Arabesque Senior Show

The senior show for Arabesque was the next night. The show kicked off with a slideshow of images of the kids practicing. After the slideshow, Amy came out, and did a beautiful dance. At the end of the dance, her son Jacob, toddled out to join her.

The theme for the senior show was America. The kids paid tribute to the United States through dance. Beautiful ballets, mixed with some fun stuff. The senior tap class danced to Devil Went Down to Georgia. Their feet moved as fast as the song!

Their recital was great. My daughter was never a dancer. She is an athlete. So, this was all new to me when we started shooting here. These kids put a lot of time and hard work into putting on a recital. They should all be proud of themselves.

Arabesque Jr Recital

After months of hard work, it was recital time at Arabesque. I cannot say enough good things about this school. Amy, the owner, is great, She loves these kids and they love her. We spend a few weeks in the classrooms as the kids are practicing. We take candids of the kids and get to know them a little bit.

By the time the recital rolls around, they are used to us sticking cameras in their faces, and don't seem to pay attention as much to us.

This year's theme for the smaller kids was Disney. They even had a visit from the Beauty and the Beast play cast that came to perform in Scranton.

Kid's Day at Pocono Raceway

June is race weekend at Pocono. Those who know me, know that we go every year. So, when the opportunity came to bring the photo booth to Pocono for their Kid's Day, we jumped on it. We love to give back to the community, and our photo booth is a great way to do that.

I had never ventured to this side of the grandstands for Kid's Day before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. They set us up next to the face painter. There was only 1of her, against what seemed like 5000 kids. She was non stop. Our booth was too.

All in all, Id say the whole day was a success. The kids loved it! We had some kids come back in line 3 and 4 different times. I would deffinately do it again next year!

Photo Booth Fun

If May was wedding month for us, June ended up being Photo Booth month. We had a booking almost every weekend. It really gave us a chance to streamline our process. This is still a pretty new addition to our services, and we are always looking for ways to make it better.

We are one of the only photographers in the area who have a real photo booth. If you are booking a booth, be sure to ask if it's a booth, or if it's a camera on a tripod against a wall. For those who don't know, our booth is close to what you see at the mall, only a larger scale. You climb in, pull the curtain closed, put on some silly hats, and make some crazy faces as the camera snaps the shots. After 4 photos, the image prints out. The host gets a choice of a slideshow of all the images, or a scrapbook, which has 1 of each print. The guests can also sign the book, leaving messages for the host.

Its almost as much fun for us watching as it is for the people inside. Our booth is a great addition to any party. Weddings, graduation parties, reunions,birthday parties, corporate events and charities are all great places to bring the booth.

Keri + Eric = Wedding

Keri and Eric's wedding was our first military wedding. Military guys, classic cars, Memorial Day weekend, can't get much better! They had a beautiful day for their wedding. Hot! But beautiful!

Someone had asked permission for us to shoot the formals at some random house along the way to the reception. It was a great setting for the formals, as well as the not too formal bridal party shots.

As I write, Eric is oversees, fighting for his country. Keri, Eric, and all military familes out there...thank you for all the sacrifices that you make for us all every day! Eric, we wish you a safe tour. It was an honor to be chosen to shoot your wedding!

Puppies

We put out a casting call on facebook, looking for some dog models. Shannon's Pet Boutique in Scranton has generously agreed to let us hang some of our prints in her boutique. We borrowed a few of her doggie beds, scheduled our models, and went to town.
No sooner did we get done with the models, I got my very own puppy to shoot. So, we set him up with his very own shoot. He's young, he's a chewer, and does not listen very well. So, I didn't think we were going to get much out of him. Much to my surprise, we got quite a few really good shots of him.

To blog or not to blog.......

Seems like I'm all caught up on my bookwork. Ok, so not caught up all the way, but am I really ever caught up? But, I'm caught up enough to do something else. Today's something else is blog. Why do I always put off the blog? It's not that I don't like doing it, because I do. It just seems that I should be doing something more productive than writing. Is anyone reading it? I don't know. I guess because I don't know whos reading makes it seem like it's kind of a waste of time. So if you are following along, let me know! Leave a comment.