Lions, and Tigers, and 6,000 images . . . OH MY!

 

Wow. What a marathon of a freakin’ week (eta: I started this post last weekend . . . and I’m just now finishing it. yeah – one of those weeks) . . . one where you don’t know if you’re going to make it to the other side. I did. 

Question: What the heck would you do with 6000 pictures? Maybe you’re use to shooting 6000 pictures in 4 days? If you are, email me . . .maybe you can help me! I usually shoot 300-800 images per session. I’m just so glad I adopted Lightroom as my primary means of editing raw images prior to this little job. I would have lost my mind if I still relied on Photoshop.  So, how did I end up with 6,000 images to deal with this week . . . here’s how:

 so  . . . if you aren’t too motion sick from that little clip – keep reading;o) Pictures are coming!

Ok, so that was cheesy – don’t think I don’t know. My mom is even going to make fun of me (oh wait, she does that anyway);o) But, it’s a lot to explain . . . and no one seems to understand even when I do explain, so I thought I’d take a minute to show you. Basically I shot about twenty 20-minute mini-sessions every day for 4 days at Janie & Jack at The Woodlands Mall. Do the math, I’m too tired. My poor hard drives are quivering.  I came home on day 2 all salty from breaking a sweat multiple times. I helped put the girls to bed and then collapsed on the couch to dump my memory cards. As I was chattering away about the day, Pride says in a half worried half I knew you would love this tone, “You’re totally enjoying this aren’t you.”  I gave him that yeap, I’m kind of likin’ it nod. Don’t know why I can’t seem get enough packed on my schedule, but this quote keeps calling my name . . .

“Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasuralbe it may be.”     -Edward Weston

My knees are bruised & I have a blister on my pinkie from holding my camera all day every day! (eta: now my knuckle on my middle finger is swollen & I can’t bend it. Yeah . . . that’s a problem. Wrong finger to be sticking up all the time.) Seriously, a lot of shooting went on. I should have been miserable, but it really was fun. It would be more fun if I didn’t have 6000 images to deal with now!! Did I mention that I have 6000 images to deal with?? So, now I’m going to bury my head and finish cataloguing and working up said 6000 images. It was a lot of hard work, but a lot of fun too. I got to meet sooo many neat families and some really cool kids!  

Ok, enough about poor little ole’ me . . . on to some pictures! Most of these are some of my favorite clients that came to see me . . . You’ll recognize some of them. This baby girl was one of my very first real clients . . . her newborn pictures still remain on my website in the newborn gallery. Where does the time go?

 

 

There are plenty of pictures of these kids smiling . . . BUT, these are my favorite. Do you know what it feels like to tote a toddler around all day while another toddler constantly vies for that attention??? If not you’re missing out;o) Some day (not today) she’s gonna miss this . . . and that’s why I love doing this . . .

ok, seriously . . . if anyone needs a model . . . I’ll hook you up! This one put on a show. Usually I’m doing all sorts of stupid dances. It’s not pretty. I didn’t have to work at all for these shots! She’s awesome.

Like I said, plenty of him smiling perfectly at the camera . . . then there’s this. Is he looking straight through my soul or what?? perfection. This was my favorite. I can see his sweet, sometimes mischeivious, sometimes a little silly but always a teeny bit shy, and inquisitive little person in there.

 

I really can’t believe she’s all grown up. . .

 

 

 

. . . and this ONE. She’s a phreckle nose original . . . a favorite . . . perfection . . . love her . . . can’t get enough of it . . . CUTIE. You’ll see her big blue eyes all over my blog & website. I missed her mom’s maternity session because she surprised us, but I’ve also photographed her since she was born. She’s always been full of a million different faces and candid expressions. The coolest thing . . . I see this face now & I saw it then. So much more personality now, but the same look in her eyes. I adore her (and her momma) (and her Aunt jodie . . . who has waited patiently while hitting the refresh key like a woman whose all hopped up on mountain dew and sweet tarts). See more of her personality  here, here, and here.

 

have you ever seen anything more worth of a GAP ad??? I hear they are holding a model contest right now mom. Here’s a head shot for ya! Her brother modeled for a bit . . big surprise. Mom was gorgeous, brother was gorgeous and the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree . . .

 

 

a personal fav . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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