Lena and I are about to leave the country for our Venezuelan wedding! Yes, that's right...Wedding numero tres. Well, actually Lena is already there spending time with her family and preparing. I think this is the last wedding for a while. Might get bored and do it again thirty years from now. Who knows.

Anyway, I just finished my last shoot, a maternity portrait session here at the apartment. Maternity is a relatively new market for us, and this is the second couple we've photographed in 2008. It's tricky, in part because you must strike a balance between your vision, people's tastes and posing limitations. Some people like to be nude (these people don't normally sign our model release) and others are more conservative, such as this couple. Check these photos out.

















I was somewhat limited in what I could shoot by the space available in my apartment. I think we have completely outgrown the space, actually. Although it's very large for a living room, and the ceilings are really high, this last shoot really reinforced that fact that we need a space twice as large if we are going to get serious about studio-style portraiture. One of our goals for 2009 is to purchase a property with the correct dimensions. Until then, our highly successful location work should suffice.

Speaking of which, the following three photos are of the two technology teachers who own and run the consulting firm, Tech Matters, out of Marietta. Tech Matters helps introduce middle school students to the world of technology and software design. They partner with Southern Polytechnic University in Marietta, who provides them with the computers, instructors and space they need to help the next generation move into the IT economy. The photo is for a brochure put out by the Kennesaw State University Small Business Development Center. These are my three favorites.