Brooks Weekend Workshop

Seleta and I went to a 2-day Brooks Institute workshop on the "Art of Portraiture" taught by Joyce Wilson. On Saturday in the afternoon, we worked with 6 models (either Brooks students, aspiring models, or family members of the instructor) ranging from 15-22 years-old and then a family, fixed them up, and had them critiqued on Sunday. Joyce thought Seleta's photographs were so good, she couldn't believe Seleta had only been shooting for about a year. Seleta also got lots of applause for her work. Here's a few of her photos. If you get a chance, tell her what you think...

... And if you want to see a few of mine, too, check out the business blog...

Ian's 2nd Birthday!

We celebrated Ian's birthday on the 14th (Saturday) with a small little get together. Here's a few from the day.

Mmmm... Big bag... *drool*


Telling mom to hurry up...


I'm surprised you can see the couple in this photo through the glare coming from The Rock.

Jake and Tank bonding... He wasn't the only dog Jake abused...

As you can see, Jet (Jenny's dog) got an award for being a good sport. You can almost hear Jake saying in a Darth Vader voice, "Soon, *I* will be your master... And together we shall rule the galaxy has father and... er... dog." I don't think Jet would go to the Dark Side... now maybe the Off-White Side... Nah, Toupe Vader doesn't really sound vicious. Yes, I could go on but -




Thank you to everyone for Ian's cards, presents, money (gotta pay for Harvard somehow), etc.

Terry, Seleta, Ian, Tank, Bandit, Mulder, Elise, Clifford, and Dyson (but just the hose attachment this time, Ian's not talkin' to the rest of the vacuum).