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Christmas Morning 2009

Just wanted to share a few shots from our Christmas morning. This was our last Christmas with just Harper as her baby brother is fast approaching. I only took a few shots this year and really just soaked in the time with Brooke and Harper, who was all about playing with every single present as…

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The 2009 Allen Family Holiday Card

Nothing like waiting until the last minute but it’s finally done and just in the nick of time. That’s right the 2009 Allen Family Holiday greeting card is off to the printer. It’s a 5×5 trifold little gem so you’ll have to use your imagination a bit on the layout. You should have seen me…

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Fun with My Daughter on Christmas Eve

I had a little fun with my 3 year old daughter, Harper, on Christmas eve. This little trick blew her mind. I took her outside at dusk upon receiving reports that Santa was flying by on his way down South to start passing out gifts. I told here that if we hurried we might be…

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How I Spent My Weekend . . .

Hey everyone! After an all day model shoot on Friday (more on that in future posts), I decided to take a weekend off from “real photography” and editing and just have fun with friends and family. A guy needs a break every now and then right?! Days like this serve to remind me of why…

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Montana Series – Savanah & Shay

More Montana Series today. I posted Brian Bastinelli‘s “hero shot” yesterday. So, today I’m keeping the theme alive and posting some of the images I made of his nieces and cousin earlier in the day. Laura, Brain’s Cousin, and Savanah and Shay, her daughters, were a pure delight to be with and photograph. We had…

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Montana Series – Glacier National Park

Today’s post will be the first of several from my recent, and first trip ever, to Montana! My friend, Brian Bastinelli, recently invited me to Choteau, Montana to spend some time with him and his family in the incredible Glacier National Park. We also attended the North American Indian Days, which is a large powwow…

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The Kraft Clan Visits TN!

Welcome to my new blog! I’ve updated and migrated my blog to a new platform. I sent out an announcement stating as much. So, if you’ve stopped by as a result of that announcement, I thank you for stopping by. If you are just coincidentally swing by, well thank you as well! In any event,…

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Liz & Dean’s Annual (14th) Mudbug Boil

Our friends, Liz and Dean, put on the best kickoff to summer party every year around the Memorial Day weekend. This year was no exception. 100 pounds of mudbugs, picture perfect weather, good friends, a few drinks, and some great out of town guests too. What else could you ask for. I did my normal…

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Craig Tanner – Open Mic

Hey everyone. I’m just over a week returned from teaching a Location People workshop in beautiful, sunny Savannah, GA and finally getting over the sleep depravation. More on the workshop in future posts. I traveled down a few days early to scout and spend some time with my friend and mentor Craig Tanner ( see The…

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I’ve Been Blogged

Spent a little time this last weekend on “the other side” of the camera for a change and just had a blast. I think I have over 20,000 images of my daughter now (that’s not an exaggeration) and I’m in something like 2 of them (well that may be a slight exaggeration . . . but…

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Harper – Doodle!

Well, I’ve been away for a while. I knew this would inevitably happen. I would get busy and get behind and ultimately come face to face with the fact that I’m a busy guy and committing to routine blog posting is just that . . . a commitment (and who among us needs another one…

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Day at the Park with a 3 Yr Old

Hey Everyone! We had a beautiful weekend here in TN so we decided to head out to a local state park and feed some ducks. My wife, Brooke, ran some ungodly distance (training for a marathon) whilst I “watched” our 3 year old daughter, Harper, and snapped a few photos. Just family snapshots really but much…

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Time Flies When You Are Having Fun . . . Harper Turns 3!

Hey Everyone, Time for a personal post today. My little daughter, Harper, turned three on Feb 7. Everyone says this, but I really can’t believe how fast the time has flown. She is an unbelievable source of joy for Brooke and me and is quickly transforming into this little strong-willed, determined, bright, hilarious, and energetic…

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Harper – Slideshow – December 2008

OK, one more slideshow. This finishes me up for the year and allows me to check one of those boxes on my endless to do list. Again, this is an Animoto slide show of our daughter, Harper. I also love the song used on this one. The artist is Peter Mayer and he has some fantastic stuff…

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Harper – Slideshow – November 2008

Hey Everyone. Just a little home cooking for this post. This is an Animoto slide show of our little girl, Harper. She’ll be three in a few weeks but these shots are from November of last year.  Here’s a link to the gallery of images on my Zenfolio site: http://bryanallen.zenfolio.com/p178621137

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