Ayman

Ayman is graduating this year and med school is already waiting for him. One thing that impresses me is that he's not only book smart but Ayman also has a passion in movie making as well. He has them all...artsy and geeky ;)

So one day he called me and asked if I do senior picture, to which I replied that I take cool photograph and it doesn't matter if it's high school senior or senior citizen. ha!

After several attempts involving his getting lost somewhere in the middle of I-435 trying to meet me, we finally met with Ayman and his brother and dad.

On to my favorite images.

We want to do something a bit different, not the normal smiley-pretty pictures.








Ayman is a smiley kind of guy, but just for fun we went for the sinister hitman look.


Thanks for playing along, Ayman. I really wish we had more time working together. You're awesome!

-David

Zack

Zack had his photo shoot late last year. But Nancy's, that is Zack's mom btw, recent order for commencement invitation cards served as a reminder to me to post some of the images from the shoot.

Zack is an all around nice guy. He plays and starts for Hayden High School basketball team. Zack also plays keeper, that's goalie for you not familiar with soccer, and he is the homecoming king, too. On top of that he's very humble about it all. And here's me thinking...hey not fair, how come he is so good in so many things and looking handsome while doing them? And me, I'm lucky if I can chew and walk at the same time without bumping into things ;)

Zack and Nancy just love this shot. They have a big one framed in their den right now. Btw, I just love the story Nancy emailed me this morning:
"On Saturday Zack was preparing to go to the Royals game in KC. A few of his friends met him at our house before heading out. One of the boys commented on Zack's senior picture (the blue shirt with tie) saying how he really liked that shot. Then another boy said, "Hey, if you like that one, come downstairs and see my favorite picture ever. It is the coolest picture of all time. Only if it was me in it". "

Nancy told me that if you can get 17 year old boys interested in the photos, she'd say that is the best compliment ever. Ha.





We've got so many good shots from his photo shoot. Zack and Nancy did an awesome job choosing which images to include on the cards. And this is how the invite card looks like (and multiply that by 200 pieces). The actual card doesn't show my website address, of course.


Later,
-David

Mei Hwie + Andy

So we all agreed to have Mei Hwie and Andy's bridal photo shoot on a certain date. Things were looking great all week long, clear blue sky, reasonably warm weather, you know...the works. So came the D-day, and things went the opposite way. Grey replaced blue, warm turned into cold. But Mei Hwie and Andy were such a trooper and decided to go with the original plan anyway.



The king and queen in front of their home :)


It was so cold that day the lady on the right turned into a statue.




Special thanks for Mei Hwie's sister who went with us and provided the future bride and groom with warm beverages throughout the photo shoot.

Mei Hwie and Andy, thank you for putting up with me. And I'm sorry if I laughed at you (just a little bit, and I was laughing WITH you) when you're shivering. You guys are too much fun!

Much blessings,
-David

Windy Day

Another windy day in Kansas, and another portrait of my wife.


-David

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City

Today I had the pleasure of photographing the people who are responsible for Big Brothers Big Sister of Greater Kansas City. Please visit their website, http://www.bigbrothersbigsisterskc.org , to learn more about them and the great effect they have on youth across the nation.



-David

Zachary is One

I have been photographing the awesome Darby family for quite sometime now, and it seems only a shortwhile ago when Sarah called me for her maternity session with baby Zach still in her tummy. And it is my priviledge to see that the tiny baby Zach is not quite so tiny any more as he turns ONE today!

Note: Click on the image to see the bigger version.

This is Zachary.



The proud mommy.


The proud daddy.



Big sister, in her not quite in the tree tree-house.



And the Darbys invited some of their close friends to celebrate Zach's birthday.
Sarah's best friend, and her sister, from Memphis. And yes, they drove all the way to Kansas City.



The too cute Madolyn with her awesome hair-do. Her mom says it doesn't take that long to do the hair, provided she sits still during the whole process ;)


And the hair-do...



The sweet Maggie.

Blake and Kendyl with their mom.

To the Darbys, congratulations and thank you for allowing me to be part of your life. You guys totally rock!!!

And to everyone, don't worry... there are more photos and slideshow to come :)

David