Italy Throw-Aways

As I was doing a second-pass rummaging through Italy pics for creating my hardbound book, I came across several photos that begged to have some attention. Originally throw-aways at first glance, here's a few pics that got saved from hard drive anonymity to become some of my absolute favs.










And I also decided to experiment a little with black and white, which is beginning to grow on me :o)

The long-awaited senior shoot!

This was for me, hands down, the most fun I've ever had a senior shoot - and I plan on having lots more just like it! Jesse was such a dear and a kindred spirit when it comes to the artsy part of our brains. :o) She was into trying everything - and so we did! We had a blast driving around downtown Chambersburg, and as soon as we saw something that looked like a good picture op, we veared off the road for a few shots ( how many times will two people yell out "oooohh cool dumpster!".....it happened, believe me ;o) I never knew Chambersburg had so many cool places! We were also able to spend a little time out in Jesse's neck of the woods with a magnificent white barn and accompanying fields of golden rod (thankfully for me I took plenty of allergy medication). No crazy shoot would be complete without a near-death experience, and for us it was jumping in and out of the way of traffic to get those great road shots (don't worry moms, it really wasn't that terrible ;o)

Enjoy the photos and let me know what you think of them!

Play the slideshow to see more of the photos and all the fun we had taking them!

I had such a terrible time whittling down the choices for the final photos; I took quite a bundle. We took photos til there was absolutely no light left to work with - and that's really dark. I've gotta start working on more of minimalist approach if I'm going to keep my sanity. ***mental note*** "don't go crazy with shooting just because you have a gorgeous girl, perfect lighting, and amazing locations"

Little One...

Until I can post those senior pics, I thought I'd share a few I took in a quick shoot of this darling son of a coworker of mine. His deep contemplative countenance seemed out of character for someone only weeks old! My attempts to get a smile out of him were to no avail, met only by sober looks of concern for my goofiness. It was only several days after this shoot he discovered how to smile, and now seems to be a jolly little fella!