Posted on July 31, 2011
I first met Janell in college at The University of Kansas working in the Dean’s Office of the School of Engineering. We would talk and chit-chat as we worked and soon became great friends! We had many a good times at KU…most of which I won’t be sharing with anyone 
She is one of the most self-less persons that I know. She drove 7 hours across the entire state of Kansas just to watch me get married (to the Heathmeister) and turned around and made the same boring drive a few months later to be with me when my dad passed away. Friends like her are hard to find. Today, I had the joy of meeting her sweet little man, Chase. Naturally, we became quick friends as well Congrats, Janell and Mike…he’s amazing!
I set up my lights in her living room and started with putting Chase in an old suitcase that I had…and I loved these shots! I then set up the classic basket shots. Lastly, we used a camo blanket that he received from a shower. You can’t really see in the photo, but the blanket is shaped as a turtle. Amazing. I can’t even imagine how a person would go about making one.
Posted on July 26, 2011
I thought that being caught up on editing would be nice for a change. As it turns out, if I am not constantly working on some part of the photographic process..I miss it like crazy! I have been doing much needed business stuff the last few days but there is just something about having a camera in my hands. I had a wise photographer tell me to master the one light setup first. I had this in the back of my head when I asked my husband if he wanted to model for me. He quickly refused (rude!) so I told him I was going to go light something on fire. After 8 years, he must be finally getting used to me because he just said not to do it in the house. I obliged. After 12 minutes and 1200 mosquito bites, I had successfully burned an entire Braum’s bag in an old pot that I kept on the back porch. Made for some decent smoke photos. (See below) I then took my lone speedlite to the house, turned off all the lights and called my dog. He gave me some sweet glamour shot poses that I didn’t know he had in him. (See below below). All in all…it was a fun evening with just me, my Canon and my speedlite
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Posted on July 26, 2011
It has been an amazingly busy summer for weddings and portrait sessions! It has been so much fun! I have also been very lucky to spend some time with lots of family. Generally, I have my camera with me just in case…it sure did serve me well for these photos. I just wanted to share a few photos I took at a relative’s house here in BA. They have ducks…and I kind of want one now…
Posted on July 16, 2011
Sweet, sweet Aiden. I spent a part of my afternoon with one-week-old sweet Aiden and his parents for his newborn shoot. He was in various states of sleep and wakefulness, but I rarely heard a peep out of him…he was soooo good! I have had some amazing newborn shoot karma lately! Or maybe it’s just my amazing clients! Either way, I’m pretty sure he has a career in professional modeling ahead of him. He gave me adorable, pouty, sad, mad, happy, asleep and even a few silly faces. What a doll! Here are a few of my favs.
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