Back to back blog posts....look at me go.

So, following the awesome family session, I headed on up to Jasper to meet up with Nancy and her son Henry for a senior session.  We made a stop at the Jasper Train Depot first, before heading to the Riverwalk.  Henry is not necessarily like other seniors....he's already taken the amazing step of embarking on a military career - spent the summer in basic training prior to his senior year, has drills on weekends.....I'm awestruck.  We talk about our military and I think most people certainly respect and appreciate what they do, but when you come face to face with someone who at such a young age is ready to give that kind of devotion....Be proud mom Nancy.  You did a good job raising this young man into being a fine man.

Enjoy your sneak peek and --- thanks, Henry.  Thank you for what you have done, what you are preparing to do, and what you may someday have to sacrifice in the name of protecting me, my family, and everyone else in this country.

Miranda - Class of 2011

I mentioned Miranda in an earlier post and had the pleasure of working with her and her family to capture some great senior shots.  This young lady is smart, funny, sassy - has a hard time looking serious because she's always smiling...and the awesome location they brought me to in their own backyard *sigh* gorgeous.

Fall color, a great little lake, a barn.  I was in heaven.  We wrapped up the shoot with a trip to the girl's softball field as Miranda is a serious player....and had no trouble looking serious on the ball field.  Enjoy your sneak peeks, Miranda!

Class of 2011 - Jordan

Jordan is a celebrity.  I can't reveal her secret identity when she is not a happy, carefree, pure-country high school senior, but let me just say that if my kids knew, they would be soooo impressed.

Jordan is funny, sassy, sweet - loves being a country girl (she was done  with pictures until her mom said, oh, look a tractor!), loves kids and dogs and probably apple pie.  I feel so honored that mom Anna found my website and it inspired her to contact me!

Anna, by the way, is practically an old friend -- sister to a classmate of mine, sister-in-law to another class mate, as those two high school sweethearts got married and are still going strong. (I won't say for how many years, because then I'll be showing my own age)

Jordan and her mom trekked through the back roads of Kentucky to visit my sister's house (my sister has all of the green thumbs in my family and has such a passion for landscaping - her gorgeous yard shows it) and to Reid's Orchard for some apple trees, pumpkins, and tractors.  If you get to Reid's, by the way, the apple-cherry slushy is amazing.

Enjoy Jordan's sneak peek, and look for more in the gallery soon!

Class of 2011 - Kyle

On Sunday, you would have sworn that it was late fall - November maybe.  Intermittent rain, cloudy, cool to almost cold....windy!  Hardly what we were used to a few weeks ago.  But we didn't let that stop us from getting some great pictures of Kyle - proud member of the Class of 2011, and by the time we wrapped with talk of the Steelers game (Kyle and family are huge fans) and homemade pizza (hope he talked mom into that one....) I felt like I had known this family for years instead of a few hours!

Now, here again, a senior guy's mom called up and said that maybe her son would be a problem when getting pictures taken.  He wasn't really that interested, had been putting it off, etc., etc.  But Kyle showed up on time, with a smile, and with a very pretty young lady in tow.  By the time we were five minutes into the session, I was considering offering Miranda a part time job -- she is amazing at spotting turned up cuffs, flipped shirt sleeves, hair out of place and demanding genuine smiles!  I'm looking forward to her session in a few weeks when I hope to get some shots of this very cute couple together.  (I know, I know, cute isn't the coolest word to use, but darn it, they are cute together.)

Kyle comes from an amazing family - thank you for choosing me to be a part of your senior year!  Hope you enjoy the sneak peeks, and look for the rest of the gallery to be posted late this week!

Class of 2011 - Colton

When Colton's mom first called me, she warned me that her son was not going to cooperate.  Two pictures.  Max.  Well, as most of you know, that's a problem for me because I take tons of pictures!  Oh, and Colton did want pictures with his dog.  Who she didn't think would sit still.  So -- according to mom Jackie, I was gonna have a stubborn teenage boy who hated pictures and a hyper dog who couldn't sit still to work with. 

I have to admit, it took Colton just a bit to warm up to the whole idea, but the dog, Harley, was a natural from the first shot.  We actually had to carry him away from Colton because he was very happy sitting and posing.  As for Colton, he really got into the swing of things when we headed outside, and I think he was very happy with the results.  If only I hadn't been cutting into his Schweitzer Fest time....

Thank you so much, Colton, for agreeing to be a Senior Rep Model for Magic Moments - I'm very excited to be rolling this program out (though late!!) this year, and hopefully have another lined up for a shoot in the next few weeks.

Enjoy Colton's sneak peek - I hope to have the full gallery posted soon!