Rain=Rescheduling

Had a beautiful week last week w/some beautiful fall sessions...and now rain. Rescheduled yesterday's session for next Monday, rescheduled today's session for next Tuesday, tomorrow's session has been moved to next Thursday which means next week IT BETTER NOT RAIN. I can double up on sessions next week, but there is NO way I can manage tripling (is that even a word?) up sessions the week after that.

So for the rest of this week (especially Friday when I do the students from Lighthouse Academy) and all of next...pray that it only rains at night, after dark, when outdoor sessions are NOT scheduled!

Here's some shots from the weekend sessions....

how cute are these?!!

I don't really have time to blog but just wanted to post a few pics from a couple of sessions last week...





cute huh??!!

Logan's summer project

You know how most boys might build a clubhouse over the summer?

Well Logan decided to build an entire paintball field. Below where our house sits is a beautiful meadow that is usally full of wildflowers and grasses. Last year I even put in a few ornamental grasses and had plans to build a split rail fence to use for family sessions. Wouldn't you know it, that's where he decided to put this paintball field. He started w/a few pallets that his brother brought home and then between him and his cousins.....well, this is what our meadow currently looks like...



If you look closely you can even spot a car bumber in there...


what's a paintball field w/out a "sniper tree"?




He worked so hard dragging stuff home and nailing it together...


they look at everything that's discarded as a potential "shield"



Here's a "turned over jeep"..


So now all the boys his age are wanting to come over for paintball parties. For now I guess I'll give up on holding sessions in the meadow, unless you've got a senior boy that loves paintball...then I've got the perfect backdrop:)

Paige & Princess & Keli

Had so much fun w/Paige and her pony "Princess". I must say that I was a little worried about a session involving a 4 year old AND a pony. I mean, lots of times it's a challenge to just get a 4 year old to cooperate at all much less bringing a pony along. But check out these pics...






I met up w/Keli in downtown Peoria for her senior session. Seniors are so much fun to work with...especially when they've got such great style:)

photography from a different point of view.

No, i wasn't on a really tall hill taking these...cause in IL we pretty much don't have those.

I was in a four seater plane w/the window open and 2 cameras strapped over my neck leaning out the window.

Herman Brother's pond management hired me to take these pics. This is a huge farm in Cuba, IL that's being completely reworked. From what I understand, the plan is to somehow connect a few of the lakes and make a great big lake. I think these are the "before" pics and at a later date we'll do some "after". These people are pretty serious about hunting and fishing.

I've been in little planes plenty of times but never with the window open and $8,000 worth of equipment hanging around my neck....that was "interesting".

I will say that I was thankful for dramamine & good strong camera straps, as it was a little bumpy up there! The pics turned out awesome in spite of the bumps thanks to a super fast shutter speed.