My grandma, Doris Hoover, is 95 1/2 years old and my little princess is just 89 years younger. Audrey and I got to spend some time with her on our visit to the states. It was so good to spend some time with her again as it had been just over 5 years since we …
Photo of the Week 2014 #18
My little girl has turned six years old. This year for her yearly photo we decided to leave the studio behind and have some fun at Lagoa Azul. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM ISO: 200 Focal length: 70mm Aperture: f/18.0 Exposure time: 1/200 sec
Photo of the Week 2013 #44
Last Friday was my daughters ballet recital. She was a rose and danced the Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite. She danced so beautifully! It was the cutest thing to see her little legs and feet moving so quickly. Catching her mid-pirouette, this proud daddy picks this picture as this weeks Photo of the …
Video – Minhas Férias em Família – 2013
Minhas férias em família - 2013 from Ryan Hoover on Vimeo. Audrey and I made this video recapping our family vacation to Bonito in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul, and in Foz do Iguaçu. She came up with the idea for this video because she wanted to share the cool things she saw …
Photo of the Week 2013 #38
Yesterday was Halloween in the US and our tradition for the last 6 years has been to have a fancy photo shoot with Audrey and her costume for the year. This year Sophie thought with Audrey's short haircut it would look adorable for her to dress us in a flapper dress circa 1920. We had …
TMAX 100 in Caffenol-C
After a few failed attempts developing more Illford XP2 4X5 film in Caffenol using the previous recipes I posted here, I decided to open up a box of Kodak TMAX 100 4X5 film and try a new recipe. I think my main problem is the age of the XP2 I have, the expiration date is …
Photo of the Week 2013 #22
Last week Audrey had her first Festa Junina party at her school. She was so excited and danced the whole night! The picture is a composite, Audrey was photographed at home with 2 24" Studio soft boxes and a small beauty dish on my Canon 580EX II Flash. The background image is a HDR photo …
Photo of the Week 2013 #19
This week I will not be around on Friday to post the Photo of the Week, so here it is a little early. I'm off to the beach to capture some more pictures and spend some relaxing time with my family. My little girl just cracks me up. She is always ready for a photo …
Photo of the Week 2013 #13
My little girl is turning 5 years old. Every year we do a special photo shoot, (well actually several). This year we decided to shoot outdoors instead of the traditional studio shoot. I've been wanting to shoot in the scrub brush that is native to the Northeast because it is so different from anywhere I've …
Photo of the Week 2013 #03
Today Audrey had her 6th swimming lesson. It was the first time I got to go with her and watch. She was so happy that I was there, every time she got out of the water she would look for me and smile so big. She did so well and I am so proud of …
