Manly.

Manly. What could be more manly than a shoot 'em up birthday party for my baby's birthday? Grant is in the middle, and he's surrounded by his school pals and flanked on the end by big brother. These kids were super fun and well armed for the adventure. 4000 tiny plastic bullets, 24 sodas, 12 bottles of water, 3 pizza's and NO bandaids. A win! and I took a lot of photos.

I'm also quite partial to this one.

It was great going through your manly portraits this week. Our guys like a lot of stuff. Sports, Fishing, tools , Mustaches and toys. A well rounded mix for a super fun father's day week.

Our top ten is always in no particular order. When you enjoy the portrait, check out the artist. Artist information always follows each portrait. Here we go...

ONE {The mustache is a manly classic and it's even better with serious eyebrows, Great grouping here!}

Week 24 - Manly by Jen Foster

TWO {Weights are pretty manly. Great pov.}

Week 24 - Manly by Dazybug22

THREE {Fun action shot. Can't get enough soccer this week!}

father and son by Stefanie L

FOUR {Wow. This is serious. I love that it all came in pieces. Very cool shot of your big baby boy.}

Project 52 Manly by Terry Lynn Ayers

FIVE {This is quite the survival kit! Looks like a great fun time for Father's day weekend! Love the perspective.}

Wk24: World Cup survival pack by Tony McCann

SIX {Laid back and super cool. Great shot for this week!}

24/52 - Manly by Jennifer Nealy

SEVEN {This looks like a fun time. Anything with legos is guaranteed to make boys happy.}

Week 24 ~ Manly by Irela www.mpebyirela.com www.myphotographiceyebyirela.blogspot.com

EIGHT {This is awesome. I love that you were able to capture this action shot. All the colors really POP!}

Indian Martial art by Ravjeet Singh

NINE {Good Looking fish shot. Very colorful and I love the how clear the water is.}

Gone Fishing For Project 52 #24 - Manly by Coleen Spatafora

TEN {Great angle and the rust completes it. Wonderful textures}

24/52 - Man Toys by Kara Gootee-Robinson

Week 25's theme is Water.

Sneak Peek Alert: Week 26's theme is "Half" - that's right kids! We're nearing the half way mark of this fantastic year.

What's new with Daphne Ellenburg?

As it turns out, the worst part about turning 11-teen is the dreaded middle schools shots. Yep, Grant was not looking forward to it; but Mike and I made the best of it this week.  Here are my favorite's from our Dr. Visit:

Madison turned my shower gel into a bubble party.

My big boys took the best portrait ever. And I printed it for Father's day.

I created some amazing business cards for one super Doctor. She's pretty fab. Hello Jackson.

I've got new gorgeous windows. I absolutely LOVE making these banners.

It was a huge Baby week at the studio. 4 babies, all boys. Ranging from 28 days to 4 months. A real treat for me. And I was only pee'd on twice. :-)

I ended the week at the beach. For work not for fun, but I did have plenty of fun while I worked.

I brought along the best reflector holder I could find and then I took him to dinner. Sure do love this guy.

And Father's day was a hit. I got Mike some really manly tools from the Home Depot and Madison wore her super cool Dad shirt all day.

It's nice to spend the day surrounded by the people you love, our parents, and our children. Father's day was pretty cool for this Mom too. Hope yours was too! Wishing you a wonderful week filled with family, Fun and photography. Make it a GREAT week!

XOXOXO,

Daphne

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Daphne Ellenburg is the owner of a Portrait photography business located in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants NEW 2000 sq ft studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and newly all things Canon. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography.com or email her at daphne@ellenburgphotography.com