Available Light

This is one of my favorite shots at the conclusion of the group photos - we work toward just the couple at the end of the photos and this is one of the last shots; done by the windows using available light.

The Kiss ... The Rings

Another "double" exposure created in Photoshop.

The Kiss

I did not use flash on this shot - the flash came from the grandmother in the lower right of the frame. I still liked the effect and the shadows and made everything but the couple and the best man black and white.

Wedding Couple

This shot was done during our group photo section before the ceremony. I used two flashes in front and one behind - later I had to touch up some shadows on the brick wall.

Nuts About Fall

I caught this squirrel one day walking between buildings at Taylor. I can think of more comfortable ways to get a snack!

Tempting Fate, The Prequel

In this opening shot, Katie begins playing the piano and we see our young, recalcitrant (namely Peter) entering the room. Although she gives him a loud, "STOP!" he continues his interpretive dance as the music throbs.

Tempting Fate Part I

When last we left our heroes, Katie had just started playing the piano and Peter began his "dance with death."

Undaunted by her preliminary warning, his dance grew in intensity ...

Tempting Fate Part II

Peter continues his dance unabated as a flu-stricken Matthew watches from the couch.

Tempting Fate Part III

It was shortly after this moment that Katie turned around and chased him up the stairs. These days, Peter is the bigger one and Katie does the running!

Posing Without Knowing It

This girl was at our bible school in Ticimul.

Mayan Child with her Crayons

This is one of the children in Xochempich with her beloved crayons.

Sean Chookie

Here are two of my favorite guys - Matthew and our nephew Jay (Jared to us). Jay took Matthew on a go kart ride last Thanksgiving. The real fun came when it was time for him to pull his 6'2" frame from the machine.

Paul Patterson

Here is our Taylor basketball coach Paul Patterson at the start of the conference championship game two years ago during the National Anthem. I also cover my heart during the singing of that song - which is not just a precursor to the tip off, but a prayer that our nation will always be the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Twist and Turn

Here's more basketball in the Odle Gymnasium featuring my lights. This is Taylor's RJ Beucler.

Bridal Kiss

This is Evan and Heather Kittleman during their wedding several years ago. They wanted some black and white photos taken - which at that time I was able to do with film. They are both good friends and valued colleagues - as well as a beloved brother and sister in Christ.

Sweep

This is Taylor football player Tad Litwiler (spelling?) on during a game last year. He was wearing a mask to protect his eyes after being scratched in a game earlier in the season.

I Want to be Like Mike!

Yet another shot from my Mike Parsons collection - taken during his playing career at Taylor University.

Basketball

This was done during a game in the Odle Gymnasium two years ago using lights positioned in the corners and bounced from the ceiling. Someone once said that they didn't like armpits in basketball shots - interesting - basketball is a game in which people raise their hands above their heads at both ends of the court.

Happy Moment

Jeff Stassen holds a cell phone for his daughter Lauren Brady and his granddaughter Katherine. Katherine was talking to her father, Sean, who was with the Indiana National Guard in Afghanistan. Jeff has since been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. You are in our prayers.

Vacation Bible School

This is my buddy Ross DeLong waiting for the day's VBS to start.

Vacation Bible School

I'm not sure whether this little guy was playing for the camera or if he was enjoying a moment with a friend but it made for a great moment.

Vacation Bible School

This was one of the fun moments at last summer's Vacation Bible School at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Double Exposure

In the "Old Days" a double exposure was accomplished in the photographer's mind with two or three exposures on a single frame of film. I used to make sure the liner of my necktie was black so I could shield the lens. These days it is done in the photographer's mind but now uses Photoshop.

At The Ballgame

This was Matthew and me at the Indianapolis Indians last summer ... it was a bit warmer that night than it has been lately.