Tanner: Class of 2011

Enjoyed my shoot with Tanner at Bridgeport this fall to capture his senior portraits. Best wishes and happy blessings to you, Tanner, for a bright future and a great final year in high school. You can see more from this shoot by becoming a fan of Pippen Prints on Facebook. ;)

I Heart Faces--"Smirk" Challenge (my first entry! Yay!)

On my list of photographic to-do's (among 'update website' & 'post on site as often as FB') has been to take a leap and participate in the weekly challenges posted on a new (fabulous) photography community at I Heart Faces. This is my FIRST entry--tummy-butterflies excluded, I'm just happy to participate.

Anyhow, I didn't realize how hard it would be to find a "smirk" photo, but I did find a few and finally decided to enter this little buddy of mine. He begs me to bring my camera every time I visit, however when it comes to actually getting better than squinty-eyed-sassy faces from him I usually wind up with some resistance in the form of "smirk," as shown here.

I think I also chose him because as the middle child he usually is very patient to let big sister or little brother take spotlight. Today it's his turn to shine...or should I say smirk. ;)

Check out more entries at I Heart Faces. So many amazing talents to learn from!

Shelby--Class of 2010

It was a joy to share Shelby's light heart and energy during our shoot recently for her senior portraits. Congratulations and best hopes for a beautiful future as bright as you are!

Video Montage

I just added a video slideshow of some of my recent work to the sidebar at the right. It was fun to try a new montage of my favorite images to music.

You can make one of your favorite photos by visiting http://www.onetruemedia.com/. It's very basic, and if I do this again I will likely try to build a video slideshow on my own. But for now, this will do and was a fun step into showcasing my photography in a modern way.

Here is my first attempt at video. I hope you enjoy!



If you "YouTube" you might also enjoy my friend's new vlog (that's video+blog for any web newcomers). He's a great photographer and has a good sense for timing humor and commentary. You can check his journey out by visiting DavidAnastasiou on YouTube.

Natalie--Class of 2010! Woo hoo!! :)

Natalie is one of my beautiful sisters, ready for her senior portraits and gearing up for an exciting road ahead. Here's to your bright and ambitious future, Natalie!

Congrats and God bless!

Justin and Claire--Fall Family Photos

It was an honor and pleasure to meet with this family for their fall family photos. The kids were SO cute as a gold miner and prairie girl! Great costumes! I'm sure they were hits with trick-or-treating. :) I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season celebrating the blessings you have in each other.