Sunday, February 19, 2012

Weekend Full of Shoots

Well I must say I had a great weekend...Had a full weekend of photo shoots but still managed to spend time with my boys at home....always a plus!

My Friday started off with shooting the Future Youth Bulls Award Ceremony which was the jump start to the "Celebration of Life" weekend in honor of the late NFL Player Derrick Thomas of the Kansas City Chiefs.


The kids were so excited receiving their awards! I can't wait to get JR and AJ registered to start playing sports! 

Saturday I did a shoot of a beautiful little girl named KeKe...she was a bit camera shy but her photos still came out amazing! 




Isn't she super cute!!


You know I always try to have fun on my shoots!

Anywho, today (Sunday) I had a shoot with the gorgeous ladies of FCPI...First Class Productions, Inc. 
It is always a pleasure to work with this group of ladies..Its nothing but a good time shooting them! They definitely remind me of family!
If you are looking for first class service for any event planning or staffing make sure you contact First Class Productions, Inc. 

The force behind it all...Mrs. Sunnie Morrison!

I had to throw a "Look Away" pose in there..hehe!


Gotta Love Them!

Friday, February 17, 2012

"BEST PHOTO" GIVEAWAY!!!!!!


Monday, February 6, 2012

Photo Shoot Deets







Yesterday I conducted a shoot for Author Candra Ward who's book entitled "In My Mind" 
will be coming out in the near future. 

For the worse day I've had for a shoot the day couldn't have turned out better because we got the shots she was looking to portray in her book.









I get to the shoot location to start...I'm setting up and  
BAM!!!
My flash drops off of my hotshoe flash clip...and no longer flashes.
And we all know as photographers...we must HAVE LIGHT!
Sooooooo....
First I want to give a shout out to 
BEST BUY!
They are totally awesome and their insurance plan is amazing!
Secondly I want to give a shout out to
MY HUSBAND
for ALWAYS making sure I purchase additional insurance on my equipment!
I love that man!

So I head over to Best Buy and they say Oh yeah we will go ahead and just replace it for you!
How awesome is that!

Oooooooooo but we no longer sale that specific flash that you have...
OMG! ARE YOU KIDDING!
Even though it took forever to get this taken care of...best buy customer service took care of me and replaced my flash with an UPGRADED SB flash..
And its 
AMAZING!!!!!

Ok..so anywho enough about my stressful flash interruption...

Candra did an amazing job for her first time doing the shoot! She swears she needs lessons but she doesn't!
I wanted her to be natural in most of her photos to show her readers who she really is..and I definitely think she did a great job in getting that description across. 
She is a very elegant, soft, strong-minded woman and I truly am grateful that I was able to not only meet her but to work with her! 



One thing that I absolutely LOVE about her is that she is so down-to-earth and loves life and has fun just like anyone of us! Here is one of her being silly  taking a photo.
 :) Love it!
Being silly in front of the camera brings comfort in being in front of the camera..And comfort in  front of the camera brings amazing shots! 



Anyone that has worked with me knows that I love to create a comfortable atmosphere and make sure that the day is fun on my shoots. I always try to capture candids just to add a little photojournalism about my day with a client.
So here is a few photos from yesterday's shoot!
Enjoy!

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Tierra did a great job on makeup!


Ms. Ward getting beautified!
Isn't she gorgeous!


Yes, if it wasn't for Tierra trying to become a cast member of "Swamp People" we would have never seen snakes during the shoot...but WE DID!
EWWWW!


And this one was a bit bigger but hiding under water! How Tierra saw this one..I have no idea!



I am a photographer and assistant to the client!
Love my job..if you even call it that!


MUA Tierra doing her thing!


Saturday, February 4, 2012

Quote of the Day

"Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand."
-Neil Armstrong




Friday, February 3, 2012

Video of Natural Hair Styles

Hi my lovely readers!
I wanted to post this video of a fellow natural who loves to do different styles with her hair! I absolutely love all of the styles that she did so I am planning to try a couple in the new future!
Enjoy!


Ten months "AuNaptural"

Well it has been about a year and 4 months since I last put a relaxer in my hair and it has been 10 months since my "Big Chop". I must say it has been a journey dealing with this hair but I wouldn't change a thing. As I always say, it was the best decision I ever made pertaining to my hair. 
This morning I did a quick twist out which resulted in a lot of shrinkage. Shrinkage is definitely an enemy of mine...I truly hate it but...what can I do! ***shrug***
When I hit my 1 year mark I'll do a blowout so that you can see how much my hair has grown. But for now here's a few photos from today!








Hair Type:
 4A
Hair Style: Protective Style | Twist Out
Natural Time Length:
10 months



















Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Experimenting with Print Layouts

Well I am continuing to learn more and more in my Digital Publishing class. The other day we studied the measurement system of InDesign. It's pretty easy and awesome. And makes placement so much easier.
I am experimenting with making layouts so right now my experiments are not to its full potential..
Again...I am still in the learning process..But I'm getting there!



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