Heather Class of 08

Okay....wowee....this shoot was sooo incredible! ;o) Man, it seems like I'm beginning to say that about every one! But I can't help it - they keep getting better! ;o) Heather and I clicked right off the bat, and her sense of adventure paired with her love for an artsy eye made for a great time! Her willingness to brave back alleys, become a spectacle on main street, and even do some quick diving behind dumpsters (nope, no details, that story stays with us! he he...), made those several hours so much fun! ;o)

I had to force myself to stop editing. I kept sayin to myself....."just one more..." these great images were just addicting! Thanks so much Heather for being such an incredible model! Hope you love them as much as I do....

The rest of the photos in the slideshow!!! Love this song! ;o)

Tyler Class of 08

I've had the, um..., how shall I say...**pleasure, yeah that'll work ;o)** pleasure working with Tyler over the past several months as he's been helping in the Estimating office at David H. Martins. We had a grand time invading his grandparents really cool property to get some great shots. You can't hardly tell in the photos, but it was absolutely frigid! Thanks for being a great sport Tyler! ;o)

This is my fav - it's color temp and odd composition adds uniqueness to this relaxed portrait - yeah, if you haven't figured it out by now, I like odd ;o)












Just a guy and his truck :o)






I totally dig this one too - going for that odd thing again! ;o) Hey, after you edit gazillions of photos, the unique is harder to achieve on a personal level...always try to push that edge :o)








Watch the slideshow!!! I loved this song - especially the reference which made me think of Tyler's sweet Grandma! ;o)

Senior Vogue, sneak peek!

Wow...

What do you get when you put together:
2 Heathers
1 gorgeous blustery day
1 cool hat
2.5 hours
a handful of "happy dances" (!!! inside joke...he he)
and off the charts enthusiasm?

= an Unforgettable Shoot! :o)

Heather and I had such a blast yesterday and when I went to pick a teaser photo to post....I couldn't pick just one!!! So here they are Heather! ;o)

I was shooting ALL day yesterday.
The latter half of the day I was doing the type of "shooting" shown above
And the other half was spent doing this type of "shooting"!



Yep, I went and joined this PA hunting craze this year: it's so big around here that the entire Excavating company I work for shuts down, giving there employees paid time off for the two first days of rifle season! And I figured it had to be great just because I got to spend some "bonding" time with my dear husband. ;o)

So besides the bonding, I came away with even something more - a deer! :o) I was pretty tickled to actually get a doe as this is my first time hunting and really handling a gun much! I had swallow some serious fear after a I had a nasty case of scope-eye from shooting Jacob's 270 on Thanksgiving day, but it's all better now and even have something to show for it!

I'm soooooo tired and sore though from the type and length of activity yesterday - my body will definitely won't let me forget how much fun I had! ;o)

Senior in Downtown C-burg, CASHS

Got to hit alot of our favorite locations with this shoot, and even some new ones as we stopped by CASHS for highschool reminiscence shots ;o) Be sure and watch the slideshow for more!

This one is my absolute fav - it's different, totally pulling off the whole "i'm ready to take on the world" look ;o)






This one brings back a hilarious memory. Right before we took this photo, an old man tried to inform us that it was a very bad place to take a picture because the light was so harsh. He wasn't just giving it as a suggestion - he meant it (!) and stood there trying to convince us it was going to be a terrible picture. I guess I'll let you be the judge! ;o)


















love the color in this one








Here's the slideshow!

Sneak Peek Senior...

Thought I'd post a teaser photo from the latest senior!

More coming soon! Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to photoshop I go.... ;o)

Sneak Peek Senior...

Thought I'd post a teaser photo from the latest senior

Megan Class of 08

Wow, this young lady was such a blast to work with. Both her and her mom were just super cool ;o) willing to try anything, stop anywhere! That ease and creativity I think definitely shows in the images we captured, in between all the giggles and the genuinly good time we had! Our "near death experience" from this shoot only was as bad as startling a huge grumpy groundhog, who dutifully scooted back into his hole (different from a previous experience I had with a groundhog once, when I was actually chased!). Thankfully, nobody was to freaked out by that...we just posted mom at the hole to keep an eye out!

This is my favorite image from the entire shoot, although there were quite a few in the runnings for that title. :o) Love the pureness and light in it! Between the two of us, laughing was a staple in the conversation.




This post-groundhog shot shows that Megan is still carefree!






I love the funky angle of this shot - showing off her too cool shoes ;o)






Gotta love expressions!






Watch the slideshow for more photos!!!


Please let me know what you think - leave a comment or drop me an email!

Comin up...Senior Chic!

Here's a teaser from my latest senior shoot, where we romped downtown C-burg again, along with a college campus and even a cool old warehouse. More exciting and unique images to come!

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"