2010 In Photos

January

Audrey and her Grandma Lorry share a laugh.

• 5D Mark II • ISO640 • 1/125
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2

Newborn Camille and her Uncle David.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/60
• 24-105mm f/4L • 35mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

A stormy sunrise as seen from the Improving offices.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/3
• 24-105mm f/4L • 35mm • f/11

Kristi and Audrey having some fun during an impromptu photo session in our bedroom.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 80mm • f/6.3
• 580EX II • 430EX II • Vivitar 285HV

Arms full of sugar and spice. My daughters—Audrey and Camille.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 80mm • f/6.3
• 580EX II • 430EX II • Vivitar 285HV

Do you ever wonder what newborns dream about?

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/160
• 85mm f/2 • 85mm • f/2

February

Calm Camille.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

When you tell a toddler not to blink, they blink.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

And on his farm he had a…

 

February brought record-breaking snowfall to Texas. I was so excited for Audrey to experience it.

• 5D Mark II • ISO640 • 1/800
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4

The fog is lifting on sleepy newborn Camille.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1250 • 1/80
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2

Snug as a bug in a rug.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4

I can’t explain to you how special a father–daughter relationship is. I adore this little girl.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4

Kristi soothing a fussy Camille.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

March

Audrey having a great time at the petting zoo during a windy Easter egg hunt at Nash Farms in Grapevine.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/800
• 24-105mm f/4L • 70mm • f/4

Giggity. That is all.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.8
• 580EX II • E-TTL

How I get work done.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/8
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/8
• 580EX II • E-TTL

My friends and I attended a live taping of Austin City Limits. It was a magical, moving night while we watched Nicole Atkins perform live.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/100
• 24-105mm f/4L • 100mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Does that thing do video? Drinks may have been involved.

 

Sean Inman, live.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/320
• 24-105mm f/4L • 50mm • f/4

Jeremy under the neon lights of 6th street.

• 5D Mark II • ISO3200 • 1/800
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Crazy Mad Scientist Guy from Frog Design.

• 5D Mark II • ISO3200 • 1/160
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

The sweet girl at Amy’s Ice Cream.

• 5D Mark II • ISO3200 • 1/400
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Kanye Newsom.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/100
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Burin at The Salt Lick.

• 5D Mark II • ISO640 • 1/250
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

The pit at The Salt Lick.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/100
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

April

Audrey on the move. I love how the high shutter speed froze her mid-stride.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/5000
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2

Genuine Joy. I snapped this with a telephoto lens while Audrey splashed around in the fountain at the Grapevine Botanical Garden.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/1250
• 100-400mm f/4.5‐5.6L • 400mm • f/5.6
• 580EX II • E-TTL

I think she’d choose coloring over eating.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1.400
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Curiosity, captured.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/250
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

The only pieces left standing of Texas Stadium. Dustin, Steve, and I got up very, very early to watch it’s implosion.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/1000
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4

Audrey and Camille share a laugh. It’s been amazing to watch to them interact.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/60
• 85mm f/1.8 • 85mm • f/1.8

May

This is Tucker Brewer.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/9
• 580EX II • 430EX II • Vivitar 285HV

Ladies, get in line.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/9
• 580EX II • 430EX II • Vivitar 285HV

Geek is genetic.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/60
• 24-105mm f/4L • 88mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Oh noes!.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/60
• 24-105mm f/4L • 28mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Audrey and Camille plotting something.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/60
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Just your average, everyday neighborhood cow.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/800
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Hello bright eyes.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Keynote Kung-Fu makes it’s debut to a packed house at Big Design 2010.

• 5D Mark II • ISO2000 • 1/13
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/8

June

Tucker splashing into a cold pool on a sweltering Texas day.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/5000
• 24-105mm f/4L • 67mm • f/4

Steady Camille.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.2
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Home for the Day.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/8

My Dad and Audrey having a snuggle.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 24-105mm f/4L • 65mm • f/8
• 580EX II • E-TTL

My nephew Dakota.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/8
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Did I mention that Geek is genetic?.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/100
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/84

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/1600
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4

Camille and her aunt Jenny.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/125
• 85mm f/1.8 • 85mm • f/2.8

Audrey the explorer.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/400
• 85mm f/1.8 • 85mm • f/2.8

A very green pasture in rural Indiana.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/1600
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4

Audrey, Xavier, and bubbles.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/1600
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4

My Grandfather’s Ferguson tractor.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/500
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/600
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4

A surreal moment for my mother as we visited her childhood home in rural Indiana.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/800
• 24-105mm f/4L • 28mm • f/4

My grandparents garage. The smell and texture where exactly how I remembered them from my childhood.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/50
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4

The toolshed. I snuck in here a lot when I was young.

• 5D Mark II • ISO3200 • 1/20
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4

Sweet girls in front of sweet corn.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/160
• 24-105mm f/4L • 47mm • f/6.3
• 580EX II • 430EX II

Thirty–One Years

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/80
• 24-105mm f/4L • 58mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

iPhone 4.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/400
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

July

“Cheese” seems appropriate here.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/100
• 24-105mm f/4L • 75mm • f/5.6
• 580EX II • 430EX II • Vivitar 285HV

Allie Bea, all grown up.

