my twitter pic

using this picture I took of Ruby and me as my twitter profile pic

starting to chat in 160 characters or less (not that hard!)

....find me @kevmofoto

Surprise! I'm back in action!

Wow! It's been a long time....

My news today is that I am in the process of updating my weddings, portraits & personal event website: www.kevmofoto.com

This is where I post a more casual style of photography, mostly taken from personal shoots I've done for regular people without commercial objectives involved.

It's not complete yet, but I'll be adding new images to the galleries over the next week and beyond, and then sending out a link to everyone I know to let them know I've got something new to look at.

Personal/commissioned photo shoots are definitely something I do - and enjoy - and this website hopefully will convince those that are interested in booking me for their family event or wedding that I'm going to give them something special - and imagine, all this without art directors and corporate lawyers leaning over anyones shoulders.

Take a peek, and let me know what you think........ Cheers!

Here's a recent picture of Ruby Rose that qualifies as a "personal event" image.

photo © Kevin Morris

can't stop shooting - and showing!

In Ohio with Calla

Got to spend a couple of days in Ohio with Calla. 

family time

First cross-country journey for Ruby Rose. We flew to Oregon to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary - what a great weekend. About 120 people showed up from all corners of the earth. My sister, Linda, did so much work to pull it off, and with other help and generosity we put on a pretty good party for them.

Ruby Rose was a terrific traveler, too, even on the return which required some creative adjustments, and got us home at 2am.

(next rant: airlines!)

my world

Super cute - and super busy....

my other blog

our hero: the Generac XP8000XL

Even though I've mixed in some business stuff, this blog was intended to dispense personal information and events. So I've started another blog that is focused on my professional life. Please go check out some of the projects I'm working on at www.kevinmorrisphoto.blogspot.com.

I've also launched a new website that caters to my weddings & events business. It's at www.kevinmorrisweddings.com

Meanwhile, life is changing a bit around here. Ruby Rose has been such a joy for us. She has brought a bright light to an already happy house. So bright was her light that it shorted out the power grid for 160,000 Mainers on the day we got home from the hospital! Well, that's maybe a bit of a stretch, but we do think she's a very special girl.

turns out she's a fighter...

Ruby Rose came home Sunday night and about the time we got settled in we lost power. So her first 2 days have been lived under the graces of the generator. No worries, she's warm and happy, and got a perfect score at her first doctor's visit today. 

RUBY ROSE HAS ARRIVED!

Ruby Rose Morris entered the world at 7:07pm on February 20, 2009

She's healthy, happy and weighs 7 pounds 9 ounces.

Diana's doing great.

IT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN....

Believe it or not this picture was taken a month ago!

It's not gonna be long now, the signs are coming. 

Diana's 5 days late - and we are both ready for this baby. 

Next posting will be us plus one.

EVER HOPEFUL FOR THE NEW YEAR !!

Hope you feel that even with all the craziness that appears in the headlines each day, 2009 is full of hope and promise. Maybe the trick is deciding what you're hopeful for, and where to look for promise. 

For our inimitable black lab Nelson "The Chap" Norwood, the promise is no further away than the treats cupboard.

And he kinda looks like a land-seal, doesn't he?

The Chap is eight years old, and has acquired a most distinguished grey in his muzzle. That's about 46 is human years - hmmm... 

Have a great year!

THE BIG ICE STORM OF 2008

I love these grand titles of weather, calling them 'EVENTS' like we actually had anything to do with them, but the reality is that it WAS quite an 'event' especially in light of losing several big branches - and our power for 3 days. 

But the visual spectacle of ice encasing EVERYTHING was very cool. 

Passage...

This picture jumped right out at me. It's from our Thanksgiving gathering this year at the Strauss home in Scarsdale, NY. 

First of all, it's really funny - always the mark of a good photograph, right? Secondly, it poignantly illustrates the cycles of life. 

