Beach Photos

On October 16th we went down to the beach so I could torture my children with picture taking yet again. I literally took hundreds of pictures so it took me awhile to look through them all and do a little editing. I am intrigued with light. How it has different qualities in different places and times of the days. I love the light at the beach especially at sunrise and sunset. I know I'm not alone on that one. One of my dreams, is to take some photography classes someday. If I had to sum up why I love photography so much it would probably be because of the possibilities. The possibility of capturing a moment in time, the possibility of capturing perfection, the possibility of conveying a feeling without the use of words.

The above picture is probably my favorite picture of the entire day. Why? Because it captures all three of my aforementioned qualities. I love the perfection of the tiny shell, right in the middle of Whitney's perfect hand. She came up to me and said, "Look Mom!" And I snapped the shot. It was effortless which is the best! To me it captures the wonderment of childhood.

Here I was trying to position myself and Landon so that his head was blocking the setting sun.


I have often thought that the key to being photogenic is the ability to feel natural and relaxed in front of the camera. Whitney and Gavin are great that way. They just naturally strike fun and perfect poses for me. =)

I get really annoyed sometimes with Whitney's glasses because they reflect light and I feel like they hide her face. Understandably she hates to be without them because she cannot see a thing and then she ends up squinting. We will probably get her contacts in the next couple of years.

Favorites of Ashlyn (Click on collages to view full sized.)

Favorites of Gavin

Favorites of Whitney

Favorites of Landon