An International Wedding - Weddings by Shutters Photography

The wedding I am going to share with you in this posting is special on many levels. First, not only did this bride and groom defy all odds by meeting and falling in love while the groom just happened to be visiting another country (Peru), they also happened to pull off an elegant and beautiful wedding regardless of language barriers and the HUGE inconsistencies of the Peruvian Visa department. With live feed of the wedding and reception beaming back home to family and friends of the bride, this wedding was not only a joy to capture, but was a true international wedding.

Felicitaciones y los mejores deseos mi amigos!

An Ornery One Year Old - Child Portraiture by Shutters Photography

My next subject is a beautiful little tot, and independent to boot. At only 1 year and 3 days old, this little lady flat out refused to sit still the day of our first shoot (or even look at me long enough to get a shot). It wasn't all her fault however, she was coming down with a bit of a cold. So, what to do?! Give her a couple of days and reshoot! What was the result? You can see for yourself below!

With a fresh start, and a refreshed immune system, this little one was an even bigger handful, and I LOVED IT!!! Happy 1 year birthday Ayla!

Goregous Photos for a Gorgeous Girl - Senior Portraits by Shutters

This next senior - Hillary - is very special to me. Not only have I known this senior's family for a very long time, they have remained very special to me year after year. In fact, this particular senior used to ride around on my hip when I was younger and my best friends and I used to plot on how we could con her parents into letting us babysit on a weekend and pretend that she was ours so we could look older... for various (and mostly incriminating) reasons.......... and don't worry, we never got the guts up to try it.

With all of this said, this very special family is going through a rough time, and I was more than glad I could help brighten times up for a bit with these fabulous images. I hope that everyone loves them as much as I do. I have to admit, it is hard taking bad photos when you have such a gorgeous subject.

Congratulations Hill, I love you!!!

Austin - Senior Portraits By Shutters Photography

Austin came to me as a fresh faced senior with pretty green eyes and huge handful of ready smiles. With weather every bit as pretty as Austin's eyes, we had a great shoot, so it's hard to pick my favorite images to share with you, but I'm going to try! And, stay tuned for more shots with Austin coming soon, as this soccer stud has some great team images edited and ready to be shared with you as well.

Congratulations on being a senior Austin!

Oh Jake..... Shutters Photography

I apologize for my few day disappearance. I've been laid up at home for a few days a bug I just couldn't shake. With that said, I have many more exciting things to post for you, so without delay, here is my next Senior!

Jake, who is my only Senior that has 'not known how to smile' was a crack up. I know him from sports shots, as he is a starter for the HHS football team, but I've never realized that he just isn't really a full out smiler. He is more of a 'smirker' or a 'grinner' if you will. Still, with the help of his mom and girlfriend, we managed to get a few full out smiles from this tough guy - and I'm glad we did, as those smiles are my favorites!

Travis - By Shutters Photography

It has definitely been a senior season of guys for Shutters this year, and I have to say, it's been much more fun than I thought. Let's be honest, and other photographers will vouch for this, sometimes, it is just way harder getting good images from senior guys as they just usually aren't as 'in to it' as the girls. Plus, high school girls have all seen at least a couple of episodes of America's Next Top Model, and do pretty darn good at recreating Tyra's less ridiculous poses. Guys on the other hand, need to be directed, which makes a photographers job harder, as you have to come up with more poses, give better directions, and more. I have to say though, all of my guys this year have warmed up pretty darn fast.

This next senior is Travis. A Wildcat with hopes of going to med school and a really fun mom (that's been a theme this year as well - cool moms), this senior is my biggest dare devil to date. Yes, that is the City caboose... and no, I will not say if he was really on top of it or if I photoshopped him in, but let's just say, this guy wasn't afraid of heights..... or falling backwards into pools, or climbing chaffolding.... ;)

Here's wishing you a great Senior year Travis!