we tried to get this shoot happening last year but it just wouldn’t work out. finally happened last week. luckily, just before the santa barbara monsoon season hit.

i have not seen hendry’s beach like this before. a winter beach with the rocks exposed and the tide way out. lots of tide pools to walk around and explore. add some pretty light and a good looking family and it makes my job real easy.

trying to make some clever pun with “by any other name” but that is just lame. instead, how about some pictures?

we’ll start with the kids.

but we won’t forget mom and dad.

the youngs have a serious problem: maddie loves horses and talks as if one of her own is in her future. i’m not sure if i helped the situation by suggesting we go to the show grounds for their family christmas card photo shoot.

we were going to do the pics before thanksgiving but trevor got in a fight and ended up with a black eye. we rescheduled for when the shiner went away. was good because there was a huge horse show that first weekend while we had the run of the place last sunday morning.

i’m always taking pictures of feet. even on the job i end up with feet pictures. cathi keeps telling me i need to make a book of just foot pictures. aunt karen teases me by taking pictures of her own feet and sending them to me - “nice new pink crocs, karen. thanks for sharing.”

this is why when megan asked half way through a christmas card session last weekend if we could do the feet shots i though she was making fun of me. nope. turns out they really wanted feet pictures. awesome!

sorry terry. there were a few good ones of you but you just didn’t make this cut.

another that probably won’t make it to a christmas card. can’t keep it to myself. there was a very animated game of hide-and-seek going on.

these next would have a chance to get on the card if i was pickin’.

i know the families want pics for a card. and i know this probably won’t be that photo. i just can’t help it. this seems a good place to share it since it won’t be mailed out to the masses.

the christmas card shoots started last weekend. just got the films back this afternoon. not done diggin’ through them all.

special deals for christmas cards this season. check out the details here. not many weekends left before the cards will need to be made.

a couple of weeks ago i took some pictures at a family birthday party. great fun was had by all.