Auntie Erica visits...

Julie was in a 3 day class so I had the kids all to myself all of Thursday and Friday. Luckily, on Saturaday, Erica came down to help watch the kids. After each of the boys woke up from their noon nap, we fed them and took them to the park. After the early morning rain, the blue sky and sun returned to San Diego so we took advantage of the setting sunlight with some photos.

Jason is not walking yet, but he's just about there. Aunt Erica helps him practice.

I see similarity with Erica's younger brother James in this photo.

It gets fun when the camera is pointed towards Erica a lone without the kids to hide behind.

Didn't know my sis-in-law was so camera shy.

I explain to Erica that I aim to capture the "moments in the in between" borrowing a line for Jasmine Star. Which means, the photos I try to capture are the ones in between moments you think I am taking the photos. Your smiles, emotion, demenor are more authentic. Compare...

Here's a photos when Erica was ready for the picture to be taken. Stance is nice. Hair is beautiful. Smile is there...but the eye's aren't smiling. I usually toss these types of photos out on a paid shoot. People don't smile for the camera the way they smile in life. My aim is to capture life...and your unique way of smiling.

One doesn't need to be looking at the camera to get a good picture made. Looking away can add lots of feeling to an image.

Add some golden light and the image makes itself. I like this technique for vacation photos more than the typical look at the camera, stand in front of the scene and grin. Remember this tip the next you're on vacation.

I love this b/w one.

The grass was soaked. So we didn't get to play on it.

You're probably wondering where Terrence was. He was off playing, climbing and doing what boys his age does best.

And a last shot of T planting the tip of a tree branch. He looks really excited with his accomplishment. I like the way the sunlight hit the leaves.