Archive for May, 2009

At one of our recent weddings we were spoiled with tons of time for portraits beforehand. But, since this is Florida, it was about 90 degrees outside with a blazing sun so we took the bride and groom for ice cream right after their “first look”. (Yeah, we’re a daring bunch here at Studio222 Photography.) Let me set the scene: Nate and I, carrying all of our gear, and a bride and groom dressed to the nines in their perfect ensembles are waiting in Kilwins (Kilwins, like Starbucks, is a frequent guest star at many of our sessions.) amidst random locals murmuring their congratulations. We were standing at the front of the line drooling over ice cream flavors when we heard the groom, Carl, say to the counter attendant, “Can I try the raspberry sorbet? I want to taste it before I commit…”

-silence-

Nate and I immediately burst into rolling laughter. A few seconds later the bride, Lillian, started laughing hysterically as well. At this point everyone in the shop was laughing. It took a moment for Carl to realize the hilarity of his reluctance to commit to an ice cream flavor while standing in his tux beside his bride-to-be. But then he started laughing as well. He did commit, to the raspberry sorbet and to her. And they all lived happily ever after. I just love when real life breaks through the hoop-la and reminds us all that at the end of the day, it isn’t about planned out perfection, it’s about being able to laugh at and with the one you love most. ;)

It reminds me of a line from the song “The Lark Ascending” sung by David Crowder:
“And I’m trying to make you feel that this is for real, that life is happening, and that it means everything.”

I have no idea how I got this shot because I was laughing so hard that I was almost crying…

It’s been rainier this week than it has been all year. So it only makes sense that this is the week Nate and I would decide to go motorcycle shopping, buy one, and then stare at it because we can’t actually ride it around anywhere.

Nate grew up riding dirtbikes and motorcycles, reading motorcycle magazines and memorizing specs. Back in the early nineties, one of the more popular bikes in the pages of the magazines was the Honda CBR 600 F2. So when he saw one for sale for a steal on Craigslist, he told me we had to jump on it.

After sharing one automobile for the last year, we were both excited by the possibility of both being independently mobile and the price couldn’t be beat so we drove across town in the rain to meet the seller. The bike was in great shape for it’s age and ran extremely well. Other than a few scratches and quirks it was perfect for us so we transferred the title and bought a tag that afternoon. Nate and I went for a short spin on it during a break in the rain yesterday. It’s pretty sweet! Now maybe he can surprise me with things like flowers and candy when he comes home since I won’t be in the car with him to ruin it. ;)

I was just at a coffee shop last week with an old friend. We both were working on our laptops and chatting when a friend of his walked into the shop. He introduced me to his friend and then turned to me and asked, “When was it that we met? Freshman year of college?” I nodded in agreement and then laughed as I did the math. “I can’t believe we’ve known each other for 6 years already!” I can’t believe I haven’t gone to a class in over 2 years. Oh my gosh- I hated classes.

Melissa just graduated from our alma-mater, the University of Central Florida- a university affectionately nick-named “U Can’t Finish”. (I say affectionately but that probably isn’t true. I know a few people who are going on their 7th year of undergrad!) So when she contacted us to see if we could do a short portrait session with her to commemorate this time in her life, we were more than happy to ablige. Melissa also brought 3 pairs of ridiculously cute shoes that she switched out during our hour-long session and immediately won her way into my shoe-addicted heart! And although she said that she had no idea what she was doing while posing for the pictures, I think we can all see that she definitely knows how to work it for the camera. Plus we performed a little black magic portrait session dance right before the session to make sure the images came out HAWT. Not really. Maybe. You’ll just have to book a session with us to find out. ;)

Work it out…

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…like a boss

Happy Graduation Melissa. Now go take over the world!