BC 2011 Senior "LAUREN"

Well I don't know if I'm loosing it or what, but I thought I had already posted Miss Lauren and I hadn't!!! OMGoodness, if I only had a brain like the scarecrow was wishing for in the wizard of Oz, LOL!!! On the day of Lauren's session I remember getting a phone call saying that they were running a bit late due to the fact of when her Mom was ironing one of her outfits their iron quit working. So I immediately tried to rest assure them that everything would be fine...to go ahead and come to the studio & I'd have my iron all plugged in and ready to go when they got here. I know that all kinds of things can go wrong, but there is no need to get all stressed over little things that happen. Lots of people end up forgetting or leaving things at home and we have supplied numerous things to make it all work out (from hairspray, to books, to socks, to jewelry, & other clothing items)!!! We do all sorts of things to try and help out & we've always conducted our business that way, even back in the days when we used to photograph weddings. We did all kinds of stuff not related to photography, just whatever we could to make the Brides day go a little bit smoother. I thought that Lauren had some really nice strong images as you can see. Also we ended up doing her session in 2 parts due to the fact of it getting dark on us so early now. But luckily when she came back to do the outside poses it was a a gorgeous beautiful sunny day....uuuhhh unlike what we are having now! Oh I just hate the freezing cold temperatures outside and the wind chill just literally takes my breath!!! But back to Lauren, I just love the one of her wearing the boots! With her having the dark hair and brown eyes she really looks good in the warm colors & brown tones. Also the pose in her jeans & barefoot was one that really caught my eye too, I just love her smile in the black & white image in the background on that one!!! We really enjoyed getting to meet her Mom and brothers that came along during her session. Her Mom is really very sweet to talk to & her brother was also very helpful to us in the camera room. Plus I think her oldest brother had been here before for Prom or Homecoming Dances. Well I better quit rambling too much or else I won't get this posted tonite, it will already be tomorrow!!! But most of you know that I am a nite owl and thats when most of my creative juices come to life & I do my best work. LOL!!!! I hope that everyone enjoys this little "SNEAK-PEEK" of Lauren and I do sincerely apologize for not posting this sooner.

Melissa '11 "BCHS Senior"

Wow, it's amazing how much Melissa looks like her Mom especially in the real pretty close-up one! I just loved,loved, loved the close-up one of her!!! They have the exact same eyes and everything, just different hairstyles & color. Her Mom said she brought in lots of purple and black in her outfits, so evidently that must be her favorite color. And how fun is the little zebra number with the boots???? I missed out on helping Bill with part of her session when another customer came in the studio. Melissa brought in several really neat things for her senior session though! In fact I had a hard time reeling Bill away from the Harley that her Step-Dad was riding!! And she also brought her Mustang to be in some of the poses, and it was a really sharp looking car too (plus her outfit matched her car perfectly)!!! As you all may well know, Bill absolutely loves cars & motorcyles and talking all about that kind of stuff. So I had to sort'a remind him that we were in the middle of a senior session & we were photographing Melissa! LOL!!! For all of the outside poses with cars & such anymore we are really limited on daylight hours after school since the time change. Well I seriously should make an effort to shorten my blogs, since it seems that I have gotten back into my old ways of rambling on & on lately!! I hope that everyone is ready for Thanksgiving and enjoys the time off from school & work, and more importantly the time shared with their families. Enjoy the "SNEAK-PEEKS" of Melissa with many more great images from her session to be shared later! :)

Bridgett Part 2 "ON-LOCATION SESSION"

Okay, now does everybody see what I was talkin about in my previous post?!?! I'll try not to go on & on and ramble so long this time, but how bout that one with the HUMMER??? Is that one not bad to the bone?!?! LOL!!! Well we just ended up doing that one at the last minute, sort'a wasn't even something they had even thought of. I can't remember if it was Bill or myself that mentioned it right before we were leaving. At times, that is where some of the best images comes from!!! Well I think Bridgett was much braver than most people, wading out in the really cold creekwater and it was pretty chilly that day. She really didn't seem to mind it at all, we go to real extremes to get great senior images & what a trooper she was indeed! In the beginning I think I might have said something about making this "short and sweet", but here I go again rambling....but for all of you that know me - what else do you expect coming from ME?!?! Okay I really will wrap it up now but just one more thing before I do. I heard Bill mention just today to someone that he has another idea for a really fun & unique winter session, so when it snows give us a call & we'll see who is brave & up for it!!! Enjoy! :)

