Giles Hoover, Photographer

…are not only wonderful people, they, together with Martha Kelly — Trish’s amazing Mom — hosted this week’s Cocktail Hour. As expected, it was fantastic. The happy couple: Miles and Trish (Enjoying their Cocktail Hour) Couldn’t stay the duration, alas, and can only look at a few of the photographs from tonight before getting back [...]

As my blog readers know, I’ve been having some equipment problems recently. For Independence Day, however, my camera raised a flag and celebrated the long-overdue Unity — out of 446 photographs Friday (taken in about three hours of straight shooting), I kept 309, starred 185, and multi-starred 90. Remarkable. More: The first four-star images in, [...]

Catching up with a few photos, this time from a get-together on Magnolia Street, June 7th: Connor’s Pool Time Updated the Magnolia Street Mob gallery, along with adding the new photos to the Kids collection. Meanwhile, there’s a Cocktail Hour on Magnolia Street tomorrow, so please expect some more additions probably Friday. Thanks!

If the first part is titled, “Black Tie,” it’s only appropriate that the second part be titled, “Feet Up.” As the evening wore on, it progressed from birthday party to birthday party. Hmmmm — okay! My favorite photograph from the second set. Indeed, I’ve upped the favorites count from 16 to 20 — with all [...]

The final selection of photographs from Carey’s 40th birthday party wound up at an even hundred. Part One, containing the first fifty, has been posted. (Missed Tuesday by thirty minutes. Sorry…;) Please enjoy. Have to say, a hundred final photos is many more than I expected when this got underway Saturday evening. I hope you [...]

…with goodness. The final “potentials” folder from Carey’s party is 239 photographs deep. Oh, [****]. “Everything finished and available by Tuesday,” as implied, will definitely be pushing it. Further, I have to admit to a big regret: I have this chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and then again, (here) on the floor. The part in [...]

Happy b’day! Wonderful time tonight. Indeed, I’m awash in great photographs. It’ll be a day or two — Tuesday, probably — before I’ve sorted and uploaded the final set, which will be published here. Stay tuned. Thanks.