Wow! September and October have been insane for us. Besides the fact that over one-third of our weddings are in these two months we’ve had bridal shows, engagement sessions (including one at Central Park in NYC!), family portraits and high school senior sessions. Considering we’re in a down economy we are definitely not complaining though. :)

As a result our poor blog has not seen a real update in quite awhile. For those who check here on a regular basis for updates, thanks for your patience! New stuff is coming soon.

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It was a very long time coming but I finally took some new photos (in our soon to be “officially” open new studio!) of the kids Monday night. Since we knew how difficult it would be to get all six kids to sit together cooperate and smile we decided to do head shots and then put them in a composite. Natalie had the vision for this before we even started shooting. The print will 40x20 when it’s completed and will be displayed in our office.

For those of you who don’t know are children are from left to right: Abbi (12 yrs), Alex (10 yrs), Noah (7 yrs), Julia (5 yrs), Anna (2 yrs( and Ian (1 yr).

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I’m in the process of getting some fresh content on here to let you know what we’ve been up to over the past month or so. So in the interest of speed we won’t be including any text. Just lots of purdy pictures! Hope you don’t mind. Thanks!

Ken

Man I love shooting with digital equipment. I love the instant feedback. I love the versatility that it affords... but there’s still a small part of me that misses film.

Throughout my high school years my schedule always included a lot of art classes, ranging from ceramics to painting & drawing to screen printing. I loved and wanted to pursue a career in the arts but never felt like I found my niche. That was until my senior year. I took a Photo 1 class and instantly fell in love. I don’t know if it was the feeling I got the first time looked through the prism of my Pentax K1000 or the lingering smell of developer on my fingertips. I just loved it all.

Photography has changed dramatically since those days. Film is kept alive mostly by enthusiasts and the movie studios in Hollywood. With digital I can carry my darkroom (Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop) on my MacBook Pro and process photos while sipping on a cup of coffee at Starbucks. As much as I love digital and all of the cool things that can be done with it, I still get nostalgic every now and then and miss being in a “real” darkroom.

Would I ever want to go back to film? No... but I am very grateful that I started there. I don’t think that I would be the photographer that I am today if it wasn’t for my experience with both film and digital. Together they have helped me greatly to grow in my art and my technique.

Ken

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My first SLR. The Pentax K1000. It was a no frills 100% manual camera and it was awesome!

Well not really (even though I think I just broke several man laws) but we are very excited to announce the we are now a preferred professional on The Wedding Chicks website. We will be posting real weddings and engagement sessions from time to time so keep an eye out for yours!

Ken

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For those of you who do not know, Natalie and I are huge 24 fans. So over the last couple of nights we spent, no we “invested” four hours watching the season premier. So far it’s looking to be a good (but not great) season. The “24: Redemption” movie was outstanding and left me with high expectations for the new season. So far they haven’t quite been met. There are still twenty hours left, so there is hope. (Heck. Heroes took three or four episodes this season before it fully got my attention). What is it that’s bothering me? I don’t know exactly. Could it be that I’ve seen Jack Bauer save the world one too many times? Or maybe it was that topcoat that made him look less like the “don’t even think about messing with me” Jack Bauer and more like an insurance salesman. I can’t tell you how glad I was to see him ditch it for a black long sleeve tee and a flack jacket toward the end of hour four. “Alright. ” I thought to myself, “Now that’s Jack Bauer!” I think even Jack felt better in the flack jacket than the dress slacks and and button down shirt. I know I would if I were him... but then again I am definitely not him.

Ken

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"Now Mr. Jones, If you were to die TODAY would you be certain that your wife and kids were taken care of!!?"

Man! This is something I've been wanting to do for quite awhile but it’s been hard to find the time to do so until now.

It’s not like we’re busy or anything. What? With my wife Natalie and I running a 60-70 per year wedding photography biz and six, (yes I did say six) kids why wouldn’t I have time for a blog?

Again, I’m really excited to finally be getting this off the ground! Throughout the life of this online journal I hope to bring you the latest weddings, sessions and news about Cavanaugh Photography as well as occasional personal news item. At this point I plan to provide most of the articles but you will hear from my fellow photographers Lynn and Renee from time to time and maybe... just maybe I might be able to get Natalie to post a thing or two. We’ll see.

Thanks for taking the time to check out the Cavanaugh Photography blog. You can also find us at our website or on facebook.
More to come...

Ken

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