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Meet the fabulous Miss Katie

We had the pleasure recently of photographing a wonderful young lady that definitely knows her style!  Katie is just the sweetest and funniest little lady I have met in awhile.  My favorite part- when she had Dad bring her a latte while we were shooting!  Her parents are just wonderful and I think I want them to adopt me!  We had a great time and I can't wait to play again soon!  Thanks for the fun guys!

So let's learn a little about Katie....

What is your favorite food?
I love food in general.  My favorite food depends on my mood, but it is
usually what my Mom and I create together in the kitchen.

What is your favorite sport?
I don't play sports for insurance purposes.  I do bowl occasionally but
not well.

What do you want to be when your grow up?
I want to be a servant of God, a loving wife and mother, a caring
daughter, a good sister, and a best friend.  Oh, and the owner/designer of
my own clothing company, Pure Apparel Co.

When you were 5 what did you want to be?
I wanted to be everything when I was 5, and still do.

Would you rather live without music or live without T.V.?
Definitely T.V.


What place would you like to visit for a month?
ITALY...I'm already learning Italian for the trip!

Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
I've only had cats.

What are three of your favorite T.V. shows?
My three favorite TV shows are: Extreme Home Makeover, A Baby Story, and
Who's Wedding Is IT Anyway (or Platinum Weddings, which ever isn't a
re-run).

Would you rather eat a lime or lemon?
Lime, yum!!

What do you do most often when you are bored?
Bored? What is bored?

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
I would be a pearlescent light blue, the light blue that is in between a Tiffany's box and an aquamarine.

What store would your like to be trapped in for 24 hours?
I would love to be trapped in Bergdorf Goodman,  I would try on all the
clothing that I could never afford, eat at their restaurant where you
order in French, and sleep like the Queen of Sheba in the housewares
department!

What super power would you want?
I would love to be able to fly.  I could get so much more done if I didn't
have to drive everywhere.

Favorite color?
That is really hard question for me.  I love so many different colors.  I
love the color of brown eggs.  I love the color of sea glass.  I love the
purple color hydrangeas...the list just goes on and on.

What played last on your ipod?
"Isles of the Shoals" by Tim Janis

What song of your parents drive you crazy?
"Some Enchanted Evening"

Is your VCR still flashing 12:00?
No, it isn't.  Everything is so automated now I don't even have to set it
for daylight savings time.

What is your favorite coffee order?
Chai Tea Latte

What is your favorite dessert?
I'm not good with favorite food questions, but if I had to choose, it
would be panna cotta with raspberry sauce or double rainbow coffee blast
ice cream.

Are you bringing sexy back?
I'm bringing classic femininity, grace, and sophistication back which are
sexy in their own way.

What was the last magazine you read?
Vogue

Would you rather cut a 1/8 of an acre of grass with your teeth, or lick up
a rain puddle 6ft by 6ft?
I would rather lick up a 6ft.x6ft. rain puddle.  Since we live in a
drought stricken dessert, it would be awhile before we had a storm big enough to make a 6ft.x6ft. puddle.

Thanks for being so much fun guys! 

It's Scavanger Hunting time...

So we thought we would have some fun again!  Now for those that don't know how this works- you submit photos, but you are not judged on the "professionalism" of those photos- let's be real people they can be camera phone if you really want.  The point is to find the most unique or fun or whatever interpretation of the following list.

On the Hunt #2.......

#1. Show me someone dancing.
#2. Show me your favorite place to shop
#3. Show me your vice that you really should give up, but just cant
#4.  Show me someone over 65 years of age
#5. Show me something forbidden
#6.  Show me someone - anyone that knows you are taking their photo.... the catch?  You have to have somewhere in the background or foreground a sign that says "inky-dinky-do loves you"- but the person posing can't know it is there!
#7. Show me something Tangerine
#8. Show me joy
#9. Show me circles
#10. Show me something refreshing
#11.  Show me something reminds you of inky-dinky-do
#12.  Show me something that is fishy
#13.  Show me something hot
#14. Show me someone in uniform and they have to pose for the photo- no fair snapping on the run!
#15.  Show me something from a unique perspective- can be anything- set it up and then change it up before you snap the shutter.
#16.  Show me someone at rest.
#17.  Show me someone that never rests!
#18.  Show me something flexible
#19. Show me a funny face
#20.  Show me a fabulous pair of shoes!
#21.  Show me the green
#22.  Show me someone on the cell phone- but it can't be black or silver!
#23.  Show me something messy
#24.  Show me a grateful heart
#25.  Show me what it feels like to be you on a good day.

