Whew...

Well, I have recovered and I'm feelin' free! Trevor and Alex headed off to 4th grade, Noodle and I took a run and I'm ready to tackle photography. For those of you that are waiting patientely for your pictures they should be ready soon!!

Love,

Becky

Taylor...

As I'm sitting here, tears dilluting my morning cup 'o joe, I am reminiscing the good 'ole days. The picture from the first day of kindergarten was taken by none other than "Ms. A", the best kindergarten teacher EVER from the Kindergarten Village.

In our family we regularly do "highs and lows". That is where, in the evening before we go to bed, we tell each other our "high" of the day and our "low" of the day. Watching Taylor ride his bike down the road on his way to his first day of jr. high was both my "high" and "low" of today. What a bittersweet feeling!! The worst part is that I know, in what feels like a year, he will be heading off to college....it goes TOO FAST!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN!!!

"Happy birthday to you, you live in a zoo..." Oh, never mind, that's not you that lives in a zoo...it's me! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Molly & Sean

No...this isn't Molly and Sean. This is Vera and John and they were so much fun trying to make a heart with sparklers at Molly & Sean's wedding last night. They did a great job with the circle!!

Check the Gallery soon for a few more images from the wedding yesterday. It was beautiful! Off Broadway did the flowers and once again they were over the top!! Check out their website: http://www.offbroadwayweddings.com

Chris & Jen Rock!!

We just finished shooting such a fun wedding. Chris and Jen were such good sports! I think if I had asked them to jump into the lake they would have. (Maybe next week, U 2?) Congratulations!

Love,

Becky

The Last Days of Summer Vacation

I had to run outside and grab a few pix of Trevor jumping his ramp so he would leave me alone to get my work done. On the very last pass, apparently I didn't put the 2nd ramp far enough away which caused him to smash his face into the handle bars (so he said). After the bleeding stopped, his Grandma informed him that he will probably get 2 black eyes.

Can anyone say "Children's Services"??

Michael

We're babysitting my nephew today and loving it!!! Check out how adorable he is...

Out of the mouths of babes...

On Thursday I snapped this pix of Trevor, my son, while on my way out of the house to photograph a high school senior in Westlake. I always worry that I am spending too much time on photography since I seem to be working about 12 hours a day this time of year.

Just today when we were having lunch a client called. When I came back to the table Trevor said, "Mom, I'm glad not more people know about you." When I asked him what he meant by that he said, "well, if more people knew about you, you wouldn't be able to take care of us and if less people knew about you, you wouldn't be able to take care of us either."

It's so funny he would say that because I just received an e-mail with a client questioning my prices and asking me to drop them. I can honestly say that we are not well-off and just as Trevor said things are in balance. With the time I put into EVERY client's work, I have to charge what I charge so that I can provide for my family. I know there are cheaper photographers out there but there are also much more expensive photographers out there as well.

I just want to thank everyone of you that have given me the opportunity to document your lives!! I truly appreciate you!

Love,
Becky

The Blog of Shame

My poor Grandma!! The boys and I gave her this camera for Christmas. I thought it would make a perfect gift for 4 reasons.

1) We are the only Grandkids that never give her a gift at Christmas (for years!).

2) She lost her camera in a flood and I miss the pictures that she took at all of our gatherings.

3) I don't want to take pictures at the family gatherings.

4) She is 87 years old and I really want to spend more time with her. I thought it would push me to get together with her more often. My goal was once a month...I even have her scheduled into my palm pilot on repeat every month.

WELL...These photos were taken on Mother's Day. She has yet to see them. And she won't even see them here since she can't download Micro Media Flash at the "Village".

My poor Grandma is like the kid in the commercials that's stuck diving off the diving board but never gets to see it in print because it's stuck on the camera or in the computer.

I am putting this in print as the "blog of shame" to motivate me. The next time you see me feel free to nag me about getting these 2 and 100 other pictures to my Grandma (unless your name is "Marilyn",you are also in these pictures and you're still bugging me for vacation pix from last year).

The Paintball Mom

Ouch! That just about sums it up! If you love baking in the heat and getting pelted with bullets that leaves welts, this is your game! I always said that if I had to choose between sons and daughters I would pick sons. Well...I think the daughters would be a little less painful!! There were about 40 boys playing today so I was affectionately referred to as "Mom" by all of them...too fun :-)

Under the Sea...

I just got a new toy and I feel like a kid again! Check out the underwater pix! The first high school senior willing to do underwater portraits in their session will get their session for FREE!!

The" Knitting Nanny" needs your help!

I am so proud of my Mom! She has started a new business ( as if 40 years of running her own business wasn't enough). She has recently retired and taken up knitting again!

In an effort to market some of her pieces, we are in desperate need of models. My poor niece and my Mom's neighbour were kind enough to model a few things but they can't take it anymore with the child labor laws what they are!!

Anyone that purchases a knitted piece from her in the month of July 2008 will receive a free children's session and the $90 package for free!! The only catch is that your child needs to be photographed with the knitted piece (and of course without also :-) sometime during the month of August.

Just call Marilyn @ 440-371-2500 to arrange for your custom designed hat, scarf, sweater, etc...

Thank you for your help!

Becky

Jamie & Jeff

I am finally able to post new images to our website after weeks of my computer being on the fritz. My mom always asks me why I don't post more on the blog. She doesn't understand that it's because I'm so busy shooting and posting. Well I am having so much fun this year with weddings and portraits that I'm just going to share more! Here goes:

Jeff and Jamie were so fun! Sometimes you really have to work it to get people to have fun...not them. They are getting married next Memorial Day weekend. I can't imagine how awesome their wedding will be. Congratulations u 2!

Aunt Bea

Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph "Aunt Bea" and her family. Aunt Bea is a 12 year old Jack Russell. She was the winner of the Friendship APL cutest pet contest and chose yesterday to redeem her prize from Studio 60 Portraits. Thankfully the rain held off and we were able to squeeze in the most adorable photos. I was a little nervous. I don't usually get nervous anymore but if you're familiar with "Jack Russells" you know why. My friend once had one and they hung a mobile on their ceiling fan so their lovely dog could jump up and play with it. We were entertained for hours. Fortunately Bea is a little older and calmer. It sort of felt like I was photographing a 2 year old (no offense to my nephew Sam).

Thanks Kathy and Paul for giving me the opportunity! You have a wonderful dog!!

Ashley, Damon & Alta (MIA: Lincoln)

What an awesome family!!! http://www.teamtaseff.com/ is the coolest family in Cleveland! Check them out on their family website...love it!