Jer & Min Photography

Lately, I’ve been really enjoying photos processed B&W and out of focus, sometimes the focus is on an object in the foreground, other times the out of focus nature of the photograph comes from movement.  In most cases, there is a strong black point in the photo and an overall darker appearance.  To me, these photos feel like memories and invoke quite a bit of emotion to me.  With no commitments as to how often I will contribute to this series, I will continue to publish photos that fit this feel for me.

The first photo is of my daughter reading.  My wife and I were speaking the other day that my daughter’s entire life consists of gymnastics, reading, playing the piano, and sleeping.  That is what she spends her time doing.

This photo is a typical scene in our life, Min spends a great deal of time making sure we eat home-cooked meals.  She is a terrific cook and it is a pleasure to me that she places such importance in our life of eating together.

I’m really loving the lighting in this home we are staying at. A whole new set of natural lighting possibilities are available.

My wife will probably not be too happy I posted this photo. The purpose wasn’t to do a portrait shoot, but to play around with my lights and the wonderful sunset. It was for practice.

So here she is after a long day of controlling the three little kids and the one adult who too often acts like a kid.

To shot this, I first exposed for the sky and then brought in my flash to the appropriate level. It was a fun exercise.

Strobist: single flash shot through a shoot through umbrella camera left.

Mother dear, I love you so,
Your lovely, shining eyes
Are like stars the twinkle
Way up in the bright blue skies

–Maud Belnap Kimball

I’ve mentioned before that my children have very expressive, sharp, and reflective eyes.  They get it from their mother.  When I saw eyes were the challenge, I knew I would shoot her.  Happy Mother’s Day Melinda, you are wonderful mother and I love you very much.

I’ve been shooting quite a bit lately with my 28-135 lens.  As I’ve done so, I’ve learned quite a bit about that lens and have gained a lot of confidence on what it can and can’t do well.  I’ve decided to spend the next week or two shooting all photo challenges with my 50mm 1.8 to gain as much familiarity with it as my 28-135.  I’ll do this as long as a challenge subject isn’t “Zoom lens”.  If that happens, I’m digging out my 28-135!

Strobist: Single flash camera left through a shoot through umbrella.  Flash triggered by Cybersyncs.

My beautiful wife Melinda is one of the most kind, caring people I know.  She has incredible patience (a must to be around me) and a great sense of humor.  This month we celebrated our 11 year anniversary.

This picture is #5 in my 100 People I know set.

Last night my son Gage was crying and my wife was trying to comfort him.  I was in the process of getting a couple of photos of my other son Toby when I turned around and saw my wife.  It amazes me just how much love someone can express with their body language.  As I saw my wife holding Gage and soothing him I snapped the shutter.