A Fun Afternoon with some Family

Yesterday afternoon I got with one of my sisters, her kids and my brother and his family for a session. My mom had been wanting photos of her grandkids altogether, her youngest being 2 and we haven't had any since before she was born. So we managed to sync our schedules and get together yesterday afternoon.

I got there first and had a chance to do some shooting of Dorian.

My sister got there with her kids shortly after I did, my brother was running late so we ended up having like 40 minutes to do some shots with her kids.

By that point my brother and his brood finally got there and we attempted to shoot some group shots of the kids. I will say that five kids, 5 faces is a lot to work with and definitely a challenge to get everyone looking at the camera at the same time and smiling.

Here are a couple shots of my brother and his family.

I had a lot of fun with everyone, and Dorian did pretty good staying near me and not wandering off which was one of my concerns. 

I'm very pleased with how things went, though there are a few shots/poses I wish I had thought of.

My first Photo Session with the EOS 70D

 Saturday afternoon I was contacted about a possible photo session Sunday afternoon with four children. I was so happy and excited to be able to use this camera so soon. 
Charlene is a good friend of mine, she has been my masseuse for the past 5 years and we have become very good friends. So I was more than happy to shoot a session with four of her grandkids, she picked the place and I had never been there. The Display Garden in Evansville next to the Boyscouts of America building, just off of the Loyd. A beautiful little garden with many flowers, kinds I had never seen before. 
Overall it was a fun shoot, the kids were really sweet and calm which was very surprising.

Here's a couple of the images.

After 11 years, I've upgraded from my Canon T2i to the Canon EOS 70D

 So last week I finally decided to upgrade from the beginner entry level camera I have learned so much from (my Canon T2i) to a entry level professional camera, the Canon EOS 70D. It arrived Friday and has certainly been an interesting experience, I bought the battery grip kit for it which would give it 2 batteries making it last longer. I will mention that I am having some difficulty with that as it sometimes loosens and the camera immediately shuts off which sucks when you're in the middle of a shoot. 
Saturday I played around with practicing with my very patient son who can be a very handsome young man when he is cooperating lol.

I am so lucky and blessed to have him as my son, such a handsome young man.

The EOS 70D is relatively easy to figure out, a lot more bells and whistles than my Canon T2i. I have no doubt that I will most certainly enjoy the next 10 years with this camera as I learn and improve my skills.