Easter Sunday // Family Time & Portraits of the Kiddos

I really enjoyed this years Easter Sunday gathering: my mom-in-laws ham was SO GOOD, the weather was beautiful, and we had a Lamb Cake – yes, a Lamb Cake. It’s not a REAL lamb, but it was a real good cake (there’s a pic down below). It actually looked more like a cat than a lamb. I’m just sayin’.

The family met up at my brother-in-laws house over in Flossmoor, IL. He and his wife recently purchased a really nice place over there. The house was packed and all of our kids made sure that there was not a silent moment all evening long. Seeing the kids dressed up in their Sunday’s best was so cool – the girls looked so beautiful in their dresses and the boys were so handsome in their dress pants and shirts. They were all so endearing.

Here are a few pics from the day. I love the portraits of the kids. I had been looking forward to taking these photos all week long:

My many thanks to my family for making Easter so much fun. It was kind of a quick evening, but it was a much needed one.

Kid Portraits Set-Up

  • Nikon D90 – shooting in RAW
  • Nikon 50mm f/1.4
  • Nikon SB-800 fitted with an umbrella – Thank you Gary for helping me out
  • Pocket Wizards (2)
  • Adobe Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS3 for editing
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    By The Way: I had pre-visualized where I would be taking the portraits of the kids. I had thought it through and knew what I wanted. But then came the rain. It forced me to rethink my plans and I had to make some quick decisions. I really liked the trees in the background and I figured they would make for a nice background.

    pixel Easter Sunday // Family Time & Portraits of the Kiddos
    April 6, 2010 - 3:04 pm

    Melissa Ragan - Your daughter is the cutest little thing ever…I think I might seriously eat her! Great shots, Otto!

    April 7, 2010 - 7:16 am

    pew@mac.com - Otto,

    Nice shots! I appreciate your ability to pick out details like an adult holding easter eggs or a child’s feet on the back of the car seat. Of course the kids are adorable and your one light with ambient for fill really worked well.

    My wife brought the lamb cake to our combined family too. The lamb cake mold didn’t come out this year but you remind me how much the kids will love it next year. (I’m not complaining. The pineapple upside down cake Robyn made rocked!)

    ttyl,

    pew

    April 7, 2010 - 1:56 pm

    Jaclyn Simpson - Love it, Otto!!! As usual! I really like the individual portraits! Nice work!!

    April 7, 2010 - 2:12 pm

    Otto - Thanks for the comment love guys! I had a really fun time photographing these little ones. They are growing up so fast.

    April 7, 2010 - 10:15 pm

    Feuza - rethinking is key and working under pressure especially when you had it planned out in your head is not easy at all to do and you pulled it off oh so well! the childrens portrait shots are amazing and the lamb cake cute

    April 7, 2010 - 10:16 pm

    Feuza - oh and that 1.4 is something huh.. never have used one

    April 9, 2010 - 7:15 pm

    Mario Brathwaite - Otto,

    Great images. I especially love the kids’s portraits at the end.

    MNB

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