Adina St John Photography

time.

What are you doing with yours?

This past Halloween, my parents were out to visit.  As we've been celebrating my oldest's birthday with a Halloween party since she was 4, it was one of the things she's missed most after the move.  So she's always excited to hear that my parents are going to make it out.  A week and a half later, every now and then, she smiles and says "man, Halloween was awesome."

Last year, my mom, my girls and I drove over to the Eastern Market.  This year we drove over to the Heidelberg Project, which is sort of like an outdoor art museum, spread across two blocks on Detroit's east side.  The jist of it is, 25 years ago, this guy got tired of watching his neighborhood decline, while the city ignored it, and took it upon himself to change that.  Whether you see it as art, or just a bunch of old stuff, it definitely makes a statement. 

One of the things we noticed right away was all the clocks.  Nailed to trees and painted on walls, over and over.  The docent explained that it was a reminder that time is limited, and to make people question how they are using theirs. 

http://www.heidelberg.org/ is the website...definitely worth a look.

And our group, which the docent offered to take for us.  Love it.

wisconsin part something.

I'm not sure how many sessions I've posted, or how many I've edited and haven't posted at this point.  But I'd like to point out that it doesn't count as "still" in your pajama pants, if you are "back" in pajama pants.  Aside from a quick trip to the store, today has been one of those marathon editing days.  So if I saw you in WI this past trip, I should be getting your gallery up sometime before Monday.

My Saturday late afternoon session from when I was there...backlighting is in my top 5 favorite things, right up there with lattes and non-glittery vampires.

new puppy part 2.

Another session from Milwaukee...

Way back when, when I started doing this seriously (as opposed to occassionally, for shoe money), this was one of the first familes I met.  And can I just say, Thank Goodness.  At 6 months, N was beyond cute and squishy, a photographer's dream, and took it easy on me.  Fast forward 6 years or so, and he's still super cute, not so squishy, and still a dream to photograph.  Last year when I saw him, we drew maps.  He had the continent of Australia, which was a bit more impressive than my Michigan mitten.  This year, I met his newest family member, and again, beyond cute and squishy.  And a photographer's dream. 

Meet Riley...

Tobey tolerates him...

And N?  Well, he's still awesome.

"we have a new puppy!"

Those might be my 5 favorite words.  While I'm clearly a dog person (although we'll be adding a cat at our house, as well as something else, but not the alpaca my youngest is talking about), nothing makes a kid less camera-aware than 20 (or 80) pounds of wiggly, slobbery fur.

Best kind of dog?  Well, okay, clearly I'm partial to beagles, but more than that, I'm partial to any dog that doesn't mind the affections of a kid who's just super excited to see that dog. 

milwaukee, part 1.

Two weekends ago, I spend a few days in Milwaukee, photographing some families who I've been watching grow for the past 5 or 6 years. While I'm thrilled that these familes are willing to work with my schedule after the move, and I love that I can continue to watch these kids grow from babies into little people with their own personalities, my favorite part about these sessions is that these kids remember me from year to year. Which is great, in that there's no "getting to know each other" period anymore, we go straight to the fun stuff. It also means that I want to end on high note, otherwise they'll remember it next year. Plus, how on earth can I pass up a ballerina witch?

 

October/holiday sessions.

I've got my holiday(ish) dates nailed down for Milwaukee this year, and already have my days mostly scheduled.  I've got probably 2 or 3 more sessions I could schedule, call or email me soon if you're interested.  Right now I'm looking at Friday morning/afternoon, and possibly Monday morning.

In other news...I've got this running list of things I want to get out and photograph, and every time I set aside time, it ends up raining.  Lots.  While I don't mind the cold, or even the snow, I hate getting rained on.  So in the meantime, I leave you with this....

 
 

apparently it's true.

Fruit does taste better fresh off the vine.  Or fresh out of the tree.  Whatever.

More later, as I've got the details for my next trip into Wisconsin, which will also be my last before the holidays...

 
 
 

family.

I met this couple in 2005, when I photographed their wedding.  Which was, by far, on of my favorites.  In addition to the bride and groom, there were two witnesses, the officiant, the photographer, and the dog.  So much focus was on the marriage, and the future, as opposed to the colors and favors, and it was truly a pleasure to be part of.  I digress...

A few years later, I bumped into this couple at another wedding, and met their new son.  Who was, and is, clearly loved and treasured.  It's been a joy to watch him grow these past few years.

 
 
 
 

 

kisses and cookies.

Anytime I'm back in WI, I always get in touch with my brother and make plans to photograph my niece.  Okay, what I mean is I always say "hey let's do this" and then we end up getting distracted and all of a sudden it's bedtime for her and dark out and we never get to it.  Which is how the first three days of my trip went.  So I decided to actually put it in my calender, thus forcing me to make sure I get it done.  Monday morning, in death heat, before we went to the zoo, I photographed my favorite baby.  I'm sure that there's a small amount of bias-ness (is that a word?), but really, does it get any cuter?

And yes, of course she has a Kid Rock t-shirt.  What self-respecting baby wouldn't? 

 
 
 
 

video...maybe

 

Hoping this shows up....something I'll be offering as an add-on, on a disc, in a case.