Archive for May, 2010

Devon’s Pre-Prom Fun

May 21, 2010

You might remember Devon from last summer.  I did her senior portraits at the beach – how lucky was she?!?!? 
(If you want to talk about having your senior portraits done at the beach, feel free to give me a ring and we’ll see if we can make that happen!)

Well last weekend was Devon’s prom and I was lucky enough to be her photographer for the pre-prom festivities.  As anyone who has been to prom knows, the photo sessions before hand are just as important as going to the prom.  This is probably one of the first times you’ve been all dressed up with fancy hair and glittery dresses and you HAVE to document this on film!  Sure mom and dad have cameras, but, as Devon’s mom will probably agree – it was nice putting the responsibility in the hands of a professional who had charged up batteries and plenty of memory cards!  How many people in your group said “my battery is dead” or “my memory card is full”…  not a good thing on such an important night!  Devon’s mom was able to enjoy this special time with her daughter and friends while I did took care of business!

Below is a slideshow of Devon and her friends enjoying the pre-prom excitement.

Keep me in mind next time you’re looking for the celebrity treatment!  Being followed around by a camera at first seems a little odd, but once you adjust it’s great to be in the spotlight, especially during such a fun, important time if your life!

REMEMBER — if you want to get dressed back up and have some post-prom fun in you dress — let me know today!  I’m offering some great specials to early “trash the dress” sessions!  Feel free to include some friends – getting dirty is more fun with a friend!  Sure — the date’s are allowed too!  They don’t have to re-rent a tux – we can work with jeans/khakis and dress shirts…  more of the relaxed look!  Let’s have some fun!!

Okay, time for blog catch-up number two – Sormariel!  Sormariel’s mom gave me a call asking if we could get a few quick shots to balance out the senior portraits she already had done.  They really wanted a few outdoor shots and I was happy to help!  We meet at Willow Valley and walked around and explored the areas around the pond.  It was nice to be back there, it’s a fun place to play!  Here are a few of my favorite shots from her session.

Let’s start with a few classic black and white shots.

Look at those eyes!  Wow-e-wow!

I love the willow trees at Willow Valley!

One more of the beautiful Sormariel.

The lovely lady of the pond!  I now have a new favorite spot and will be sure to use this when I go back.  Be ready to do some rock climbing!

This next shot should be on the cover of a fashion magazine!  We had everything set-up just right, including the wind machine!  :-)   Boy do I love this shot!

Another one of my faves!  Again we turned that wind machine just right!  :-)

As we finished our journey around the pond we stopped for a few final shots down in the grass.  Now that we were wrapping up the fear of getting a little dirty wasn’t as important!  As Sormariel will attest, I was down on the ground too – no worries that only she got a little dirty!

There you have it — some of the fun with Sormariel.  Enjoy the last few weeks of your senior year, congrats on the achievement of graduation and good luck at Temple next year!  It was a pleasure meeting you and working with you!  Best wishes Sormariel!

Wow!  Boy am I behind in the blogging!  If you’re a fan of Snapshots By Jess on Facebook then you’ll know how much I’ve had happening in front of the camera lately!  May has turned out to be a great month and I want to thank everyone who has allowed me to be a part of their special event or moment!

I’m going to start my blog catch-up by introducing you to the gentlemen of 4 PM Curfew - Larry, Steve, John and Jim.  They needed some updated shots for their website – and I was happy to lend a hand (or a camera)!  We met in Mount Joy at the Donegal Presbyterian Church where Steve is Director of Music.  His special connection allowed the Quartet to have access to the church for changing, etc.  For those of you who follow my blog regularly you may recognize some of the scenery.  I actually shot here in the past with Beth, and Cameron Estates is directly behind so the water feature is often used in photo sessions!

Steve, the baritone, was the mastermind behind this session.  This shot is mostly for the remaining three members of the Quartet…  who really needs Steve anyway!  As I said, he’s the baritone!  :-)

Okay, in all seriousness now…  these guys put on quite a show for me…  they did some great posing (especially as good singers… ha! ha!)  Really – they were great – and YES, the did sing for me – quite a few times!  I can only imagine the song that goes along with this shot!  “Sad-sack” John was clearly upset about his little duck…  I’m sure there’s quite a performance to be seen when theses little yellow guys come out to play!

There’s one in every bunch…  well in this bunch there’s actually four…

As I mentioned, they did sing a few melodies for me… and I captured some “action” shots as well as their posing…  if these two don’t speak volumes of the fun we had…  I’m not sure what else I can do!

Be sure to keep these four in mind if you’re up for some laughs and quality entertainment.  They are “for hire” – so check out their website for who to contact and more details on the members than you’re bound to actually want to know!  Brief summary, one’s from Texas and lived in Hawaii, one is a engineer, one thinks waxing cars is fun (I know who to call next time!) and one sang the National Anthem better than Roseanne Barr!  I’ll let you dig deeper to find out who is who!

Thanks a bunch guys for the great evening!  I can’t wait to see your updated website and maybe one day I’ll show up in the audience (with my camera) and capture more of your crazy fun!  Keep singing and reminding people how to smile!