Hersh Kids: Christmas Card Photos for Grandmas

Today I went over to the Hersh's again for a shoot with just the kids. Mrs Hersh wanted some photos of the kids to send to the Grandmas at Christmas time. I know this family pretty well and it is always a pleasure seeing them. The kids were all super today and it was really easy getting some great stuff of all of them. Here are a couple of my favorites.

Ice Climbing - Kid Around the Corner

This past Sunday Joe, Bryan and I braved the -10 degree cold and went and did "Kid Around the Corner" up in the Caribou Creek Canyon. The river wasn't completely frozen over so we had to hike up to the top and rappel down from the top. It was 4 main pitches and 3 of the four were frozen solid. Only 1 was still really wet. Luckily it was the top one, so we didn't get wet until we were about to leave. Running water is always a mystery when it's -10 and it's flowing over a frozen ice-waterfall. The most bizarre part is that the water is technically below the temperature of freezing. Anyways, here are a few pics. We didn't take many because it was too cold to get the gloves off and pull the camera out.

Von Imhof Family

Saturday evening Philip and I headed over to the Von Imhof's house and took some family photos for their Christmas cards. We got there just as the sun was setting and were able to get some nice twilight sky photos as well. When we were all too cold we headed in and got some more photos next to the fireplace. What a beautiful family! They were all so nice and great to work with. Even their dog was super photogenic!

Alexander Family Shoot

 Last weekend I went to another family's house and took some family shots. They had the cutest dog that ended up making me laugh over and over when I got back to the computer and checked out the photos. People ask me all the time why I take so many photos of a single situation. This is a perfect example. As we can see, not only do humans change expressions very quickly... so do dogs. Some of the expressions on this dog's face are some of the funniest things I've seen. Check them out!

danica, skip and isabella

this weekend i went down to girdwood for a family shoot. right before i got there there was a very quick snow shower that made everything look very fairytale-like. shooting in a temperate rainforest is beautiful to begin with. shooting in there with snow, awesome people, a super cute baby and studio lighting was a dream. here are a couple of my favorites.

an award-winning catch!

like father, like daughter... looking for fish ;)

Hecla's Greens Creek Mine - Juneau, Alaska

 

This past week I had to pleasure of going with Joe to Juneau for two days to shoot at Hecla's Greens Creek Mine. Wow! What an experience! I learned so much about mining and got to shoot in one of the coolest environments I have ever been in. It was on an island off the coast of Juneau which meant that when we got there we had to take a float plane to the island. That night we caught the ferry back to Juneau with the crew. We rode both ways the next day with the ferry (5am departure, 5pm return). 4am wake-ups are always fun! I can't express what an amazing two days it was. Joe and I had to keep reminding each other that we were hundreds of feet below ground in a working MINE! Here are some behind the scenes shots.