• 5D Mark II • ISO100 • 1/80
• 24-105mm f/4L • 82mm • f/4
• 580EX II • 430EX II • Vivitar 285HV

Audrey holding very still while Kristi gave her a haircut.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/500
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.0

The reveal.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/500
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.0

You may recognize these glasses.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/200
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.0

August

A princess fit for a princess.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/100
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Kristi during an Improving sponsored night at the Choctaw Casino in Oklahoma.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/50
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Camille has mastered the art of the photo bomb.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/60
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Dustin and I have shared this design space since the summer. It’s been an absolute pleasure.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/60
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4

Audrey’s imagination never stops.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/100
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.8
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Big and little sis’.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/200
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/5.6

September

She’s mostly harmless. But I wouldn’t cross her.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/160
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Bring on the rain, I have Quattro.

• iPhone 4 • Hipstamatic

Kelton, captivated by the sea turtles.

• 5D Mark II • ISO2500 • 1/80
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Warp speed in Dustin’s WRX.

• iPhone 4 • Hipstamatic

The Golden Boy.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/50
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

A tiny caption isn’t enough space to describe the awesome happening in this photo. Linz and Dustin’s expressions are priceless.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/40
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

I don’t have many photos of Julee Dyer, but this is my favorite.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/400
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2

They call him Maverick. Ladies.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/500
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2

Ride ‘em.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/80
• 24-105mm f/4L • 47mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

October

Up, up, and away!

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/2000
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.8

Kristi and Camille on the obligatory hay ride at the pumpkin patch.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/2500
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4

Camille, growing up in front of your eyes.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/1600
• 85mm f/1.8 • 85mm • f/2

If I only had one photo of Audrey, it would be this one.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/640
• 85mm f/1.8 • 85mm • f/2.8

A princess in training.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/1600
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.0

Camille’s was a ladybug for her first Halloween.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/400
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

The sisters.

• 5D Mark II • ISO800 • 1/200
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/4

November

Kristi and sweet Audrey share kiss.

• 5D Mark II • ISO3200 • 1/40
• 35mm f/1.4L • 35mm • f/1.4

My Darling Audrey, When you look back on this photo years from know, know that you were crying because your Disney Princess DVD had ended.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/320
• 35mm f/1.4L • 35mm • f/2.0

Trusting Daddy.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/125
• 35mm f/1.4L • 35mm • f/1.4

Jacob.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/250
• 35mm f/1.4L • 35mm • f/2

Susan in Vegas.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/100
• 35mm f/1.4L • 35mm • f/1.4

Las Vegas City Center.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/2500
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4

Las Vegas City Center.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/320
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/6.3

This will be the cover of Jacob’s first album .

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/250
• 24-105mm f/4L • 28mm • f/4

Improving UX.

• 5D Mark II • ISO200 • 1/160
• 24-105mm f/4L • 28mm • f/16

Our ride for the day, a BMW 645i.

• 5D Mark II • ISO100 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/8

Your’s truly, taking in the scenery of beautiful Lake Meade.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/1000
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/8

Benjamin.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/15
• 35mm f/1.4L • 35mm • f/2.5

This is Improving.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/6
• 35mm f/1.4L • 35mm • f/4.5

Jacob performing an amazing rendition of “So fresh, so clean.”.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/50
• 24-105mm f/4L • 100mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

We were LOLing.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/50
• 24-105mm f/4L • 100mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Somewhere in Kentucky we stopped at a rest stop for lunch.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/2500
• 24-105mm f/4L • 40mm • f/4

Camille stretching her legs.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/2000
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4

December

Linz and Dustin helping Kristi and I celebrate our 30th birthdays.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/250
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Jeremy, Steve, and Alicia.

• 5D Mark II • ISO3200 • 1/50
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Fresh and clean, for real.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/250
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Camille taking in the Christmas lights in Southlake Town Square.

• 5D Mark II • ISO2500 • 1/80
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/1.4

Steve only has one speed, and it’s KILL.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/4000
• 85mm f/1.8 • 85mm • f/2

Audrey is ready to party.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/160
• 85mm f/1.8 • 85mm • f/2

Kristi and Linz at the Improving Christmas party.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/50
• 24-105mm f/4L • 58mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Her Highness, Audrey.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/320
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.2

As I watched Audrey brush her teeth before bed, I realized that she’s no longer a baby.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/320
• 50mm f/1.4 • 50mm • f/2.2

Lighter than Air.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/125
• 85mm f/1.8 • 85mm • f/2
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Our first visit with Santa.

• 5D Mark II • ISO1600 • 1/100
• 24-105mm f/4L • 75mm • f/4

Cake-fueled bliss.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/60
• 24-105mm f/4L • 73mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Electrifying.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/125
• 24-105mm f/4L • 105mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

Ready to ride.

• 5D Mark II • ISO400 • 1/100
• 24-105mm f/4L • 24mm • f/4
• 580EX II • E-TTL

I’ve lost 30lbs and gained a new passion. This is the new me.

• iPhone 4