Diana's grandmother Miriam (Mate) Ginsburg was 99 3/4 years old when she came to Thanksgiving dinner with her whole family around her. She looks terrific, is playfully engaged with her 5 great-grandchildren (here's she's got Charlie, who looks perfectly comfortable in her lap), and is a force of life in the family. Two days after this she slipped away in her Manhattan apartment, much to the surprise of all of us. Lucid and bright-eyed to the end, it seemed the right way to say goodbye, although not easy.  She'll be missed by all of us.

Meanwhile, the 5 kids of that generation will soon be 6. Here is Diana, 6 1/2 months on with the Bump (as our friends in the UK like to say), and Charlie getting a big kick out of his weird looking aunt.

Player to be named later....

We've got a short list of names but nothing official until after the baby comes. 

Today was amazing! This capture from the sonogram might look like the shroud of Turin to most, but to us it looks like the baby's first pictures - really beautiful!

I had no idea they did ultrasounds with 3-D imaging, but it's very cool: You can see the eyes, the lashes!, the mouth and nose almost as if the baby was right there in our arms. 32 weeks down and about 8 to go.

Next time we see our baby will be right in front of us. So far everything looks perfect.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

Portobello Road

My favorite time to shoot in cities is at dusk, when the lights inside the buildings start to glow and mingle with the failing light outside. London is proving to be one of the best cities ever for this. 

Yesterday Diana and I went to Portobello Road in London, a shopping area known for it's funky shops and antiques. Of course it wasn't the weekend so the streets and shops were not crowded, and some shops weren't open. It was still interesting and I took some of what I call "patina" pictures - those which show the texture of the place.

I'm posting more pictures on Photoshelter. 

The gallery is titled "UK" and you can go there here:

http://pa.photoshelter.com/gallery-show/G0000Pou8rE99td8

See you again soon....

Whirlwind in the UK

Diana and I are racing through England and Ireland. All I've got time for is to post a few pictures from the trip so far. 

Three Castles (from the 13th century)  in the morning fog

Declan crossing the street in Schull, on the southwest coast of Ireland

Phyllida, evening light, in Crookhaven

Two young rascals outside pub in Schull

Chelsea scores first in match with Burnley (don't ask about the outcome). Mark Farrington kindly took us on our first night in England.

Diana and I stop at pub for lunch on first day of London sightseeing. Waiter's doing some sightseeing too!

birthdays and marathons

Two of my favorite people had birthdays recently. I'm not a big birthday guy, but it's always a good chance to celebrate and have a good time.

(top) 

Carla's birthday was - hey! it's today, no wait - tomorrow!!! Nevermind, that was a fantastic dinner at Clementine's. Happy Birthday, Sister! 

(middle)

Jeremy's birthday was celebrated at a sushi restaurant in Portland last week with sake bombs (at least for him and Kate)

And then there was another milestone: On October 5th I ran the Maine Marathon. Top picture is me heading to the starting line on a crisp morning, with my lucky Feather - no, that's not going to be the baby's name!?!

Next picture is of me, still on the way to the starting line, just had to make a little detour. Thank goodness the paparazzi were there to capture the moment.

There are no pictures of me at the finish, as Diana was busy chatting with friends as I blew past her, several minutes ahead of my projected time. 

Ran a PR of 2:57:52!

a few pictures from the MJN event...

Fabulous Halloween dinner at the North Carolina Aquarium, complete with underwater ghosts. U-352 replica in the background.

Shane Heath and John Chatterton at the end of the event - still smilin'!

The brains & brawn behind the operation: Christine, from DAN, Bobby, from Olympus, and Diana, founder of the MJN Fund

Shane Heath on board the Olympus as morning light shafts in the salon

Day Two: Captain Bobby Purifoy steers the Olympus towards the dive site - gorgeous sunrises every day!

Day One: John Chatterton and Shane Heath listen to the Divemaster's instructions on the way to the U-boat