Humble - Happy - Hungry

Jan 26, 2019

This past year has been somewhat surreal. It all started one year ago when I entered a handful of images into a competition. This competition was part of a conference I was attending for high school senior photographers. I walked away from that conference with 5 merits, 3 First Place finishes, a Second Place finish, Best of Show and Senior Photographer of the Year! I was shocked and humbled with all the awards and to be honest, one year later, I'm still not sure that it has all ...

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Traveling Dresses - FOUR

Jan 02, 2019

This dress, number four in a series of six traveling dresses, comes from Karen of Karen Nicole Photography in Hazel Green, Alabama. Karen's dress, which is absolutely adorable, was purchased from Amazon.com. After photographing this dress, I ordered a similiar one from Amazon to add to my style closet!  My lovely model is Miss Meagan Robbins. Meagan is a 2019 senior from New Hope High School. My guess is that Meagan is every teachers dream student. Meagan is the current President ...

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Just Dance!

Oct 31, 2018

One of my favorite photography sessions, that I look forward to each year, is photographing The Factory's competition dance team. This group of talented young dancers are a JOY to work with! The teams descipline and hard work is evident as they continue to win awards! Each year the studio owner, Nohealani Naehu and I, work together to come up with a specific theme for the full body photos. These photos are then displayed on the studio wall for the competition year. The goal of the full ...

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Traveling Dresses - THREE

Aug 18, 2018

Last week I received dress number three in our Traveling Dresses project. This gorgeous gown came from Susan Willis Photography in  Southern Illinois. If you've read my other blog posts, then you already know that my focus is more about who's wearing the dress, rather than the dress itself. The dress arrived a few days before a senior session that I had scheduled. When my senior, Carson, arrived, I asked her if she was interested in trying on the dress and participating in ...

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