Sunday, July 18, 2010







These images reflect Brahm and Oliver's relationship fairly well. They are very close and like to be silly.

I also paid them to pose for this.

We were in the backyard yesterday picking raspberries when I went to get my camera. Their summer haircuts and sun-kissed skin are too much to resist. As soon as they see me they start acting goofy on purpose to wreck the shots. This is pretty much par for the course as is what I do next: offer a financial incentive. Since we've done this a time or two I know to lowball them at first because Oliver will instantly demand twice the initial offer. Since I know he's going to do this, I'm ready to refuse. I really want the shots but he wants the money more. So when I say, "OK, forget it." and start to walk away, he grabs Brahm and jumps in front of the camera with all manner of brotherly love.

I'm no dummy - I shoot like crazy because who knows how long it will last? They'll have a visual reminder in fifty years of a time in their lives when things were simple and unfettered. They will be inclined to remember when they got along and forget the times they didn't. Brooks and I will be gone long before their brotherhood ends and a photo will outlast us all.

Fifty cents never went so far.

7 comments:

Colleen - the AmAzINg Mrs. B said...

Beautiful photos and beautiful boys..oh, did you ever learn about the "thing" in the chair??

Thanks for having Emmy over tonight - she LOOOOVED the ice cream :-)

eugie74 said...

Uh, the "thing" in the chair was found on the ground between your house and mine and was thought to have been part of a Nerf set. Hmmm... We had a little heart-to-heart that night, yes we did.

So glad she liked the ice cream! We were glad she could visit for a while. I took some fun pictures that I will email you (hopefully before Christmas!).

smasek said...

Awesome pictures of the boys!! They are soooo darn cute!

Megan and Keli'i said...

Those guys are frickin' cute.

Heather said...

LOVE these pictures! Two handsome boys you have there!

Elisa said...

I can't tell you how much I love these pictures. Tell the boys, it is their duty to mankind to pose for these pictures because they are so dang handsome. What good looking parents they must have. --Elisa

Multi-Ainjo said...

I love this pictures and I don't even know them!

It just makes me remember my own summer time as a child. *sigh*

I love your last line, too. $.50 is definitely worth it. lol :-)