Escape To Grandma's

After working 70+ hours a week, I decided to take the day off and go to my Grandma Gen's down at the Jersey Shore...

Sunset to Dusk Surfers








Before I left the next morning my Grandmother and I went out to eat. This woman means the world to me, and is the one who just bought me my new D3. I have nothing but love and admiration for her, and I always have, regardless of fancy expensive presents. She won't let me take photos of her, so I just held the camera on the table and shot when she wasn't noticing.. they came out pretty good ;D





Strawberry (& Blueberry) Pancakes!!!



That Night I went to Point Pleasant Beach, which is where the boardwalk is, and where my other Grandfather has a house. I have never in all of my life (I've been coming here since I was in my mother's stomach) I have never seen the boardwalk so desolate. I was just amusing myself by taking photos of the few strangers there. I guess because it was a Monday night and school isn't out up here? Either way...



Skee Ball was my favorite game as a kid at the Arcade

Chantelle

single handedly the most influential woman in my entire life,
who i may add, has not had long hair in almost ten years.

Long Term Portrait

One of our final projects that we worked on the entire semester for our portrait class. Requirements, one hobby, one occupation, one studio. My brother Richie was my model

for those i love i will sacrifice

snapshots of my family taken during the thanksgiving break from north jersey / nyc
(as with all of my blogs) click the photograph to see a larger view.
part two. (part one below)

my father.

big richie & little richie

good genes, good teeth.

youngest brother, tyler

3am, freezing in the garage

you don't even want to know what we were doing

taken about five minutes after we arrived from our 10 hour drive up north

my mother in front of the macy's infamous window displays


my sister has no patience for the subways

going home.

for those i love i will sacrifice

snapshots of my family taken during the thanksgiving break from north jersey / nyc
part one.

my brother richie

that cat has been around as long as i can remember.

youngest brother tyler and sophie

my cousin gianna

tyler and my cousin jake

back of my moms head, aunt cathy, aunt roanie, grandma, dad, cousin kyle

single handedly the most important woman in my life, my grandma gen.

baby michael

noelle, grandma patsy, aunt tricia

grandma patsy, aunt tricia, my mother

grandma patsy

my cousin heather

seasonal portrait

kevin gave us an assignment over the holiday break to a do a "seasonal" portrait. out of the 40 family members at thanksgiving, only my brother and sister would volunteer to sit still.

nikon d200
nikon 17-35mm
sb800 flash (set on the table to the left)
f2.8 @ 1/40th (handheld > apparently i'm getting stronger)
iso 400