Archive for March, 2010
I know Chicago carries the title of “The Windy City”, but really I think it should belong to Amarillo.
I had a session last Saturday that we ended up postponing. Missy the Senior, and I showed up as scheduled, but the wind and cold had us running soon after. I mean it was REALLY windy! Seriously.
Before we retreated to the warmth of our cars I cajoled Missy to stand under some bare trees. They will be blooming soon and I wanted to take advantage of their winter moodiness…
Missy! We will try again, with or without the hurricane force gales!
Libby’s Mom, Shelley, wanted some pictures to commemorate her daughter’s third birthday. We headed to downtown Amarillo for a fun photo session where I once again fell in love with sweet Libby (see her last session here). This little girl is so amazingly sweet, personable, and smart!
She is also quite the professional hair-twirler!
I love the outfits Shelley picks for Libby they are adorable and so unique!
Did I mention she is turning three!
Yes, three!
It was a pleasure to have Libby’s grandma along with us for the shoot and it is obvious that Libby and her grandma are quite smitten with each other. I loved having the three generations of ladies with me and watching them interact and love on each other.
I am always so impressed with Shelley’s gentle and quiet demeanor with her daughter.
Her patience and calm makes me feel like uber-spaz, but in a good way.
Libby you are so sweet! I could just eat you up (also, of course, in a good way)!
Shelley, thank you for the second opportunity of photographing your precious girl, she is such a treat! Happy third birthday Libby, I hope it includes lots of red flavored slushies!
I didn’t realize how much I have been missing the sun and warm weather until we had sun and warm weather!
We spent most of yesterday afternoon outside. Gavin running, jumping, and not stopping for a second of rest. Ada would take off down the sidewalk crawling as fast her knees would take her from me, cackling all the while. She loves a good chase.
How can I work the way this girl can tear up some black beans into this post, without sounding off subject? I guess I really can’t, so I will just say; this girl can tear up some black beans! Maybe she needs some extra energy from all that extra exercise.
Gavin as all about showing me how he can jump, dance (“Mommy check out THIS move!”), sing (“Father Abraham had many sons…”), draw, whatever. “Mommy, look at me!” is the quote of the hour. Really how can I not look? He is just so stinking cute when he is excited and trying something new, and to a three year-old what isn’t new?!
It wont surprise me if it is snowing by the weekend, but for now, while there is the warm sun and a breeze (laced ever so gently with the smell of the stockyards) we will be outside. Join us if you would like!
Caleb will be graduating from Palo Duro High this spring, and plans on going to school to be a diesel mechanic. We have no doubt that he will succeed in whatever he does because of the enthusiasm and perseverance that seems to be such positive hallmarks of his character. Caleb was up to anything and we thoroughly enjoyed running all over Amarillo to get his pictures.
Now on with the show…
Dustin was able to shoot with me and I learned that Caleb plus Dustin equals major goofiness.
Our rendetion of the class of 2010. If you don’t get it you obviously are missing our vastly superior and refined artistic intellect.
I imagine at some point I will get sick of Cadillac Ranch. Just not yet.
Caleb we had such a great time with you! We loved your enthusiasm and excitement for the whole process and it was so awesome to see a senior who isn’t afraid to brag on his Mom!! Speaking of Moms, Jonnie, thanks so much for letting us take your son’s senior pics! We enjoyed getting to know y’all and hope to see more of you both in the future!
I am not sure why it has taken me so long to write this post. It has been sitting as an unpublished draft on my blog for close to two weeks, really I am amazed that I finally pushed the “publish” button!
I think my hesitation comes from the fact that I tend to freeze up when given too many choices (don’t take me to Subway please!).
At the end of February I attended my first photography workshop. The “Life as Art Workshop” was taught by Nichole Van and it was worth every penny. I do believe Nichole has ruined workshops for me from now on as she has set the bar very, VERY, high.
If you are just beginning in your business or have a couple years under your belt then I would highly recommend this workshop.
The amount of information she packed into three days made me feel like I had a piano strapped to my head. Processing it all is going to take awhile. There are a ton of things I want to do differently and figuring them all out is making my head want to explode!
Not only was it a great workshop, full of information, resources, and tons of goodies to take home but I also left with some great new friends (enter “Awwwww” here). Not to mention that I won the roommate lotto with Karyn. Karyn is a fellow Texan transplant and a total peach. You can check out her site at In Bloom Photography.
Here are some images from our mass photo shoot…
It was such a great experience and if you have come upon this blog post while researching Nichole Van’s workshop I encourage you to 100% go! You wont regret it!
So now I have a lot of choices to make and maybe, just maybe I can break out of my deer in the headlights stance and start moving on all the ideas I have. I can’t wait to get started!
On my flight home from Salt Lake City I had the (no such thing as) luck of sitting next to a woman named Kaci. Kaci shared with me the incredible story of her son. He was born with Craniosynostosis and has had multiple surgeries to correct the problems caused by this birth defect. This little boy has went through more heart ache, pain, and trials then most adults do in a lifetime. Hearing about his suffering made me tear up and wonder if there was anything I could do. Kaci then told me about the Littlest Heroes Project. Littlest Heroes is a non-profit organization, composed of photographers who provide free sessions for children with serious illness or life altering disabilities.
When I got home I checked out their website and eagerly applied to become part of their organization. Yesterday I received the email that I was accepted, and I can’t wait to take pictures of my first little Hero!
If you are a photographer, I hope you take the time to check out their site and consider volunteering your time and efforts to such a worthwhile organization. If you or someone you know could benefit from the project, don’t hesitate to go to their website and check them out!