Winter 2010-2011 Update

This blog post accompanies the quarterly "new password" email sent out to all of those who are on the stephenskoutas.com email list. It serves as a one-stop review of the latest content on stephenskoutas.com. It isn't all-inclusive. Feel free to wander around the site... there are always new images everywhere, particularly in the kid's galleries, the family album, and the friend's scrapbook.

If you didn't receive the new password, email me and I will get it to you. Happy 2011, and enjoy all of this snow if you can!

• Andrew's Communion (link)
• Emily's class potluck dinner (link)
• Peanut's Birthday (link)
• Ana's Birthday (link)
• Aaron's Birthday (link)
• Addy's Birthday (link)
• Peanut's Gymnastic Exhibition (link)
• many new family shoots (link)
• Debbie's sons (link)
• Isabella (link)
• Anna and Tom (link)
• The Bodz. Brothers (link)
• My 25 year reunion (link)
• Our trip to Los Angeles (link)
• Disneyland (link)
• Thanksgiving (link)
• Kids Skiing (link)

That's a lot of pictures, people, but there's a lot more to come. Watch the blog for updates. Thank you.

Los Angeles 2010

Having wonderful family so far away stinks... except when it is 7 degrees in New England and it's time to go visit them! Images can be found here. We were also lucky enough to spend a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with a festive bunch of family members. Those images are here.

High School Reunion

The Class of '85 gathered for our 25 year reunion on Saturday, November 27, 2010, thanks in no small part to the relentless efforts of Paul Drummond. We had a fantastic turnout, and there were many very familiar faces and old friends in attendance. It was good to see that the years have been so good to so many of you.

Thanksgiving 2010

Good family, good food, and good laughs. What a wonderful recipe for fantastic holidays. Thank you to all of our family in Los Angeles for such a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration.

Disneyland 2010

Vacation, Family, perfect weather, and a Magic Kingdom filled with all of our favorite characters. You bet we had fun! Images are here.

The Brothers Bodz

When I think of "good" kids, these two gentlemen immediately come to mind.  They are part of a family that is, as a whole and individually, wonderful.  These two young men were in my studio on October 30th for a photo session.  The "serious" photo session lasted about ten seconds, and then all of their crazy, happy, and friendly personalities came out and took over the mood of the entire shoot.  I'm sure all of us had a good time, and I'm also sure that this is apparent in the photos.

Images can be found here.

Ann and Tom

On October 30th, Jen's Mom and Dad came to the studio because their grandsons were coming in for a photo shoot.  I think Tom and Ann were looking forward to having their pictures taken too, but as they said, it had been so long since they had portraits done that they weren't quite sure what to expect.  Within a few minutes, all anxiety that anyone may have had about having their pictures taken disappeared, and the wonderful personalities of this couple came out for the camera.  The pictures can be found here.

Isabella

I love photography.  I enjoy visualizing an image in my mind.  I love making that vision a permanent reality.  I love interacting with people.  That said, there are some shoots that make me love photography even more.  Isabella's shoot was one of those.  When I arrived at her house, she was asleep.  She woke up shortly after I arrived... no tears, no fuss.  Just a pretty little smile and a curious look as she tried to figure out who I was and what I was doing.  As the shoot progressed, she remained a cheerful, happy, observant, and wonderful little subject.  I think her images really captured a bit of who she is, and this shoot is one of my favorites to date for that very reason.  The images can be found here.

Mason's Third Birthday

I'm not really remembering why, but I just didn't take a lot of pictures at this event. I'm guessing the kids had us running in three different directions at once most of the time. None the less, images from Mason's Third Birthday can be found here. He just keeps getting more and more handsome, and now he's a big brother too!

It isn't so often that I get asked to photograph young adults, but on September 26, 2010, I had an opportunity to shoot Brandon, Larry, and Kyle.  These three brothers made excellent subjects, and I am thankful to them for their patience and cooperation during our shoot.  I love the way these images came out... so often I am trying to capture innocence and glee in a toddler's face, but this shoot gave me a chance to pursue a more gritty, harder-edged look of a tough group of young men in their upper teens and lower 20's.  I think this shoot captured these country boys the way I perceived them.  Images can be found here.