RB Photo and Design

I lost my bestest pal today...Love you Charlie

Our Chihuahua Charlie was hit this morning...we have him at the vet, he is stable, but unresponsive... It took me forever to get Jeannie to let me get a dog, But after years of wanting one we got the puppy no one else wanted..twice the size of all his brother and sisters and big ol floppy ears..he was the cutest dog we had ever seen... Jeannie taught him how to sit and shake and jump in no time...it was like having a little baby in the house...He is one of the greatest gifts we have ever received.  even with all the aggravation of having a dog, it was all worth it...He is my bestest pal

So it seems like a perfect time to go out and do our family pic for Christmas cards. Heading out to the Indiana side of the Ohio River this weekend with Louisville KY as the backdrop. Not 100% sure how I am going to shoot the pics just yet so I was out checking some of my favorite photog blogs to get some inspiration. One of my favorite photographers is Zack Arias. A real down to earth guy with a great sense of humor. I try to follow his minimalist approach to lighting and composition. If you have the time you should go check out his site and read his blog.   Zack Arias website

The wife and I have been sick all weekend. Its amazing how being sick wipes out every ounce of creativity along with all your energy. Not much going on right now. Fall is always slow, we have a couple portrait sessions coming up and getting the family together for a family pic and Christmas Cards.

I am a digital photographer...I am not going to try and pretend I am anything else...even tho I first fell in love with photography with film cameras, I never took the time to learn anything about photography until I started shooting digital. Now that I understand how to make images and how everything works I think I am going to go back and try my hand at black and white film photography. I really want to try my hand at a medium format camera, but for the time being I am going to start with my Canon EOS 3 35mm SLR. this is esp nice since most of my lenses are compatible with this camera.

How many people can actually say they love their job? Well, I can! I love seeing a newly wed couple seeing each other for the first time and all the love in their eyes and capturing that emotion. I love taking a picture of the precious baby/kids. Seeing all the innocent and true love they radiate from them. I love the ... excitement of a graduate as they enter the next step of their lives. I JUST LOVE MY JOB!

Just finished up the first round of editing of Kimmy and Jason's wedding pics, Now to go thru and clean up a few things out of the background in a few of the pics and I will be done with them...then begins the week long project of getting them posted on the website for them to see..I really wish we had better (affordable) internet service available to us.