Mother Nature is not liking me today - Emmett Idaho Senior Photographer

Today was an extremely hot day. And I mean HOT!!! I think at one time I saw the weather temperature gauge thing that I have read 111 degrees. Now that's HOT! I knew that I had a Senior Photo Shoot scheduled in the early evening so I just kind of took a "chill day" to relax and drink nothing but iced tea all day...ok ok and some Diet Pepsi too. 6:30pm came around and the sun is shining through some clouds. No biggie, it's cooler so I'm happy and I like shooting under clouds (it's what photographers call "nature's soft box"). I meet-up with my client and her mother and we start shooting. All is good, everything is flowing greatly and then we gather up and get ready to go to the next location spot that I wanted to shoot her at. Then I see it.....the clouds all of the sudden got really dark and now lightning had started. Mother Nature played a trick on me today! First it was just plain hot, then it got cooler with light clouds in the sky, and now it's storming with thunder and lightning with huge rain drops. I had to call it a night for the photo shoot. No way am I taking shots with laying on the ground and my butt in the air holding my expensive camera that has a metal bracket on the top of it. Plus, my client really wanted some awesome water shots and I didn't want her in the water with it being cold outside and nasty cloudy (even if it didn't rain). So we rescheduled.

Hopefully Mother Nature will be kind to us during our next shoot.

Chillin - {Emmett, Idaho Photographer}

My dog Micki is a character. All dogs seem to have their own "personality" and Micki definitely has some "personality". Whenever NCIS comes on, we tease the heck out of him and put the show on 2 TV's; one upstairs and one downstairs (the stairs aren't steep....only 7 or 8 steps). Micki goes completely nutso when the theme song is played; he'll run and literally dive over the stairs from one TV to the next. We tease him and mute one TV when he gets near it just so he hears the theme music on the other TV and run to it...then of course we mute that one and he'll run to the other TV that's now not muted and blaring the theme music. It's hilarious to watch! This is just one of the MANY things my dog does that makes him such a fun character to be around. He certainly is entertaining!

Now to my reason for posting. I caught Micki in a rare form; chilling out. Yes, it's something that he does each and every night, but keep reading and you'll understand why it's a rarity that I captured this moment. See, every time that I have tried to capture him laying down being calm he then gets all excited and thinks that it's time to play and will get his ball and throw it at me (yes, he throws his ball at me from his mouth LOL) or will basically gently attack me and want to wrestle and lick my camera. Well, this one night I guess he was just plain pooped out and didn't want to budge for anything. I slowly grab my camera and lay down on the floor, focus and capture this rarity.

New Blog Layout - {Emmett, Idaho Photographer}

So what do you think of the new blog layout? Spring has FINALLY sprung here in Emmett (Mother Nature is a bit late this year) so I did some "spring cleaning" around the home and decided to spruce up the blog while I was in a fun and spirited mood. Now some may be wondering what I meant by stating that Spring has finally sprung. See, the weather out here in Emmett has been REALLY strange for the past couple of months. We had rain and hail off and on throughout April and May with maybe 1 or 2 days of sunshine during those two months. It's June now and it didn't start getting sunny til last week. Seriously, Mother Nature either skipped over us this year or did this on purpose so our lawns get some much needed watering.

Soooooo, what do you think about the new layout?

Cole, Emmett High Class of 2010 - {Emmett, Idaho Senior Photographer}

Cole is a client that hates to have his picture taken; but also is one that can't take a bad picture. Go figure! He's got a great smile (check out the dimples!) that just won't quit.

He's into all kinds of sports; football, wrestling, lacrosse and I wanted to incorporate that into his session. We started out on the Huskie Football Field and went on from there.

 

And now a glimpse into Cole......

My name is Cole Wright

My nickname is Coley

I go to school at Emmett High

My favorite class is Government

My dream vacation is to go to Borah Borah

I love to listen to just about anything

My favorite place to shop is Foot Locker & Game Stop

My all-time favorite movie is Forever Strong

My favorite possession is my truck

I never leave home without my phone

My biggest fear is losing Karen

My favorite high school moment is qualifying for the State Wrestling Tourney my Freshman year

My dream job is anything that makes me rich

Dead or alive, who would you like to meet and why....Emmett Smith because he is my all time favorite running back

Meet Baby Sophia - {Emmett Idaho Newborn Photographer}

Meet Baby Sophia. She is the most beautiful little girl with the biggest blue eyes. She was wide awake when I arrived and was not fussy at all with a camera in her face, in fact she loved it so much that she didn't want to go to sleep (but finally did). 

 Watch out future boyfriends of Sophia's.....you'll not only have to go through her Daddy, but you'll have to go through her two brothers too!

A little fun family time while waiting for Sophia to fall asleep

 

Isn't she precious?! She has such beautiful eyelashes. I loved how she slept with her pinky in the air, I had to capture it!

I must admit that this is my absolute fave <3

 Look how tiny her head is in her Mommy's hands. And her feet......just too cute!!

A beautiful video of her session

June 2010 Special from Barbara Walker Photography - {Emmett Idaho Photographer}

I LOVE saving money and sometimes find myself waiting to get something until it's on sale. Well, this month is a doosy of a sale for the month of June with Barbara Walker Photography.

Getting a $20 off coupon is nice. A $50 off coupon is even better, right? I thought I'd make it an AWESOME deal this month (June 2010) and give my clients and offer of a lifetime................$100 OFF EACH CUSTOM STORYBOOK ALBUM!!!!! Seriously, $100 off, no matter what size, and it can be an album from a previous session or a new session taken this month!!!

Offer ends June 30, 2010 at 11:59pm mountain time. Call me to place your order at 208.794.7420 or email me at barbara@barbarawalkerphotography.com. Just remember....this special ends June 30,2010 at 11:59pm mountain time.