senior session: kayla

i realized i needed to post more shots from last weekend's shoots.

so here goes.

senior: kayla

kayla's mom is engaged to my brother-in-law.

kayla is great fun to be around and laugh with.

she and i chat on facebook and text each other.

such a funny girl.

she's actually a junior, but is cramming her junior AND senior year together to graduate early.

crazy girl.

for her shoot, we hit delano.  the crazy kansas wind

accompanied us, as well.

as did her best friend.
her friend told me she hated photos.

what the what??

serious oddball.  she is such a photogenic girl!!

i learned during that session that if a 30 year old says "bust it out" in front of teens, it makes the teenagers laugh.  apparently i'm too old to say that now.  ugh. :)

thanks for hanging out with me girls!

photo weekend peeks.

photo weekend has come and gone, leaving behind some great(and windy) memories.  here are some of my favorite shots.

a big thank you to everyone who participated!!  if you haven't already, you can check out more photos from the weekend on my facebook photo page.

spring 2011: antonio

yesterday i had the opportunity to hang out

with mr. antonio again.

i last saw him at his first birthday party last summer.

he's quite the little man now.

we took advantage of the greenery and water around oak park

and riverside park.

he gave me some adorable faces, despite the fact

that he was feeling a little crummy.

thanks for sharing your little man with me, krista!

open.

i have an open afternoon/evening tomorrow (friday, april 8th) if anyone wants to take photos.  it's suppose to be beautiful out!!
let me know!

ICT photog gathering: march 2011

last night i had the opportunity to be a part of

another photographer get together with my photog

friends jackie, sarah & was able to finally meet a facebook

photog friend, heidi.

we did a little photo walk

with about 15 people(or so)

all armed with cameras,

shooting in the falling snow.

this is my favorite shot from the night.

my new friend suzy(great name, right?)

did a little modeling for us. :)

we did a q&a afterwards, talking about things that we liked to do, didn't like, lenses, experiences, etc.  there were some things that were helpful, but other things geared towards those girls wanting to go big time.  while we were talking, heidi mentioned OpLove.

she said it was for military, but i didn't have a clue what she was talking about at all.

OpLove is short for 'Operation Love ReUnited'.
there is an online list of photographers in the area that military families have to use for when they want to do photos of their loved ones deployment/return.  i checked the list for our area.  within a 50 mile radius, there are only 2 photographers registered.  2.  and i guess that wouldn't be such a blow to me, but we have mcconnell afb so close by... to me 2 is a sad number.

even more so since i know my own husband will be deploying and we're going to be one of those families wanting photos done.


that being said, i want to encourage any photographers out there reading this, no matter where your home is, to register and give back to these families.  you have no idea what these families go through.  heck, i have no idea the bulk of what they go through, but i am slowly finding out first hand.  i know they will appreciate you!

open weekend.

the sailor has a clear weekend(finally)!!!

instead of staying home with him and celebrating, i'm opening the weekend for photos! 



 i will be available:

saturday, april 9th from 3pm-4:30pm(i have a shoot at 5)

sunday, april 10th from 1pm-6pm.

all shoots will be 1 hour and you will receive a cd of your images.  session cost is $60.  

e-mail me at jeaswhyte(at)yahoo(dot)com to reserve your spot.

shoots & spring cleaning.

i'm looking into opening some time up for photos
saturday, april 9th. 
i have a family member that wanted senior photos at 5pm, which i am planning on renting a lens for, so i want to get as much use out of the lens rental as i can! :) i should have a post up by april 1st pertaining to that weekend, so keep your eyes open for times.



 i've been bitten with the spring cleaning bug.  i will admit that i absolutely love to clean the house and remove unused items.  my sister always says that i like to give everything away.  not true.  i just don't like things to sit and collect dust.  so here are my latest items to add to my 'for sale' list.

my sigma 50-200mm 4-5.6 lens(CANON mount).

i purchased it from adorama last spring.  i thought i'd use it a ton. 

apparently i was wrong.  my 50mm stays on my camera 24-7, so i think it's time to say farewell.  i got it for $180 and i'm selling it for $90...with it goes my kit lens(canon 18-55mm w/out image stabilization).  i will send the two to a new home for $90.  i just want someone who could really use them.  i hate for them to be here when someone may be needing them, but not able to afford them at full price.

out go the lenses, so out goes the heavy duty bag.

this is a tamrac velocity 9 bag.  it has some serious lens room in it.  and padding.  a lot of padding.  i've enjoyed it.  it's protected my equipment from kids, rain, kids...it's been great.

this bag was going for $90-$100 on ebay last year.  i got it brand new for $65.  it was my awesome purchase of the year.
since i've had it for about a year, i'm selling it for $45.  it's in almost new condition.
in the main carrying area i've held the kit lens, my 50mm, the telephoto and a 24-70mm, along w the body, all at the same time.
it has a sling strap that goes across your body, too.  there are bags on ebay right now, the new ones have photos of the insides.  i wanted to link it, but i was afraid that once i did, the bag that i linked it to would be sold on ebay.

if these are still at my house come april 2nd, they will be going into my garage sale.  you can email me if you're interested in making an offer.  jeaswhyte(at)yahoo(dot)com.