... saturday chad and emmie and their children came over for supper ... while emmie and chad were cleaning up and doing the dishes (habit, i guess, when you have five kids—for me, a great treat), danny asked, "what're the umbrellas for, mr. groleau" ... a seriously good question, one much easier to demonstrate than try to explain, so i positioned the light stands above the little tape marks i keep on the floor, fired up the three ancient sunpak 611 strobe units, and turned on my illegal-according-to-the-fcc (because they're for use in korea, not the united states) wireless receivers ...
... here's the entire gang ... as much a "snapshot" as a posed grouping, and, of course, the orange lips are evidence they liked my spaghetti sauce ...
... walker's got a smile that makes the day better ...
... emily, walker, and megan ... for this shot one of the strobes didn't recycle ... i think it's time for me to replace the battery ... the quantum power unit is over thirty years old, but, considering the $400 cost for a new one, it's much easier to order a $36 lithium cell and install it myself ...
... emily and megan ... pretty contest, i think it's a draw ...
... walker's a great prop ... !!! ... hmmmmm, maybe there's a career in the making ... somehow i neglected to get a nice shot of tom by himself, so i guess we're going to have to schedule another supper ...
... walker and dan ...
Son of my mother
time of fear a friend
time of adversity a brother
time of laughter, a comrade
time of tears a comforter
you are a brother of mine
from Alpha to Omega.
Son of my Father
Strong arm, gentle word
Loves momentary glance
Reveals our brotherhood
I am my brother’s keeper
And he is mine
One root, One Father.
ADRIAN WAIT
... with my homemade lighting outfit in the high-ceiling space i call my "big room," i don't even begin to pretend that i'm studio photographer ... i do, however, have a great deal of fun ...
... yes, indeed, absolutely great fun ...