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Annie's Blunder

There is a point in everyone's life that defines them as a person - and in their career. The only question is - when is it coming?! I hope that when it comes you know it - and that you make the right decision!

Here is the best example I have ever heard of a life defining moment, that Fox News reported on this morning.

In a surprising outburst, Queen Elizabeth II lost her cool and stormed out of a photo shoot after celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz asked her to remove her crown for an official portrait, the Daily Mail of London reports. According to the newspaper, the incident was instigated by Leibovitz, who told Queen Elizabeth II that she thought she would “look better without the crown, because the garter robe is so. …”

Before Leibovitz could finish saying the subsequent word “extraordinary”, the Queen raised her eyebrows, gave the photographer an unfriendly stare and responded, “Less dressy? What do you think this is?” pointing to what she was wearing.

Ok - who in their right mind would ask the Queen to remove her crown for an "Official Portrait" of the queen? Maybe its just me.... but when I think queen, its usually an old woman with a crown or a blazingly gay friend with an attitude. So much for the "right decision" in Annie's case!

Family Fun!!

How often in life do we come across an entire family that you just gotta love!! The parents are great and the kids!!! Wow!!! These are the best bunch of kids - scratch that - people I have met in a long, long time!!! They are just a blast to be around!!!! So to all of you guys - thank you for my smile today!!! Thank you !!! And make sure you come back tonight to see the rest of the family photos!!! They just are to great to miss!!! View The Family Photos!

Dancing With The Stars

OK.... I did enjoy watching them dance! Never watched the show, but they were great live!!

18 Holes !!

OK - so 18 holes of golf is a little different for me than any other man on this earth! But just as fun!! I walked the "back nine" (always wanted to say that) and grabbed a cart for the front nine. What a great workout! The views at Huntsville are spectacular! Although I froze from 8am - 9! It was only 54 degrees!! But besides that it was great! I am now an avid golfer!!! OK - granted I still won't use clubs and a little ball.... but I will definitely go again -camera in hand... and a hoodie next time!!

Martina And Little Big Town Play Wachovia!

Some Time With Gracie

My daughter and I decided to go fishing today after hitting the graduation parties... Well I caught a few... Maybe 3... She reeled in a total of twelve fish today! And did she rub that in! But we had a blast!

Kindness

Did you ever have a teacher that just left an impression on you... one that you won't forget for the rest of your life? I personally had one teacher who changed my life. It wasn't directly related to education, but definitely had an impact on the rest of my educational life. And every time I think about school, he is the first one who comes to mind. The reason I bring this up is that I have been out of school for a long time and last night I was lucky enough to be witness to a second educator that I will never forget.

I went to the Dallas HS senior banquet last night to photograph it for their yearbook. It is a fun night for the kids at the East Mountain Inn, with dinner, dancing, and awards! Well I got there a half hour early to get a few candid shot of the seniors' arrival and receiving line. Well 5 minutes before the festivities were scheduled to begin, a pair of seniors walk in dressed in a some-what liberally casual attire. One of the teachers informed the seniors that the event was semi-formal and that their dress was not appropriate for the night's event. Explaining to a 17, 18 year old that "formal" attire would be a tux, and semi-formal attire would be a suit and tie. No offense to the teacher, but to many young adults under the age of 25, formal is a sports coat and tie and semi-formal is a button down shirt. A tux doesn't even enter the picture until they are a best man or groom. But in the teachers defense, they took semi-formal to an extreme stretch that barley reached "just look nice"!

Anyway.... to make an already long story short.... Another teacher approached the students and told them to leave. "Go home and change, we will keep your dinner warm." In the receiving line was Dallas's new HS principal Mr Jeffrey Shaffer. He overheard what was going on and left the receiving line to talk to the students. It wasn't the typical "what were you thinking" speech you would expect at this point.... Mr. Shaffer went to his car, where he had some of his suites from the cleaners, and "helped" the students rather than ridicule their mistake. No questions asked! All the way down to the shoes!