Bridgett 2011 "BCHS Senior"

OMGosh, this session with Bridgett was just GREAT!!! And first off I wanna apologize for not putting this up sooner. At the time when I was posting her sneak-peeks I was having some technical issues with my blogger page and couldn't get the images to load. SSSSSSooOOOOoo, in the mean time my poor little pea brain just forgot to try it again later. I really didn't mean to skip over you Bridgett, so please forgive me!! LOL!!! She is the most photogenic gal and an absolutely charming person to be around! Not to mention how much she loves being in front of the camera ha,ha,tee-hee,hee!!! We absolutely love it when somebody like her comes along, she was super easy to work with and had soOOOooo many dramatic looks and poses. She was the very first person photographed on our new "TWILIGHT-ish" looking background. Even though I love this black & white one on that background, some of the color ones were good too. But we got a "KILLER" close-up pose of her from that series done in sepia tone....just wait I think she ordered wallets from that one, you'll see what I'm talkin' bout!!! We had a ball and I think she did too! We even had one where she was twirling around in the long black skirt and that was reeeEEEally lots of fun, and in her own words "was soOOoooo Bridgett"!!! And how about the one in the hood??? Isn't that one awesome?!?! I think that was an outfit that her Momma suggested she wear, and a great choice I might add! Almost every single pose in that outfit turned out fabulous, especially with her wearing the red lipstick it added just a touch of drama. If you think these are good wait till you see Part 2 of her "ON LOCATION" session at Carter Caves. And the bad part of it all is I have to limit myself to only 3 poses for the sneak-peeks, that was really hard to do with this session of Bridgett. But luckily they went with another "ON-LOCATION" session as well, so I get to post 3 more from that. Well I hope that everyone enjoys these, and soon she will have her actual wallets to pass out! :)

Jessica 2011 "BC SENIOR"

Jessica was such a cutie pie and so much fun to work with!!! We really enjoyed the session, or maybe I should say sessions...since we had to do it in 2 parts. Midway thru her session Bill began to feel bad and we had to ask her to come back and finish up another time. He actually ended up going to the hospital immediately after they left and spent the next 4 or 5 days there. I just knew something wasn't quite right with Bill, I guess when you are married to someone for almost 33yrs. you can tell. We really appreciated Jessica & her parents being so very understanding that day. Seems like I wasn't even supposed to say anything about this....but I never have been very good about keeping my mouth closed though. If my memory serves me right, I remember having to write a lot of sentences in school that went something like this "I WILL NOT TALK IN CLASS" like hundreds and hundreds of times!!! Imagine that....huh?!?! LOL!!! I wonder if the teachers still do that in school?? Maybe I'm telling my age now, but most people already know that I'm "older than dirt" as Clay Jones used to say!!! LOL!!! I just loved the close-up pose of Jessica in the burgandy top, she has an amazing smile!! Also I thought the one with the truck turned out really good too, the fall colors were still really pretty at the time. Her Mom & Dad both came for the sessions and we even did a few with her parents. Also she brought in her Homecoming dress and those turned out so beautiful. We photographed Jessica's older sister Cory a few years ago so it was good to visit with her family again. Well I hope that everyone enjoys Jessica's "sneak-peeks", I know that she is anxious to see them!!! The DVD is now ready so Jess the waiting is almost over! LOL!!! :-)

Kacey 2011 "BCHS SENIOR"

Kacey is one of those girls with that "CLEAN COVERGIRL" flawless model kind of complexion. I know most girls would give anything to have beautiful skin like hers!! Also I thought she has some of the cutest expressions as well, she had a way of always looking very innocent or kind of like the all american girl maybe?!?! Well anyways when she first got here she was a little on the nervous side but by the time we took 3 or 4 poses she began to loosen up quite a bit. I'm not really sure if she had ever been here before, so that might have been a contributing factor. But we hope that our personality and the way we go about things during her session put her at ease right away. Also we really appreciate her & her Mom being so understanding while we had to reschedule her first appointment at the last minute, due to Bill being in the hospital. Everyone has been so nice and patient with us, and we thank you guys for being so kind & understanding. Things are taking a little longer than normal right now...but please bear with us as we try to get back on somewhat of a normal schedule. But I'm not really sure if I know what "NORMAL" means anymore, LOL!!!! The typical order of how things take place is 2 wks after the session we post 3 images (a "SNEAK-PEEK" if you will) on the blog & FB to let you know we have your DVD ready. Then all you have to do is call the studio to schedule a DVD veiwing appointment. Due to the fact that there is sooOOOo many poses to choose from, most people find it easier to take the DVD home to look it over and make their selections. Of course we show it to you here at the studio first just to make sure you love them!! LOL!!! After a $395 down payment is made, you may take the DVD home for approx. 1 wk. Once your order is paid in full & processed we then post lots of different images of you on our actual website. If you haven't done that lately you should check out the seniors section on our website @WWW.WHITLOCKPHOTOGRAPHY.COM We try and update it regularly and post new images often. Well I better quit running at the mouth so much and get Kacey's "SNEAK-PEEKS" posted so that she will know that her DVD is ready. I hope that everyone enjoys these! :)

