Windy City Tattoo Weekend 2008

We had so much fun at last year's convention that we just had to go again! We were only able to attend on Friday this year, and even though attendance was still slow since it wasn't quite the weekend, we still had a great time and met some really cool people, including the one and only Lizardman.


This also was Jaxen's first tattoo convention, so we had to go all out! If you saw a few posts ago, I'm working on turning him into a pirate, so we couldn't resist baby's first tattoo going a little Sailor Jerry (don't worry, it's only temporary :P ).




Check out our slideshow from the convention:

What a busy week!

It's great to get away from the computer and go out for shoots, and last week was perfect for just that!

Maran and Jordan came in for their e-session on Thursday and we had a great time doing their photos. (Contrary to what they said, they are very photogenic!) Even though it's still far away, I'm looking forward to doing their wedding!



On Friday after the tattoo convention I met up with the Higgins family for some portraits in the river bottom. We haven't seen them since Jocelyn was a year old, and she's grown up so much in that year. She was one of the most well-behaved two year olds I've ever photographed, and I've photographed a lot of two year olds!





Stayed tuned for some photos from the Windy City 2008 Tattoo Festival!

Lethbridge Photo Club

I had the honor of being asked to help judge a print competition at the Lethbridge Photography Club. The theme was pet portraits and there was some really cool work there!! My fellow judges were Chris Yauck and Sandra Hoffarth, we had a blast doing the judging and it was really fun to hang out for an evening with some fellow pros as well as a ton of amateurs and hobbyists that had a passion for photography.

Thanks for having me out guys! Any time you want me to come hang out, speak, or judge, I'm there.

Hope

Albert & Patti

As Hope said in the blog below, the weather took a turn for the worst this week... but yesterday the weather was beautiful again when I went out with Albert and Patti for their e-session! I had a lot of fun with them, and they were so easy to photograph.



Even if it's not green yet, the River Bottom was a great place to shoot before it gets too overgrown - except for a few deer who were more interested in us than leaving.

Nathan & Kelly

Nathan and Kelly are getting married on April 26th and we managed to sneak in a fun little e-session this evening! The plan was to meet at the park and shoot a nice outdoor session, but a freak little snowstorm kept us in the studio. Luckily we had a little break in the rain and snow and got to sneak out onto the back fire escape for a few shots as well, but this great couple were great sports about being stuck inside for the rest of the session.
This wedding is going to be an awesome kickoff to the wedding season and Tanya and I are really looking forward to the 26th! A huge thank you in advance for allowing us to capture your day for you guys, it is going to be a blast!

Hope

Baby Raedyn

I had the pleasure f doing a sweet little newborn baby shoot on Saturday with little Raedyn. She was an adorable, 3 week old little girl with a great head of hair! She was super patient through the session and had no big meltdowns, and thanks to her mom and dad, the session went smoothly and quickly!

I hope that we get to do more sessions with this great family as Raedyn grows.

Job Shadow

Well Tanya finally got her session with Jaxen when we had a quieter afternoon in the studio. We did a job shadow for a high school girl named Larissa and during this time we had a moment to play a little and have some fun! Larissa was great and it was a pleasure to have her into the studio for the day, and all of us girl had some laughs when Jaxen and Tanya started their session.

Here is a portrait Tanya shot of Larissa, our student, she was a great sport and posed for some shots to see what it feels like to be a model.Next, Tanya and Jaxen Took some photos in their matching outfits, Jaxen wore his "i'm a little corny" shirt that Tanya bought him.
And lastly, the greatest fun of them all....the pirate session! Notice that Jaxen is not only making a great piratey scowl, but he also is steering the ship at his invisible helm! Jaxen was also wearing his "pirate in training" shirt.
Who says that we aren't the funnest place to work at?

Hope