Early to Rise

Posted on June 18, 2011 by admin

We have been wanting to do another water shoot all year. After our heat wave towards the end of May, we decided that maybe the water was warm enough to try it. Now, to find a victim. Oops! I mean model! Emily was all into it, and even went shopping for some new dresses. I decided that I wanted this one to be an early morning shoot. I am NOT a morning person, but I knew it would be worth it for the lighting that we’d get. But, at 5am Emily was at the door and we were off!

We got to the lake and the lighting was just as we thought it would be; nice cool blue tones. Just as we got to the water a snake slithered by in the water! I have been at that lake my whole life and have never ever seen a water snake. Maybe because I’m not up at 5:30!

One thing I completely forgot about, was that the water would be high. It always is in the spring. There was no beach like we were planning on. So, we worked with what we had. Emily climbed up on the rock and worked it.

The sun was quickly coming up, and the snake was probably long gone by now, so it was time to get in the water. We did some shooting in the blue dress, then decided to change to the red one. She was starting to get a little more confident, and really started getting into it as she worked the poses.

We had a lone fisherman trolling around in the background. I think he was trying to figure out what the heck was going on! In no time, we were finished and left him to his fish. I think Emily did an awesome job!

The Ball of Hope

Posted on November 21, 2009 by admin

The Ball of Hope is a charity event run by the American Cancer Society. This is our second year shooting this event and I always have a blast. So many inspiring stories. Hopefully some day, there will be a cure for this awful disease.

The ambassadors who helped plan the event.

The theme was “a Return to the Classics”

The Exact Change Band

This car was donated by Toyota to be raffled off at the Ball

This lovely young lady came to the Ball this year to say thank you. Because of the donations last year, she was able to go to Camp Can Do this summer. This is a camp for kids with cancer. She was able to find kids with the same fears and hopes that she has. She also told us that she is now cancer free! YAY for her! I hope there are more that are able to say that!

I cannot do a blog post about cancer and not talk about Sandy. She is the biggest supporter of the ACS that I know. This woman works two job, is a mom and a grandmother, and is a good friend to us! Every where she goes, she promotes awareness. She is usually in the background, volunteering all of her time to this cause, so I just wanted to say, thank you Sandy, for all that you do!