Kiersten's "ON-LOCATION" Session

Okay, maybe I can be brief with this if I really try hard and don't ramble to much!! LOL!!! Well this was so much fun for us, we absolutely love going out to different locations and creating new & exciting poses for seniors!!! We love working at our studio, but getting out and trying new things really keeps us on our toes & makes our job loads of fun! It was so funny how Bill ended up riding from the different locations with Brandi, and Kiersten rode in the van with me & she was litterally changing clothes as we were going down the road! FUN,FUN,fun!!!! She had the backseat of her Moms car loaded down with tons of clothes, shoes & jewelry to match any given outfit perfectly. But "HEY", a girl can never have too many pairs of shoes - RIGHT?!?!? I thought the one in the boots & jean dress was amazing, and the one in the jeans & tank top was sooOooo H-O-T!!!! Okay I better wrap this up and get these posted before it gets any later, huh. I tell you what, there are soooOOOoo many more great ones that she & her Momma will have to choose from her DVD....I'm just glad I don't have to pick cause it's gonna be hard. ENJOY the "SNEAK-PEEKS" & oh yea, btw "THANKS "Kiersten for wearing the dress for me, cause I know it really wasn't your favorite!!!

Kiersten 2011 "Studio Session"

I can't remember when I've ever had so much trouble trying to choose a few favorites to post as I have with Kiersten's session!!! SHhhhewee, this one is gonna be tuff!!! She had soooOOOOo many really fabulous images that made it extremely hard for me to narrow it down to just 3 images...that has been my new rule (only "3" for the sneak-peeks). Kiersten also purchased an add-on session to do some "ON LOCATION" shots as well. SOOooo at least I can post 3 more of my favs from that session too, so that makes me feel a little bit better. She brought so many cute outfits with her and she always had awesome shoes & accessories to go with each outfit!!! She is just so daggone stinkin' cute that no matter what she puts on she looks GORGEOUS!!! Well if I don't quit rambling I'm never gonna get these up & I know that Kiersten is waiting to see them. SO I hope that everyone enjoys these as well as the location ones too!!! :)

BCHS Homecoming Dance

We want to thank all the couples that came to WHITLOCK's for BC Homecoming!! I thought everyone looked sooOOo great, but that always holds true with this group. I don't know exactly what it is but we sure have some of the best lookin' young people here in BOYD COUNTY! It is one of our favorite times of year when everyone comes in all dressed up, we just love it!! Well I hope that you guys enjoy this little sneak-peek video, and the packages should be ready for pick-up here at our studio by Friday! ENJOY....:)

Rachel 2011 "BCHS SENIOR"

Rachel was such a cutie pie...I just love her smile and personality!!! We had such a good time photographing her during her senior session a couple of weeks ago. Well, maybe it was a little longer than that...we have gotten behind again due to Bill being in the hospital recently. Thank you to everyone for all your prayers and support, he is doing much better now & is gearing up for BC Homecoming on Sat. He loves photographing seniors and talking to people, when he is looking thru the lens of his camera thats when he is happiest!! Speaking of talking to people we really enjoyed talking & visiting with Bobbie again, Rachel's Mom. We did Rachel's older sisters senior portraits a couple of years of years ago. It really means a lot to us when people are pleased with what we do and continue to patronize "WHITLOCK PHOTOGRAPHY", we really do value each and everyone of our customers. Rachel & Sarah both brought their little dog Max along to be in some of the poses, he is a dacshound (SP?) or some people refer to them as weiner dogs. This was his last senior session though, so I guess he will offically graduate this year. LOL!!!
I absolutely loved the serious pose of Rachel in her dress! I can't quite put my finger on what it is....if it's the shape of her face, jaw line, bone structure, her flawless complexion or her eyes - anyways it was just so BEAUTIFUL!!!! She also brought an electric guitar and even though she ended up sliding by and not having to play it for us, we still had lots of fun during that part of her session & got some great images!!! Most of you may know Bill's studio policy...he says "if you bring in some kind of a musical instrument you gotta play something for us"! LOL!!! But the ones with the electric guitars don't always bring an amp with them so they have a good excuse to get out of it! But maybe not, I did hear him say the other day something about maybe picking up one to have here in the studio. LOL!!! I hope that everyone enjoys Rachel's sneek-peeks...and remember when you see your images posted on our blog & Facebook that means we have your DVD ready. So just give the studio a call to set up an appointment to come by and pick up your DVD. :-)

