Introducing Chelsea and Steven

This week Chelsea and Steven came to visit the studio. I have had the privilege of knowing both of them for years through youth rodeo. They are both college students and Steven decided to have their pictures made together as a gift for Chelsea before she left to start a new adventure in college up at Marshall. They are the cutest couple and so much fun to work with! I wish you both the best this year in your studies, in the rodeo arena and with each other. Thanks for letting Backroads be part of this special time in your lives.

Rachel....2008 Senior ambassador

Meet Rachel my senior ambassador for Fordland High school. I had the opportunity to take Rachel's senior pictures this weekend and even with this heat we had it much cooler than most senior pictures taken this time of year. She had a great place picked out to take her pictures and she was accompanied by her two horses IOU and Belle. We got some unique water shots and I enjoyed working with Rachel and her family in the cool creek. Rachel, you have a stunning smile, thanks for choosing Backroads to capture it!

Meet China

She was new to the studio this week and my first senior student ambassador for 2008! She was so much fun to work with and so cute too! China brought her friend Simone and we had a lot of fun doing the "urban" thing. China will be back in next week for some more outside shots and her studio shots, I can't wait to work with her again. I hope you enjoy this sneak peek of whats to come. Thanks for being my first senior ambassador China!

Before we left on vacation

I had the opportunity to work with some new faces and some that I have worked with before. I was busy trying to get their galleries up and didn't get them on the blog. So, without further delay meet Myra and Jeffrey, they were so cute together. They both had the most incredible blue eyes!

The Nanneman family. What a beautiful family and I was able to get some family shots and some of the boys playing.

We happened to catch Tony and Devin doing their thing in town. You guys were pretty impressive on your boards.

Dale, Desiree and Wyatt were so much fun to work with. I enjoyed being able to do some fun and artistic editing with their shots! Thanks guys!

Miss Emily, my favorite model!

These two are regular models for me. They are patient sisters willing to let me try new photography tricks on them. Looking pretty in yellow! Thanks girls and Mom.

My pretty little ballerina.

Here are the last few from vacation that I will be posting.

These 4 shots are first light going into Yellowstone National park. It was absolutley beautiful there at dawn. I am now officially done with all the vacation shots that I planned on posting. All of these shots are straight out of camera shots, I haven't even begun the editing process of my favorites. I hope you have enjoyed looking as much as we have enjoyed sharing with you.

Wyoming, Montana, and Nebraska shots

Osprey Falcon in Yellowstone.

One of the areas around a pool by a geyser.

Castle Geyser erupting!

Old Faithful.

This is a shot that Tate was working on. He found this looking up in the Lodge at Yellowstone. Good eye Tate!

One of the shots that Mike got of a geyser erupting with the geese watching nearby. Stunning!

If you look real close, you will see Tate at the bottom of the waterfall. Yep, it scared me too when I looked down and saw where he was!

Mike and Tate take a little dip in Yellowstone river to cool off and have some fun.

BEAR!

and Elk.

House at the Rocky Mountain Museum in Bozeman.

and Mr. Jack (we could have stayed and talked to him all day.) What a wonderful man with great stories to tell.

Fires still burning outside of Missoula.

Boats on the lake in Polson.

The following are shots from Glacier National Park in Montana. It is the most beautiful place!

After the fires.

Montana night with fires burning in the distant mountains.

Evening sky in Montana.

Monument at Little Big Horn National Park.

Cemetary at the Little Big Horn National Park.

This is the area that the many Indian tribes were camped in before the battle of Little Big Horn.

Last stand hill at the battle of Little Big Horn in Wyoming. This is where Custer and his men were killed in the battle.

Chimney rock.

Water park in Nebraska the last night before making it home.