Missy and her boys

Well I'm sure you're wondering what I've been up to lately and it's been a lot of behind the scenes stuff. I recently mailed out 1,000 postcards to seniors in the area and have been fielding phone calls and trying to schedule appointments for the summer and fall since then. Of course I am still getting the regular children's and family portrait calls right now too, but that's all good! I love helping people set up the perfect time to get their pictures taken. :)
Just last week, I had the opportunity to photograph my daycare provider, Missy and her sons at their home. It was a beautiful summer day and they are just gorgeous people, so it wasn't too much of a challenge! The cat, Odie, even got in on a few pictures.
This is definitely more of my 'style' of photography when it comes to family and children's portraits. I love the lifestyle images... we played in the treehouse and the boys had fun in the swing. It makes for a much more fun and stress-free photo session for both the kids and their parents.
Call if you'd like to schedule your family session for the summer. June is now full and popular dates and times are booking fast and weekend sessions now have a $25 premium added to the regular session fee... I've got too many weekends booked already! I need some time with my family too! :)
Enjoy the images from Missy's session!

My little monkey

Well, I've been getting a little grief lately... it seems I haven't posted any pictures of my son, Collin and since he's such a cutie pie, I thought I'd share an update.
Enjoy!
Rebecca

We don't make it into the studio much, since I'm in there all the time anyway...
but he always hams it up for the camera when we do! - He's sure getting a lot of teeth!


Like I said, he loves being outside and he's pretty fond of Ruby. He loves throwing the ball for her.

And he "loves" his kitty too! LOL! Normally he's very gentle - I swear! He usually pets Bear very nice. :)

Then there's the park... Oh, what a happy boy I have when we visit the park! He loves the slide. No fear in this boy!

High School Musical Event

I had the honor of being hired by Sara Lee (the company that makes those delicious pies) to be the professional photographer at the Grand Prize event for their High School Musical 3 promotion.
Sara Lee's new whole wheat white bread is really good and it's a great way for kids to participate in a healthy eating lifestyle... so recently they had this great contest for a kid to win a chance to meet Corbin Bleu, one of the stars of High School Musical and have a viewing party with 100 friends! Doesn't that sound like fun??
Well, the lucky girl was from Nora Springs and she and her brother were the guests of honor at Cinema West in Mason City on April 29th.
The "red carpet" event was amazing! Alison Dix with Devotion to Detail did the arrangements for the day and everything went great!
The kids had "VIP Guest" passes to wear around their neck and had to get their names checked off the guest list at the door. Then as they walked down the red carpet into the theater... cheerleaders did Wildcats cheers to get them pumped up!
After more cheers in the movie theater... CORBIN BLEU arrived!! It was so much fun to watch the little girl's faces! They were all in love! ;)
All the kids got served a healthy lunch with a Sara Lee Whole Wheat White Bread sandwich, apple, Sun Chips, etc. Then the movie started and they were given free popcorn and pop (not so healthy!) Ha!
Corbin Bleu spent A TON of time visiting with the little girl and her brother who won the prize. He was trying to teach the boy how to spin the basketball on his finger and the little girl some new dance moves.
I even got his signature on my STAFF pass and a picture with him. I didn't know what to expect from a movie star from LA... but Corbin was really great, totally down-to-earth and very kind.
Oh, and the kids that won also got an original copy of the script from the movie... signed by all the cast members, a framed 8x10 of cast signed, and like $5,000 worth of groceries! (if I remember right)
Oh, and all the kids got these great goodie bags for coming.
It was a pretty fun day to say the least.
Enjoy looking at the pictures!
Rebecca

Baby Easton

Easton was only one month old in this photo session, but you wouldn't hardly believe it by the way her held his head up so high in the one picture! It's just amazing. They are the cutest!
Mommy and Daddy are fellow hunters so we did a few with camo... and a few on a deerskin rug... and then of course, the classic nude baby shots! :) Oh, and mommy is a cowgirl so we had to do the cutest picture with a cowboy hat! I LOVE IT!
Enjoy!
Becca

John Paul

I took these pictures at the end of last week when little JP was only one week old! Gotta love newborn sessions!
He was a really good baby and I know his mommy loved the pictures because she cried when I showed them to her. :) Tears of joy, of course!

Roush-Taylor Wedding

It was the most beautiful, intimate wedding I've been at. These are two wonderful people that have been living their lives together for a while and finally made things "official". :)
I love romance, and man, did Tommy look cute in a tux or what?! Dawn, I wish you guys a lifetime of happiness, you totally deserve it!
Enjoy!

Emmett's Growing Up

I just took pictures at the end of last week for this little cutie! He's growing up so fast. I remember taking his three month pictures not that long ago!
I know how it is, as a mom to see your baby change and grow up from a baby into a little boy and it's so important to capture their personality and spirit at each stage so you can treasure those moments and not let your memory fade.
I love what I do...
Enjoy!
Becca