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!

Liz - Dance Portraits

Once in a while we decide that we need to do some fun shooting. Something just for us. Sometimes it's to help us learn a new lighting technique that we've found. Or sometimes it's for a new prop or set that we aquired. But, sometimes, it's something just for us; something to help us get some of the creative juices flowing.

Ed had been itching to do some masquerade images. He didn't know what exactly he wanted to do, but he bought a box full of them. Next, we needed some models, so we put out a casting call to some of the girls from Arabesque. We work with these girls quite a bit at the dance studio, so we know them enomodeling for us!ugh to know which ones would be well suited for what we need.

Liz was our first volunteer. She was an instructor at Arabesqe, but is now the owner of Love to Dance Consignment. We loosened her up first by having her do some leaps in the clover out in the field. We then decided to take her out to the corn field to do some "scarecrow" poses. We backed the Jeep right into the corn and had her stand on the roof. The images turned out awesome! Thanks Liz, for volunteering! You did awesome!

Roxie and Adam - Scranton Pet Photography

Brenda brought Roxie and Adam to visit us a few weeks ago. We  love to do animal portraits, but we are sometimes leary of doing two at once. I know Id never be able to get my two beasts in the same image unless I photoshopped them in. But, these are the dogs from Springbrook Kennels and I knew they would be good.

Both dogs were great posing for us. They would even close their mouths on Brenda's command! These are some of our favorites from the session.

Mark Tyoe - Poconos Photographer

Last week we spent the entire week at the GDS fair in Newfoundland Pa. This is our second year here, in the same spot, and as we set up, we noticed the spot across from us was empty. We had hoped that this meant that the previous year's entertainment was there again. On Wednesday morning Mark pulled in. We were glad to see him. Mark is a champion chainsaw carver. He is part of the Masters of the Chainsaw. The fair brings him in to entertain the crowd, then his pieces are all sold or auctioned. This money then goes back to the fair.

To watch him is unbelievable. Ed and I sit there at the beginning of each show, and try to guess what he is carving. He always draws a large crowd. There are people who find a seat an hour before he starts, and will sit there from start to finish.

In between shows, Mark comes over to hang out with us and we get to know him a little bit. We chit chat about our kids, our families, business and anything else we can think of to pass the time.

I wanted to blog about him today because I was editing my images from the fair. These are just fun shots that we take while we are sitting there. The detail in Mark's pieces are something you have to see in person. If you are ever in the Adorondacks in New York, look for his store. You will be amazed by what you see!
This one was my favorite!

More of Mark's work can be seen on his website; http://www.wintergreenknoll.com/