ridiculous revelations of a rugged week. my ridiculously-good-looking-husband and thing 2 are beginning to believe i never leave my office chair. except to shoot. they are correct. in spite of that, life goes on. what did it bring this week?? so glad you asked…
mother nature - yes, i completely dissed her last week, and now we are all paying for it. we had a week of 90 degree temps and now earl is bearing down on the right coast!! next time i will keep my big, fat mouth shut. you are welcome.
lady gaga - my uber-fab friend debbie turned me on to her. now i get it. thom weeps for me.
jalapenos - about a bajillion of them. we will be stuffing them, turning them into jelly and giving them away. if you can give them a good home, text me.
labor day - it’s the last official weekend of the summer, folks!! throw something on the grill, shuck some of the last corn on the cob and say good-bye to your bikini and your tan. our thoughts will soon begin to turn towards pumpkins and cider and turtlenecks.
song of the summer - what was the song that defined your summer? personally, i loved civil twighlight’s letters from the sky as the first time i heard it was while on vacation at the beach. however, i also totally grooved on the black keys’ tighten up. gotta give props to the bluesy akron duo..
wring this weekend dry, peeps!! be back on tuesday to start a shortened week of more seniors and a recipe to share!!
peace -jodi
post script - will be taking saturday off from everything. will return your texts, e-mails, fb posts, voice mails, sky writtings, smoke signals, etc…on sunday!
or dahvahd. or dahveed. or as the lax team calls him, rodo. no matter what you call him, under-the-radar-cool and slicker-than-an-englishman’s-mac is what you will get. full disclosure: i have known david since…let’s just say way back. i remember carting him in our mini van and then in the suv to the pool, lacrosse practice, guitar centers, chipotle and more importantly to one of the best nights of our lives: radiohead at blossom!!! so i admit a certain weak spot for him. but it is a weak spot well deserved…
musician, athlete and jeeze what a sweetheart, david is what the situation only wishes he could be. hip and classy all in one bundle. i mean he actually likes chopin!! (of course who in their right mind doesn’t like chopin?? i digress…as usual.) he is a stellar defenseman for the varsity lax squad and a front man for his band dkr (door knob reporters). some may think he is a bit shy. but don’t let him fool you…
ok. i cannot stop staring at this portrait. good grief those eyes. they draw you in and will not let go.
did i mention the coolness factor?
when i looked through the viewfinder, i knew this shot would be hot, hot, hot. i was wrong. it is SMOKIN”!!
did i mention the classy factor?
david, thank you for allowing me to capture your senior portraits. i’m pretty sure that not too many of the photogs at the local studios would’ve liked discussing radiohead vids with you:)) rock on!!
September 2, 2010 - 6:05 amJen J - These are GREAT!!!! I love his eyes! Little David has certainly grown up :)
September 2, 2010 - 9:08 amShannon - OMG! I can't believe how grown up and handsome he is! I remember him as a 5th grader when we moved! Beautiful shots Jodi~!
September 2, 2010 - 12:02 pmmom - does every child in canton have beautiful eyes, perfect white teeth and flawless complection or is it just the talented ability of the brown eyed beautiful photogragher!!!! love the pictures and you.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Posted in garden life
aside from the fruit fly convention taking place in my kitchen, a sure sign that fall is around the corner (in spite of the 92 degree temps today) are the beautiful japanese anemones that are blooming in my front yard. i love to finally see them..
ladies, this week i want, i NEED, to speak to you about the hair clip/head band accessory. the senior girls on the west coast have been sporting this look for a while now. are we mid-western ladies going to let those california gurls out do us??!!i say a big, fat no!! this accessory gives you that little extra sumpfin’, sumpfin’ that will show you are all about the latest. the apparel of this outfit comes from pac sun. skinny jeans, billowy top, yada, yada.. but what kicks this outfit in the teeth is the hair clip!! i found the hair clip at etsy in this store. and it’s only 2 bucks!! i HEART etsy!! you could also clip this to your jacket , blouse or waist of your jeans…
i must share this shot of the lovely maria. she is all over the head band here…
holy smokes! september is right around the corner. before you know it, we’ll be drinking eggnog and donning our gay apparel. if you are wanting you senior portraits taken before then, please call within the next few weeks. september is booked and there are only 3 session left for october! it is sad to think beautiful landscaping like this…
pieces-parts of a particularly productive week. chaining yourself to your computer will do that. through the haze of editing, here are some stuffs that rolled around…
51 degrees - when i awoke at the inhumane hour of 4:30 this morning that was the temperature. what the crapola?? doesn’t mother nature know there are tomatoes waiting to ripen?? get with the program, sista!!
back to school - summer is officially kaput. dang-it.
pandora - keeping my sanity while i edit. i am especially digging muse as a station.
take-out chinese - keeping my sanity after i edit. i ma especially digging vegetable low mien.
radiohead in prague- a pretty decent compilation of a bunch of fans filming radiodead in prague last year. decent video and great audio (i think radiohead supplied it!) i like the little extra here at the end of this version of there there…
i hope your weekend is large and in charge!! cya monday, peeps!!
