Fall has arrived!
Posted on October 1, 2008
Today is October 1st and I’m so excited it is starting to look and feel like Fall. I LOVE Fall, but I have a hard time convincing myself it is Fall until October. I know the first official day of Fall is in September, but to me, it doesn’t start until October. I know I’m weird!
Opie was out playing in the leaves yesterday and I couldn’t resist plopping him down by the pumpkin…
Isn’t he just the cutest dog EVER?!?
I apologize that I am WAY behind on blogging actual client work. Lately all of my time has been taken up with shooting and now I have [what seems like at this point] a never-ending lineup of editing ahead of me. I have a few weddings, a few boudoir sessions, a few senior sessions, and some personal stuff to get up. I hope to get a little bit ahead before the shooting madness begins again on Saturday. We’ll see! I promise I’m working as fast as I can!
At least I have the beautiful weather to help keep me sane:) Happy Fall!
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Sneak Peak ~ Senior Portraits
Posted on September 22, 2008
Just a quick bit of good news - we have power!! I came on sometime Saturday evening while we were out shooting a wedding. It is SO nice to have it back :) Now onto the real reason for this post…
A couple of weeks ago Donny and I headed up to Monroe to do four senior sessions. For those of you who are not familiar, Monroe is a small town near Middletown, Ohio and they are sports fanatics up there! Everyone in the town is so proud and supportive of the high school sports teams, which is really neat to see. Needless to say, the four boys we photographed that day are athletes and wanted most of their pictures taken on the fields and/or with their sports equipment. Here are just a few from that day (more to come when I get caught up):
Erin’s Modeling Session
Posted on August 27, 2008
Just to give you a fair warning, this is a PG-13 post! This was one of my favorite shoots all year! It reminded me of the good old days back in college when I had a new project every week. My good friends Maria & Ashley were my faithful willing models and we were always going to crazy places to take pictures. Only back then, I was lugging around a huge 4×5 large format manual camera. Although I loved every minute of it, I must say I’m thankful that digital cameras have come so far. It was MUCH easier to climb around the bridge you will see below with my digital camera than it was with the large format.
Erin does some modeling on the side and when she asked me to take some shots of her for her portfolio, I was flattered and super excited. Although we had never met before the shoot, I knew a lot about her because she is engaged to my friend Aaron. Donny is actually going to be a groomsman in their wedding next Fall. To me, Erin is one of those people you feel like you’ve known forever after hanging out with her once. She was so nice and easy to get along with…and she’s not afraid to tell you what she thinks – I wish I could be more like that sometimes.
As you will probably tell from the images, Erin is a natural in front of the camera! We started at the railroad tracks and after getting yelled at & threatened by a mom who thought we were “completely inappropriate”, we moved on. Erin & I are convinced that they only way she could have even seen us is if she was following us and spying on us – oh well! She was not afraid to get down and dirty, and even though she was a little afraid to climb the bridge – she did it anyway. (And just as a side note, the bridge was completely secluded so there was no threat of anyone being offended by the bathing suit pictures).
Erin ~ you were awesome to work with and I look forward to getting to know you better! You are gorgeous and are going to be such a beautiful bride next year :)
Sneak Peak / Out of Town
Posted on August 22, 2008
I’m getting ready to leave for Mackinac Island for a few days and I can’t wait!! I will respond to all calls & emails when I return on Wednesday the 27th. Here’s a sneak peak from Erin’s modeling session that I can’t wait to blog when I get home:
Corey’s Senior Session
Posted on August 19, 2008
Corey’s dad Bill thought taking Corey’s senior pictures was going to be my hardest job yet. I am happy to say that he was wrong! Like my cousin Rachel, I remember when Corey was born. He was so cute – a super smiley, tow-headed little guy with big blue eyes! Corey is not “technically” my cousin, but that’s what I call him. His dad and my mom grew up together, so I’ve known Bill my entire life. Bill works at Miami University (where Corey plans pursue his degree in zoology when he graduates), and that is the location Corey picked for his senior pictures. It was a gorgeous day and a gorgeous location to photograph. Corey and I, along with his mom & dad and their dog Lucy, had a great time walking around the campus and taking pictures. Like most guys, Corey was not jumping up and down with excitement at the thought of getting his senior pictures taken, but he was a great sport and flashed that great smile of his every time I asked. When we were all finished, he announced that he was relieved because his face hurt from smiling so much!
Corey ~ Your face pain was totally worth it because we got some great images! Just think, you’ll never have to sit through senior pictures again – exciting, huh? Thanks!
