Meet Pepper

This little girl is Pepper. She is a 4 month old lab/beagle mix. We asked her owner to bring her in. Like any puppy, she was a bundle of energy, and so lovable. Like any puppy, she did not want to sit. We did get some really cute shots of her, and shee even let us put a pettiskirt on her. Wait til Joy's son sees these! :)

I don't think we've ever come across a dog that we couldn't get some great shots of. We may have to pull more tricks out of the bag for some, but in general, they all do what we need them to do.

Here are some tips for when you get your pet photographed. Feed and water them before they get here. Walk or run them before you leave. This will burn off some of their energy. Once you get here, take your pet for a walk around the yard. Let him or her sniff around and do their thing.

Once we get your pet inside, we will let him/ her get used to us. We don't jump right into shooting. We want your pet to feel comfortable and safe.

Here are some of our favorite images from the shoot.

The Hidden Lake

The Dunns found us with an internet search. They are from Jersey, but have a home up here, on a lake. This property has been in their family for years, so Tara decided it was time to get a family session done at the lake that she loved so much.

Keep in mind that I have lived on the same street my entire life. I grew up here! But, I never knew this place existed. It's tucked away, off a side road, then turn off to a dirt road. We had to call them when we got so far, so they could talk us in the rest of the way. I'm going to say that's because it's off the beaten path, and not because I'm bad at directions. haha

As we were driving in, it was all reminding me of my own lake house where I grew up as a kid. As Tara was telling me stories of when she was younger, I was really relating to that. It was the same kind of memories I have of my own childhood.

Tara didn't want stuffy formal shots. She wanted real life, kids playing, having a good time shots. Those are the kiNds we love!

Since the dock and the lake are the view that they see from the shore, we decided we would put them into that setting first. The kids did such an awesome job! The girls were pretty shy about the whole thing, but Charlie made up for them! He was so cute. We had a lot of fun with the Dunns, and we hope to see them again!

Julie!

I swear that this is the last mask blog post! I think Ed has gotten the masks out of his system. For now. haha.
Ed found Julie on Model Mayhem, a place where models, makeup artists and photographers all go to work together. So we called her up to come do some posing. She brought along her boyfriend, Kevin, who is also a model. He was just there for support, but we do have some ideas for him, so we will be giving him a call after the fall/holiday rush!

We also called in our awesome friend and makeup artist Monica Scaduto. We have worked with her many times before and she is awesome at helping to relax the clients before the shoot so we can get the best images of them.

We did a few mask images, but not too many, since she was also there to do some portfolio building. She did great and I can't wait to work with both her and Kevin (and Monica) again!

Trouble Times Three!

Next up on our mask parade is Carleen, Brittany and Kaity. These three together in a photo, can go one of two ways, it can be complete chaos, or we can get some awesome images. They really did a great job posing. We pulled out my husband's Jeep. I've been wanting to use this for a while as a prop, but haven't had the right idea in my head to use it.

So we made the girls climb up there to do some shots. We did all these as it was parked in my front yard, so we had the rubberneckers and the people slowing down as they drove by to see what was going on. We even had a few beep at us as they were modeling, which the girls found hysterical.

After the Jeep, we dragged them over to the driveway. It was overcast that day, but the rain just wouldn't come. So, we made our own. They brought their rain boots, we gave them some umbrellas, and turned on the hose!

These girls really rocked their session! We had a blast shooting them. We even entered the image of the three of them standing with the umbrellas into a contest at the GDS fair and won first place.

Devon's Forest

Devon was another volunteer for the mask images. How many masks did Ed get, you may be wondering. haha. There are still a few more that you haven't seen yet.

We took Devon over to Ed's house to do some shooting by the creek. She brought a costume from a previous year, so this one was new to us. We liked how the costume had wings, so we made her bird-like.

Kristy and Alysa's Turn

Kristy and Alysa are next on the blog! They are also girls from the dance studio who came to do some crazy mask posing. These two are usually pretty quiet around us when we come to the studio to do their candids and their posed photos. Kristy likes to hide from the camera, so we thought we'd drag her out front and center.
I think they did an awesome job. They both gave us that attitude that I know they both have in there! Thanks for coming over and helping us out girls!

Emily's Back!

Emily came back to model for us this summer. She was one of the girls who braved the 10 degree days of this last winter to do some Rock the Frock Promo shots for us. We asked her then if she would come back again in the summer. Since Ed had all these masks, we figured she would be great for that. Who other than a dancer would have all the costumy types of outfits we would need for these types of images?

Our intern, Harley, was working with Ed on this shoot. She held the reflector and flashes and such for him while he shot. She was also there to help tease Ed as he worked. We always need help for that!

Candy - Scranton Senior Photographer

Candy came to us for a senior session. She loved the water images that we had done over the summer, and was looking for something different. Something that her whole class was not going to have. We started out indoors, in the studio, for some traditional shots. We then moved to our secret location for some fun images. Candy was a little hesitant to get in the water at first, but when she saw one of the images, she was a trooper, and continued the shoot, and did pretty much anything we asked her to do! She did a great job!

Empty Cases - Moscow / Scranton Photographer

Rob asked us to come shoot his band this summer. They graduated this year and are going off to different colleges. We found a date that we were available and took a trip down to the Vintage Theater in Scranton. I had never been in there. Even though we were the oldest people in there, haha, it was pretty cool. We sat and drank cappuccino while we listened to the bands. Good luck to the guys in college!