Man-oh-man, do I love the face of an experienced man! Man, can I say that one more time? But I’m serious. Older-than-me folks are probably my FAVORITE subjects to photograph. They have so much story in their face. (That kind of sounds weird, so I hope you understood what I meant.)

This cute fella wasn’t super thrilled with the camera in his face (it wasn’t really IN it, of course), but *I* certainly am thrilled with what I caught (and pleased that he approves of me posting his photo; so I guess he wasn’t THAT bugged by me).

He’s the father (and father-in-law, and grandpa, and great grandpa) of my really good friends, and this is what his son had to share about his dad:

Darrell A. Gremmert was born in Delmont, South Dakota on a cold March day in 1932. His family lived in the town where his father worked for the railroad. Like so many young boys in the Depression era, Darrell led a life of joy in the outdoors: fishing, hunting pheasants, riding bicycles and attending the small school. Upon graduation from high school, he entered the United States Air Force and was trained to be an air traffic controller. He met and married his love, LaVern Jones, near his Mountain Home Air Force base in the Boise, Idaho vicinity in June of 1955. After his military service, Darrell continued his air traffic career with the US government and moved to the Seattle, Washington area where he held positions of responsibility and leadership in the Federal Aviation Administration. He and his wife of 57 years have five children, 19 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Now 80, he still loves to hunt pheasants each fall in his native state with three generations of family. Darrell and LaVern live in Weiser, Idaho.

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Sometimes your subject feels comfortable in front of the camera. THOSE are the times that I feel like I’m cheating because it’s hardly any work to push the shutter button.

That’s the case with Michelle. Every shot… bam, bam, bam. Little effort, the time flew by, we got a ton of awesome shots, and I wasn’t sweating at the end like I have when I have photographed babies or toddlers (THOSE are not my favorite).

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Can you tell that Blake is a pretty happy guy, friendly, kind, likes to laugh, and is a hard worker? Well, he IS all those things. Sometimes you’re lucky to meet people who cause you to smile for just being them and that’s Blake.

Photo taken in the chilly (and vacant section so we wouldn’t get run over or get in the way of anyone) Bellevue Square parking garage with gorgeous natural light

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Remember yesterday’s head shot and how he likes to buy outfits for his wife? THIS is the lucky lady!

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Contrary to your first thought, this guy is NOT an Abercrombie & Fitch model (although he could certainly pass for one!) He’s also one of those people who said he’s not in front of the camera much so he wasn’t sure how he’d do. Um, HELLO?!? AYKM?!? I’d photograph him any day.

Not only is he extremely good looking, but he’s incredibly kind, sweet, and gentlemanly. He loves to buy pretty outfits for his beautiful wife (he has GREAT taste; she’s always looking fly). He’s a husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, war veteran, golfer, sports lover, and advocate for autism awareness and research. An all-around amazing man who I’m honored to call my friend. (Love ya, Eli! Psst, your wife’s next.)

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This 31 Days of Head Shots post is a little longer than normal, but I couldn’t decide which ONE photo to use to express my point. Some people claim they aren’t “photogenic” or they “don’t take good pictures.” To that I say BAH! It’s my job to take good pictures, you just get in front of my camera. I won’t tell you which of these people avoid getting their picture taken, hopefully you can’t tell.

These were taken during my brother/sister-in-law’s wedding day and these are their family members.

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