Katie was another one of my 2009 reps. I went to High School with Katie’s brother (who is also my birthday buddy: ), Doug ( Contact Doug if you need direction on investments, insurance, he’s a great “go to” guy).

I was extremely excited when I arrived at the property she chose for her shoot…I think we could have done a million things there, which is why I ended up with a great variety of shots.  Here are her images. Enjoy!

A Jeep Liberty girl…me too!

Who said senior portraits can’t have a unique crop? I wanted to do this shot to highlight her gorgeous eyes.

one of my FAVS!

little side note about this last image…I wish there was a hidden camera on us to document our reactions to what happened right after this image was shot. Well…since it wasn’t documented, I’ll tell you about it (I know, you didn’t think I was going to offer to tell the story did you? But…)

K. So I got this shot, then Katie stood up. We were standing there in the *tall grass* that had been all *smooshed down*. As we were talking about the next shots, I thought I felt something move a little underneath the grass where my foot was planted. I stood still for a second to see if I felt anything move again. When I didn’t feel anything, I, being the genius that I am, thought I’d put just a *VERY* slight pressure down on where my foot was to see if something moved.

I definitely felt something move.

The next 30 seconds was like TOTAL SLOW MO! So, I slowly turn my head to the left, look down, and see a dark, little, pointed head sticking out of the grass. (This is where my brain froze).

I could feel my brain processing:

Hmm.

Yep.

Something moved.

Oh.

There it is.

It’s dark.

Little.

Pointy Head.

Oh, it’s a chipmunk.

No Dana.

You’re an idiot.

That’s a.

Black Snake.

(****insert SCREAMING Bloody Murder and running the most GIRLY BOLT! I’ve ever made***)

Then hyperventilation followed by uncontrollable laughter and disbelief….

You’re probably thinking…”disbelief? that’s a little melodramatic.” Well, yeah, but I can’t tell a story without melodrama. Disbelief . Because I never thought I could sound and act SO GIRLIE! All my life I’ve been a “tomboy” and totally “tough” when it comes to spiders, and snakes (kind of…), but I never thought I was capable of such a reaction.

Now I know.

So back to WHY I wish it was recorded. Two reasons:

1. That was a “you had to be there” story.

2. Katie and I could have probably won a lot of money on AFV!

I’d love to hear any funny stories you have…so, comment away! 🙂

Dara was one of my 2009 reps. Here are just a couple of here awesome images (awesome because she made it that way :).

Jessica Claire has become some what of a “celebrity” photographer among us wedding photographers. I don’t know her personally, but she is very personable, down to earth, and seems very genuine. She recently got married and of course, it was incredible…BRIDES: take note if you’re looking for creative ideas to set your wedding a part or want to set a special mood for your wedding.  Jessica has great attention to detail, which always gives your photographer even more  ways to capture the mood and memories of your special day.  Enjoy this incredible video by Elysium Productions

Jessica Claire & Jeff Norwood’s Wine Country Wedding from Elysium Productions on Vimeo.

Congratulations Kendra!

Here’s the video of their shoot:

See below for the still images or click the link when you pause the video to see all the still shots.
Congrats and enjoy!
~Dana