Mommie and Us!

I thought you'd enjoy this black and white image from our recent family session! I choose black and white for these types of portraits because I want to emphasize the faces and expressions. And, with dark clothing on, the faces are the first things you see when you look at this image. Dad will love this and it will hang it proudly where all can see his beautiful family!

Apologies!!

We want to take this opportunity to apologize to all our followers and clients for not keeping up with recent posts! Things have been extremely busy (that's a good thing!) and we've been editing and attending seminars at a fevered pace! We got back at 3:00 a.m. this morning from attending David Ziser's seminar in Columbus where we learned some amazing things that we can pass on to our clients! David Ziser is one of the most accomplished and fantastic photographers internationally and we felt honored to be in attendance.

Now to business: I've posted NINE images from our recent sessions that we thought you'd enjoy...so scroll down and have fun!!! And, THANK YOU for all your support and understanding!!

Having Fun!

99.9% of the time, we just have fun in our studio! And, this image is indicative of just that!! This senior had fun helping us create some wonderful portraits of her and here's one we thought you'd enjoy!

Mother Daughter Portrait

This mother-daughter portrait was fun to create and it turned out exactly how we had planned because we wanted to provide this duo with a soft, fall image with a gentle background that helped them pop out of the scene!

Remembering

Unique portraits is the policy in our studio and in our "on-location" sessions and this image is no exception. We wanted to create one of many unique images for this young man that would fit beautifully in his senior album!

Me Against the World!

Taking images against the sky is challenging but we pulled this one off and provided our young man with a different perspective in posing! I love how the colors fed off each other and framed our subject nicely!

Sunset On the Dock

A sunset like this is difficult to come by and we did our best to capture a unique family portrait for our clients. The sun was just skimming off our subjects and providing us with a kicker effect that increased the depth of the scene.

Early Morning Portrait

We took this image in the early morning when the mist was still rising off this family's pond and the canine members of the group were full of energy! I absolutely love the lighting in this image as it accentuates the highlights as well as the shadows and provides depth and dimension to a wonderful family portrait!

Fall Beauty

I love this senior portrait! It's a study in soft lighting and fall surrounds and this lovely young lady is a perfect subject for a colorful Autumn image!

HIgh Key Background

I thought you'd enjoy this recent portrait of a young man enjoying the river scenery. I pushed the background on the edge of over exposure to accentuate our subject and provide a nice, soft high-key background for him! I think it worked pretty well!

Five Going On Sixteen!

This young lady is celebrating her fifth birthday by giving her parents a sneak peak of what's to come! The only thing is, the phone will be much smaller!!

Electrifying!

Here's the latest image of our Ravenswood High School Varsity Cheerleaders we did a couple of days ago. Their great cooperation paid off resulting in this striking image of the cheering squad that will lead the Red Devils to a State Championship!

The Littlest Angel

This image reminds me that Christmas is just around the corner. It's never too early to begin planning your cards and portrait gifts!

Summer Fairy!

Yes, there are still summer fairies around! This one is welcoming Autumn with her precious smile..reminding us that there are only a few days before the fall season vanishes...leading the way for Christmas fairies! Keep watch....

Standing On Top of the World!

This is, undoubtedly, one of my favorite images we captured on our engagement shoot at Cass Scenic Railroad on Wednesday! The colors were spectacular, as they always are in the fall at Cass, and the joy of the couple shows through in this dramatic shot on Whitaker Mountain!

They All Came Tumblin' Down!

I was at the right place at the right time when this RHS football player ran over the opposition to score. As they said at the game: "It was Small Ball!"

Spooky Shoot!

Here's one of the many great shots we got during our Spooky Shoot week! I love the colors of fall in this image to say nothing of the creepy gates and spooky sky. But, most of all, I love the little trick or treater! She makes the image what it is!!

Are They Proud, or What?

This is the ultimate grandparent image! You can see the joy in these grandparents' faces as they pose with their grandchildren and just how proud they are of them! This is definitely one for the family album!

Special Olympics Summer Games Video!

Here's the video I made for Special Olympics West Virginia State Summer Games! We're the official photographers every year and although it's 3 hard days of shooting...it's more than worth it! See what you think!

The Court

Apologies again for the slow and infrequent posts! We've been SUPER BUSY (and that's a good thing) and haven't had time to post every day. Anyway, here's the beautiful RHS Homecoming Court. If you'd like to see more Homecominng pictures of the parade and the halftime ceremony, go to my homepage and click on the link in the upper left corner!