Remy

This handsome Munsterlander, Remy, enjoys boating, hiking and long walks on the beach. Remy and his owner have a wonderful relationship and it was fun and heartwarming to watch the two of them interact.

Hooch

Hooch is a beautiful, sweet Australian Shepherd who really enjoys a good romp in the cow pasture. We made sure to beat the ground for snakes first, then it was an hour of off leash fun for this gorgeous man.

Off to College

Brandon is not actually a senior, rather he is off to college this week!
But, he never had senior photos done, so his parents were sweet to get them officially done this year.
Go Brandon!! Enjoy college!

Surfer Girl

This was another out of state senior shoot. Although it was short notice and I could not line up an assistant, this senior's mother stepped right up to the plate. What a trooper she was, wading through the water with us to hold the lighting equipment.
Thanks Susan!!

Mother and Daughter

The assignment for this shoot was a black and white studio set up.
But with these two pairs of eyes, I just had to get a natural light color.
The color image is the one they ended up falling for.

Buddy

Meet Buddy.
Buddy is a god.
Contrary to popular belief, Buddy is not owned.
He does, however, have a human slave.
Buddy is ruler and king of his slave's pack of 100 lb. Airedales.
Dogs fear his paw daggers.
Nobody puts Buddy in the corner.

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Senior Shoot - Bailey

It was probably Bailey's artistic eye that helped this shoot flow so nicely. Her and I were clearly reading from the same sheet of music as we made up fun poses and found cool shot spots for her senior photos. Bailey was very creative, very photogenic and not afraid to get within inches of the poison ivy crawling up the tree next to her.

Unexpected Senior shoot visitor

While photographing a senior and her family this week (images coming soon), this beautiful visitor planted himself just a few feet from the area where I wanted to shoot my subjects.
Perched on a large pile of yard rubbish, I could see his head and shoulders, but his lower half was hidden from view.

I was reluctant to disturb him, but the light was changing quickly so the family and I headed over to our perfect photo-op spot. The hawk, of course, flew away, but only up into an nearby tree where he sat trustingly as though he didn't want to leave the area.

We were getting everyone all positioned and posed when I looked over at the location where the hawk had first been perched on the rubbish pile. My heart sank when I saw that our intrusion had interrupted our feathered friend's meal. For draped across the heap was a beautiful (partially consumed) black racer snake.

I went back to photographing but realized I was rushing the shoot. I kept thinking of the poor little guy sitting up in the tree behind me, eye on his hard earned meal and waiting for us to leave. Finally, I couldn't stand it any longer. I apologized to my clients but explained that I was about to potentially gross them out considerably. Then I walked over, grabbed the snake and tossed it over to the hungry hawk. It only took a few minutes for the beautiful bird to reunite with its prey. Then it flew off into the sky with nearly 3 feet of reptile hanging from its talons.

Luke's Senior Shoot

Throughout Luke's senior session, I couldn't help but imagine that I was shooting Jack Johnson. I mean, with the guitar and the surf board....
Luke played the guitar very well. He was a natural at it so, although he's posing for the shot, he really was into the song that he was playing.

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