The McShea's (every photographers dream family) had me go up to the Manor Club
with them for some family portraits.
There were polo shirts, and newly-cut-grass-smells, and golf carts, and a live guitarist singing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World. There were oak trees and the sun was setting, and I loved it :D(I know that people probably don't read the words to the songs I post, but this one is a really good song, if you have the time to follow the words...)
Remember When - Alan Jackson
Remember When - Alan Jackson
Remember when
I was youngAnd so were you
And time stood still And love was all we knew
You were the first, so was I
We lovedAnd we cried
Remember when
Remember when we vowed the vowsand walked the walk
Gave our hearts, Made the start,
It was hard
We lived and learned, life threw curves
There was joy, there was hurt
Remember when
Remember when old ones died And new were born
And life was changed, Disassembled, rearranged
We came together, fell apartAnd broke each other's hearts
Remember when
(So, this is the instrumental part of the song, and I am going to honor the McShea's during this time.The McShea's have been through a long road as a family. They have faced trial after trial, and yet have remained steadfast and faithful. Now, they have a mature, beautiful daughter who helps with the THREE little boys! God is so kind and I love this family for their joy and their trust in God.
Thank you for your example!)
Remember when
The sound of little feet
was the music
We danced to week to week
Brought back the love, We found trust
Vowed we'd never give it upRemember when
Remember when thirty seemed so oldNow lookn' back it's just a steppin' stone
To where we are,
Where we've been
Said we'd do it all againRemember when
Remember when we said when we turned gray
When the children grow up and move away
We won't be sad, we'll be glad
For all the life we've had
And we'll remember when...
















i absolutely love the pictures and especially the family!!! :) especially the one of kelly and the black and white of the whole family. i want to do another family shoot with you now...
ReplyDeleteoh thats from danielle
ReplyDeletelovely, lovely :) they look very relaxed any happy. and i love this song. (not too country twangy unless you count the guitar. haha)
ReplyDeleteI love these kristen! i know i've sked this quite a few times but...what did you do to the picture of kelly in photoshop?
ReplyDeleteit's absolutely gorgeous!
Hey Ellie!
ReplyDeleteThis probably won't make much sense, but, here is what I did:
I applied a LoMo filter about 50%, then desaturated her face. I also played with the curves to make her face "pop" more and make her hair darker. Fixed some levels, sharpened, clone-tooled and the picture was done :D
ehhh. helpful?
Wow... I know that wasn't my question, but I think you just spoke in another language! joking of course!
ReplyDeleteI love the song! It had sad lyrics in the end. I think I heard it before....somewhere...mabey at a friends house:)
~Suds
so cute!! perfect song for them too! good job :)
ReplyDelete~Ni~
I get all of it except the LoMo filter. Umm. never heard of it before. :) I'll have to use the curves more often. They're cool.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Kristen!
ReplyDeletegirl these are great. I absolutely love that littlest one..he's so cute!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful, Kristen! The lighting is perfect. You capture the familyness of it so well.
ReplyDeleteGross family???
ReplyDeletewell I think these are beautiful. You did a awesome job with all of them wearing white and all! Gorgeous place too!!
ReplyDeletekristen! your skills are amazing!!! absoloutely AMAZING! major props!
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