Tuesday, August 11, 2009

kickin' this off

Welcome to the blog for Ace of Images. I am asked quite frequently, "how's business?" and "are you doing okay?" (okay...that last one is really just from the grandmas, concerned with my well-being as a young newly wedded entrepreneur in a recession! ya know....it's love...), so to answer those questions I have created this blog.

So what's up?

I've had a GREAT time shooting so far this year!
Some highlights:



http://aceofimages.smugmug.com/gallery/9201911_M6HWT#614272407_XeYjG



It's back to school time and I am getting requests for info on senior portraits. I have not been focusing on this aspect of photography, but am at a good point where I can say, "Bring it on!". I am an onsite photographer. Have camera, love to travel!

I would LOVE to shoot any seniors in sports fyi. I miss being out "in the trenches". There's a certain bonding among we photogs and refs/line judges as bodies are stepped on and flying elbows caught in the face while getting that perfect shot :D So if you want action shots during the heat of competition, please give me a holler.

My main focus right now coincides with our projected move time (God has a great sense of humor!): shooting three weddings in four weeks. While this will be a very busy start to fall, I am SO excited to shoot these couples' precious days! EEEEEEeeeeeeeee! Really! THAT excited! My brother, Chris, used to get me to squeal with excited anticipation on Christmas Eve every single year when we were younger; I apparently still get this excited. lol. ;D

The first up in late September is Andrea Cagle (soon to be Mrs. Corey Zwayer- ya she's gonna have a name that goes from A to Z! ). She is not only one of the kindest people I know, she was my rock through the ridiculous high school days and community college. How close were we? So close that my now husband had to try multiple times I am told to catch me alone so he could ask me out :D I am honored to play such a key role in her big day! Location: Bryan, OH.

Next up is the wedding of Rachel Hall and Eldon Byler, of Auburn Indiana. This couple is going to throw the party of Dekalb county!!! I won't give away details, but it's going to be a really fun, unforgettable day, for an equally fantastic duo! A beautiful church ceremony and reception at the Auburn Cord-Duesenberg Museum = great times to be had by all!

I will be headed to the homeland of Sherwood, OH for my final fall wedding -- Jamey Russell and Andrew Hinschlager. Having known the groom since he was a kid, I feel 1) old - haha- and 2) so darn proud to see such a humble, nice, and upstanding young man marry this sweetheart of a gal! I am happy to be shooting a nice, traditional northwest Ohio country chapel wedding! And with the bride's sense of style, this cute couple is sure to have a darling day filled with lots of tender moments! The kind that make you cry and butterflies flutter in your belly.

And after all the marital hub-bub it'll be time to focus on the Christmas season and fine art primarily. The Gene Stratton-Porter site also has a Victorian Christmas event and fall tea that will be great fun! After sampling food from the Mother Daughter Tea this past June, I whole-heartedly recommend reserving your place NOW at these events!! Oh, and the Owl-o-ween for the kids in October!

Coming back to the present, I invite you to check out this weekend's event, Chautauqua, at Gene's place on gorgeous Lake Sylvan! I will be there shooting both Saturday and Sunday. Event time is noon until 4pm both days. It's a great staycation option and will keep the kids busy! so come help us celebrate Gene's birthday -- walk the gardens, tour her custom built turn of the century two story home, and enjoy some birthday cake! Plenty for young and old. The following exhibitors have been invited (some may not be able to attend both days):

Soarin' Hawk -bird of prey rehabilitation
Going Bats - bat rehabilitation
Antique Auto Club of America
Veteran Motor Car Club of America
Horseless Carriage Club of America
Miss Limberlost
Dani Tippman- Native American cooking traditions
Ft.Wayne Camera Club
Indiana Plein Air Association Painters
Jim Gust- soap making
Scott Beam - tin smithing
Caroline's Cottage- quilt making
The Nature Conservancy
ACRES Land Trust
GoFishIN - family fishing event
LaGrange County Parks

Special Note: Perseids Meteor Shower tonight and best tomorrow night midnight til 5am!!! Happy 55th birthday MOM!!! :D http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/