Click Photography

This weekend was packed with fun and excitement as two of our friends got hitched. A while back, Ashley and Kyle had asked if Niki could be the flower girl....to which I bit my lip and said yes. Wasn't sure how my 5-yr-old-super-duper-hyper child would act...afraid to be known as the parent of THAT kid. ...but at the rehearsal, all went well. She presented herself as quite the little professional flower girl. I'm thinking I should start adding her services to my business. haha

Anyway, here's some fun shots from the rehearsal dinner. These first ones are of Kyle and his newest baby. It's not a Canon, but it's super cool (did I just say that?). The camera itself is waterproof. Neat.



So...after a while...Niki started getting a little crazy...as demonstrated in this pic. I played the "emergency" card and do what I always do to help keep her focused and productive....I give her my point-n-shoot. It's become less of a camera to me, and more of a toy to her. Whatever keeps her busy...

Check out her nails...I did that. :)

...ok, the camera calms her a little, but she's still crazy. Here is her attacking Kyle's sister. Notice how close she likes to snap people.

Here's a few of Niki's shots.

It was overdue...finally got a chance to go have another lunch-n-shoot. This time the location was Westport and I had some extra company. With me at the Westport Photographer's playground was Sarah Rimel, Christina Sandberg, and Anneka Clock. After a delicious lunch at McCoy's, we ventured out and about to play for a bit. I can't tell you how refreshing and needed it is to get out once and a while and shoot without an agenda. No pressure, no expectations...just a camera and your eye. Glorious!

I went through phases at the computer. The first grouping was just natural images. Basically, how I saw it.

This second set was a mixture of black n whites and vivid color. A little bit raw and grunge to emphasis the liveliness.



This last set was a little contrast meets vintage. Kinda how I felt at the moment.

I had a really gooooood time and can't wait till the next one. It was just what I needed.

A few weeks ago, we went to Arkansas to visit our family and Matt's hometown. Knowing that I haven't seen Matt's long-time friend, Adam, and his family since I photographed their marriage a couple years ago...I asked them if we could update their pictures a bit. They've even added a new family member since then. This is an "A"-awesome family...since ALL of their names start with "A". How cool is that! It's A-mazing! haha



This entire family has the most BEAUTIFUL Bright blue eyes. Although, Ashlyn slept the whole time, so I didn't really get to see too much of hers.

"Adam, how's it feel to be a daddy of two GIRLS?" ...haha

The only member of the family without an "A" name is the dog...Cash. He looks we used by the kids.

Matt lookin' around, gathering his photo-senses...to capture Adam in his natural state....

...um...What can we say, Adam is a beast of the wild. :) Hilarious!

Yes...Yes...I've neglected my blog lately...but only because I've been buried under wrapping paper, scissors, tape, print orders, boxes, Christmas decorations, ...I've been a busy bee trying to get everyone's orders put in before Christmas.  But, time's been running out and I really needed to get this Grosdidier family their pictures done.  

This is the coolest family...and when Karla (aka: family organizer) called and asked if I would get some nice family shots while her brother was in town, OF COURSE I was IN!  However, can't exactly say I was prepared for walking into a room filled with 22 people ready to be in front of the camera. HAHA!  I can officially say, that is one of the largest family group shots I've ever shot...at least, indoors anyway.  BUT I DID IT!  

This is two humorous shots of the chaos that comes along with 22 people confined in a room and having a camera shoved in their face.

...and this is weeeeellllll worth it.  What a good lookin' family!

These are the two responsible for all the rest of the 20 people.

...and this is Karla and David (total Mini and Mickey wannabees)

Wahooooooo!  Dalton is DA MAN!  Little bashful, but nothing me and his crazy mom can't handle.  HAHA!  RANEE...you rock!

Yea...that's right...he looks like a rockstar.

Love the mirror reflection...that was a cool window.

And what's a senior session with some awesomely lit pictures inside a parking garage?