2011 BOYD CO. HOMECOMING DANCE

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Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday for HOMECOMING!!! The packages & prices are the exact same as the last few years. We will be open from 4:00 to 7:00 here at the studio, WALK-IN's are welcome. For all seniors who have ordered their senior portraits from WHITLOCK's you will get an extra bonus added to your package...ask us for details! *****QUICK DELIVERY*****

2011 BCHS Sr. "Marshall"

Marshall's session was so smooth, he was extremely nice to talk to and work with!! So many times, especially if they don't really know us, Seniors don't always open up and really talk a whole lot during their session. Which that is perfectly normal and considering that sometimes they are a little nervous, but hopefully that goes away within the first few minutes they are here. Because we hope that everyone feels very comfortable here and realizes that we aren't gonna be grouchy or demanding. But when they do talk to us and share things about their likes & interests we just love it!! After all, this is YOUR senior portraits & we want this to be all about "YOU", or as our little tag line says "WHERE THE FOCUS IS ON YOU"!!!! Marshall has the nicest smile, and after finding out his girlfriends name that brought out the biggest smile everytime!! We are kind'a nosey like that ya know, not really! LOL!!! Also doesn't he look so handsome in the suit pose?!?! Well I think Bill is going to have to break down and buy us some kind of an amp or something. Because as some of you may know Bill's studio policy, he says when someone brings in any kind of an instrument they have to play something for us. Well with acoustic guitars that is no problem but for the electric ones we don't get the full effect. It is amazing just how musically talented so many of the seniors that come to us are!! And Marshall was no exception, I could tell that he could really play very well even though the volume wasn't there. Well, we are trying something new with our posting of senior images and Marshall is the first one doing it this way. When we have your DVD all ready for you I will post 2 or 3 images here on our blog & on Facebook. In the past we did several more images and posted it about a week after the session, and a week before we actually had the DVD ready....so we'll see how people like it this way. Please let us know your feedback. We really enjoyed visiting with Marshall's Mom during the session too. I apologize for this taking a little longer than normal but as many of you already know that Bill has been in the hospital. But he is feeling better each day and is so ready to get back in the camera room doing what he loves...photographing seniors!!! I hope that everyone enjoys Marshall's "SNEAK-PEEKS"!!!! :)

Joe "SENIOR 2011"

Okay, so if any of you read our blog lately and saw some sneak-peeks for Shelbey you may remember me talking about her having a twin brother. Well this is Joe and he was so easy going and was relatively quite...but at the same time very polite and pleasant to be around. I know with the guys it's not usually their idea of having to come into the studio to have professional portraits taken, but they do it anyways to make "MOMMA" happy!! LOL!!! I didn't realize it but during the course of Shelbey's session her Mom mentioned to me that we had photographed the twins together when they were 11 months old. WOW, time sure does fly doesn't it? But I thought it was so very nice that they agreed to do one together, it's just one of those things that us Momma's appreciate & it means a lot. Something just dawned on me while working on some of Joe's images for his Sneak-Peeks, does anybody out there remember Ricky Nelson from back in the day??? Well....look how much Joe resembles him!! While we were photographing him I didn't really make that connection, but just now it came to me who he looks like! They say everyone out there has a twin, and for any of you that aren't aware of the fact that Bill really does indeed have a twin. So if you are ever out and about somewhere and think you see Bill with someone else other than me and he doesn't act like he knows you - then it must be his brother!! LOL!! OMGoodness, wasn't Joe's dog Eva simply BEAUTIFUL?!?! The color of her eyes was so stunning and they matched Joe's shirt perfectly!! Also I really enjoyed the album collection that Joe brought in with his guitar poses, some really good music from back in my day during the 70's!! LOL!! And we got lots of good images during that part of his session too! Well I better wrap it up now, I have a tendacy to ramble way too long most of the time. I hope that everybody enjoys Joe's Sneak-Peeks and I'm sorry that I'm a little late in getting these posted. It's just that time of year now...."SENIOR SEASON" & we love it!!! :-)

