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"!!! ;)

Eli 2011 "BCHS Distinguished Leader"

OMGoodness, I could've listened to Eli play the piano all day lonnnggg!!! Thanks for playing for us, we enjoyed it so much! Isn't his piano so beautiful? We were honored to have the opportunity to photograph him doing something thats such a big part of his life and truly something he enjoys. His musical talent and abilities are simply amazing and is something that will stay with him for the rest of his life. Either "you got it or you don't" and Eli definitely has the music in him! LOL!!!! Also those who have the pleasure of listening to him are in for a real treat....that's the power of music! It feeds the soul no matter what age you are, I believe. And I think somebody said that maybe his musical talent came from his Dad. Sorry, I didn't mean to get so caught up and lost in the my own little thoughts there for a minute! LOL!!! Bill got several really nice poses with his piano and I hope that we got something they will treasure for a lifetime. I'm so excited to get into the rest of his session later on, I can't wait! Eli was a great subject to work with, he has the most laid back kind of a personality and did whatever we asked him to do. His entire family are just "SUPER NICE" and the sweetest people in the world to be around. Thanks Kevin & Debbie for your kind hospitality when we came out to your home to photograph Eli. We did Hannah's senior portraits a few years ago and it was just so nice to vist we you all again. I absolutely LOVED the ones of him in the gray sweater too!!! And we can't forget about little Chance & Sadie either, they were the most well behaved dogs. Also how bout the one with the football?!?!? All I can say is his eyes are gorgeous..."LOVE IT"!!!! Well I better quit rambling so much or else I'm never gonna get these posted, after telling Eli when we photographed the football team tonite that I was gonna try and get them up. Well I hope that you all enjoy Eli's little "SNEAK-PEEKS", with more to come later. ENJOY!!! :)