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View from My Camera – Hampton

susan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:27:39 +0000

Hampton, Hampton, Hampton. Thank you for being so easy this session. Hampton’s aunt is one of my best friends. So, he and I go way back! His family lives in Hendersonville and are so kind to sometimes use me as their photographer. So, on Memorial Day they made the trek down to visit family and to take Hampton’s pictures. Well… as luck would have it, it rained all day. So we weren’t sure that we could have our session. But, the sun came out for a quick minute and called and told them to come now!! So, they rushed over to find me in my pajamas. Yep, very professional. Huey was very sick with high fevers and we had been up with her off and on that night and she was laying on the couch very sick. Not to worry… Hampton’s parents are doctors and his mom was able to give us some guidance on medication. Off went Joe to get more medicine and we started on the session. As luck would have it, Huey started throwing up again in the middle of the session and I had to run and deal with her while Hampton waited so patiently for me to sterilize everything and get back to my camera. He was such a perfect angel. If we didn’t have the interruptions, his session would have lasted 10 minutes. Still, I think they were there for 30 minutes before the sun hid again and we had to stop. But, by then we had hundreds of pictures to choose from. He really was perfect. Thanks Hampton. You helped make that day so much better!

By the way, for those of you wondering… his mom was forewarned that Huey was sick before they came and I made sure not to touch him and cleaned my hands constantly during our session. She was so laid back. I just love doctors!! ;)

View from My Camera – Camille

susan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:45 +0000

I just love Camille’s family… for many, many reasons. And I was so delighted when her mom called and asked if I would photograph her, Camille and her mom. It was a Mother’s Day gift to her mom. What a great idea!!! I loved this session. We went out early one Saturday morning on a wet, wet day. We brought lots of trash bags and blankets that her grandmother had sown for her and set out for the park. They were leaving for the beach that day and busy with packing. But, for that hour all we were focused on was Camille. What a gift for her. When she grows up and looks back at these pictures, she will know that she was loved unmeasurably by many generations. It was the best…

Drum Roll Please…

susan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:00:13 +0000

Thank you to all of you who participated in our bag contest this summer and for those that had fun following the entries. I just loved seeing where the bag went with all of you. OK, drum roll please… the winners for the bag contest are as follows:

1 – Farthest from Studio – Katherine

2 – Most Locations – Alex

3 – Fan Favorite – Lucy

Call/E-mail me to select your winnings!!! I am so excited! Thanks everyone.

View from My Camera – Eliza

susan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:55:32 +0000

Eliza is a beautiful Baby Program client. And she gave me one of my favorite pictures of the year. See if you can find it!!! Also, I got to do something really fun in this session. Right before this session, her mom and aunt found out that they were both pregnant. So, I took a pictures of Eliza holding (OK, well we could only get her eating) a sign saying that they were pregnant. The weekend after they saw the pictures they went to see their parents and I added it as the last picture of their slideshow. They said that it was a huge surprise and got it on camera. I had to keep taking it on and off because they were slowly telling people that they knew. I was so honored to be a part of the surprise!

View from My Camera – Hampton’s Family

susan — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:18:48 +0000

OK, Hampton was a Baby Program client, but he grew up. Booooo!!! But, still they come to see me. Yay!!! So for Father’s Day this year, Hampton’s Mom wanted to give their Dad some pictures of them decked out in Wofford gear. He played football for Wofford and she wanted him to know how proud she and the kids are of him and are of his accomplishments there. So, we played and played on a hot summer evening and got these fun pictures for their dad. Enjoy!

View from My Camera – Chase

susan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:01:19 +0000

Like I said in an earlier post, I realized that I forgot to post some sessions and this is one of them. These are pictures from Chase’s newborn session. He is older than this now, but they are still so cute!! He is such a cute baby and so little!! I just loved meeting him and his family. Can’t wait to post the next session from his Baby Program.

View from My Camera – Colter

susan — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:40:17 +0000

Colter is a handsome and well behaved Baby Program client. I was going to post his latest session and then realized I didn’t post his first session!! I have to get better at this. So, this post you are getting two for one. I just love watching them grow up. See how much he has changed in 3 months?! And I included his birth announcement in the first set for those of you who are interested in seeing some examples of those.

Bag Contest – Final Assignment

susan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:08:25 +0000

So, summer has ended and so has our blog contest. Thank you for all of you who participated and sent in pictures. I was so excited to see where our bag went this summer. Next year, you are going to have to have me in the picture so I can go to all of these cool places too!!!

Now is the next step. One of the contest categories is “fan favorite.” This is where everyone can participate. To submit your vote, place a comment under the original post. One “vote” per visitor per entry (you can vote for multiple clients just once per client). So, if you didn’t enter you can help someone else win. Or if you did enter, write all of your friends and family to vote for your pictures. Make sense? Voting will end on August 31 so if you are busy with going back to school this week, you will have time to vote. Can’t wait to see how many votes we get!!!

Here are the links to the original posts:

Kim: http://susanbrewerphotography.com/blog/?p=1989

Katherine: http://susanbrewerphotography.com/blog/?p=2286

Paula: http://susanbrewerphotography.com/blog/?p=2332

Katherine: http://susanbrewerphotography.com/blog/?p=2524

Joanne: http://susanbrewerphotography.com/blog/?p=2538

Betsy: http://susanbrewerphotography.com/blog/?p=2544

Betsy: http://susanbrewerphotography.com/blog/?p=2647

Lucy: http://susanbrewerphotography.com/blog/?p=2653

Bag Contest Deadline…

susan — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:14:48 +0000

Oh, if you haven’t sent me your pictures already, please do so soon. The deadline is August 14. Didn’t we get some great entries this summer?!

Bag Contest Entry

susan — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:12:50 +0000

Our latest entry to the Bag Contest is from Lucy. Lucy is one of our favorite friends. She and her husband are always making me do crazy things that I would never do without them like… camping in December with freezing weather and rain!!! The latest thing they have talked me into is an Avitt Brothers concert at a state fair in October. Aaahhh me… we love them and their son very much.

Lucy is also the Youth Minister at our church. She took the Youth to Alaska this summer for a mission trip and lucky me, she took her bag too!! Her first description of the pictures was this: “These photos were taken at a Tlingit Native American Totem Park Village in Ketchikan, Alaska.” When I asked her for another description, she and one of the Youth came up with these… they made me laugh! Thanks Lucy!! Let me know which one is your favorite.

“Does this bag look good with my war paint? Because it’s sorta hard to get off and I really love the bag….”

“This pole represents the famous Tlingit legend of when Okka Chooka went shopping without a bodyguard. They mounted the piece in the center of the village to remind everyone that safety and cool bags are a number one shopping priority with the tribe.”

“All the other beavers think they’re soo cute with their Vera Bradley- they have no idea.”