Zig and Zeus

Thought I would introduce you to two family favorites. Many years ago I saw Ziggy, an abandoned kitten, catching bugs from under a night light outside of a commercial building. That was how he was surviving. I took him home and then to the vet to get checked out. I should have taken him to the vet first. By the time the vet told us he had ringworms, he had started an infestation of this malady to 3 of 5 dogs and 3 of 8 cats. No good deed goes unpunished. But we all survived it and he has turned out to be a fiercely loyal cat (sounds like an oxymoron, but it is true) that follows us around the 80 acres like a puppy dog. He is the most skilled hunter of all the cats. Margie hates to leave him out while we are at work because he routinely murders some unsuspecting bird. He is fearless and every one of the dogs give him a wide berth when walking by.

The other food processor is Zeus. A very indulged and spoiled dog with a great heart. There is a definite pecking order of our pack and Margie and I are somewhere close to the bottom. Zeus is truly the alpha male around here. I have managed to hang on to my favorite spot on the living room couch.

A Few More Moments in Time

The Light at The End of the Tunnel

Turned out to be another end of the summer train. No rest for the weary, when you love what you are doing and keep asking and booking for more. Here are a few grab shots from the last month.

The next to the last shot is Breanna, who is a remarkable model. The lighting is inspired by George Hurrel, the famous Hollywood photographer in the 30's and 40's. He is truly an inspiriation. Even though he did not need the money, he worked until he was 94. He did a shoot one morning, dropped off the film at a local lab and then dropped dead.

Clowning Around

We strongly encourage everyone have fun in their senior session. Some have more fun that others. Some are simply hilarious and make our work lot of laughs.

We shoot a grey card with each location change to help us correct color to be perfect. Since these shots do not really count toward a finished image, lots of kids enjoy them as an opportunity to be silly and have fun. One of my favorite grey card shots was taken in mid May after about 8 weeks of non-stop sessions and photoshopping. Kylie was having a blast and the fatigue of much work emanates from Margie's face.

Another favorite was Clayton Tucker. Iam not sure who had the most fun--me or him.

A Time to Catch Up

We are seeing a light at the end of the summer blur of senior students. School will be starting in a couple of weeks and a breather is in sight. This summer has been so much fun and we have met so many cool seniors. Some time back I promised to do a little more catching up on some of the 2008 senior images that are not on our flash gallery. Enjoy

Magic Moments

Wow!! We shoot outdoors a lot and this summer has been a real reminder of what a typical west Texas scorcher is like. We found some time slots between senior student sessions to do some very memorable baby and family shoots.

The family is Matt, Cary, Sarah, Ben & Emily Moore. Matt and his family were in town recently on a visit with his dad, Lee Moore. Lee and Rhonda provided a very cool setting with their new Buffalo Gap digs. Matt, who currently resides in Hong Kong, pilots 747's all over the world for Cathay Pacific. Cary and Matt will be relocating their home to Anchorage very soon. Four year old Ben let us know at the start of the shoot that he was just too tired to stand up anymore. Somehow he survived it.

Nicholas Steele was trying to let us know he was really hungry as he chowed down on his left hand.

Christian Nielsen was so happy he had to grab his pants.

Next, Lydia Talbert in a blissful moment before she decided she wanted no part of that hat on her head.

Hot, Hot, Hot

Shooting on the wet set this last week got pretty warm in the direct sunlight when temps approached 100 degrees. However, the water is ice cold and it did not take long for Chenny to cool off.

Everybody ended up jumping in the pool as the shoot ended.

This is a fun shoot no matter how hot it gets!!! Call and book your "Get Wet" session now!!