Personal blog of photographer, father, and technology geek Steve Jackle.
We have had great weather in Raleigh this week. Sometimes even with great weather, the girls need a moment to relax and sit down with their mother and read a “There’s a Duck at the Door” book. I always get tickled and proud when Jackie reads to the children because she is so animated when…
Every year about this time we try to find a local family farm and head out strawberry picking. After our move a little more than a year ago, we needed to find a place on our side of town. Jackie located Page farms on this side of Raleigh, NC for us to try out. We…
Here are some of my favorite shots from the wedding ceremony that was held at Calvary Baptist church near Boiling Springs, NC. First up, I really like the proud and happy look on the grooms face as looks his mother’s way. He was so happy and thankful for his mothers efforts to make the entire…
This weekend I spent a couple of days in Boiling Springs, NC with Mike and Cherylann as they made it official. I just began to go through the images and this one caught my eye. I call it “Yum Yum Cake!” Look at the their eyes and the expressions on their faces. Do you think…
Savannah woke up to this “Balloons by Mommy” arrangement on her 4th birthday last Wednesday. Mommy and I took the day off to spend the day with Savannah on her birthday. In the afternoon, Grandma Phyllis and her friend Brian drove in from Wisconsin to celebrate her birthday. The first present of the day…
This post begins with a shot of the end of the party as it sums up the great time had by all especially this special birthday girl engulfed here by her presents given by those that love her. Happy birthday Eva!!! This party also had a special evil wizards and fairies. This was such a…
Do you think we can harness this static electricity popping off our girl on the trampoline? Heck, I would settle for a little bit of the power of this electric smile!!! Would you?
Though it seems like yesterday when we were at Wake Med in Raleigh for the birth of our first child, it has been 8 years now. Wow! So many memories to cherish in these first 8 years and many more to come. Happy Birthday Sophie! Here is the cupcake cake Grandma Carole style. The…
You can get some very interested results when shooting a dancing “Peter Pan” movie inspired young Tinkerbelle around and playing around with some slow shutter speeds. The above shot is very intriguing to me. What are your thoughts on this one? I am very interested in what you think. Here are a few…
This has been a great weekend ! I had the pleasure of spending some time with Sara and Troy and their first addition into their family – Campbell. He is such a handsome little boy. Both Troy and Sara are very proud and happy new parents. Recently, Sara and I had been discussing a…
Well, I had this huge cardboard box that I have been moving from place to place since since the very early 1990s. I knew it had some of my childhood stuff in it including some 1000s of sports cards(baseball, basketball, football, Brazilian soccer). I have been putting off rummaging through this box for years because…
Everyone goes through various firsts in their lives. Sophie is no different. We have been trying to teach her how to ride a bike for quite some time now. This weekend grandma Carole finally was able to trigger success in Sophie. I had been telling to “keep going” which in my mind meant “pedal Sophie…
“Psssttt…Hey you c’m here… would you like to buy some of my special $50.00 lip gloss ? “ said the little girl in the blue world. “I really do not need any lip gloss.” said the busy working executive who models blue jean jackets on the side. From the look on her face, you…
The followers of this blog probably know by now that this is my oldest daughter Sophie. You may not know that Sophia has a great big heart for the people around her. She is always looking for something sweet and special to do for someone. The “Think World Peace” shirt above definitely fits…
Recently, I continue to play around with controlling and manipulating ambient and flash/strobe light sources to achieve different looks in my images. This first image below was taken with the ambient(background) a little underexposed(darker) than the flash unit that is exposing Sophie’s face from the upper right hand side of the frame. Notice the background…
There are definitely some good and bad things about being the children of a photographer. If they like modeling, they pretty much can have unlimited photo shoots. All they have to do is ask. Sometimes. however, they simply do not have a choice. They become the “askee” not the “asker.” I am constantly looking…
The other night while attending the Hilburn Family Fitness night, I made a new friend. At least I think I did. I am still trying to determine if he liked the flash of camera or me. Anyway, here are a few shots of Daniel. Facial expressions can say a thousand words. What do you think…
Recently, Hilburn Drive Elementary school had their annual family fitness night. This night encourages and teaches students and families about exercise, fitness, and nutrition. Two certified trainers including Chris Mitchell from O2 fitness were on hand to lead the exercises and discuss nutrition and overall wellness. The parents and children go for a group stretch….
When I was kid, my mother and grandmother used to call our uncombed morning hair a “rat’s nest.” This morning, we sitting at the breakfast table all with our own version of a rat’s nest. Savannah’s hair was particularly “nesty” this morning. Even with her hair in that state, she still makes a nice…
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