Pelkey Family

Fall is such a great time to take photos.  There are so many great opportunities for photos out in nature.  The Pelkey family has great locations in their own back yard, literally.  Kim was put in contact with me through my sister.  They both work at Avon.  I was a little worried about the weather Saturday morning, but everything turned out great.  I got to shoot family photos with the Pelkey family, Kim, Bob, Logan, and Brooke, and Rocky the cat.  I had a great time working with this family and I think they did a great job.  I hope they enjoy their photos!

Fall at the IMA

There has to be a first time for everything, right?  Last week I had my first opportunity to shoot at the Indiana Museum of Art.  I have been to the museum, but never walked around the grounds.  It is really beautiful, and there are great places to shoot around every corner.  Apparently we had the right idea because the IMA was swarming with photographers!  Below are just a few of the photographs I got of Hillary and Michael.  I know Hillary from work and she wanted to get some photos for the holiday season.  Hillary and Michael just got married a month ago, and are eagerly awaiting those photos as well.  I can't forget little Bruty, their 4 year old dog.  The other first for this photo shoot...Hillary has a pink stroller for Bruty, because he doesn't always want to keep up.  Check out the last photo for a view of the doggy stroller.  Enjoy!

"Why didn't you think of that before?"

So the story begins with a Facebook contact from Brooke about a request for family photos.  Brooke is getting married soon and I assumed they wanted a nice photo for the Christmas season coming up.  Well through the grapevine I found out that Brooke's parents would be involved.  Finally I confirmed our photo shoot appointment and found out that it was going to be a big family shoot with Brooke, her fiance, their little boy, her parents, her sister and her little boy.  Oh My!  The more the merrier.  When we got to our early morning (read: brisk, early, cold) they also brought their cute family pets, Mitzy and Daisy.  Come to find out that these photos were actually a birthday present from Brooke to her mom.  No pressure there... :)  Not to mention that her mom and my mom have been neighbors, and school board colleagues, for many years.
It was a beautiful sunny Fall morning.   Great day for photos, although, Mr. Carter had more important things to do, I believe, until dad bribed him with a toy!   Oh, the things kids will do for an Ironman figurine.
I hope you enjoy the taste of your photo session below.

Like I said, Carter was only mildly entertained... I just had to include this one. 

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Avon Senior, Leonorlouise

I first met Leonor while working with the girls of Avon's Junior Miss.  She contacted me to take her senior photos and we met Friday for a great evening session.  Let me tell you, Miss Leonor was a Diva!!  She totally rocked this session.  She wasn't afraid of my crazy ideas, and had great ideas of her own.  It was definitely getting cold and she was even willing to step into the cold water with her prom dress on!  Her niece was also involved in the shoot.  Little Madison was so cute, and adorable in her Colts cheerleading outfit.  Although, she was more interested in the bubbles than posing for pictures. :)  I would be too, given those two options!!
Here are a few sneak peeks.  Enjoy!!

"Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot!"

What a great weekend of photography.  I was put in touch with Daniel Watson via a family friend.  We met last week to plan his senior photo shoot.  He is very cool and open to lots of ideas.  Daniel is a senior at Covenant Christian High School.  He is a very good student, accomplished pianist, active in theatre and very into his family's vintage car collection.  He even gave me a trip in the Volvo featured below, which would have been much cooler if I hadn't been such a dork and not known how to get myself out the door - it's tricky!  Daniel knew he wanted to get some photos with the piano, so I set out on a mission to find us a beautiful setting with a grand piano.  The wonderful people at the University of Indianapolis allowed us to use the Lilly Performance Hall in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center.  They had a great grand piano.  Special thanks to Jessica who helped us move everything around and ran the lights for us.  Daniel had to take his SATs Saturday before pictures, and was still up for getting dressed up in a suit and tie.  Then, Sunday, Daniel invited me to his house to take more photographs.  I love the opportunity to give seniors, and other clients, the ability to have unique photo sessions that no one else will have.  I hope you all like these sneak peek shots.

Daniel was not impressed with my Shakespeare reference!

"Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot!

What a great weekend of photography.  I was put in touch with Daniel Watson via a family friend.  We met last week to plan his senior photo shoot.  He was very cool and open to lots of ideas.  Daniel is a senior at Covenant Christian School.  He is a very good student, accomplished pianist, active in theatre and very into his family's vintage car collection.  Daniel knew he wanted to get some photos with his piano, so I set out on a mission to find us a beautiful setting with a grand piano.  The wonderful people at the University of Indianapolis allowed us to use the Lilly Performance Hall in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center.  They had a great grand piano.  Special thanks to Jessica who helped us move everything around and ran the lights for us.  Daniel had to take his SATs Saturday before pictures.  Then Sunday Daniel invited me to his house to take more photographs.  I hope you all like these sneak peek shots.

Mr. Max

Alright, today is a milestone.  Today marks the day that I have officially gotten all of my closest friends to allow me to photograph their children.  Lori and I bonded in high school over NSYNC and Leonardo DiCaprio movies.  Today we spent this brisk Fall day with Lori and her son Max.  Max is so adorable and definitely has tons of energy.  He is at the age where he finds it hilarious to run in the opposite direction of all adults or directed activity.  According to mom, his new favorite word is, "Ewww".  He was really excited to see the giant water fountain at the Carmel Civic Square.  Max is quite the model and we had a really successful shoot.  Below are some of the highlights.