zach is quite the renaissance man. he plays guitar and piano. he can also be found on the soccer field in the fall, on the track in the spring and year round in the gym lifting to improve his speed and agility. and when time allows, he’s playing bass in his band noca. yeah, ummm, you could say he’s got some talent. zach was not overly gleeful about having his senior pics done and, culling through his shots, i’ve figure out why. i think he’s afraid some talent agent from the ford agency is going to see these and come knocking at his door! not matter what he tried, he still looked smokin’!!
we started the session at a grand piano. i had zach just relax and play. i wish i could’ve have just listened instead of shooting. how does his family get anything accomplished when he plays? i love the feel of this image: quiet, powerful and timeless…
then it was out for some less formal shots. this guitar should look familiar, his friend and fellow band member, david, “borrowed” it for his session. i think this is my fav of the day. those eyes are off the charts!!
though i prefer non-smile shots (you know i’m all about the eyes and not the teeth), i know not everyone shares this weird obsession. zach was all for non-smiling, but my hilarious sense of humor broke him down. i think i said something about going to the vet to take care of his sick pythons. i know. really bad. but it worked!!
ok. maybe this is my fav of the day. i’m so torn.
zach, thank you for your patience, good sportsmanship and most of all your beautiful playing. i think in addition to practicing your piano you’d better start practicing your blue steel. jus’ sayin’…
like most of my seniors, shannon is crazy active with school. the fall alone includes band AND cross country. then spring brings track. i still can’t figure out how she can do it all. (maybe she’s got one of those time traveling watches like hermione had in prisoner of azkaban. wouldn’t that be so cool??!!) with school starting this week, sunday has become the prime shooting day, and shannon was lucky enought to grab the last one before the bell rings on thursday. she and her super fun family (hi, brittney!!) came with awesome ideas and one of the best outfits of the season…
shannon mentioned that she really liked the vintage look of some of my work. excellent taste, shannon! it’s one of my favs, too. i knew as soon as i snapped this, it would be a fab vintage. *sigh*
because so many of my seniors are athletes, i shoot a lot at the stadium. i just LOVE the composition of this shot. how about that school spirit?!
shannon falsely claimed that she couldn’t pose for the camera. ha! once the shots started firing, she completely got into the grove and worked it like tyra. look how relaxed she is!! and how she rocks one of the best outfits so far this year - a color knock out!!
i wish i could take credit for setting up this shot, but it was all shannon’s idea. how fabulous is it to be spinning in your prom gown on your elementary school play ground?? brilliant!
paul, ty, brittney and shannon, from the outfits to the ideas, thank you for such a fantabulous session!! can i call you when i’m running low on creativity??
two words: timeless beauty. caitlin could come from any era and still drop jaws to the floor. don’t let the classic good looks fool you, though. cailtin is gunning for nyu where she hope to study marketing. i can so see her telling the donald that he’s fired!! and if beauty and brains weren’t enough, caitlin also competes with the neo all-star cheer team. the girl has her. act. to. gether.
caitlin arrived to the gallery for her session in the throes of an allergy attack - red, teary eyes included. luckily jen, who was there to co caitlin’s make-up, had the perfect eye drops and cured caitlin instantly!! jen. she’s wonderful. everybody should have a jen in their lives!! eyes de-redded and makeup perfectly applied, we headed out for what was an absolutelygorgeous session at congress lake country club. wow!! the grounds were perfectly manicured and the light was to die for. and it didn’t hurt that caitlin was radiant…
she and her mom went on a little recon mission a few nights earlier and thought this would be a cool wall to shoot against. yes, they were right on! this may be my fav of the day.
half way into the shoot, caitlin’s dad joined us and entertained us with his wit and charm. caitlin, your dad rocks!! and speaking of rocking, doesn’t this uniform kick it??!!
no explanation needed here! thank you, caitlin!!!
caitlin was stunning in the early evening glow. her green/gold eyes were breathtaking!
joe, rhonda and caitlin, i thank you for a perfect session. i also want to say thank you again for your gracious invitation to dinner. however, i believe your club membership would have been revoked on the spot had you taken me into the dinning room looking the way i did! rain check??;))
steve has many fantastic quailites: brains (future doctor), bravery (little league umpire) and brawn (basketall player). however what i like best about steve is his attitude. he is total go with the flow (except don’t ask him to wear a gray t-shirt. long story.) his awesome attitude resulted in a laid back session complete with stupid jokes, a secret garden and gang tatoo lessons. really. could i make that up?
my fave of the day. i love the genuine smile. probably as a result of something his incredibly funny mother said… (i should hire her to get smiles like this from all my seniors!)
we hope this graffitti doesn’t have some kind of offensive meaning. we apologize in advance if it does. it’s still a cool shot.
these may be the coolest shoes ev-uh! barefoot runners!! they are the thing to run in these days. or to be styling in your senior pics.
steve is headed someplace big for his post high school education. he would like to be either a buckeye or a blue devil. just in case he becomes a buckeye…
terri and steve, thank you for such a fabulous session! i love your sense of humor and adventure. it really should be illegal to have so much fun while “working”.
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