...and couldn't resist more in the tu-tu...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Nicole, Class of 2009
So... We spotted these birds who obviously were not afraid of humans, and decided to get them in some shots. When we finished, Nicole revealed that she's terrified of birds. Doh! :) She was a great sport!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Hard to keep up!
Almost a month has gone by since my last post... Here are a few recent sessions, with more to come!
Annie, Class of 2009 (part 2)
Sydney, Class of 2009
Sydney's Family
More coming soon, including Pippin pictures!
Annie, Class of 2009 (part 2)
Sydney, Class of 2009
Sydney's Family
More coming soon, including Pippin pictures!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
More Sessions...
Craig - we did headshots for him and he's since gone to NYC to work! I wish him the best of luck!
Abby's 1-year session
Caroline ...
and her new baby sister Catherine!
Abby's 1-year session
Caroline ...
and her new baby sister Catherine!
It's been awhile...
I've been quite busy lately! It looks like I missed writing anything for the whole month of September! I'll try to play catch-up and fill you in on what's been going on for the past month.
Aside from Senior season picking up, I went on the first-ever Buddy Cruise last weekend as their official photographer! The Buddy Cruise was created to promote Down syndrome awareness (think "Buddy Walk" - but it's a cruise!). More than 80 families came, and about 10% of the ship's guests were with our group. A great turnout!
I brought Amy, my assistant extraordinaire. (That's her with the blue backpack.) We spent the entire cruise photographing the wonderful families we met and the speakers who gave workshops. Some of the guest speakers were Emily Perl Kingsley, a writer for Sesame Street, who was responsible for introducing kids with disabilities to the show. Her son, Jason Kingsley, was the first child with DS to appear on Sesame Street when he was about 4 years old. Now 34, he has written a book and held a workshop for the cruisers. Also an inspiration, 26-year-old Sujeet Desai spoke and performed for the guests. Sujeet not only plays 6 instruments, he is also married and holds a black belt in Karate. In the Bahamas, we took a tour of a local Down syndrome center that recently opened. A cold front came in the next day and we were unable to go to Cococay. That night, there was a dance for our young adults -- For me, that was the highlight of the trip! I am really impressed at how I seemed to be the only one who doesn't know the Macarena! It was a great night - tiring, but so much fun!
Sherry from Cruise Planners greets our guests
Pamela Arnoldson (her family came up with the Buddy Cruise concept and ran with it) is interviewed by ZNS Network (Bahamas News) while Sujeet plays sax in the background
L to R: Pam, her daughter Teresa, Andrew Whitehead, his mother Nikole Whitehead, Theresa Mastella, Lori McDermott (FRIENDS Board of Directors - minus Teresa and Andrew hehe)
Group picture
Aside from Senior season picking up, I went on the first-ever Buddy Cruise last weekend as their official photographer! The Buddy Cruise was created to promote Down syndrome awareness (think "Buddy Walk" - but it's a cruise!). More than 80 families came, and about 10% of the ship's guests were with our group. A great turnout!
I brought Amy, my assistant extraordinaire. (That's her with the blue backpack.) We spent the entire cruise photographing the wonderful families we met and the speakers who gave workshops. Some of the guest speakers were Emily Perl Kingsley, a writer for Sesame Street, who was responsible for introducing kids with disabilities to the show. Her son, Jason Kingsley, was the first child with DS to appear on Sesame Street when he was about 4 years old. Now 34, he has written a book and held a workshop for the cruisers. Also an inspiration, 26-year-old Sujeet Desai spoke and performed for the guests. Sujeet not only plays 6 instruments, he is also married and holds a black belt in Karate. In the Bahamas, we took a tour of a local Down syndrome center that recently opened. A cold front came in the next day and we were unable to go to Cococay. That night, there was a dance for our young adults -- For me, that was the highlight of the trip! I am really impressed at how I seemed to be the only one who doesn't know the Macarena! It was a great night - tiring, but so much fun!Sherry from Cruise Planners greets our guests
Pamela Arnoldson (her family came up with the Buddy Cruise concept and ran with it) is interviewed by ZNS Network (Bahamas News) while Sujeet plays sax in the background
L to R: Pam, her daughter Teresa, Andrew Whitehead, his mother Nikole Whitehead, Theresa Mastella, Lori McDermott (FRIENDS Board of Directors - minus Teresa and Andrew hehe)
Group picture
Sunday, August 24, 2008
FPP Convention
I'm off to the Florida Professional Photographers convention today and tomorrow - should be lots of fun! I enjoy not only the seminars that teach me new 'tricks,' but the trade show is always great, too. I'll be looking for some new, cool stuff to offer my clients, especially high school seniors!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Published!
