2, Nikkor 50mm

It was shortlisted out of about 1,500 entries. In the end it didn’t win, but I was already very happy it got this far (how could it not, anyway? She’s such a lovely, pretty girl! 🙂 ).
It was published in the August 2011 issue of Practical Photography.

The opinions of the judges can be viewed in the online video. I’m in around 2:27.

Isn’t he cute? (part II)

Posted by Arno on April 25, 2010
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Awhile back I wrote a little bit about our godson. He’s the cutest boy you’ve ever seen. Recently me and the better half have been so busy that we haven’t really had time to meet up with godson and parents, and you know how kids in that age grow and change in an instant…
The other night mom and godson came over for dinner and I managed to quickly grab a few shots. And the little guy is just getting cuter and cuter!
Love him! 🙂

Noah

D700, ISO400, 1/125 sec @ f/4, Nikkor 70-200mm

Noah

D700, ISO400, 1/125 sec @ f/4, Nikkor 70-200mm

Isn’t he cute?

Posted by Arno on November 24, 2009
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It’s been awhile… It’s been madhouse in this end of the line.
It’s been long days and short nights. And it will be like this for a while still, it seems.

I’ve got some Canary Island stuff still in queue, but this is going first. There’s no way anyone’s going to out-cute this 😉

Nikon D200, ISO100, 1/250 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50 mm, off-camera SB-800

Nikon D200, ISO100, 1/250 sec @ f/2.8, Nikkor 50 mm, off-camera SB-800