Colton
We’ve known Colton’s mom since she was in high school. So you can imagine how excited we were to meet her son. He was the life of the party, spending much of his time exploring everything in site.
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Jaelynn
Yeah, I know… isn’t that the most precious face! She was something else. So full of life and what a personality. Just prior to the end of the session, she pulls this boa around her neck and starts cheesing! A few shots later, she was done with the whole idea. It was time to go home!
Giulia
Once in awhile a classic face comes along in a child. Giulia’s dark eyes and hair really bring out the beauty in her face. She spent most of her sitting looking at the camera and probably wondering where my face went. Not big on smiling, but that didn’t make much of a difference to her mom.
Santanna
Many of you will remember this face. She’s been gracing the Most Beautiful Baby Contest before. She’s certainly one of the faces we remember, since we also see her at the holidays. Santanna had a great time again, spending most of her time posing (she has this down to a science now).
Damion and Taylor
Have you EVER had this much fun at a portrait sitting? I do, on a regular basis. Nobody knows quite what set Taylor and her younger brother Damion into this frenzy of laughter, but it took them awhile to get back to some semblance of sanity.
In the midst of all this, Damion ended up becoming our second entrant into the Most Beautiful Baby Contest. He and his sister were also being photographed as winners of the Cover Contest for Child Guide Magazine. Quite an impressive resume for one so young.
John Walker
The first baby we saw for the Most Beautiful Baby contest was this little man. Full of life and with plenty of purpose, John Walker spent the entire session trying to figure out why those lights kept flashing at him.
You may recognize JW from a session with his brothers and cousins in December when mom brought them in for a whole family picture of the grandchildren.
Cynthia and Daniel
Some of our favorite brides are the ones who seem to know exactly what they want, and want to make sure that everyone knows what they want. Cynthia was unique in that she provided all of her wedding vendors with a detailed schedule, a ceremony layout (color-coded) and a reception layout.
Up on the fourth floor of the Clarion in Shepherdstown, Cynthia was made up, dressed, veiled and powdered. Okay, maybe not powdered. Anyway, there were a lot of people making sure she looked her best.
The ceremony went well. I’m not sure how, but the couple was pronounced, and kissed before their rings were exchanged. Maybe there was a hiccup?
Formals are always a lot of fun. But when I started commenting on how cute a couple they were, they started getting mushy. It relaxed the mood a bit, and we got through formals in record time.
The first dance is often special for everyone. One of our favorite DJs brought along his colored light shows, and I took advantage of them to add a little color to this shot.
Cynthia and Daniel were going to wait to honeymoon.
Cathy
So Cathy calls us and says she wants to create a nice Valentine’s Day present for her husband. She wants some nice boudoir shots and Diana tells her about our portrait albums. So she schedules a sitting. And of course, she says to call her cell phone because this is a secret for her husband.
On the day of the sitting, she comes in… hesitates a moment and says “my husband came with me.” Apparently her husband works in construction, and got sent home early due to weather. As she’s getting ready to come over to the studio, he came home. So now she’s trying to find a good excuse for why she’s not at work, she finally caved in and told him. He didn’t believe her, so she brought him along.
He was with her throughout the sitting. I think he had a good time, too.
All of our boudoir sessions are private. Diana helps out with all of them, and everyone has told us how much fun they have. Not surprising, really… we’re fun people!
Bethany’s Engaged!
Bethany and Matt are getting married in July. Of course, they want to tell everyone in their home towns. Ergo, an engagement portrait. The weather was too bad to go outside, but this ended up being their favorite.
Monique
One of our best clients asked about having a yearbook photo done for her granddaughter, Monique. We said we’d be happy to do it. We think she looks great!