Shelbey 2011 SENIOR

We enjoyed photographing Shelbey so much, in fact probably a little tooooo much!!! LOL!!! She knows what I mean by that, we did get carried away and went over with her session and almost ran her late to get to another photo shoot for Lara's Fashion Board. So I do apologize for taking so long, but when somebody like her comes along we do have a tendacy to take longer sometimes. I don't know if it's where the camera loves her so much (really photogenic) or if we are just reeEEEEally slow & I'm so very picky and try to watch all the little details or probably a combination of all of the above! Shelbey brought in such a nice variety of things with her that ranged from dressy to casual & outfits from all of the different seasons. I know that most seniors think of only bringing clothes that are in season right at the time of their session....but we highly suggest that you do like Shelbey and mix it up a little bit!!! It really makes for more variety in your poses and overall you want your senior portraits to represent your whole entire senior year, not just summertime. OKAY, I'll quit harping on that I know I mention that to everybody all of the time & you all probably get tired of hearing me say it. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED Shelbey's little number she wore with the hat & UGG boots!!! Well really I loved her black & white outfit too with all of the pretty jewelry & heels, and also the leather jacket with the leopard or cheetah trim on it with cute shoes. AND, how bout the "HELLO KITTY" one, is that not adorable?!?!?! This made me think back on when my Natalie was a little girl and she had lots of HELLO KITTY things....it's funny how stuff makes a comeback again! We will be photographing Shelbey's twin brother this week, and I can't believe I never realized she & Joe were even related to each other, let alone twins!!! I hope that everyone enjoys Shelbey's "SNEAK-PEEKS" with more great images to follow later. :-)

Marina 2011

Marina's session was so much fun, especially the science one in her lab coat!! Since she brought in the goggles & little beaker or test tube thingy, we even broke out the smoke machine and everything! Also I absolutely loved the one of her laying down in the turquoise sweater, she has the most gorgeous silky hair!!! And her smile was so pretty in the one in the summer dress where she is holding the flowers, I just love the tilt of her head and the way her eyes looked in this one too. We have photographed Marina over the years with the Dance team, but the senior session is when we really get to spend more time and pay attention to all of the little details. That has always been our motto....WHERE THE FOCUS IS ON YOU!!!! Well I think we are done now with photographing all of the Distinguished Leaders. Now comes all the fun part where I get to design them all! Gonna make this a little shorter than my norm so that I can get these posted and get to bed a little earlier tonite!! I've gotta get on a little better schedule than staying up working all nite long! I hope that you all enjoy Marina's "SNEAK-PEEKS". ;)

Mikki '11 "BCHS Distinguished Leader"

We had a blast photographing Mikki!!! She not only is super smart and has the most infectious smile but her personality is soooOOoo fun to top it all off!!! When she first got here she mentioned that she had seen a building outside that she wanted to be photographed by. Bill thought she meant an old abandoned little building out back of the studio that is overtaken by weeds. When we went outside to do some poses later on in her session, we found out she meant our little storage building right outside the studio. Never in a million years would we have even thought of using that as a background but leave it to Mikki to see potential there, huh?!?!?! I thought the black & white one taken there by the doors of our building turned out "PHENOMINAL"!!! And who would have ever thunk it??? Ha,ha,ha,!!! The outfit where she was wearing the little rust colored number with the leggins & boots was so cute...and her silver jewelry added just the right touch. Also how fun is the one with her wearing the beret and peeking over her glasses??? I think I can see a little bit of mischief sneaking from those eyes, how bout you? LOL!! Naaawwwh....not Mikki!! LOL! She brought in a nice variety of looks and things plus we luv it when people like to wear hats. Sorry Mikki that I didn't show any of your soccer poses but I just couldn't bear to leave off the black & white one taken outside by the building. Which ends up sort'a lookin like barndoors, don'tcha think?? It was so good to visit with Shelly again....super sweet lady & we hadn't seen her for quite awhile. Several years ago we met them when they came here for Kira's senior session. Shelly even has me wanting to do Zumba now, but I don't know if I could even begin to attempt that one or not.....but who knows down the road a bit I might give it a try! Well I hope that everyone enjoys Mikki's "SNEAK-PEEKS"!!! ;)