Zoop and Jenny's Engagement Photos

Just before sun set an awesome engagement photo shoot started with Jenny Newell and her fiancé Steve “Zoop” Williams. The photo shoot started out at Jenny’s house on a bench which was turned towards the back pasture. Zoop sat down on the bench and Jenny sat down next to him and just before the pictures started to be taken a black cat kept jumping up on the bench with them and the two dogs just wanted to sit in their laps. The cat won but the dogs lost and the pictures began.

Jenny called her grandfather and he agreed to pull an old tractor out of the barn for a big prop for a back drop. Wow some beautiful pictures turned out on the tractor. We found many different props to use for the photo shoot, so after the tractor we used an old farm rake. We had to work around the sun a little and really had to work hard at getting a smile from Zoop.

We moved on to some tree stumps which made for some beautiful shots as the sun sunk alittle lower in the sky. Posing this photogenic couple proved to be very easy and made for some very good shots. Then we moved on into the woods where a tree stood out to us. And the photogenic couple continued with the perfect poses.

Let’s not forget about Jenny’s father’s old 1950 something pickup just atop of the hill behind us. The sun had just started moving behind the trees, which made for some very good lighting situation. Yes that’s right even more props came out, a picture of a “J” and a “S” was added to the truck pictures.

As we were leaving Jenny’s grandfather’s property we had a visit from a cotton mouth snake which crossed the path just in front of us. Zoop missed stepping on it by mere inches. Wow, a snake that close and luckily no one was bitten.

The photo shoot ended with some shots of the couple walking down the road being followed by Jenny’s horse who wanted to be in the picture too. Then we moved out to an open field for some shots as the sun set behind the hill. The dogs wanted in some the pictures too, and they even posed well for the shots.

By the way Zoop does smile throughout the photo shoot, he just smiles bigger when you fall into a hole in the ground. Thanks Zoop for the support.

When editing the pictures, it was hard to choose the best shots, and even harder to pick a few for my Creative Series. All the shots turned out to be my favorite and this photogenic couple proves there is no way for a picture to not turn out perfect. Jenny and Zoop, we at Creative Sight Photography would like to thank you for a wonderful photo shoot, and wishes the two of you many, many wonderful years together in marriage. We look forward to seeing you at your wedding.

Friends are the BEST!

I have the most amazing friends!  Actually they are more like my sisters!  Not by blood but by a shared loved for each other.  These ladies are the ones that know and put up with my crazy.  You know everyone has their own sort of “crazy” and luckily I have some great friends that don’t seem to mind “my kind of crazy”.  For this I am grateful and truly blessed to have them in my life!  You ladies are AMAZING!

 
One of my amazing friends has a super talent that I wish would rub off on me!  Lea Ann is a tremendous writer.  Her emails about the most normal everyday happenings in her life are captured in her words so beautifully that it can’t help to make you smile.  Her stories make you feel like you lived the experience and are a better person for it.  Not just everyone is blessed with such a talent.  So a few months ago I decided, being the good friend I am, to convince Lea Ann that she needed to write a blog.  Well it didn’t take as much arm twisting as I had anticipated talking her into it.  We agreed she would write it and I would upload the posts and add some image to give it some flair.

So while living up to my part of the bargain I would look through pictures of her family and post pictures that would correspond with the blog post.  After about the third post I realized something was missing, not just a little something a BIG something!  Lea Ann was missing.  Most of the family photos were of the kids and Dad but where was Mom?  Oh yeah she was the one taking the pictures.  So after much persistence I finally talked her into some new family photos.  She really just wanted some pictures of the kids but I persuaded her otherwise.  When her kids are all grown up they will want some pictures of their mom - yes that is where I won the argument.

So after rescheduling a couple of times and getting everyone’s schedules to work out I finally got to take some family photos of my super talented friend and her family.  Aren’t they just the sweetest family ever?

Oh...and there is a story that transpired during this photo shoot that I will share later...it is too good...be watching for it!

Bridal Photo Shoot in Guthrie

Bridal photo shoot in Guthrie, OK at a historic building sound interesting? I thought it did so I gave it a whirl!  There were several pieces to this project that had to come together to make this photo shoot happen. But it was worth all the work in the end. 

First step was to find a wedding dress for my model.  I located a dress I could rent from a resale shop and was pretty sure that was the path I was going to have to take.  But a lady from church gave me the best news when she told me she had a dress I could borrow.  Not only was the dress amazing it photographed very well and looked great on the model.  Next, I had to recruit a model.  This was a task that did become cumbersome with trying to schedule the time with three different people and the two snow storms and my brother being sick.  But nonetheless we were finally able to work it into everyone’s schedule. 

A couple days before the photo shoot I was trying to get all the loose ends tied up and asking myself all kinds of questions.  Does the model have jewelry to wear? What about a veil?  Are all the batteries charged? Are the lights packed?  What about flowers?  My bride needs a bouquet!  Luckily I had some flowers that were left over from my many craft projects.  Joanna, my dear friend was kind enough to transform my pile of flowers into two beautiful bouquets.  You’ve got to love it when God blesses you with some of the most helpful people in the universe!  Thank you Joanna for making the bouquets, they were lovely! 

 I was yet again blessed on the day of the shoot with absolutely fantastic weather.  It was in the low 70’s which was a far cry from the freezing cold weather of the past few weeks that included two snow storms.  And not just a little snow. Oh no we had enough snow that they closed school for 4 days one week and two days the next.  Crazy is all I can say about that.  So the 70 degree weather felt great!

We got to the building in historic downtown Guthrie and the anticipation of what exactly lies in store for the photo shoot was exciting.  The exterior of the building was a brick three story corner building and the signs of age were apparent.  It had a very antique feel to it and the possibilities for potential photos were running through my mind.  Once inside we were shown the layout of the building and we began to setup.  There were many areas that caught my eye as great locations so I knew I had to use my time wisely in order to make time to capture them all.

The photo shoot was super fun but I know my model, Hannah, was beat from all the work.  Models don’t get near enough credit…it is hard work to stand in front of a camera and “look this way”, “smile that way”, “turn your shoulders like this”…for long periods of time.  So, Hannah, thanks for being a trooper and easy to work with, you ROCK girl!

I was asked to capture the special moments at a Sweet 16 party.  The party was amazing.  I could tell from the moment I walked in the room that lots of time was spent preparing for the big day.  The excitement was growing as the DJ worked to set up and some of the guests arrived early.  Tim and I checked out the room and all the cool decorations made by the mother.  They were all so cleverly made.  Not sure where she came up with so many good ideas.  As the guests arrived and the party started kicking into gear we were able to capture some great images of the birthday girl and her friends.  I think we had as much fun as the guests did.  Happy Sweet 16 Suzy!