I couldn’t just let this go by without comment. I usually only blog things that I photograph, but sometimes you just have to throw in other stuff.
I sent Jeff to photograph an annual Boer Goat Show that was being hosted at the Berkeley County Youth Fairgrounds. My original impression of what he was to do was to take winner’s pictures after they were awarded, and in front of banner that is hanging on a lattice. And for the most part, he did.
But at some point, he also started taking photos of goat handlers with their goats in the judging ring. For those of you who are goat experts, please forgive my amateur descriptions of what’s going on, because I’m nearly clueless. I know they like to eat things, and that’s about it. Oh wait, there’s goat milk and goat cheese. So, there’s that.
Most of the photos are about the same, in that there’s a handler, a goat, and a ribbon. There are a few interesting photos, but none more interesting than this one.
So as I was looking through the photos, I couldn’t help notice that as the day got longer, the goats got bigger. What’s more, the kids handling the goats were the same kids. Which means that as the goats got bigger the kids trying to handle them had to work a little harder. This particular participant wasn’t handling quite as well as she’d probably like, though.
Now Jeff, who’s also our senior photographer (not just because he’s so old, either) goes around making everything sound like the “ba-a-a-a” of a goat. It’s very sad.
As a very good friend of my older daughter Jessica, Shannon came to use quite some time ago to ask us to photograph her wedding. She was very insistent that she wanted us to photograph the wedding and of course we were happy to oblige.
Most of the groom’s family lives further south and were not able to make it to the wedding. But since he has fit in so well to Shannon’s family, he felt right at home.
Also married at Poor House Farm Park near Martinsburg, a later day wedding gave the happy couple a chance to use the day to make final preparations and have some beautiful light later in the day.
With Diana as the minister, and later as my posing assistant, we got some great photos. The best sequence was obtained from nearby playground equipment.
We wish them a wonderful marriage and look forward to working with them again shortly.
It’s pretty rare that I will take two weddings in one day. Weddings are emotionally draining for me, but after I had already booked one wedding for July 1, and Rachael called with a need for short coverage, it was easy enough to take on the roughly two hours of coverage for her wedding before my later wedding in the same location.
Poor House Farm Park is remarkably beautiful, and has more facilities than most people know about. In addition to a large converted barn which is used for receptions, there is also a large covered pavillion and a lovely gazebo in the middle of a large pond, which is home to many ducks and geese.
With only coverage of the ceremony and formals, there weren’t as many opportunities to catch people off guard, but there were plenty of opportunities to be creative and have a little fun.
We enjoyed the short time we spent with Rachael and Chris and look forward to working with them again in the future. All the best to the newlyweds.
Most of the photos are about the same, in that there’s a handler, a goat, and a ribbon. There are a few interesting photos, but none more interesting than this one.
