as many of you know, we are HUGE supporters of our military, so when i received a call from one of my fellow servicemembers asking if i could take some family photos before he shipped out for a deployment, i was more than happy to acquiesce his request. as it turned out, we actually knew some of the same people in the military. it’s a small world after all.
on with the post!
meet ronnie, giji, rinnah, and… i can’t quite see that other kid. he’s running as fast as dash. maybe his name is dash…
or was it spiderman? no, that’s not it either.
almost there. give me a minute. his name will come to me.
it’s JONAH!
this little guy was just a ball of energy and so so fun to take pictures of. he kept shooting webs at kim and i. do you have any idea how difficult it is to get spidey webs out of your hair? i don’t know how i was able to keep my lens clear.
ronnie and giji have a super fun ohana. they all have the most amazing smiles. they may not have seen it, but i was smiling behind my camera every time i pointed it their way.
we tried flexing their face-making muscles in several ways.
here’s ronnie’s duck face, as requested by giji.
this was jonah’s you-seriously-want-me-to-be-in-these-pictures face.
and the super g-force face.
check the big-wheel shirt. i miss my big-wheel.
rinnah’s hat was so cute. jonah thought it would look great on his mom. i agree.
if you spend a couple minutes with these two you’ll see how warm their hearts are.
that’s not sun flare you’re seeing. it’s the glow of love. they’re soaking in it.
such a beautiful ohana.
these flowers look hideous…
next to giji.
she has such natural beauty. i couldn’t take a bad picture of her if i tried.
i love giji’s smile here. it just feels so warm and full of love.
these guys were such a pleasure to work with. every moment was filled with happiness.
eventually the sun set on our time together. as much as i love san diego sunsets, this one felt kind of sad. i really enjoyed spending time with this wonderful ohana.
just as we were wrapping up the most insane thing happened.
true story.
moments after this shot was taken, the ground started shaking and…
the fountain erupted in a fiery shower of lava!
ok, not really, but you could imagine if it did.
it would be pretty hot in balboa park.
right now ronnie is still over there in harm’s way, so please join me, his family, and his friends in praying for ronnie’s safe return.
thank you so much for your service ronnie. i’ve been there before myself, and i know how hard it is to be apart from your family for so long. God Bless you, and the thousands of other servicemembers over there with you.
i hope these images help home seem a little less far away.
[...] we love this family! we’ve been shooting them since 2008 and they always make us laugh. not like that’s a hard thing to do but they crack us, so consistently, up. all we need to do is see ronnie’s dance moves and giji’s faces and it’s all over, but i digress. if i were to tell you all about how much we love this family you wouldn’t get out of here until star trek 2 comes out… in 2013! [...]
[...] ohana members. they are among the nicest and most genuine people we know. i’m talking about ronnie, giji, jonah, rinnah, and a few new additions, fanci, chulah, and a baby to be named later. that’s right, one our [...]
[...] ohana members. they are among the nicest and most genuine people we know. i’m talking about ronnie, giji, jonah, rinnah, and a few new additions, fanci, chulah, and a baby to be named later. that’s right, one our [...]
Beautiful family!! Your pictures of this family are so fun! I really love the shot of the mommy looking over her shoulder while the rest of the family are doing their own thing my favorite shot is the one of them all on the ground laughing and having fun!!!
God Bless our Boys and bring them back safe!! Bless you Ronnie for your courage and service to all of us!
Thanks so much for leaving a comment on my blog! Love this series–looks like you truly captured the personality of this family. The shadow of the little boy is great! I also love the image where the mom is looking over her shoulder into the camera while the rest of the family is doing their own thing…for some reason that one is really touching!
what a fun family and the pictures are so great!! your commentary cracks me up too!
gorgeous family. Love the one with the arrow and in front of the abstract people
Dave & Kim,truly awesome photos!!! You captured such fun and beautiful images, and I just know that the family must love them! Great job you guys!
What a gorgeous family and you captured them so well! Bless your hearts for supporting the military and their families.
what fun, special moments you have captured here. especially before such a heartwrenching time. you guys are awesome!!
Can I first say how CRAZY it is that you already have 52 comments?! Gheeze! These are fabulous pictures – I love them!!
hey dude, many thanks for peekin’ in on me! Your work is an inspiration to me. I know that there are many good photogs out there, but when i view your work it moves me. RF’s and cassandra’s does too. I know you had a large time with this special family. Thank you all for my FREEDOM. I know our safty is in GREAT HANDS! ThX Ronnie, Giji, Rinnah and Jonah and the whale:) Stay safe and God’s speed and hurry home!
I totally love these!! The shot of mommy & daddy with the flare, they look sooooo happy together. I love every single family shot. What a beautiful family! These pictures truly show fun and love and are so much better than that say cheese stuff you get elsewhere.
May GOD bless you Ronnie, and ALL our brave servicemen and women.
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