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!!!