Going to the Dogs!

Had an interesting photo session with my daughter Anna's "babies" on Sunday and had to show off one of the shots!

This is Tony, as in Tony the Tiger. You can't see it with this pose but he has "tiger" stripes. He is the sweetest most gentlest dog in the world! We got some wonderful images of him and of the other two but this was my favorite from the whole sitting. What a face!

After the session he tried to climb in my lap (yes, he thinks he a small lap dog) so that I would hold him like a baby. What was so cute is that he climbs up very slowly one leg at a time with no eye contact. He thinks if he climbs real slow you won't notice. This dog weighs over 50 pounds! What a doll!

I've Been Ziserized!

Went to Birmingham to attend a David Ziser photography seminar Tuesday of this week and was absolutely thrilled with the information and ideas. I learned some new lighting techniques along with marketing ideas and print output suggestions. I think it will take me weeks of reviewing the workbook to assimilate it all!

Look out if you book a session with me from now on 'cuz we are going to get down-to-it and put into practice my new training.

If you thought I was dangerous before you better look out now!

Pageants are in the Air

Well here it is....Pageant Season, probably my favorite time of the year and my favorite type of photography. Beautiful (inside and out) girls in a friendly competition (hey, I'm backstage and I see it all! Girls sharing curling irons, helping each other with costumes and the constant hugs and well wishes).

Clinton's Junior Miss Scholarship Program is this Saturday, November 7th, and as a former contestant' way back in 1978 (but wait, I couldn't have been more that 5 years old)and a daughter who received the Spirit of Jr Miss award in 2005, I have a special love for the Jr Miss Program and enjoy photographing the contestants and entertainers on-stage and posed with a studio set-up backstage before the program begins.

Stay tuned for an update and a few 'shots' next week.

You Go Girl!

Graduation ceremonies are so dignified!

She was beaming from ear-to-ear
and so were we.

Empty Nest

Saturday was a busy day as we packed the trailer and three cars to move our youngest daughter to her new apartment just off campus of USM in Hattiesburg. Rain was threatened so we had the biggest tarp we could find in the garage and about 10 bungie cords holding it down covering the furniture. Now I should mention that the tarp and the bungies were probably older than the daughter that we were moving so it should come as no surprise that by the time we hit Richland we had lost at least two of the bungies and the tarp looked more like a giant blue grass skirt than rain protection. Fortunately we found a Wally World and bought thick plastic and brand new bungies all which made the trip in one piece.

Aside from moving 21 miles in an hour and thirty minutes due to about 4 feet of roadwork on Hwy 49 we were well on our way.

The rest of the drive was uneventful and rain free, thank you Jesus. In fact the rain finally came after we had unloaded and brought everything inside. Talk about an answer to prayer!

Follow this link if you want to view images of the day http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=2019224&id=1049421424&ref=mf .

I'm Not Made of Money

Just got an email from Canon about my poor, tired, broken 40D. The repair is done and the camera is being shipped back to me. Yeah! The cost $214.00. Argh! Last month I paid that exact amount for the same repair to my 20D.

I'm broke and my savings for my much wished for Mark 5D III is gone, poof, just like that. Sigh, at least I'll have my beloved 40D back and, fingers crossed, working.