Roberts Family

The Roberts Family

Back in the fall I shot this couples wedding portraits and I was really excited to get a chance to work with them again this spring for family photos.

We planned to meet at our local bike path on the covered bridge. This turned out to be a great idea, because it started raining just a few minutes before we got there.

Everyone is really easy going and laid back and the kids are always so well behaved. As you will see in the pics, they are also gorgeous. Basically they are a photographers dream.

  Thanks for stopping by!

Hanna :)

Jordan's Senior Session

I love all the seasons, I always have. Each season has it’s own perks for me. Spring is always super busy, but so much fun. Every year it seems like May 1^st marks the beginning of my photo season and this year has been no exception. So, stay tuned for upcoming sessions!

The session featured here today is a gorgeous senior girl named Jordan! Obviously she is stunning, but she was also great to work with. She was wading creeks and climbing trees without me even asking her to.

I love that I caught her laughing in the bottom photo!

 I thought the sepia looked great on the railroad tracks!

Great light!! :)

She is one of those lucky people that looks good even when not smiling!

Loved her dress so much....and of course this bridge!

<3

And a little Tarzan and Jane style pic! I love when someone is willing do something a little out of the box! Turned out pretty cool!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Comments are welcome!

Have a fantastic day!

Hanna :)

Rock the Shot March Photo Challenge: Landscape

The March photo challenge at Rock the Shot (www.rocktheshotforum.com) is Landscape. I created this image at the Falls of Ohio a few years ago of some driftwood that had washed up from the Ohio River. I love the image in black and white. Maybe not a typical “landscape” image, but for the area I was in, this was the landscape and I am really happy with the way it turned out.

As always, good luck to all the entrants and thanks for stopping by! J

Thanks!

Hanna :)

Winter can be beautiful even without the snow! :)

No matter how one feels about Winter, there are always opportunities to make beautiful images even when the world around us looks brown and dead. I have personally always been a fan of all the seasons, but one of my favorite things about Winter is snow. This Winter, we have been lacking in the snow area. I have been taking each opportunity I can though to create images of some of the other gorgeous things that the world has offered lately. Here are a few images from the last few weeks.

Starting with the Snow moon!

Here is another moon shot from a few days ago. 

Every winter I check my barn for screech owls. This year I haven't seen them nearly as often as I did last year. Last year I would see one or two almost daily. This season, I have seen this fella only 3 times now. He was pretty cooperative for his photo session though. 

And the last one for this post is the sunrise the other morning. The color as amazing. The world was pink for a few moments. :)

"May each sunrise hold more promise and each sunset hold more peace"

Thanks for stopping by!

Hanna :)

Rock the Shot Photo Challenge: Favorite Image of 2014 ~ Taylor and Pistol

This image is my entry for the Rock the Shot January photo challenge. 

The category is: Favorite Shot of 2014. www.rocktheshotforum.com

When I first took this image, I really loved it and was happy to have had the opportunity to create it, but for the girl in the photo, it would come to mean so much more. Her name is Taylor and I took her senior photos 2 years ago. She is obviously a gorgeous girl, but she is also one of the sweetest people I have ever met and worked with. When I did Taylor’s senior pictures, we included her then 1-year-old Buckskin, Pistol. Here are two of my favorites of her senior photos with Pistol.

Fast-forward to the summer of 2014 and Taylor is going to the horse shows at the county fair. This would be Taylor’s last year in 4-H and last year allowed to show in anything but open shows as an adult. Her Mama called me and asked if I would be available to photograph Taylor’s final shows. I happily agreed. Over the next two days, Taylor cleaned up. She participated in multiple shows with both Pistol and a second, older and more experienced horse. Pictured below is Tayor on Edy with her awards from the two days of showing. 

The highlights from the weekend were her win in the Showman Sweepstakes, which meant she was awarded top honors as the best horse showman and was able to compete later in the later against showman from 6 others species, showing all the animals. 

Another huge highlight was an award that she and Pistol won together. 

Grand Champion Production Halter. A person can only win this award 3 times and Taylor became the second person ever to win this award 3 years in a row. She won all three years with Pistol.

A little over 2 months ago, I was scrolling Facebook and saw that Taylor had posted that the vet had been out to see Pistol and she was praying he would feel better soon. I wasn't sure what was wrong, but prayed as well. 2 months ago today, Pistol passed away at just 3 years old. He had a hereditary condition and the vet was not able to save him. The news broke my heart. He was a magnificent horse and I know how much Taylor loved him. She and her Mom both thanked me again and told me how much the photos I took of Taylor and Pistol meant to them. 

I debated weather I should enter the photo in this contest, but when I looked at Facebook today, I saw one of the pics I took from the summer on Taylor's page with the caption, “Today marks two months without my baby boy. It still hasn't gotten any easier. I miss him every single day”.

I finally chose my photo. I worked with wonderful people last year and created some of my best work yet, but I know the meaning that these photos have and that is why the 2 images below are my favorites from 2014. 

This image is my entry! A final kiss to a beloved friend on a happy day! 

RIP Pistol

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Thanks for stopping by!

Hanna :)