Ellen and her friend, Kelly, met me for a shoot at the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum a long while back. I have been so busy, I am just now getting caught up to blog these shoots. Ellen and Kelly are friends with Lauren and they are all wonderful ladies!

Stay tuned for Kelly’s post and many, many more!

Wow! It has been a long time since I got a spare moment to rip out a blog post. I have been busy shooting, designing, shooting, editing, designing, shooting and editing!!

We just got back from a looooong-overdue vacation to Jamaica. More on that will follow later in June when I post the photos. Suffice it to say, the trip was amazing.

We’ve celebrated the girls’ birthdays, traveled, started new businesses, and all sorts of other fun things that I just can’t wait to tell you about.

I have queued a backlog of photo sessions ready to post and plan to do it all this coming week. Some will be a little outta order, as I want to share my weddings and engagements first with lots of seniors mixed in between. Please let me know what you think of the photos when they are posted, k? I LOVE to hear from you all!

A few special surprises are coming as well and will be showing themselves very soon!

Oh! and to quickly wrap this up, here are a few photos of the little ladies that rule our home…

Lauren and her mom, Liz, met with me this past week down at the City Market for a fantastic day of shooting! These two ladies, well, I just gotta say this…they rock! Lauren’s energy was bursting and she was smiling and laughing from the word go. She is an energetic and spunky cheerleader. She has a great sense of laid back style and a fun laugh…I had a lot of fun and I hope they did, too. We got some fun shots here and there that may need some explaining, but please tell me what you think of the photos.

For all you photographer’s out there, I added a 24mm f/2.8 to my arsenal. Snagged it off ebay. I also shot this whole session in manual mode (for all my years shooting, I have used Aperture priority unless I am shooting in the studio). It was a total learning experience for me. As long as I remember to check my settings in each new spot, I do okay…I also noticed I was able consistently process the photos that much faster using my Lightroom presets. Yeah!

Without further ado….here’s the pics. Lauren, I hope you dig them as much as I do.

A little bit of 5′2″ fun with a Minsky’s menu inside the restaurant …Ha! 

Look who’s behind door number one!

Cheerleader getting a bit of air! I love this little 24mm lens. Way cool for shots like these. 

Man, you can’t hide from all the tourists around these days!

The tears in her eyes are from the bright, bright sky…not from seeing my ugly mug. Be nice to me, people!

Wow. The slightly overcast day made for amazing lighting…It looks like it is studio light, but it is all real. Photographers! Go find the light and make it work for you!

Gotta love the reflections.

Stop laughing at your mom, Lauren! Goodness, where’s the respect?!  Ha!

Kiss and make up. 

Aaaaaaagggh! Too much fun!

Tell me what you think, folks! I really want to hear from you.

Seriously. Tell me already.