Shumate Family

The last time I shot this family was in June 2007. These boys have changed so much and are full of even more energy.

Brayden

Kyle

Tyler

Jacob: 7 months

Little Jacob is getting so big. You wont recognize him for the session we did over 6 months ago. Here are some precious shots from sweet little blue eyes.

Baby Rachel

I had the privledge of meeting baby Rachel when she was just one week old. She was soo sleepy when I got there but she didnt want to miss a thing. Here are some of my favorites from the session.

Steve and Friends in Yucaipa

Kristy from Steve and Friends in Yucaipa asked me to come get some shots of the girls from the Salon for marketing. These girls are so much fun. We had a blast. Here is one shot they might use.

And here is a shot that shows you just a glimpse of how crazy they can get.

A little blurb about Steve and Friends.

"Steve and Friends has been established and running in Yucaipa for over 40 years. Originally owned by Steve Veliquette, the salon has been at its current location (12033 4th St.) for over 15 years. In 2003, Connie Karabas and Kristine Quesada along with their parents, Bill and Glenda Rice, bought the salon from Steve. Steve retired to Arkansas that year. Since then, Connie and Kristy have made the salon into what it is today...fun, energetic, friendly and open...to anyone, anytime. They decided to keep the name and Steve's face as the salon's logo. Steve and Friends now operates as a full service salon with seven stylists, and a nail technician. We specialize in a wide range of services such as specialty hair color, multi dimensional weaving, color blocking, wedding updos, hair-locs hair extensions, waxing, ear piercing, haircuts, and styles. We carry matrix, bedhead, joico, and loma hair products. We use matrix and redken color lines. We are extremely proud and excited about our current staff, Connie Karabas, Kristine Quesada, Tamara Betor, Tina Green, Gina Enos, Kim Nguyen, Jessica Smith and Nikki Lamaster. All of our girls are extrememly talented and specialize in many different areas. We at Steve in Friends hope to make everyone's hair experience a fun, and memorable one. We pride ourselves on being family oriented and love to have children in our salon!! (We have 19 all together) We love our clients and enjoy having people pop in anytime-even to just hang out. Call us anytime to schedule your next appointment!! (909)797-1918 "

Gallery Wraps

In the last few months I have ordered a couple different canvases from different companies. Now I am sold on Canvas On Demand. They did a great job, simple to order, great communication, timely turn around and did a great job shipping the product. Here are just a couple shots of the finished product.

Photo from Jackson Hoyer's 9 month session.

The canvas is 22" x 28".

The sides of this canvas are a continuation of the picture. (hence the name wrap) You can also get prints with soild sides. This print is 1.5" thick.

The corners are done really well and the finished product is ready to hang. I had the dustcover and hanging hardware added to the back of the canvas.Let me know if you are interested in a gallery wrap from one of your sessions.

Mommy and Me: Kristen and Ethan

I did Kristen's maternity photos, shot the family and Ethan when he was a newborn, now we finally found the time to do the mommy and me shots Kristen has been wanting since he was 6 months old. Really Kristen was looking for just one shot. She has done "mommy and me"sessions with her four other kids and is creating a wall dedicated to that special time in each of her kids lives. She still hasnt picked her favorite but here are a few of mine.

Trash the dress with Daniel and Erin

I was super excited about this session for several reasons. One, I was able to work with Brittney again. Two, I got to see Erin and Daniel again (I was the second shooter for their wedding) and this was my first Trash the Dress session. Now Erin didnt really want to destroy her dress but she was up for just about anything we asked her to do. Here are some of my favorites.

Tom and Katryn: Wedding

I have been putting off this post for way too long. If you know me personally, you know what my family has been through this past year. If you don't know me, here is a glimpse of the amazing family I am a part of.

My mother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2007. You can read her full journey at this CaringBridge link. On June 11, 9 months after her initial diagnosis, she came home from spending a week at the hospital being treated for pneumonia and was put on Hospice. We knew we did not have much time left but the question was never asked, "How much time do we have?" On Friday June 13 my sister-in-laws boyfriend proposed at the breakfast table surrounded by family. She said yes and the date was set for Sunday the 15th. The race was on. With help from family and friends we organized a beautiful wedding in less than 72 hours. I documented the day with my camera and am ready to share them with you.

If you have time to view the whole day, here is the slideshow. Click on the showcase and the password is "Fry".

Kristy and Connie, from Steve and Friends in Yucaipa, did everyone's hair and even trimmed all the guys.

The dress was Katryn's moms dress. It fit her perfectly. The only adjustment made was making the sleeves shorter.

Frieda and Katryn.

Tom's dad was them officiant for the ceremony.

The most adorable ring bearer ever! (my youngest son)

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fry

On the Ducati.

Katryn's family

Tom's family

Katryn's brothers.

Katryn and her dad, Durwyn.

This was such a blessed day for our family. It was extremely important to Katryn to have her mom be a part of her wedding day. A little over a week later, Frieda passed away. We miss her so much but she will live on forever in our hearts and memories.