One of my images was published in Brandon Faces, which is an advertising section of the Tampa Tribune. Thanks to Dr. Whitehead and his wife, Nikole, for submitting it!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Back in Florida
I had a great time last week visiting my family and meeting up with some dear friends from middle and high school - some I haven't seen in 25 years!
The fundraiser for Living Word Baptist Church was a lot of fun -- fifteen families in one day! I was utterly exhausted by the end of the day, but we had great weather and plenty of water on hand. Mike and Mary Hensley's property is just gorgeous - a photographer's dream! Here are some of my favorites from that day... (the first two are my sister and her family - more coming soon!)
The fundraiser for Living Word Baptist Church was a lot of fun -- fifteen families in one day! I was utterly exhausted by the end of the day, but we had great weather and plenty of water on hand. Mike and Mary Hensley's property is just gorgeous - a photographer's dream! Here are some of my favorites from that day... (the first two are my sister and her family - more coming soon!)
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
In Virginia
I'm in Virginia this week visiting family, and also participating in a portrait fundraiser for Living Word Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA. My sister goes to that church and I'll be spending the weekend with her, aside from Saturday (the shoot). At last count, I think she had more than 15 families sign up for the marathon shoot. I'll be sure to share some of the images here after I get back. In the meantime, I'm going to have fun seeing my family and some friends I haven't seen in 5 or 20 years ;) I'll be back late Tuesday the 15th. Feel free to call me or text me!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Joseph
This little guy's mom is the one organizing the Buddy Cruise. I entered one of these in the Miller's contest - Round 4 results will be available at the beginning of July!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Family session
Check out this Family Tree! This was a fun session, and so entertaining to watch everyone climb up into the tree for this shot.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Taylor, part 2
The infamous "Taylor" session. We went to a super-secret location on Sunday to finish up her senior session. Don't even act like you're going to ask me where it is, because I won't tell!
Monday, June 2, 2008
More exciting news!
I submitted one portrait for Round 3 of Millers Professional Imaging Baby and Child Portrait Contest last month. The results are in, and I am SO EXCITED to announce that, once again, out of several thousand entries, the image I submitted was chosen to be a finalist that will go on to a final round in July. Woo hooooo!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
New Cardinals!
For the past 3 years, there is a kamikaze cardinal that likes to fly into my office window. I even planted a hibiscus tree in front of the window so he wouldn't fly full force into it. Since planting the tree, he now sits in the tree before he flies into the window. Every now & again I would see his lady with him, too. For the past few months, I've only seen the male, until this weekend - he brought a young cardinal with him to the tree! At first I thought it was his lady, but then I noticed that the beak was black and the feathers on its belly were like down.
Today after Julia got home from school, the male, female, and TWO young cardinals paid me a visit! I managed to get this shot before they all left the tree. Some of its feathers are starting to turn red. I don't know much about cardinals except that the young ones have black beaks and the adults have bright red beaks.
Today after Julia got home from school, the male, female, and TWO young cardinals paid me a visit! I managed to get this shot before they all left the tree. Some of its feathers are starting to turn red. I don't know much about cardinals except that the young ones have black beaks and the adults have bright red beaks.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Julia's first solo
Julia, my 10-year-old, had her first solo in her fifth grade performance last Monday. Her sister Amanda took video with her camera for all to enjoy. Julia's the first soloist. We're very proud of her!
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