Here is a sample card that I made for a senior session I photographed late last year with the adorable Shelby. For 2010 seniors it isn’t too late to book your session!!! If you are wanting senior cards, graduation invites, or open house cards we can book your session up to april 2010.
I was fortunate to meet up with Jessica and Matt on a gorgeous warm fall day to photograph their adorable Yorkshire Terrier, Chanel. This tiny ball of energy was a joy to photograph. She watched her parents and followed their lead enabling me to capture her personality or I like to say dog-ality. Chanel weighs all of 3.5 pounds but her intelligence is through the roof. She knows how to sit, stay, lay down, bark loud and soft, roll over, and several other adorable tricks.
With her fluffy ears, deep brown eyes, and energetic happy demeanor, Chanel was a great subject and I can not wait to get some prints made of her for my doggy portfolio.
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I met up with Allyson, Holly, and their husbands at Mill Race Park in Columbus, Indiana to shoot some portraits of them together and with their spouses. They both hadn’t had any photos done of them together since their weddings.
Both Allyson and Holly were a breeze to work with. We started with the standard portrait then moved to variations as that is my specialty. Colorful umbrellas, jumping, vintage couches, and a covered barn were all thrown in to make these portraits memorable.
Towards the end of the shoot, Holly and her husband were walking to a bench for some shots and he picked her up as to have her avoid the mud and wet grass. I was clicking and awww-ing at the same time. I love to capture those in between moments that show relationships and love. To me, the in between staged shots really tell the story of the subject.
The more I shoot and work with couples and families, the more I realize how important it is to have photos done every so often. I’m not saying this as a photographer, I’m saying this as a personal realization to archive your life and family through the years. The most important day of many people’s lives, their wedding, is captured extensively by a photographer, but after that seldom do people get photos together. Personally, I’m going to force my husband (sorry honey) to do some anniversary photos together every year so we can have beautiful photos of us when we’re old and wrinkly and say weren’t we cute!
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Bridal portraits are a series of formal pictures of the bride in her wedding dress taken weeks before the wedding sometimes at the photographers studio but more commonly on location. If the session is done outdoors and special steps are taken to ensure the dress does not get dirty. Sometimes a couple may choose to have a picture taken of them both (similar to an engagement/”e-session”) in addition or instead of a bridal portrait.
Many brides use the bridal portrait photos in wedding announcements, albums, online, as well as display a large print at the reception. These sessions are great for a bride who is picky and is concerned about getting the best photo without the rush and nerves of the wedding day. Step forward a couple years, when the bridal portrait is on the grooms desk or framed and displayed at family members’ homes, the bride is happy she had these portraits done. Going to school at Clemson in South Carolina, I noticed several brides getting these bridal portraits.
The best time to do these may need to be timed along with local newspapers and invitation designers as the bride will have to check with them to see what their time lines are. Other things to consider are getting hair and makeup done to ensure the bride has a polished elegant look similar to her wedding day. As for flowers, pho-flowers or a quick trip to a farmers market for local flowers will do. Spending tons of money on a bouquet for the bridal session isn’t necessary.
In addition to the Trash the Dress Sessions I’ve been doing, I’ve done some elegant bridal sessions. Most recently, I shot Kyissa in Columbus, Indiana in a studio like setting. We did not harm the dress and even did some almost trash the dress-like shots as we used my vintage french fainting couch outside, but her dress did not come in contact with dirt.
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Last weekend was a frenzied one… with three shoots in two days I was running around making sure I had the proper batteries, stands, props, and gear. My second of three shoots was with the lovely Misty of Madison, Indiana. She and I had been working on a trash the dress concept involving pink converse sneakers. The son was bright, the sky blue, and blowing a bubble we found is harder to do on the spot!
We started with my new vintage fainting couch in the woods then moved to do some poses in the park. Amelia, my baby barbet, snuck into a few frames (she’s the brown furball). The grand finale was when she tried to blow a bubble on the spot… this proved a theory: sugar free bubble gum produces a much larger and consistent bubble vs the sugary version. Oh, and I threw the flowers together which were bought at the Bloomington Indiana Farmers market (where I met my husband).
A couple weeks ago I did a horse photography session out in Bloomington/Ellettsville. The horse cantered beautifully and his coat gleamed in the warm spring sunshine. If you are in need of a gorgeous horse, he is for sale, so feel free to contact me and I’ll get you connected with his owner.
While in California shooting my cousin’s gorgeous wedding I snuck in some photos of my aunt’s beloved Chihuahua, Buddy. If any of you readers out there know me, you probably know my Chihuahua, Lola, which I got as after I met buddy I knew I needed my own sidekick. 
