To Do To Day 4-27

-Jenny and Jerrod Bauer-

Are on the top of my to do today.  I am currently uploading there images to the online gallery and hoping to make and order there proof book.  That will put the proofbook in our hands middle of next week and should have the album design done by then.

New Blog Plan

So I am a terrible blogger and have totally neglected my blog.  I have a new idea!  I am a list freak.  I make list for everything I do daily, weekly, monthly ect.....  I also have many people very patently but excitedly waiting to see there images or checking on status.  I have decided to try to use my blog as a "to do" list for the day.  That way everyone can track where we are, what we are currently working on and goals that we would like to accomplish within the week or over the weekend.  So I will give this a try and hopefully it is helpful!

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Kaci Young

Kaci may be the sweetest young lady ever! Her mother and brother accompanied her during her shoot and also helped me with holding the reflector and scrim.

We met at East High and went into the gym to get some cool shots of Kaci in her volleyball uniform. Then we went to the Botanical Center for some outdoor shots with there beautiful flowers.

After we were finished there we went back to the studio for her indoors. We got some great pictures of Kaci and her brother. The two of them have an amazing relationship. They are the closest siblings I think I have ever seen. You can just tell when you are around them that they truly enjoy each others company.

As they were leaving Kaci said that one of my examples on the wall was her niece and come to find out one of my closest friends sister-in-law is Kaci's SISTER! I think I say "It's a small world" on a weekly bases.

Stacie Brown

Wow, Stacie is absolutely gorgeous! When I met Stacie and her mother at the indoor shoot she was worried she may not photograph well. She told me that she disliked most pictures of herself when she was younger. Yes, I am talking about the same girl who's image is above.

I had such a nice time talking to the two of them and learning about Stacie's family, hobbies and aspirations. It was interesting to find out how hard these young ladies practice and train for there softball team. They obviously work very hard and are very dedicated. Stacie brought her catchers uniform and we had allot of fun with that.

A few days later I met Stacie and her mother at Valley Junction for her outdoors. I think is was in the upper 90's but we managed to get some great shots. Then we ran over to the Botanical Center for some shots with flowers.

I really enjoyed working with the two of them and I hope everyone loves Stacie's images.

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!!!! SO YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE !!!!

A very wise man and one of my most important mentors once told me "If your house was on fire and your family and pets were safe what else would you save?"

Let me give you a little background on how this conversation started....I was working at a local photography studio and had just finished up showing a family there portraits and helping them choose what sizes they wanted. It was very hard for me to tell them "the 20x24 with a frame cost (x) amount". Which in my mind seemed like so much money. So I decided I would discuss this with my boss. After expressing to him my concerns he went on to explain to me that the value of a portrait is priceless. You would not bat an eye at spending thousands on a new refrigerator, furniture, art, etc....but if your house was on fire those items would not even be near the top of your list of things you would save.

That was a huge eye opener for me and I will never think of portraits the same way. The value of your portraits can not even be measured by price. They are captured moments in your families life that can not ever be duplicated. They are handed down from generation to generation and are treasured for decades.

I know that this is a less than pleasant way to explain this but this is what it took for me to understand and I just wanted to share it.