Busy

Uffda! Ok... my husband is very Scandinavian, and I am a lot Swedish so I can use that phrase. LOL! Well... We did Rockford Prom photos last weekend, a wedding the weekend prior, and one of my former cheerleaders just had a newborn baby & is to come in hopefully tomorrow afternoon for a newborn session.
So I have been stuck in front of my computer.

Working on my computer has been difficult because the hubby has been spending any free moment painting the new house, and then the kids are CRAZY here while I (try) work.
I stopped by the new house today... and WOW. Spencer painted the porch such a neat color it looks amazing! He is over working on the main level large bathroom (we have 4 bathrooms!!) and the master bedroom tonight.

Well... I will post some new pics here of the prom pics I just did, and the maternity pics Jill just did.
Jill's work is pretty nice. I am so proud of her! her editing skills are IMPROVING... I may be able to leave all the editing to her...ha- she will read this & call me up giving me the what-for... ha ha ha!
My goal (not sure how much I have actually filled HER in on this) is to have her be the main studio photographer, and have her photograph the kiddos, and babies, etc... he he he... I like maternity photo shoots... but I am much more risque. I like to do the semi-nudes, and show off that darn belly! But Jill's pics were wonderful... not being risque as I am. It shows our two different styles.
Until next time Buffalo....  ;)

PROM PICS!

This past weekend, a friend of mine asked if she could hire me to come to her house to take some photos of her youngest son as he & his friends headed to their Junior Prom. Of course I could do this for her, yet I felt BAD she paid me because I had so much fun. Part of me kicks myself for not choosing my 2nd choice of becoming a teacher, as I enjoy being around high school kids. However when I was 18 heading to college I was no interested in being in college for 4 years... and my photography college was a 2-year program.
Anyway, I get over there, and her son came down & I could hardly believe it! When I first met this boy, he was no more than 6 years old! Now he looked so grown up! I instantly felt OLD!
I started to take a few shots of him, and as his friends arrived just kept adding kids ot the poses. It was only suppose to be a few couples, which ended up being MANY couples. It was like taking pics at a wedding. I am in front taking pic, and I have moms, dads, aunts all behind me shooting as well. It was a lot of fun! The dresses were all so beautiful, and each so different. One girl had gotten hers from Las Vegas, and reminded me of the fancy dress Kate Winslet had worn in the Titanic movie. I even got to see one of my former cheerleaders as well! I used to be the Cheerleading Coach at the Rockford School, and recently chose to not continue with coaching. (way too much time commitment when I have such young kids of my own). So to see Sabrina it was great, and she looked AMAZING! He dress was so pretty!
The "icing on the cake" is that all thse kids are JUNIORS, and will be seeking SENIOR PHOTOS this summer, so I offered them all a great offer in hopes to have them come see me this summer as well.
Thanks to all of you allowing me to take your prom pics! You all were GREAT!