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Jenna was the final FCP senior rep for this year, and we had a fantastic time cavorting around Hershey—four outfit changes and even more locations, all on a perfect autumn day!
She is so gorgeous, and such a natural in front of the camera (maybe because she spends a lot of time behind a camera herself!), it's been hard to select the best proofs to show her. They're ALL good! But I forced myself to choose just a few sneak peeks for Jenna and her mom [please click on photos to see a larger version with better color]:
How quickly babies change in that first year of life! That's why a Baby's First Year plan makes such a fantastic gift for new parents, who are often so sleep-deprived they forget what baby looked like during those fleeting months.
I love doing portraits for little ones in that first year, and I especially enjoy my Baby's First Year clients—because I get to see these cuties change and grow, too. I've done two sessions so far for Conner—one at six months, and one at nine months—and it's remarkable how much he changed in just three months. Barely sitting at our first portrait session, he was crawling like mad and pulling himself up to cruise at our second session. I can't wait to see what he's up to by the time he turns one!
Here's a quick look at six-month-old Conner:
And here's Conner at nine months—no less happy, but much more mobile!
I was so flattered to be featured for a second time on the National Confectioner's Association's "Candy Dish" blog—and by the kind comments by Carl, who is a gifted photographer as well as the NCA Web Content Specialist. I read Candy Dish every day, and I always look forward to the fascinating features (and photos!) there.
Although my specialty is portrait photography, I also enjoy doing food photography and dabbling in food styling for photography. Much of work I've done can be seen on my Inside Hershey blog, but I'm starting to take on some commercial food photography jobs as well. Fun!
I'm taking a little break from getting some online proof albums ready, but I wanted to post a quick sneak peek...just because I am having such a good time with the proofs from this family's session!
These three kids couldn't be more unique, and it's so much fun to take them aside and capture their individual personalities (and even more fun to talk with them between photos!) We had a fantastic location to use, with all the right nooks and crannies, stones and walls. It was a treat to get some photos of the kids with their beautiful mom, too. It was such a perfect session!
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I recently had a chance to shoot a *spectacularly* fun wedding at one of my favorite places, the Hershey Gardens. It had rained all afternoon, and the forecast wasn't looking good for the evening nuptials. But the skies miraculously cleared just in time—and stayed clear for the evening. Perfect!
And even more perfect—Kelly and James did this wedding their way, and they kept me smiling all through the preliminary shots. Although they kept it casual, their ceremony was beautiful and heartfelt. And, as you might expect, their families and friends were a fun-loving bunch, too. I've never seen more pure joy in a wedding album!
I have four sessions worth of proofs to upload to my web site today...but the site host is having some temporary server problems. Argh! I apologize for this delay, and I'll get those images to my clients (you know who you are!) as soon as the server problem is resolved.
In the meantime, let me post a few sneak peeks for a wonderful family I met at Children's Lake. I could have spent all day photographing the four children—they all had their own really cool personalities, and they all had a twinkle in their eyes (which I love!) Their mom and dad were so laid back and happy, which made all the kids relaxed and happy...which really made my job easy!
Another thing I love about photographing seniors? They always have a passion for something! Whether it's sports, fashion, cars or causes, you can see their faces really light up when we get to talk about their interests. Seeing that passion in their senior pictures — it's priceless!
One other part of photographing seniors that's fun for me is watching them change like chameleons with the outfits they bring. It's so cool how one outfit can bring out an attitude, and I love capturing that as well.
Here's a sneak peek for Pat, who loves basketball — and who can go from looking very businesslike to completely collegiate to very urban/edgy. There are plenty of proofs coming, but for now, here are a few of my favorites:
Because of John's accident, my busy season for photographing seniors was pushed back a couple months — but Senior Season is in full swing now, and I have a full schedule of 2010 senior sessions coming in the next four weeks!
Ian was my first 2010 senior this year, and the first Cedar Crest senior I've ever photographed. We wandered around Hershey on a gorgeous evening, found some great new locations and put a new spin on some of my favorite backdrops. Fun!
Here are just a few sneak peeks for Ian and his family:
So many of my clients have asked about the music on my photography web site. Since Day One, it's been "Beautiful Life" by Fisher, one of my favorite bands.
Kathy Fisher and Ron Wasserman very kindly agreed to provide a license for me to use the music, and I'm thrilled to be able to use a song that fits my work so well! And not a week goes by that I don't have someone ask where to get a copy of the song or comment on how much they love the music.
Fisher just released a new album, which is available on the band's web site (as well as Amazon and iTunes) — I've ordered my copy from the Fisher site, so I'll have a few days to wait to hear Ron and Kathy's latest. While you're ordering "Water," be sure to get "The Lovely Years" as well so you can have your own copy of "Beautiful Life"!
Defying Gravity
Idina Menzel: Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
