Harrisonville Parks and Recs' Trunk-or-Treat

On Friday, I had the pleasure of 'shooting' some frighteningly cute little goblins and ghosts at the Harrisonville Parks and Rec 'Trunk or Treat' event. If you were at the event and had a chance to stop over and see me for a photo, follow the below instructions to view you little one's Halloween Portraits!

Directions for viewing photos
1. Go to Shutters' website at www.shuttersphototgraphy.net
2. Click on 'proofing' in the lower left hand corner
3. in the blue password box, enter 'halloween'

Vwa-laaaaa.... there are your photos. Simply let me know which little monster or princess is yours and I'll email you the images.

For all of you without littles ones at the event, here are some of my favorites from Friday's photos!

Alycia, Alycia, Alycia... :)

So, I've known this next featured Senior for quite some time, long enough that we were able to load up in my car and travel to anywhere our hearts desired for this Senior Photo Shoot (which I love). Even after editing down, I still had TONS of photos that I just could not purge... so though this is only a very small portion of what we ended with, here is a few of my favorites!

Just a reminder to Seniors, the nice weather is soon disappearing, and while colors are vibrant now, they are soon going to start fading - SO, if you haven't scheduled your Senior Portraits yet, now is the time to do them!

..... and.... the story of a very loveable Senior

To continue with my story of why Shutters has been too busy editing photos to post, we continue with another story of a very adorable Senior - Mr. Caleb.

I'm smiling even thinking of what I am going to write about Caleb, as well, the thing I like most about him is he ALWAYS smiles. Now, it's hard for a lot of people to do serious faces, or to get candid shots, but with Caleb, it was dang near impossible, and here is why. As I'm shooting, I tend to make the faces I want my subjects to make, behind the camera. Now, I do it unconsciously, but it's habit, and I just don't think it will be one I can break - so, I go with it. Caleb, being the clever Senior he is, picked up on my face making right away, and took the cues like a champ.... as long as we were smiling that is! See, it is a vicious circle when clients, especially seniors, realize the face I'm making when I want them to be serious, as I too, am no good at serious faces. So, I make a 'serious' face, then they see it, and try to make the face, but end up laughing at me for me face, which then makes me laugh for their face..... and so on. You can see the 'trouble' I'm sure.

Here are a few of my favorite shots from Caleb's session, so you can see what a 'handful' this one was.



Ok, so Caleb really is in no way shape or form trouble, and I love shooting happy subjects... they are contagious... so thank you, Caleb, for the evening of smiles!

A Tale of a fun fall Wedding...

As I posted yesterday in my quick little update, it has been a busy week for Shutters! Now that I have a break (during lunch) to sit down, I wanted to tell you about it!

First, let me back up to last Saturday, October 4th. It was a GORGEOUS day, perfect temperature and just enough clouds in the sky to m ake for non-shadowy (yes, I make up my own words sometimes) faces. I walk down the streets of the famous Kansas City Plaza to meet with Lora and Dave, who are slotted to be married in t-minus-3-hours. Now, let me set this up for you, I have spoke with Lora several times and already know that she is very laid back... however, I walk into their hotel to find that Lora is running an errand - and doing so calmly. I sit and join their wedding guests watching Night at the Museum (thanks for letting me watch with you guys), and in about 30 minutes in walks the bride.... in shorts, a t-shirt and a huge, and relaxed, smile. Now, I'm not talking just a calm bride, I'm talking an abnormally laid back, totally down to earth, knew I would love working with her as soon as I saw her bride, not to mention her equally fun fiance Dave, and their EXTREMELY cute son and entire family.

I think I've painted a clear enough picture for you about Lora and Dave, so..... it's no surprise that instead of shooting for an hour and a half or so as we've planned, we end up having a blast getting the bride ready and walk out to shoot only 30 minutes before the ceremony is to start. Lucky for me, they choose a beautiful location so finding backgrounds was a cinch! The wedding went off without a snag, everyone looked gorgeous, and the reception was unbelievably classy. Though I know I've already sent a sneak peak, I can't hold back from sharing with the rest of you a few of my favorite images!

Congrats Lora and Dave - and thank you again for letting me share your day with you... it was perfect!

A quick check in...

I wanted to take a minute ( literally as close to 60 seconds as I can keep it) for a quick check in on the Shutters' Blog between editing.

It's been a marathon editing week with Caleb and Alycia's Senior Photos, Lora and Dave's Wedding, and Sarah and Brian's engagements to complete, but with new actions and textures, I'm definitely up for the task!

Be prepared for MANY MANY posts in the upcoming days as I complete editing on these sessions!

SMILE!

Vanessa

A Week of Weddings

Last Saturday, the 27th, I had the pleasure of shooting a weeding for the lovely Sarah and Willie Cook. First, this was probably the most relaxed wedding I've ever been to, let alone had the honor of shooting. The bride and groom were radiant, the wedding party was a blast, and the images turned out beautifully. Who knew downtown Clinton, Missouri had so many cute spots right in one area!? I'm posting some sneak peak shots for your viewing.



Also, I think that it is fair to call the new photobooth set up a success. The guests really warmed up to it after seeing some fun groups partaking in the candid photo madness. So, watch for a new wedding option coming your way from Shutters soon!

It's cram time again this weekend with a volleyball tournament and wedding shoot tomorrow, and a Senior shoot on Sunday.... good news for you however, as there will be plenty of news coming your way!

Stay tuned,

Vanessa