Photographing the Kin

I'm back from the US. It was great and not so great all at the same time. The great part was meeting my niece and nephews. The not so great part was making a mistake with the return flight schedule that cost us $1,800 to fix. I am trying to forget about that though, so this is the last time I will mention it.

The niece and nephews, on the other hand, I may mention more often.

I was commissioned by my sister to photograph her twins while I was home, instead of paying for the cheesy cliche photos one gets from Sears photo studio. Unfortunately, when I arrived in Michigan, I found that my camera was broken and there was nothing I could do to make it usable that week. I had to rely on my dad's camera, which is good, but it is not what I was used to, so I am not completely happy with the shots I got.

These photos are of my brother's kid, Toby (the Tobster, or T, as they call him) and one of my sister's twins, Irene. The other twin's photos (Oscar) are not yet developed. Although I am not completely happy with the photos, I *do* like the Jekyll and Hyde look the Tobster gave me. (Tomoe thinks he looks like a mad scientist)