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!!! :)

Emily '11 "BOYD COUNTY SENIOR"

Okay now I have gotten worse instead of better with my LLLLLLonnngggg blog posts, let me see if I can do this. I really need to make a more serious effort because people probably get tired of reading my ramblings that don't usually make much sense at all. Well Emily was simply a wonderful subject to photograph!!! She had the prettiest smile and a GORGEOUS tan!!! Her long beautiful blonde hair was so pretty wheather she wore it straight or curled. We really had fun working with her and getting to meet her Grandma again who came with her during the session. We learned from her that we had also done Emily's Mom and her other brothers & sister senior portraits years ago. So that tells you how long we've been doing this, but so help me it never gets old "WE JUST LOVE SENIOR SESSIONS"!!!! Well I think you can tell by Emily's sneak-peeks that she has some amazing poses. I hope that everyone enjoys!! :)

2011 BCDL "Brittani"

Brittani's session went so smooth and she was a blast to work with. Just look at how beautiful she looked in every single outfit she put on!!!! Since Brittani is a lifeguard she had the most beautiful tan, it wasn't too much or too overdone at all, just a very pretty golden bronze tone. Sometimes people wanna spend too much time out in the sun or tanning bed right before their session and that's not always the best thing to do. And how bout that one in the dress with the flower in her hair....isn't that simply GORGEOUS?!?!? We were almost done with the session and at the last minute I asked if their was anything else she would like to do and Brenda came up with this idea. I absolutely LOVED it!!! We appreciated Brenda helping so much thru out the session, she was making sure that everything was just perfect for Brittani as well as helping us move things in and out....Thanks Brenda you were so sweet!!! Plus I loved the perfume she was wearing, I definitely have to get me some of that!Also I loved the close-up one of her with the silver jewelry on, her smile is just stunning! Bill thinks Brittani looks like an actress from back in the sixties named Natalie Wood for any of you people out there who might remember her. And look at "Little Man" just posing for the camera tilting his little head and everything, how adorable! I used to have a Pomeranium (sp)when I was growning up and I her name was Cricket. Well I hope that everyone likes Brittani's "SNEAK-PEEKS" with more to come later, ENJOY!!! :)

"Torri" BCHS Sr. 2011

This girl has the best facial expressions I've ever seen!!! Torri was able to go from giving us a beautiful smile to one of those serious looks in a split second with no problem at all. Most people really have a hard time doing the ones without smiles but I guess she is used to doing that all the time in cheerleading routines. We really had a good time working with Torri during her session and she is so "GORGEOUS" that it made our job really easy!!! She looked GREAT in the very first outfit which was the little coral dress, and the image that I put in the background with her hair blowing was sooOOOOo good!!! I loved the serious pose in her cheerleading uniform as well as the one in the white off the shoulder top...plus her earrings were so neat in that outfit too (they were feathers with a touch of leopard on them)! It's always fun to get to go shopping for new things to wear for your senior session too. I think Tina, Torri's Mom was getting a little teary eyed during toward the end of her session. I can remember those same feelings when my daughter was a senior just like it was yesterday. I was so emotional her whole senior year and somehow the senior portrait session is something that sort'a makes it start to really sink in and pull at the heartstrings a little. Well I'm gonna try not to ramble so long tonite so that I can get these posted before it gets any later!! I have a real problem with staying up all nite working and then sleeping most of the day....I gotta do better at that!!! But right now I am so behind I really need to in order to get caught up. OH Well, I hope that you guys enjoy Torri's "SNEAK-PEEKS"! :)