Much Love March – 2 Sibling Anniversaries
Before the month of March is completely gone I wanted to wish a very happy first and fifth anniversaries to the two first friends I had and whose wedding anniversaries are in the same last week of this month - my sisters. Congrats to my "younger-older" sis Aliya and Ray on your 5th anniversary today! Meanwhile back in reality... this is how →
Happy New Year & Christmas Too (Snow Day Catch Up)
We finally got our White Christmas weather in northern Indiana... a week or so late! Since it was more of a muddy and gray Christmas here we burned off some cabin fever energy and let the kids get into Christmas PJs for some photos that matched the magical snowy weather outside. (Neither were too picky that it was early January →
Happy 2nd Birthday Madeline!
Has it only (and already) been two years since Madeline joined my family? A year ago I shared the letter I wrote to her when I found out she was on the way. Early this morning marked my daughter's 2nd birthday, and I feel the need to brag a little on my kids. :) Maddie loves music and dancing around. I →
Kodak Instamatic 104 – Monday Morning Redemption
My dad's habit of finding quirky gifts strikes again. A crisp $1 bill got him this nifty Kodak Instamatic 104 Outfit box set at a garage sale. Sweet yellow Kodak box contains an Instamatic camera, unused flash cube, old AAA batteries and box from the last 126 cartridge that expired in May 1975 all stored inside. Now I've just got →
Love Like Crazy – Susie & Billy’s 35th Anniversary
Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! On a sunny afternoon at Bendix Woods park, between the E and the R* of the pine trees that spell out "Studebaker," my parents were married 35 years ago today. Mom had a lovely dress and a bouquet of white and yellow flowers. Dad and the groomsmen had a snazzy white tuxedo, mom picked light yellow dresses →
First Day of Summer 2011
It's finally feeling like summer in South Bend, and too toasty outside not to go have some fun. Don't forget your cameras! eB
Genna and Jeremy Got Hitched!
We laughed, we cried, my parents danced a mean polka. My little sis Genna and her man Jeremy tied the knot. Man what a day. So many more favorites coming soon, stay tuned! Get a reminder here and you'll know when all the photos are ready!
Home Office CFO Adrian – Creative Fun Officer
While finishing up some paperwork and scanning something for the Previously Unpublished category, my son Adrian dropped by to visit / play / shuffle through desk drawers. He loves seeing what miscellaneous hardware parts he can fit together with other parts, cameras, or his toys. "Hmm that gives me an idea!" Last night while rummaging the desk we discovered a real →
Think outisde the pouch
My son Adrian has a great imagination. Much of what goes through his toddler mind, aside from thwarting child safety devices and what to do with his near endless energy supply, involves things with wheels. Trains are on the top of that list. The other day he got into of some of my spare camera pouches and came up with a →
My First Letter to Madeline
Tomorrow's the big day - Madeline's first birthday! For some reason I always feel the need to preface a post with a back story. When I found out we were expecting our first baby Adrian I grabbed a journal I hadn't written much in since blogging came about and wrote my news in ink. Not quite two years later when I →
Michelle and Nick – Saint Joseph, Michigan Family Portraits
Probably my favorite part of our photography business is seeing friends get engaged, engaged couples become newlyweds, and families growing through the years. You might remember Michelle & Nick from their wedding in early 2007. It's been a treat to keep up with them and, in recent years, to meet their children Caitlynn and Zebulun. We joined them and family →
Celebrating Grandma Eleanor today
That smile and her laugh went with her everywhere, and was contagious. Today we're getting all the Bucholtz families and friends together today to remember and celebrate the 96 years of smiles she shared with us all. Family gatherings were never without laughter, and I don't see us changing that tradition today either. Eleanor V Bucholtz, at the age of 96, passed →
Why I love black and white photos
Why is it I can't get enough of looking at black and white photos from the early 20th century? These guys. Grandparents. Legends. Last Sunday my Grandmother Eleanor V. Bucholtz passed away a few weeks after my 30th birthday and a few weeks before her 97th birthday. She was more than ready to meet her Jesus and see her beloved Joe →
Happy Half-Birthday Madeline!
While today is my youngest sister Genna and cousin Jeni's birthdays, 5th wedding anniversaries of two cool couples (Kristin & Nate, Kristy & Matt - both with new little daughters!) it's also MY daughter Madeline's 6 month birthday. She hasn't wasted any time learning how to roll over, working on crawling, and gabbing away to let everyone know what's on her →
Day of Rest
Sara saw the kids snuggling up for a nap and one of those sweet, quiet moments that go by way too fast. It didn't take me twice to think about grabbing a camera! Hope your Sunday is a restful, relaxing conclusion to the weekend! - Eric, Sara, napping Maddie & Adrian
Of old photos, less is more?
I'm enjoying the last weekend of March as the kids nap and Grandpa's 1950s Argus C-Four 35mm camera begs to be taken outside to shoot some film today. The musty smell of the old leather case and the metal camera that still bears his fingerprint smudges got me thinking. I'm editing through thousands of wedding photos from a recent shoot, preparing →
First Week of the New Year & Decade
The first week of the year and decade was, in a word, nonstop. Avalanche of snowfall in northern Indiana. Cabin fever. Car repair. More cabin fever. And lots of time with these two blue eyed kiddos. What better opportunity for a dad and photographer to spend time with and photograph two of his favorite people in the entire world? Madeline's eyes →
Sleepy start to 2010
Madeline conveys this snowy New Year's Day snoozy feeling perfectly. hope you have a relaxing start to 2010!
Last Monday of the Decade
Has it been 10 years since the Y2K craze? We survived! This deserves a top ten countdown! 10+ countries visited 9... years snapping photos for business 8... years since I started dating Sara 7... years of concerts at the Underground Cafe 6... digital SLRs (Nikon D70, D70s, D200 x2, D300, D700) 5... 35mm Film Cameras (Minolta x-370, 7000i, 600si, Nikon N80, Argus C-Four) 4... Apple computers doing →
Merry Christmas Eve
So far at the Bucholtz bungalo it's been a day of cleaning, dishes, wrapping, roasting some corned beef for dinner and making more cookies for gifts and snacks. Everything outside is icy and cold and it's a good day to keep busy indoors watching all the Christmas movies we can find and getting ready for a great Christmas with our →
Of nostalgia and bulky metal cameras
(Fans and friends on Facebook have probably read bits about this project along the way... join the fun) Early last December a friend of mine posted photos of a classy Argus C-44R 35mm camera. Great 1950s design, shiny metal camera body, very clean looked like a fantastic find! It reminded me of a camera I had on a shelf, shutter not →
Christmastime is coming
Adrian's friendly reminder that Christmas is 3 weeks away! (Now where's our snow for sledding and snowmen!?)
Madeline 1 week old
I'm convinced there's nothing more peaceful than a sleeping baby. Madeline was busy reinforcing this conviction with all her newborn naps this past week. After Thanksgiving flew by it just occurred to me that today marks her first week out here with her family. I grabbed the camera with the loudest shutter I could find (and if it weren't the →
Thankful Monday
Saying it was a busy week last week would be an understatement! Family and friends have been enormous blessings to us as they rearranged their own schedules to help watch Adrian while Sara and I went to the hospital for Madeline's birth 3 days ahead of her scheduled delivery. I had breakfast with my dad before he was off to work →