Each item will be worth 3 points.  So 75 points possible.  That being said we know we need the bonus round with you guys!

Bonus Points.....
+5 points- any shot of you with a local "celeb" or complete stranger holding a sign stating they don't know you.  If you think we wont check you are mistaken.  :)

+5 points- show me a scene from a movie- costumes are allowed, but you can't tell me the movie in the scene, props are OK and using as many people as you like is fine.  Think something everyone might know.

+10 points- the most creative use of inky-dinky-do on a sign in anyway (heck why limit you guys when Jen tacked inky-dinky-do rocks to Iger's sign I was laughing for a good 1/2 hour!) Think creative and have fun with it.

Prizes:
$100 gift certificate to inky-dinky-do
$50 gift certificate to Denise Haddock Unique Interior Designs
$20 Gift card to Best Buy

and for a fun little spin........
I have agreed that this time YOU guys can challenge me too!  So you guys can come up with a list of 25 things.  Now they have to be reasonable, no "photo of you with Bono" sort of thing!   So anyone can post the questions- let's just add them to the comments below.  When we have 25 we are good.  You can offer up multiple at a time. 
IF I don't complete your list (which you have to have 25 for me by Friday at 6pm) then EVERYONE that participates will win a $100 gift certificate to inky-dinky-do!  I think that is fair!

So let's have some fun again guys!
Once you have your entries email them or a link to your on-line gallery, or drop them off to the boutique 4x6's are fine.  please # them so we know what goes with what.  :)

Deadline:  April 24th at midnight!  Winners will be announced at the Girls Giving Back on the 25th and then on-line. 
Who can participate? Everyone.  Kids- be sure to ask your parents before as always with the web.  See you can win mom her mother's day gift!  My art students that are out there- this is a great excercise for you too!

Miss Katie helps out Plan B!

We have to give Miss Katie a huge thank you for helping out our Plan B photographers on a little field trip.  I've been working with them on a few concepts and this lesson was what to do when there is NO good light and you basically have a sticker patch and that is it!  So we played around doing a couple different things and perhaps the funniest part was me trying to get lens flare.  Yes, I know it is kind of trendy at the moment, but photographers have spent years & money AVOIDING lens flare!  So it is kind of like forcing me to do something wrong... don't know why but it kills me.  :)

So we had a little fun and I just had to share.  Again, Katie you are too sweet to help us out!  I hope you got all the stickers out of shoes!

Here is Miss Jen hard at work... notice how sweet Katie is... we coined a phrase while we were out there....

stickerlicious!

Some of Jens shots...

 

So today Kim and Kristen were working on some techniques here and caught a couple images.  One of the things the girls might hate right now, but will love later on is they aren't allowed to put the camera on auto- it is manual all the way!  Why?  Because I want them to understand the concepts behind getting the image.  Too many people throw a camera on auto and then it doesn't turn out and don't know why it didn't turn out.  So I'm happy that my Plan B ladies are well trained and rising to each assignment!

So Kim grabbed Miss Madison and then Kristen...

I will be really happy when they learn to process their own stuff too!

Now how about when Miss Kristen get a hold of the camera....you will notice Kristen always has a different view of the world!  What do I notice... that I spent a lot of money of A&F jeans that have holes in them.... at least "back in the day" we had to go use Dad's grinder and stuff to get the look!

 

 

 

Of course what else to do for me... but to catch a couple of shots of them when they are working!

So the Plan B ladies have an assignment for next week.... if anyone wants to be abused a little... no stickers this time, drop us an email and we might hook you up with a crazy time and some photos.   The girls also don't know it yet, but they have to do some shots for a company.... so if you are needing something for advertising believe it or not we might have a great opportunity for you!  Email for details.

