it was a harley davidson wedding...

my cousin, troy & his fiance, jackie got hitched today! it was definitely not your average wedding. they are avid harley riders who are members of a riding club. that put an extra special twist on the celebration. which was so neat! i love it when someone does something out of the ordinary at a wedding. they actually rode their bike out of the ceremony! (it was in the back of the auditorium) and as they did, more harleys than i could count followed them, as troy & jackie rode a 'victory lap' down main street lebanon in full on bridal/groom gear. it was a really cool site to see. the pics don't do it justice. i think because you miss that beautiful purr of all those engines revving up at once!

dana & troy


the lineup. this doesn't really begin to do it justice...



CONGRATULATIONS MR & MRS TROY RUCKER!

upcoming shoots-yay!

i have a few shoot scheduled coming up in the next week...i'm excited! i'm ready to have some new subjects :-) i will post a sneak peek here & there as always. i'm also really happy about the trip to vegas, that seems like it will never get here. i haven't looked so forward to something in a long time. i. am. so. ready.

i mentioned not taking my camera when i go, tonight, to my friend joey & i think she thought i was nuts. let's face it, she probably thinks that all the time, lol. i know. she's right. i'd get out there & think, "what was i thinking not bringing it!" but it's alot to lug all the way across the country. i'm protective of that camera. plus i've never been a places shooter, i'm a people shooter. ok, wait. that makes me sound like a sniper. i kind of am a sniper...snapping moments where ever i can steal them... i'm sure there are moments i can steal all over sin city.

maybe the las vegas skyline & neon light filled city will inspire me. we will see...i can't take a chance of having a moment, and not having my camera.

i'm also planning a session with tess, who was one of joey's model for her 'unattainable' shoot. it's my next creative venture/fashion-esq shoot. although i am so in love with the shoot she did with joey, i'm almost afraid i won't do the girl justice. and the hair...the hair was so phenomenal! all praise david drye. let it be known, the hair will not be that insane for my session with her, but i have something fun in mind :-) this one is going to be all about the FUN! when we met, i really got a great vibe from her. i think we will jive quite nicely when we finally shoot.


tess.

VIVA LAS VEGAS

i am super-pumped! in just a couple of weeks my good friend paul & i are headed to sin city & it's just the vacation i need right now!
btw-this site is really fun to play with www.faceinhole.com

beautiful baby girls

i photographed these shots for one of my oldest friends. we were first acquainted in the hospital where our mothers roomed together as she & i were born 3 days apart. so essentially, i have known her my whole life. or wait, she has known me her whole life. i was born first. i love seeing her children & what a wonderful little family she has. always when i really know the person i am shooting, it takes on a different tone, because everyone is instantly comfortable. rather than me being a stranger in their house with a BIG camera pointed at them. there have been times when that sort of can freak little ones out & then they have to warm up to me some. (usally, this involves candy) i have waited & waited to post these, but i am giving up on waiting because i can't stand it any longer. i have to share them. i love them. they are some of my favorite baby pics i have taken, everything went right that day. the light, her oldest was in a great mood, she's so smart, so inquisitive & funny. & the newbie, she even opened her eyes for me. so here they are...hadley & harper.

more implications...

i love kylie's (aka my little moster)
sweet face in this photo.


i am feeling better & better about how my first attempt at an artistic shoot went. at first i was really unsettled because it was so chaotic & so much seemed to work against me on getting to the shoot! but as i go back & edit the photos more & more, i am finding more love for them. i loved my model, she was exactly who i wanted for this session. jessi has such a fabulous face! i am crazy about the unique look she has. that was another reason i had a hard time pinpointing exactly why i didn't get what was in my mind, executed perfectly. something just seemed amiss. and finally, after studying the pics for several days, i realized it was part of her wardrobe i didn't like. and i had i not been extremely pressed for time, i probably would have realized it that day & changed it. i wish she had on a full flowing skirt, but because of time constraints that day, i couldn't deviate from what i had for her. now i realize that i need to allow more time for these kinds of last minute decisions. hopefully it will make me more prepared for the next session...which i'm already planning :-)

implicated idea

implicate

im·pli·cate
Pronunciation:
\ˈim-plə-ˌkāt\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
im·pli·cat·ed; im·pli·cat·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, to convey by implication, from Medieval Latin implicatus, past participle of implicare, from Latin, to entwine, involve.
1: to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference : 2archaic : to fold or twist together.

magic in midgetville

more to come...