To Mr. Shaffer, I salute you. And if these students take away only one thing from their high school life, I hope it is your act of kindness on this night! I know that I will not forget your actions and hope that my own daughter has the pleasure of having an educator like you in her life. Dallas is lucky to have you, and with you at the helm, I think the many great teachers there will only get better!

WVW Senior Prom Book

WVW SENIOR PROM

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2008 Seniors!

2008 Seniors!!! We have already started booking for summer senior sessions!! Call now to lock-up your sitting date and time! And don't forget your favorite CD for the session!

OK... How much fun is my job?! These are the shoots you remember for a long, long time! Kids are just too much fun and when they are as good as these two were.... It just makes us look great! Thanks guys!

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope everyones Mother's Day was either special or you had a chance to make it special for your/or a mom! I spent my day with a mom and a new friend! We went shooting together... nature, and still life stuff... but that lasted about two shots for me! Then I had to turn the camera on Jane! She was just to much fun to shoot! Sorry Jane! In any case we had a great time, great conversation, and a new found friendship. And realized just how small the world is as well! Take a look! View Photos

WVW Junior Prom Book

The WVW Junior Prom Book is now available to order! It features everyone who had a formal picture done and a few random snap shots! Great keepsake!!

Wyoming Valley West Jr Prom

By KDP Studio

Dallas Prom

Dallas Junior Senior Prom... Just a few snap shots from the night...




Congratulations to the King and Queen!

Crestwood Prom Book Now Available!

Remembering the Prom.... We all talk about our Prom Night for years to come! So we took it a step further and created a book for just that purpose. The Prom Book features everyone who had a photograph taken at the prom and even some candids to enjoy. Now you can have this keepsake to look back on for years to come!
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Crestwood Prom

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Blue Man Group

How To Be A Megastar Tour! Extremely entertaining as always. If you have never seen the show live, make sure you do... you won't be disappointed! Here are the photos from the concert. View Photos

Summer!!!

Stopped at the park today!!! And its only getting better over the next few days! While I was at the park I was thinking about the Penguins playoff game and how uninspired they looked on the ice last night, almost like they didn't want to be there. Then I got a glimpse of the handball players! Guys playing like it was a life or death game, but laughing and having a good time as well.... No money, fans or inflated egos... Just there for the game. Had to get in some quick shots and share!! I will be shooting these guys again in a few days when I have more time... Be sure to come back and see some more photos! For Now: View Photos

OK - Just couldn't sleep!!

Just one of those nights!! So Ashley and I went out and had some fun shooting!

View The Midnight Shoot!

The Carkners!

There are people in life that when you meet them you know its' ALL GOOD! A brief intro... I had to go to the arena to photograph the Penguin's Matt Carkner for a poster a week or so ago. This was the typical tough-guy - fist wheeling photo that Matt is doing with the Penguins to help raise money for cancer. His mom was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Along with many other things, Matt will have his head shaved by the highest bidder, on center ice after Friday nights hockey game! (You can bet I will post these photos) After the shoot he asked if I would be willing to do some family photos, "we came highly recommended from Denis Bonvie".

So his family came in the studio and I wasn't ready for the kindness.... The whole family were just instantly likable! On top of that.... these two were genuinely in love!! Like that newly-web in love stuff!! It was just fun being around people like this!! Anyway the session was a ton of fun! There little boy is as personable as he is cute, and Matt's wife, wow - beautiful, intelligent and witty - all wrapped up into one package! Matt - your blessed! And Matt is deserving of it all!

Thank you so much Carkners! Can't wait for the new addition!

View The Carkners' Sitting!

Matt's Fight Against Cancer

Kids Love THis Stuff!!!

Kids are so much fun to photograph! We all love the cute little studio shots, but the classics are always on location! Meet Tara's son Trenton and my daughter Gillian. Yes, we actually take time to photograph our own kids too!! Although I had to be told by my daughter it was time to take some photos of her! She won't let me live that down anytime soon. Trenton's photo was done as an HDR image and is probably the only imaging that kids are more excited about seeing than the parents. When they see themselves in these images they just go crazy!!