Last year we photographed 3 members of this family, and have been waiting till the other 2 came to town to round out the session.

Their oldest daughter and hubby live out of state, and came to town for the holidays. Luckily for us the weather was gorgeous the last few days of 2011. It was chilly but the sunny weather made up for it. We had been expecting snow and had talked about a snowball fight at the of the session. Next time!

The day we photographed the Paige Family at Cantigny in Wheaton was a gorgeous fall day!! Perfect weather for family photos.

Lynn did a fabulous job picking out the clothes for the family! They blend well together with each other and the lovely fall colors.

The photo shoot was alot of fun!! We are good friends with them, and Oliver and their son Kevin are best buddies. Also along for the shoot was another friend of the boys. 3 energetic boys and the great outdoors made for a very fun time-especially behind the scenes.

Now that Oliver has his own digital camera (see Oliver’s birthday post) we will from time to time include some of his images on our blog in an effort to foster his creativity and to share his photography with our family and friends. Since getting his camera in May, he seldom leaves home without it. In fact, he takes many images and movies inside our home, often times catching us off guard and creating some images that will never see the light of day .

The title of these ocassional posts will be “A few from Oliver’s View(finder)”. We hope that you enjoy seeing a bit of what Oliver caprtures from his 8 year old perspective.

 
 
 
A few images from our trip to the west coast. What impresses me most about Oliver’s images is his ability to compose his shots and to shoot with his camera very level (a feat that eludes even some professionals). This one was taken on out first day in California after crossing the Golden Gate Bridge.

 
 

Back in San francisco, we grabbed a quick bite in the North Beach neighborhood (Little Italy) and Oliver asked me as we left the cafe if I would escort him into the middle of the street to capture this view.

 
 

North of the Bay area, we stopped to take some pictures of the redwood forest. Oliver took this one of me as I was trying to get him to be still for a few seconds so I could take one of him.

 
 
Oliver snapped this self portrait from a mirror hanging from the ceiling while at his Granparents 50th anniversary celebration.

 
 

More from Oliver’s first game.

Oliver sitting with his team. Mom watching from the first base side.

  

Taking his position at the mound. Going after a grounder.

  

Waiting for a fly ball. Telling the batter to “hit the ball into my glove”.

  

The moment after his first hit.

There are 23 ways a ball player can reach first base, this was Oliver’s first.

Thursday Night was Oliver’s first Baseball game he ever played in. After lots of hard practice at home and with his team, the big day finally arrived. The pay-off was in the form of his first base hit (Which was also an RBI).