Good Bye Miss Franzi

We are sad to see our favorite German exchange student head back home today.  We will miss your bright smile.  So we are dedicating a little post just to Franzi today.  I'm not sure the band will be able to continue without you... but we will try to make you proud. 

 

So how about a little Q & A with Franzi....

What is your name?
Franziska Leona Pfaffinger

What name do you think fits you more?
  Yasmin

Where are you from?
Berlin (Germany)

What school did  you attend?
Liberty High School Bakersfield

What are your plans for the summer when you get home?
I will get my drivers license and I`m gonna get a job.

If you were a fruit or vegetable what would you be?
A strawberry.

If you could have a super power what would it be?
I would be able to fly.

A piece of wisdom you would like to pass down to your classmates?
Live each day to the fullest.You never know which one is your last one.

Have you chosen a career path?  If so what cha gonna do?
I think I'm gonna be a nutritionist and work together with my sister.

What is your favorite meal?
Ange's fettucine alfredo :)

Would you rather eat beetles or drink pond water?
drink pond water

What is playing on your ipod right now?
beyonce with irreplaceable

What was your favorite thing about being an exchange student?
To see and experience a different culture and to see the californian life.

Any new favorite foods you tried while here?
fettucine alfredo and reese's peanutbutter cups :)

What was the strangest “American” thing that you were subjected to
while here?
That you don't have subways and buses to go from place to place.

You took photos with Stephanie- so really how bad was it?  (shhh we
wont tell her…)
:D it was awesome.I never did anything like that before. she made the
shooting fun and the pictures came out really good.

Coffee or tea or soda?
coffee

Did you miss any traditions while you were here from back home?
eating the meals together on the table.

What is your parting piece of wisdom for the next exchange student to
come to town?
Be honest each day to your host family and all the other people.if you
are,you will be able to have wonderful relationships.

Meet Miss Anna

Generation Y is going full force these days! 

Who says senior pictures have to be boring?

Just watch for some cool new stuff coming for seniors and fellow Generation Y'ers.

Photo for the day....

Just had to share a fun little grouping of our own Miss Madison.  She is quite the soccer player in addition to being a great pet photographer.  Hmmmm I remember when she just looked cute in the uniform with matching bows in the hair... my how times have changed!

Happy New Year to Everyone!

2007 has been such a great and crazy year for us personally and the studio.  I hope that the treated everyone well and that 2008 is even better.  Our wish for everyone this year is time with Family & Friends.  I think that will be me only real resolution for 2008 more time for my family & friends.  I don't regret one minute that I spent with them in 2007 so it seems like a good goal!  Come to think of it we took on a lot of community projects this last year and I feel great about those as well.  While it was nice to receive the Humanitarian of the Year at the Beautiful Bakersfield Awards, I think the families I met during the year that brought me to that award mean even more.  Of course the Relay for Life was our first year and we are already raising for 2008!  We had a great time and this year I wont be in a wheelchair for it! 
My only real regret for 2007.... at some point during the year I turned around and my kid grew up.  Just wasn't ready for that to happen.  Mike and I are now looking at two beautiful young ladies that are going to dances and actually care if what they are wearing matches.  For those of you giggling and thinking ha ha boys are next- stop!  I'm looking into convents as I type.

So because I feel so blessed this last year, and maybe those prescribed pain killers make me a little loopy.... let's have a little thank you bonus for my favorite blog readers!

Here you go....
From 12:01 am Jan 1, 2008 to 11:59pm-Jan 1,2008  Pacific time....

The first 5 people to send us your favorite photo YOU took this last year will win a fun little "artist has gone mad and is bored session".
Hey, I bought a bunch of stuff and haven't gotten to play with any of it yet!  Besides, you all kept me so busy this last year I never did do my Artist Mondays!  So let's have some fun and be a little crazy and just to sweeten it up a little.... we have a special new something for you as well... can't tell you that yet, but you will like it.

:)  Happy New Year!

Meet Miss Blanca

What is to say..... she is stunning. 

Remember Gen Y is all about being you and being fabulous! 

Generation Y.... those born between 1982 and 1992. 

For more information of Gen Y sessions check out the website!

Watch for exciting information coming up about Generation Y... yes that means you sweet 16ers, high school seniors and co-eds!