11/30/11

Our Little Trip to Richmond, VA

Christina and I went to Richmond a couple weekends ago for my friend Mike's wedding. The wedding was great and it was really fun to see and catch up with friends from VA. It was also cold! But we enjoyed the [much] cooler weather regardless. We had some time on Saturday since all of the Virginia folks drove home Friday night, so we headed into Richmond to walk around, get some food, and enjoy the brick buildings and beautiful, old homes (Florida is lacking in both of those areas).

We also enjoyed the taste of fall and the oranges and red leaves. I didn't take a ton of pictures - it seems I am just as good at not taking pictures - but here are a few!

11/29/11

Miami Food Trucks - Hollywood, FL - Arts Park at Young Circle every Monday!

Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving. In honor or eating delicious food, here is a little photo-montage dedicated to the Miami Food Trucks that visit our sweet City of Hollywood every week! I stopped by recently with some out-of-town visitors and enjoyed some of the delicious cuisine. It's hard not to indulge in at least SOMETHING. But if you are in Hollywood, FL and are anywhere near dowtown Hollywood on a Monday night, you should swing by and check out some of the food trucks. If not to eat, than at least to browse! You can find them starting at 5:30pm (probably earlier too) in Arts Park at Young Circle.

Enjoy some good eats!

11/10/11

RE: How to Take Great Race Photos @Healthontherun.net

Since my sister-in-law had a funny post about marathon photos, it inspired me to do a quick search through the several marathons I have photographed for family and/or friends. I sifted through and found a few good ones (embarrassing ones) you know - the usual. And from a photographer's perspective, it is pretty difficult (especially towards the start) to catch your friend or family member, often times a marathon is just a sea of faces.

But to respond to a few of the questions posed like "Can you ever really have a good marathon photo?" -- I would say "Yes! But only when you know it's coming." Check out the last photo in this post - it is definitely helpful having a photographer in the family or a close friend because they can be recognizable and you can end up with a frameable photo for your home or office (like my dad is requesting for a Christmas gift this year). Enjoy these in the meantime:

I'll leave the caption up to you...

Can you tell who has run a few marathons? Dave (far left) is a sub-3 hour marathoner smiling away,
my sister (middle-left), my dad (middle-right) making a great straining face towards the finish, and
Dom (far right) seems to be concerned with someone on the sidelines.

Just an all around good shot - dribbling water, great facial
expression, extra water dribble on her thigh, nice tattoo on
her abdomen...and more I'm sure!

My dad and sister near the finish line (left) - I love the guy right next to
my dad (in blue) - funny expression and so exhausted!

My sister making a face - one that exclaims "How are
you there AGAIN" - since I caught them twice on
this bridge alone!

Thanks Lauren for sharing your funny photos! It was fun seeing yours and searching through mine to find some best of's! Here is a posed shot - where it is so helpful knowing a photo is coming!!

11/4/11

Costa Family Portraits - Bal Harbour Beach, Miami, FL

Here are some of my favorites from the recent family session with the Costa's! Such a beautiful and fun family. Grandma was in town from Texas, so she joined for the session and for some of the photos. Enjoy!