Rjewellphotography

This past weekend, I went back to Cleveland for a senior photo session and ended up having to cancel due to possible food poisoning. Since I had dragged all of my camera equipment with me, I couldn’t just let it sit in my bag!  Luckily, my mom had arranged to take some pictures of Heather and Melissa in their prom dresses.  We spent most of our time on the Magnum Beach behind Cedar Point’s Sandcastle Suites (more on that in a couple days) and shot abit by Lighthouse Point as well.  We had alot of fun and got some great pictures of our gorgeous models!

Yesterday, Rob and I went out to East Aurora to take some pictures of the Miller family.  They have an amazing house that the father built himself (wow) on a great piece of land (complete with an awesome pond).  We had an awesome time working with the Millers- I’m sure that will show in the pictures to come (and the fact that I couldn’t narrow down the selection to my usual 6 or 7 images)!  The guys were definitely thinking that this would be a quick and typical  photo session (you know- posing by the fireplace with a cheesy fake smile).  Boy, were they in for a surprise!  It took a little while to kick them out of their comfort zone and into what we were doing.

The jump shots are fun, but sometimes the landings are so much better!

Did I mention that they have an awesome pond?

This is what I love about photography…

Poor Rachel….

Norm’s turn- ha ha!

Can you tell I love the pond?

Way too many people put on a show for the camera.  I am very thankful that they didn’t.

Kathleen and Jodi have such a fun dynamic- it reminds me of my family when I go home for the holidays!

Rachel can be a bit camera shy, but look at how much life she has in her laugh!

Sarah seemed to be loving every moment of the session.  I don’t think I came across one picture with out her gorgeous smile.

Norm is a bit shy when in front of the camera- athough I can’t understand why.  Look at how awesome he looks!

Can you tell the girls enjoyed the jump pictures?  This was from round 3!

Last week, I got together with all of my in-laws (Rob’s sisters and their families) to get some shots for a mothers day present.  We ended up at this awesome playground that reminds me of the one behind the N Royalton Library back home.  The kids were a bit young and hard to capture once we got there, but I probably would have taken off too given the chance.  Overall, it turned out to be fun time that ended in some cute pictures!

I’m back-tracking a bit for these…  Last month, Mom and I threw a baby shower for my big sis.  Unfortunately, she is unable to travel and thus stuck in Fayetteville, NC (motion sickness + morning sickness= unpleasant road trips).  For a while, we tried doing a video conference.  Due to technical difficulties we passed a cell phone around on speaker.  After we quickly killed the phone’s battery we gave up and decided that I should stand in for Jackie (but I didn’t look pregnant enough to open baby presents- you can probably invent the rest of the fun with your imagination).

Just a note before we get started- I am still NOT pregnant!  The “belly” you will see is a throw pillow…

Aunt Cheryl, Grandma, and Beth

Maryann

Presents!

The cutest way to wrap a present…

The little thing in my left hand moos when you shake it!

Pack ‘N Play!

Baby Crocs and bear

My favorite pose for maternity sessions!  (with my fake belly and baby bunny slippers)

Last weekend, Rob and I took a last-minute road trip to Alfred, NY for the annual Hot Dog Day Celebration.  We met up with a few of his college friends and had a blast.  All of the best photo ops were from a light show the University does every year.

Alfred’s shadow

Crazy Pod booth thingey-

Quite possibly the COOLEST picture frame EVER!

A random guy I don’t know posing in the coolest picture frame ever!

Maybe if I had a whisk this cool, I’d actually cook!

OK, you got me- I wouldn’t cook; I would just take pictures of my sweet whisk!