The Big Chill in Florida (thank goodness it is warm again)

Thank goodness it is warm again ~ but for a bit it was cold! even for those up North  - especially little northerners ~

But for those in LOVE it was (well OK, it was still cold)

Over all this was the coldest windiest session on the beach for years which turned out great and we still had fun because of the amazing Dunlap family - totally wonderful people ~

And with their great suggestion I created some images I love of "The Chapel By The Sea" in Captiva ~

Look Up For The Art ~

Making 3 collages of beautiful families on a Sanibel beach with an amazingly beautiful sky ~ I hope the sky you look up at is beautiful today ~

Congratulations! Ryan Drachenberg is the Grand Winner of the A-train - Elephant Dance (Free The World) CD download
http://ping.fm/ybbSy

A thought like a seed sprouts into action and starts collecting the light to bring life to our world ~

Check out my new music I put up on iTunes ~ Does anyone remember my band "A-Train"?

I am Giving Away Free Christmas Cards!

With any portrait session I am giving away a Free pose and a Free box of 25 Cards with your selected pose and message printed on it. So now you can have the perfect image that your freinds and family will love on free cards

First Florida Chill ~ Sure To Have Snow Soon!

We had a great time last night with the Thorpe family ~

There was a nip in the air for the first time this year ~

 

I know we named this plant but I could not remember what it was ~ please leave a comment if you know its name ~

New Vows ~ New Days

two hearts sewn together with love ~

Two Loves sewn together with hearts ~

                             

We had a great evening with New vows giving ~

New times arriving ~

Thank You Javier !!!!!

Thank you Javier with http://www.Fuller-Online.com for helping with getting my blog on FaceBook

~ 2IslandsGallery Gets a Face(book) Lift ! ~

 

2IslandsGallery is now on Faeebook ~ become a fan by clicking  here

2 Islands Gallery on Facebook

Here is my wall in 2IslandsGallery

All the artists are great I hope you get a chance to check it out when your visiting Captiva!

~ Cherubs In A Tree ~

I am very thankful to have the Rodes' grace my flier with the beautiful images of their family ~ I had a chance to take some more images of their wonderful girls and their cousins family ~
Thank you all for making it so easy for me ~ you all look so great!

Each time I meet you all I feel the art that growing a family truly can be ~

Relaxing Back To School Special ~

Now is the time to take advantage of our back to school special and get a great image for your holiday card ~
(or get any of those poses you wish you had a print of ~)
Book now to reserve this special!
I hope to hear from you soon!

Ted

Be Sure To Visit "2 Islands Gallery" on Captiva!

"2 Islands Gallery" in Chadwick Square at South Seas Island Resort serves as a public showcase for many talented local artists including internationally known Clyde Butcher and Allan Maltz.
It is open 11am to 5:30pm seven days a week ~ check for live music and wine tasting and other fun events ~ but especially come to see my fine art images of Sanibel and Captiva. I am placing some of my fine art prints in the gallery for viewing and sale tomorrow and I hope to see you on one of the days that I tend the art in 2 Islands Gallery. For more information, call 823-2208.

Pick Your Two Favorite Images!

Pick your two favorite images from here

Help me decide which images I am putting in the "2 Islands Gallery" in Captiva.

What To Do On The Beaches Of Sanibel?

It is very important to make as many funny faces as possible on Sanibel beaches ~ there are far few funny faces to be seen on beaches in general ~


Spinning is a must ~ if you have not spun , preferably in a beautiful frilly dress like this one. then you don't know what your missing ~ this is definitely top on my list of things to do on Sanibel beaches!

And most importantly cherish the time you have with the ones you love ~ each moment is a precious jewel ~ I hope you have many ~

~ Every Beach Has A Castle Waiting For You ~

I had lots of fun with the Pantzis castle that hey build on the beach ~ each of us has a castle waiting for us somewhere in the world ~

The perfect wave for them ~ this was the image that I took just before the mirror fell of inside my expensive camera! I had another camera with me but we had gotten plenty of great images ~ they are amazingly photogenic ~

No-See-Ems So Big We Can See Em!

Well the no-see-ems were the worst they have been this year in Sanibel with the amazing Harbison family - they fought them off with incredible vigor! The one with the sunglasses was definitely the ringleader - we reported him to FBA the "Fair Bugging Alliance.


Even with the no-see-ems we were able to get some great images ~

Three Ingredients For Happiness!

~ A Beautiful Sky, A Beautiful Beach & Three Beautiful Women ~ what more could a photographer ask for to achieve beautiful images ~

Thank goodness this alligator was friendly!

Although our bird friend Elvira was the only one that turned out clearly in this image ~ I love the composition.

Sanibel's Lighthouse Beach & All It's Wonder

The Page family & myself had a great adventure photo session at Sanibel's Lighthouse Beach:

There is lots of great driftwood and many unique beach scene opportunities to image - we had a great time and got a bit wet and sandy!

Sandy Sculpture Artist's

Sanibel and all the beach passers by were very lucky to see the fun and skilled sand creations by the Dugan family. I was lucky enough to have a sunset portraiture session with them after they had just created these sandy sculptures ~ Art & Nature who could ask for more ~
~ Relaxing with a Turtle ~

~ Just catch'n some ray's ~
~ Stay'n in the shade - Whatch out for those Coconuts! ~

~ Whew! after all that work it's time for some nice spagetti! ~

OK My Cheeks Are Hurting!

For some reason I was smiling the whole time I worked on the Bono's images. Sometimes you meet people that just emanate a great feeling and happiness. To illustrate this is how I felt:
I feel so lucky to meet people like the Bono's - We found a great pattern that someone made with shells in the sand ~



I just can't get enough of Jumping!

Love & Family

A little Love ~ a happy family ~ a little red color in the great sand art ~ some happy feet!

Running into an island evening with the ocean churning beside & the shells & sand below...

Some get this chance fleeting ~ flying with Mom & Dads strength & willing to help us fly!