Bryana: Senior Portraits

Animated.  Outgoing.  Spunky.  That sums up Bryana.  She's the granddaughter of a family friend.  I was uber-excited and looking forward to her session when her grandmother asked if I would do the honors.  :)  She's involved in theater; so of course her session would be full of mega-watt smiles combined with some sass.  :)   We did our session at Waveland...it was a bit chilly, high of mid 40's -if my memory serves me right.  Ehhh...she's young and spry, she could handle the chill in her mini skirt!  What was unique?  She wore her grandmother's class ring, plays the ukulele, and a friend paid us a visit (look for him!)  We ended our session on the train tracks.  This was an experiment to an upcoming family session who wanted pics on the tracks.  Who better to try the tracks than with Bryana!  Good luck with the rest of your senior year! 

Now here's the hard part...which images to toss up here???  Maybe I should just give you the link to her on-line gallery.  ;)

New 'Do

Like my new 'do?!  Well, it took about 2 hours to figure everything out!  Ya see, I got my inspiration to change my look from her.  And she uses Shabby Blogs (aka: SB).  So once again, I have to give credit where it is due.  Go ahead, take a look around. 

And I'll go back to my 'it took me about 2 hours to figure it out.'  Good thing they make blogging easy...all this html and code isn't for me.  Changing the background was a piece of cake...getting everything to line up was a little scary.  How do I do it?  Where do I go?  SB takes good care of ya...follow their easy directions AND visit their blog for even more detailed pointers.  I actually had to go the 'advanced' settings....ACK!  Advanced?!  Like I said, I don't even know html.  Ahhhh rested assured 'advanced' isn't as advanced as I thought it meant.  You just change your font, colors, etc.  Piece of cake.  Speaking of cake...I wish I would've made those brownies earlier...  Even making my 'header' was easy; it takes just basic photoshop skills.  Errr....that is to add text...not to create the image.  Yeah...THAT needed to be clarified.  I wish I were THAT creative.  Anyway, let me know what you think.  And I'll forewarn you...I will probably change my blog look as much as I WISH I could change the decor in my home.  :)  And Laura...if you need help I'll be more than happy to help you...and spare you the 2 hours it took me (I know you don't have 2 hours to spare).

C Family

So I found this blog entry that I never published!!  YIKES!!!  The C family; part of a larger family 'Creek Dawgs' as we used to call ourselves.  That's right, Tates Creek High School alumni!  We reunited on facebook and next thing you know they're signing up for one of my fall mini-sessions.  :)  And then that led to this family session.  As a Christmas gift to her grandmother she was looking to get pictures of the grandkids with her grandfather's truck.  Such a sweet idea! 

I'd never done a shoot (let's face it; there are lots of shoots I haven't done...I've been in business for two years) like this before.  It was so much!  We shot out at my grandmother's home; which sits on 10 acres in rural Lexington (yes, parts of Lexington are still rural).  I could've snapped away all evening; the lady cousins were especially photogenic.  :)

I also have to give her some credit...she is my one blog follower!!  Yay!!  Thanks so much!! :)

wee bit wednesday!

So I'm trying something new...something I pulled from another blog I follow.  And she pulled it from another blog Have to give credit where it is due.  :)  Perhaps my followers (yes, I know I have one...she's listed as a follower!!) can email me questions for my own wee-bit wednesdays!! 

PS  I know it isn't Wednesday...but almost...cut me some slack! 

{one}
do you collect anything? if so, what and how long have you been collecting?
hmm. my husband is quite the opposite of a pack-rat.  as of now, i only collect christmas tree ornaments from our vacation spots.

{two}
what is one cleaning tip that you swear by?
 vinegar, amonia, and a spray bottle.  that's all you need!  well, except for mixing vinegar and amonia...you wouldn't believe what you can clean with these diluted ingredients! 

{three}
 who would you call for bail money?
 i'd say laura, but we'd probably end up in jail together...so hubby it is!  i'd never live it down and it would also be incorporated into his jokes.

{four}
what is one thing you miss about being a kid?
 christmas.  not that we don't celebrate christmas; but it was definately something special magical!

{five}
name a few of your guilty pleasures.
chocolate, coupons, anything with pumpkin as an ingredient, aldi grocery store, cashing in credit card points for gift cards, bargain shopping

{six}
 how early do you start your holiday shopping?
 ha!  i holiday shop year 'round! 

{seven}
what is a family tradition that you would like to pass on to your significant other/children?
a family vacation once a year.  and some others i'd like to start:

1.  pizza on fridays and steak-n-mashed taters on sundays (hubby's fam tradition)

2.  new pajamas on christmas eve

{eight}
 what do you consider your greatest achievement?
starting my own business

{nine}
what do you do to pamper yourself?
a hot bath and pedicure

{ten}

if you were to start your own restaurant, what would it be called?

wow, this one caught me off guard!  how about 'd'lish' since everything served would delisious!!

Austin: Senior Portraits

So, I'm building up quite a clientele in Frankfort!  Austin's senior session was taken at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, along with public park areas along the river.  Austin really started to open up when he ditched the dress duds for jeans and a casual button down or thermal.  Just between you and me; I think his fav was the tracks...you'll see what I mean. 

Austin, best of luck to you for the remainder of your senior year at Western Hills HS and the college application process. 

Marlena & Brian: Versailles Wedding

Marlena's mother and my mother work together.  Talk about even more pressure (remember my last wedding was for a friend)!  Ahhhhh....all things went well for her wedding.  Back when I did Marlena and Brian's engagement session I learned REALLY quickly that Brian is a big jokster.  Serious or emotional photo ops...forget about it; unless side splitting belly laughs falls under emotional.  :)  You'll see what I mean as you scroll through and see a picture of the groom.  Typical Brian...AND I LOVE IT! 

They were married at South Elkhorn Baptist Church and partied hard at Castle Hill Winery.  The reception was charming; large billowing curtains gently swayed in the fall sunset breeze; overlooking the castle and vineyard with trees twinkling with lights.  Oh so romantic! Not only were Marlena and Brian just absolutely fun to be around; their entire bridal party had an awesome slap-stick sense of humor!  One trait that ALWAYS makes for AWESOME snapshots!  I'll quit blabbing so you can take a peek!