A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to take pictures of my friend’s son Vadim whom I’ve known since he was born. Because I see him several times a week it’s hard to notice him growing, but every time I look at his pictures I think to myself “Wow, he’s grown up soo much!”

I absolutely love taking pictures of kids but I have to say that getting photos of a 1.5 year old boy is no easy thing. Kids this age seem to love the attention they’re getting during the shoot, can’t seem to stop moving, and get more and more excited! At the end of our hour-long session Vadim’s mom and I were totally exhausted while Vadim looked as fresh as he did in at the start of the shoot. He was ready for more!

A few of my favorites from our latest photo session:

Natasha

Do you ever listen to an album and realize you just can’t get enough of one of the songs?

I felt this way towards a track on Coldplay’s 2005 X&Y album. The entire work is fantastic but “White Shadows” is a masterpiece.

Here’s a video set to this song:

The lyrics:

“When I was a young boy I tried to listen And I wanna feel like that, Little white shadows blink and miss them Part of a system, I am If you ever feel like something’s missing Things you’ll never understand, Little white shadows sparkle and glisten, Part of a system, a plan All this noise I’m waking up All this space I’m taking up All this sound is breaking up Ooh oh ooh Maybe you’ll get what you wanted Maybe you’ll stumble upon it Everything you ever wanted In a permanent state Maybe you’ll know when you see it Maybe if you say it you’ll mean it And when you find it you’ll keep it In a permanent state, a permanent state

When I was a young boy I tried to listen, Don’t you wanna feel like that? You’re part of the human race All of the stars in the outer space, Part of a system, a plan All this noise I’m waking up All this space I’m taking up I cannot hear you’re breaking up Woaaooh Maybe you’ll get what you wanted Maybe you’ll stumble upon it Everything you ever wanted In a permanent state Maybe you’ll know when you see it Maybe if you say it you’ll mean it And when you find it you’ll keep it In a permanent state, a permanent state Swimmin’ on a sea of faces The tide of the human races, oh An answer now is what I need I see it in the new sun rising and See it break on your horizon, oh Come on love, stay with me”

Mike

We couldn’t wait to post more photos from the shoot! As promised, here’s the story behind it.

The upcoming fashion show is called Eternal Spring 2008 and it’s described as “a celebration of life, love, arts and creativity.” It’s going to be an incredible all-day event on Saturday, February 9th.

There were many designers, make-up artists, and models and the day of the shoot was full of fantastic energy. Photographing models was a new experience for us. It was awesome to have a chance to practice posing without much of a time limit. I feel like we really pushed the envelope and captured some original works. Here are a few of our favorites. Enjoy!

Let us know what you think!

Mike

Yesterday we had an awesome opportunity to photograph models for our friends who are up-and-coming designers. Here’s a tiny sneak preview.

Come back tomorrow to see many more exciting photos and the story behind the shoot!

Natasha