Monday, November 17, 2008

Senior Photos- Reid

Guys are usually so easy. (to photograph, that is!) Senior guys especially. I'd say 90% of the time mom has picked out a shirt, and that's about the extent of planning that they've done for their senior pictures. :)
We showed up to Reid's house for our appointment and when he answered the door, his response was, "Oh yeah, senior pictures... I forgot." Now if this had been a girl's appointment, we would have entered crisis mode. Hair would have to be done, makeup, outfits, the works. BUT, this was a guy. He ran up to his room, grabbed a couple shirts and we were off. Crisis averted. :)
I photographed Reid's older brother, Conner, a couple years ago. Both of the boys chose to have their pictures taken at their house on their family property, which was totally fine with me!

They live on a beautiful piece of land and I can't imagine having it as your back yard growing up. As you look around, there are many paintball marks and evidence of the boys that live there-which I love. I can just imagine the guys running around shooting at each other... which I hear is a frequent occurrence.

One of my favorite locations ended up being an old barn on the property. The light was pouring in all the cracks and it just seemed kinda magical. When I showed Reid what these looked like on the back of the camera, he had no idea they would look so cool!

Thanks for being so easy, Reid. And thank you to your family for opening up your home to us again. Good luck with the rest of the year!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Lisa & Jeff were married!- Redstone Inn

Lisa & Jeff had a beautiful Colorado day for their wedding at the Redstone Inn this year. For anyone wavering about using a horse drawn carriage, my suggestion is YES! :) It is always such a nice quiet and private time for the bride and groom.AND it provides easy transportation to cool spots to take photos! ;)These are the rings on Aspen leaves from the flower girl's basket. (and yes, the rings really fit together like this and stood on their own!) This may be one of my favorite rings shots so far. Jeff & Lisa had really neat centerpieces. They had tree stumps and each one was carved with things like their initials or Jeff loves Lisa, love 4ever, and others... it was so cute!One of the highlights of the night was when Lisa's mom got up with the band and yodeled! It was so awesome!! It never amazes me all the talent and fun that tends to come out at a wedding. She showed a side of herself that many people hadn't seen before- I love it!If you have been to a wedding recently you have heard the familiar clanging on the glasses to get the bride and groom to kiss. Well this crowd apparently loved having this control and every time the groom walked away to talk to friends or the band, he would be called back relentlessly to kiss his bride. The next time it began to "ring" I was standing with Jeff and told him that if he gave them a good one, maybe they wouldn't do it so often. And this was the result. After some excitement and cheering, this one definitely held everyone over. :)
Congratulations, guys! It was an absolute pleasure sharing your day with you!