Adina St John Photography

color.

Generally, I'm strictly a black and white kind of girl.  It's what I love, and aside from high school seniors, it accounts for probably 95% of what I shoot.

But dang.  Check out that color.  Love.

time.

What are you doing with yours?

This past Halloween, my parents were out to visit.  As we've been celebrating my oldest's birthday with a Halloween party since she was 4, it was one of the things she's missed most after the move.  So she's always excited to hear that my parents are going to make it out.  A week and a half later, every now and then, she smiles and says "man, Halloween was awesome."

Last year, my mom, my girls and I drove over to the Eastern Market.  This year we drove over to the Heidelberg Project, which is sort of like an outdoor art museum, spread across two blocks on Detroit's east side.  The jist of it is, 25 years ago, this guy got tired of watching his neighborhood decline, while the city ignored it, and took it upon himself to change that.  Whether you see it as art, or just a bunch of old stuff, it definitely makes a statement. 

One of the things we noticed right away was all the clocks.  Nailed to trees and painted on walls, over and over.  The docent explained that it was a reminder that time is limited, and to make people question how they are using theirs. 

http://www.heidelberg.org/ is the website...definitely worth a look.

And our group, which the docent offered to take for us.  Love it.

wisconsin part something.

I'm not sure how many sessions I've posted, or how many I've edited and haven't posted at this point.  But I'd like to point out that it doesn't count as "still" in your pajama pants, if you are "back" in pajama pants.  Aside from a quick trip to the store, today has been one of those marathon editing days.  So if I saw you in WI this past trip, I should be getting your gallery up sometime before Monday.

My Saturday late afternoon session from when I was there...backlighting is in my top 5 favorite things, right up there with lattes and non-glittery vampires.

new puppy part 2.

Another session from Milwaukee...

Way back when, when I started doing this seriously (as opposed to occassionally, for shoe money), this was one of the first familes I met.  And can I just say, Thank Goodness.  At 6 months, N was beyond cute and squishy, a photographer's dream, and took it easy on me.  Fast forward 6 years or so, and he's still super cute, not so squishy, and still a dream to photograph.  Last year when I saw him, we drew maps.  He had the continent of Australia, which was a bit more impressive than my Michigan mitten.  This year, I met his newest family member, and again, beyond cute and squishy.  And a photographer's dream. 

Meet Riley...

Tobey tolerates him...

And N?  Well, he's still awesome.

"we have a new puppy!"

Those might be my 5 favorite words.  While I'm clearly a dog person (although we'll be adding a cat at our house, as well as something else, but not the alpaca my youngest is talking about), nothing makes a kid less camera-aware than 20 (or 80) pounds of wiggly, slobbery fur.

Best kind of dog?  Well, okay, clearly I'm partial to beagles, but more than that, I'm partial to any dog that doesn't mind the affections of a kid who's just super excited to see that dog. 

milwaukee, part 1.

Two weekends ago, I spend a few days in Milwaukee, photographing some families who I've been watching grow for the past 5 or 6 years. While I'm thrilled that these familes are willing to work with my schedule after the move, and I love that I can continue to watch these kids grow from babies into little people with their own personalities, my favorite part about these sessions is that these kids remember me from year to year. Which is great, in that there's no "getting to know each other" period anymore, we go straight to the fun stuff. It also means that I want to end on high note, otherwise they'll remember it next year. Plus, how on earth can I pass up a ballerina witch?