~Ready for the Sadie Hawkins Dance!~

My kids are "Ready for the Sadie Hawkins Dance!" and I am starving to shoot some pictures!! ... Let's see how this is going to go... Well... it has now been 6 weeks since my Rotator Cuff surgery and at week five I had my re-check appointment and was encouraged to "Think Tri-pod" and "No Lifting" ... I was released from my "Fun Time Sling" (as I so graciously named it) ,and I have been faithfully doing my Physical Therapy.  My range of motion is still quite lacking in several areas, and YES I am still experiencing pain that I am quite unhappy with (especially while lifting and holding my precious camera) ... HOWEVER, remember... I AM STARVING TO SHOOT!!  

SO HERE IT GOES!! 

I must tell you, I am not much of a "Tri-pod" user in certain situations... I like the freedom of "crawling around" and "scooting" in close without dragging a Tri-pod along!  They have their place FOR SURE! But .... *clear throat* ... I didn't use one here ... ;) ... Shhhh.....   


Our Austin is a Senior at Buckhorn! and Breana is a Senior at Hazel Green!  and this particular "Sadie Hawkins Dance" was being held at Buckhorn... (but Breana, in true Sadie Hawkins form, did ask Austin to go! LOL!)   

Originally I had planned to take the pictures in a corner in my backyard... however due to the FREEZING RAIN- mixed with SNOW!! my plans had to change!!  That called for IMROV!!  A cleared corner in our living room and a mixture of props and TA DA ... "Studio Corner" !!  (I made a quick trip to Hobby Lobby earlier that day for some greenery and rearranged some furniture... I guess it worked out O.K. for an "I NEED IT FAST!" :O!... and of course the kids were only giving me about 20-25 minutes to take the pictures, because they had to be somewhere else to catch up with the rest of their group!  Thanks kiddos!!  An "Artist" DOES NOT LIKE TO BE RUSHED!!... They know ME better than that!! BUT once again... I will take from them what I can get!! ;) ... I LOVE THOSE KIDS!!... :) ... 

This is their (our) sweet friend Brittney!  (A junior at Hazel Green that is catching up with her Sadie Hawkins escort at the next location...) I love this young lady and am hoping that she will be on my "SENIORS 2013" list!! ;) ... What a smile... :) ... 

AND ... Another set of High School "Senior Moments Stopped in Time!!" ... Ahhh... and this Mom of the very handsome Senior in the center, smiles very big ... :) ... 

(Side note:  Only if you're wondering about my shoulder in the midst ... Yep, it was painful, I moaned a few times, but OH SO WORTH EVERY SHOT!! ... :) ... My prayer is for the day that I shoot again without pain!  I have been told by my Doctor and my Physical Therapists ... "Be Patient" ... Oh sure, I will try! and in the mean time I will stand firm on the verse that you see at the top of this blog!!  Romans 15:13 "May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace AS you trust in HIM so that you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." ... I'm trusting for that 100% recovery!  Whew, and looking forward to not just smiling through the pain, but smiling cause there is NONE!!... PTL!!) ... 

I love these kids that you see above!!  and praying for them more smiles this second half of the year!!

Stopping Moments in Time,

Tina :) ...

www.tinawrightphotography.com

~Blake T - Like one of my own... ~

It's funny when we refer to another kiddo like this... "he's like one of my own..." but I really do treat Blake sort of like that! :) ...  He has been a friend of my Austin's for several years, he spends the night at our home, he has been on our vacation to Florida with us, and when he does come over to our house we have been known to order him his own "Special Pizza"!  I also expect him to help himself in and out of our refrigerator...  It is a treat to have him over and it's not like he is really a "Guest" at all... he just belongs, and I hope he feels that way too! ... :) ...  



This brings me to my next comment ... What a treat for ME to get to take Blake's Senior Pictures for him!!

Austin tagged along as well (for moral support... Blake pretty much insisted).  It also helped to keep me out of trouble!  (Austin wouldn't dare let me pose Blake in any way that he felt looked "awkward"!)  There were actually a couple of different shots that I wanted to try, that Blake completely refused!  Oh well... I will throw them in on another unsuspecting Senior!  (Only kidding... I threw the idea out completely!) ... I learned a lot from these two that will certainly keep me out of trouble with my other Senior Guys!  (and You Seniors can thank them later!!) ... :) ...

Of course I pretty much finished the Downtown part of our Session with a famous "Texting" Photo!  It's a natural picture for any our our teens! 

Blake is much more comfortable on the ball field than he is wandering around downtown letting me place him in particular "model" poses! ;) ... During the Season I always have a great time capturing action shots, so my idea was to capture them in a slightly different way.  With Austin's help behind the plate I managed some pretty neat shots! 

And we also set up a few ...



When Blake's mom,Teresa saw this picture her words were... "Ball and Glove; Blake's life..." I can't wait for Baseball Season and to be able to capture our Seniors in Action!  What a fun year it is going to be!  HaPpY BiRtHdAy today BLAKE!! and Best Wishes for a FABULOUS SENIOR year!

Thanks so much for allowing me to be a part of Stopping these Senior Moments in Time for you on this particular day!   I can't wait to stop some more!!  It has been a treat to watch you grow up these past several years, you are a treasure to know and a blessing to be around!  The same goes for your sweet family!  We love you guys dearly!!

Capturing Senior Memories and Stopping more Moments in Time,

Tina :) ...

www.tinawrightphotography.com