High School Senior...

I had another great Senior session the other day in which we had to work very quickly in order to stay dry. I use that term loosely as with the heat and humidity, that's not really possible. It was the dark skies in the distance that we were trying to beat. We had planned on at least two locations, but that didn't work as the rain, wind and thunder came in quite a serious way...

Even though we were working quickly, Erin was completely calm and relaxed the whole time and was great to work with. And many thanks to her mom, Lisa, who was handy with a brush or to offer her styling suggestions. I know she is so very proud of her daughter. She is yet another senior with so much too look forward to in life. Please enjoy the "teaser" images...

Full House...

I had a fun, but hot and humid session the other day with a wonderful group of children. Despite the heat and humidity they were incredible and barley complained at all about my shuffling them to and fro for portraits... I really loved the color and outfit coordination that mom had planned and I think it worked extremely well. My wife and I sometimes feel stressed with two children but watching Mom handle the four with ease certainly encouraged me to stop the whining...at least for a little while. Here are a few quick images from the session...

Senior Bliss...

I had another great HS Senior session the other day with an all too soon to be High School graduate. While it still may be a year before she actually walks across that stage, we all know just how quickly that time will pass. I give Lauren a lot of credit as I know she would have rather been a hundred places instead of getting her portraits done, yet she hid any discontent well. She is an extremely bright and attractive girl who I'm sure will be very successful in whatever she decides to do upon graduation...

How quickly a year goes by...

I hate to say that I've been neglecting the blog, but its true. Just enjoying family time and got a little sidetracked...

Anyway, I had a one year session with Mr. Christian whom I have been documenting since before he came out of his mothers belly. He popped out early and a little on the small side, but he has grown so very well. His parents are absolutely awesome and I think the world of them. He also has the most wonderful grand parents as well as aunts and uncles so he is constantly awash in love...During our session there was thunder all around from the moment we started till we were done, yet not a drop of rain fell. Here are a few quickie samples from our session...

Getting Older...

Today was my daughters last day of Preschool. Next year (in a few months) she begins kindergarten and some major changes. I want to thank Amelia's teachers from this past year, Mrs.Ellis and Mrs.Nitz, who took great care of her and prepared her well for her next step. Part of me is truly excited for her, yet almost a bigger part of me is sad because these years are moving so very fast. My son Justin will turn four next Tuesday and watching him mature has been quite the ride. As in the scripture, John 5:19, - Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. This is so true. I find him mimicking so many things that I do which can be quite scary. From my language or occasional outburst to my silly facial expressions, he is the ultimate sponge and it has certainly made me be more cognizant of my actions. The other day we had a blast as we went and got haircuts together and then he helped me deliver a few jobs to several clients. He makes great company on those trips as does Amelia when she is available. Anyway, on to some images from this afternoon...

Sessions at Gretchen's Childrens Shop...

I want to thank everyone who braved the rainy nasty weather on Monday to come out for the Sessions at Gretchen's Children's Shop. We filled up the sessions within a few days of announcing the event which was awesome. The whole day was an absolute blast and I also want to of course thank Anne and the rest of the crew from Gretchen's. I'm still knee deep into editing all of the images, but I wanted to quickly post a few to show a little of what we did. Enjoy...

Ready to set the World on Fire...

I photographed an incredible HS Senior the other day who is poised to take the world by storm. Although I've already started booking sessions for 2011 Seniors, Kaitlyn is actually graduating in just a few weeks. She has a great plan for next phase of her life and I wish her the best. We attempted to do the session a few days prior, but the weather did not fully cooperate. No such problem on this day as the weather was perfect. Here are just a few images from the session...