Morgan's Senior Portraits

We had a nice long studio only senior session last night and we worked in a lot of new props I've acquired over the last couple of months, and we used a couple of older props in interesting new ways. We got some really outstanding shots, but this one blows me away. You can bet you will see this shot again, most likely printed up as a 16x20 and hung up at my studio.

Kyle's Senior Portraits

I hope this isn't the last outdoor senior portrait I take this year, but with the way the weather is going I'm thinking this might be it. If that's the case though, what a way to end the season. We nailed the exact right time for perfect fall colors and every single pose was just perfect. I was really really happy about how everything came together.

Britney's Senior Portraits

After a really fun session down at the dam we spent a couple of hours in the studio doing some really nice casual shots. We also spent some time in her cheerleading and Berryette outfits, and got some really cool shots. I'm working on a montage for her, I'll get that posted as soon as I finish it.

This is a portrait session for the record books. We hiked down to the dam, spent about 15 minutes taking 38 portaits, and then hiked back to our cars. You get in, you get the shots, you get out, that's they way to do it. We tried 2 different poses, one with the dam as the backdrop and one with this pool, and they both turned out really nice, but the kids' expressions in this shot are perfect. Aside from there being so much green in the background as opposed to the beautiful fall color present everywhere else, you just can't ask for a better family portrait.

Levi Kamden 3 weeks old

Here is little Levi. We had a really fun session with him. He was awake a lot more than you would expect from a 3 week old. We stuffed him into all sorts of little sacks and made him do all of these really cute things. This is a really excellent shot of him though, his toes sticking through the bag are really great. This one is getting printed up nice and big to hang up down at the studio.

LAA 2009 Photography Competition Winners

Best in Show: John Troxler Bleeding Heart
Judges Choice #1: John Troxler Bleeding Heart
Judges Choice #2: Deb Saine Red Rose
Creative Imaging Award: David Bowles Contemplation
Virgina Lewis Award: Kaylee Ervin Skylight

Advanced
Landscape/Architecture
1st John Troxler Cloudy Reflection
2nd Ann Weigand Just Another Indiana Icon
3rd Ann Weigand In the Desert
4th Wallace Dibble Long Way Home

Nature
1st John Troxler Bleeding Heart
2nd Jack Burger Lupines
3rd Jeremy Ashcraft Adult Swim
4th David Bowles Contemplation

Open
1st Ann Weigand A Simple View
2nd Jeremy Ashcraft Frontier Christmas
3rd Don Hershberger See-Through Still Life
4th Don Hershberger Aftermath

People
1st John Troxler Trackside with Andrew
2nd Dale L Sullivan Spanish Fiesta

Amateur
Landscape/Architecture
1st Beth Johns One Room School House on Walton Road
2nd Jud Barr What's Beyond
3rd Philip Reismiller Springmill Sunrise
4th Marta Ulrich Deutsch Garden

Nature
1st Deb Saine Red Rose
2nd Phillip Reismiller Rose Breasted Grosbeak
3rd Judi Barr Patterns in Ice
4th Harriet Murdock Rincon The Elegant Egret

Open
1st Donald Weikle '48 Buick at Vera Mae's
2nd Judi Barr Rusting Red
3rd Donald Weikle Lights!
4th Phillip Reismiller Into the Wild Blue Yonder

People
1st Marta Ulrich Grace
2nd Carla Baker Cousins
3rd Clint Andrew Brown Eros
4th Marta Ulrich Carter

Youth

Open
1st Natalia Martin Flowers
2nd Rachel Sims Mexico Beach
3rd Kaylee Ervin Roller Coaster at Sunset
4th Joseph Shafer Karly and the Horse

Little Children's Ministry

Had a great day photographing everyone at Little Children's Ministry yesterday. Everyone did really really well, there were a few children last time that were quite shy that did a complete 180, and smile as big as they could. That was really great to see, and aside from the fact that a full 50% of the kids had runny noses the pictures turned out great. Don't worry parents, the runny noses will be taken care of in your enlargements, it just means a little bit more work for me.

LAA 2009 Photography Show

Ok, the show has been hung, it looks amazing. There is some really awesome work this year. I have a couple of favorites that I saw while hanging, but it's anyone's guess how the judging will go. The judges are both arriving today, Angie at 10am, and John and 2pm. They'll get me their scores and I'll punch them in tonight, so we'll be able to start working on the documentation for the show tomorrow and of course writing the checks!

I also wanted to announce the Photography Show Facebook page. We'll be able to post pictures of the winners, talk about the winning images, and keep track of important dates. This will also be a great way to keep people updated on rule changes as there are probably going to be some major changes in 2010.

So if you're interested in the LAA's annual photography show, click the link and become a fan:

LAA Photography Show Facebook