Fun Stuff from Fuzzy

One from Kelly's Senior Session

We shot lots of model-type stuff for Kelly... really fun stuff that we did in and around her home.

Anyway, here's one of the more sedate, pretty images.  We got a GREAT sunset too... can't wait for kelly to see them all!

Also check out her mini-slide show...

http://animoto.com:80/play/bsaZLrWQP9CsW90TB14FCg?utm_source=project_complete_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=project_complete_email

A new prop!

OK, well maybe not new.  But I've never photographed a senior with this kind of carriage before.

I made a faded effect to match the look of the carriage.

and here's Hannah's short video:

http://animoto.com:80/play/qNqEmU7P6ZBt3v73vDZw0A?utm_source=project_complete_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=project_complete_email

Heidi's Session

Here's my fav from Heidi's session.  Check out her short video...

http://animoto.com/play/0ljqD0cvGAWkOe1wT85b6A

Hit the ground running!

Sometimes it takes me a while to get to the good stuff when photographing a senior.  But with Aaron, we were hitting the high spots in the road by the third shot! 

His mom was concerned that Aaron might be tough to photograph because he wasn't a self-centered person... more of a team player.  He's a nose tackle... a position that does the grunt work while others get the glory.  Aaron's perfectly satisfied in that role.  Helluva guy.

Oh by the way... as you can see, he WASN'T tough to photograph!  It's MUCH easier for guys to be photographed at their homes (this was in his garage) than at a studio.

Here's a link to his "teaser" slide show...

http://animoto.com/play/0JhH6jGUGXDODXsqEwzSFA

Abby at the abbey

OK, so it wasn't an abbey... just an old house.  It got kinda late, and I was worried about it being too dark to photograph at the old house at 9pm.  But with flash we were able to light it up for probably a better image than it would have been in daylight!

The"shadow" on the sky by Abby was caused by her leaning forward during the exposure... a special effect I like to do when I can.

Whew!!! The See the Light seminar was G-R-R-R-EAT!

Here are a few pix from it.  More will follow as Iget them from the attendees.

 

See the Light starts today!

Our in-studio seminar begins later today.  Pictures will follow soon.

Workin' Around the House

Often clients are apprehensive about having me work around their homes, feeling that their home or yard isn't photogenic.  It's hard for them to understand that I don't photograph what they see... I photograph what I see! 

Amber's session was excellent, and we could have spent all day there exploring the unlimited opportunities to create more artistic images.  Once we've done a few around the house, we often will look for other nearby possibilities.  This image was done with Amber's house just out of view.

Then we went to her friend's house and did some nice images there.  Going to another location breathes new life into a session and offers more variety.

Here's Amber's short slide show sampler...

http://animoto.com/play/dY3Y28nNGzqFp4G18FBbkA

Letty and the Lilacs

No, not a girl group.  Letty is a graduate of our Children's Collection... a five year album of a "Watch Me Grow" album.  It seems like yesterday that we photographed her mom pregnant with her.  Letty has been a real joy to photograph... but an even greater relief to go home without!  She's a handful!

Just kidding.  She's a very precocious girl who comes up with the cutest things to say.  Last year for her four year portrait, Shirley was trying to bribe her into being good with candy.  Letty responded, "I have enough candy".  It's funny things like that that make photographing kids both a challenge and a treasure.

By the way to her, I'm "FuzzyDuenkel" (one word).  And Shirley is "that lady who works with FuzzyDuenkel".