I had a lively shoot with three little girls & their lovely mama in The Marina area of San Francisco this morning. We had a wonderful time, especially running into the freezing water at Crissy Field Beach. (Thinking the water will be a bit more temperate at Bald Head Island's beaches when I'm shooting there exactly one week from today.) Since it's Father's Day (aw, heck, let's give them the whole week!), the girls crafted a special message to D.A.D., using some good old fashioned body language. He won't be home from Afghanistan until November, but there's clearly no doubt that his daughters are thinking of him ...

Rangefinder Magazine's June issue includes a 5-page spread about my experience of shooting family portraits in a more ... well, Extreme situation - and some interesting details about the show. A huge thanks to Rex Ballard, my production partner (who is gearing up to start filming Season 8 for the show) for helping out with some research for the article. And also gratitude to host Ty Pennington, for all the great detail about why family portraits matter so much when designing new homes. If you're interested in reading the article in its entirety (and getting a better look at the photographs), you can do so here. You can also see more images of the beautiful family here.