Paige

Paige hails from right here in town- the first Joplin senior I’ve worked with this semester, ironically! I We caught the very last of the fall colors as well as some fun city settings.

RefrigiWear calendar shoot

As the most random job I’ve had in awhile, I was asked by a company called RefrigiWear (makers of insulated suits worn by warehouse workers) to take a shot of one of the winners from their ‘warehousemen of the year’ calendar. Brandy, pictured below, works at AmericCold in Carthage, Missouri and was the 2nd woman to win the contest in the last 10 years. I gave her the image that will make her the honored representative of a full month of insulated suit. Will she be August? January? oh, the suspense.

Pay no mind to the picture below hers. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to photograph myself sitting on a forklift…

the Meadows

My family shoot of the week… the Meadows. (sounds like a band name, doesn’t it?) Tabetha and Dana first hired me to photograph their wedding some time back; now they’re back for family pictures. They’re as awesome as clients come (Tabetha has given herself the title of my unofficial PR person) and have become friends along the way. With me, that is. They were already friends with each-other.

whiskerino 09′

Well, it’s here… whiskerino, 2009- final edition. To those of you who aren’t familiar with whiskerino, it is a 4 month, international beard growing competition that takes place every 2 years. Participants shave their facial hair on November 1st, then cannot shave or trim again until February 28th. This results in some pretty ginormous beards by the end. Mine only becomes slightly amish in appearance by March.

I know this all sounds ridiculous. And… well, it really is. But it’s not really about how big your beard is… it’s about the creativity and camaraderie amongst the members, many of whom are photographers, graphic designers, and other assorted artists who use this online competition as a creative outlet, to often impressive and/or hilarious results. See examples by looking over the daily winners from the 2007 edition, by clicking (here). To visit this year’s site, check out www.whiskerino.org/2009 and check back every now and again.

Here I am, halfway through the shaving process…

Baby Oliver: part II

You may remember baby Oliver from back in August; his parents Bryan and Veronica are the first customers to enroll in 9art’s ‘baby’s first year’ program. You can re-visit the first batch of pictures (here).

here’s a few shots from our second session… Oliver is growing up fast. I already can’t wait for the next shoot with him! I’m opening this batch with a ‘behind-the-scenes’ shot of my own little boy, Harry, who tagged along with me and his mom to help out. It was just too much cuteness in one room… can’t handle it…

Kelsa

I was waiting for the next senior to say they wanted something extra ‘edgy’ to pull out the location I used on Saturday for this shoot, just outside of Joplin… and I’m more than a little excited with the results. Thank you Kelsa for being so willing to trek around in the wasteland- and for being a great model for these not-so-normal senior pictures!!

Logan

Logan is a senior at Webb City High, and a proud member of the band there. I’d be proud too… they’re going to the Rose bowl this year, which is no small thing. Logan is a huge jazz fan and I tried to give him sort of a jazz feel for some of these senior pictures. I think they went well with his personality. Logan, I was more than happy to have you as my first guy (senior) of the season!!

The Tureks

Well it was just one of those days… we had a family shoot planned for the park in gorgeous Carthage… then we woke up and it was 40 degrees and raining. Not to be deterred, we decided to do the shoot at the Turek family’s home outside of Oronogo, Missouri instead… and I think we came out better than if we’d stuck with the original plan! The inside shots were very fun and personal, and then the rain even slacked off long enough for us to get some great backyard shots too. Thanks to the Tureks for opening up their home to the photographer!

Betsy & Levi

Levi & Betsy wanted some shots before their baby gets here. We split up the shoot between Webb City (including a fun little taco stand!) and their house. I love it when people let me shoot in their home; I think it’s just a lot more personal. And thanks Levi, for being unafraid to be goofy.

new packages!

Hey everybody! Just put up a brand new rates page with some pretty fun new packages. 4 new packages for families… 3 of which include shnazzy modern HOLIDAY CARDS… and 2 new ‘baby’s 1st year’ packages, which I’m very excited about. you can check it all out by clicking (here).

Stay tuned…