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Dec182009
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Deep, heartfelt thanks to James and Laura Mayes for a truly enchanting evening. This was the warmest, most intimate Christmas party we've been to in years (and between the English pub setting and the Christmas crackers, Marcus was particularly grateful).
Song: Christmas time is here, as performed by Toni Braxton. This version was actually introduced to me by Laura Mayes, and if you listen to it while looking at the photos above, you'll know exactly how the evening felt.
Friday, December 18, 2009 at 12:00AM
Reader Comments (14)
I keep want to start this comment with ‘good’ or ‘nice’ or ‘great’ but none of these seems strong enough, or
appropriate enough for what you just posted.Just fantastic and mindblowing blog keep it up..!!!
I'm reading A Christmas Carol with all my students right now, and we're talking a lot about how the traditions of the day have shifted over time. Being teenagers - children, still - they're all about the presents. What I'm trying to get them to see a bit more clearly through the story is that it's not ABOUT the presents, it's about the fellowship and the sympathy of spirit.
I LOVE that you have crackers, too! I've had them as long as Christmas has been hosted at Chez Chili (and will continue to have them as long as I can find them). Mr. Chili did a significant bit of his growing up in England (Dad was a professor and took sabbatical there every 7 years), and crackers make my husband happy (plus, it's a riot to see my stuffy, o-so-proper in-laws in little paper crowns...)
This photos make me want to have a Christmas party and hire you to take lovely pictures! Beautiful, you can just feel the warmth and love in the room.
Everyone looks so relaxed and happy. That's a sign of a really really good party.
You all make Houston look like so much fun. I can't wait to get there.
Love the twinkling lights and the happy faces. This looks so, so merry.
Oooo...crackers are so much fun. Where is the picture of you and Marcus in your crowns? Great bokeh!
Hello!
I just recently purcahsed my first Nikon D3000. was wondering, how do you get the images behind the subject to blur?
Shannon --
Congratulations! The short answer is that you need a lens with a wide aperture. These were shot with a 50mm 1.4 manual lens.
For more on aperture (and how it works), I talk about it at length here -- it's a good primer on how aperture works, if I do say so myself!
Best of luck to you, and happy shooting!
K.
Thanks so much! looks like I need alot of help! I am clueless on anything photography!