Sneak Peek for The Molens Family

    I enjoyed my Saturday afternoon capturing two smart and beautiful children.  As we started the session they showed me just how sharp they were by asking me questions.  With little instruction they smiled their way through the session like a cool breeze.  They were a true delight. Thank you Brandi for the opportunity to capture your smart and beautiful children. Enjoy!

Sneak Peek for the Wislon Family

Nothing like the view point of a three year old to bring you back to the simple things of life.  I had the pleasure of capturing this very well behaved boy last weekend. LW was so good and made it through the whole session, the first for his age group.  Mandy you have one very smart little guy.  I was so impressed by how well he listen and gave me his best during the session.  Well without further delay here is LW's sneak peek.

Let's fly

Let's fly
Originally uploaded by Wendy's H. A. P.

Had a wonderful weekend. Went on a little trip with my mother and daughter. Nice relaxing time. Here is one of our little finds. Hope your week is productive.

Sneak Peek

After a few delays on with my post editing I am very proud to present the sneak peak for Alex.

Senior 2011

This weekend was busy for me. I had a Senior Session and started editing the photos. I shot 328 photos and I am slowly going through them all. I decided to post a little sneak peek here. So enjoy!

Senior of 2011 Wanted

    I am looking for a few Seniors of 2011 for my model campaign. I need two girls and one boy.  This early campaign is to provide images for my maketing layout.  Your images would be used in all my ads for this school year.  By accepting this challenge you get a free session, 8x10 and an online gallery of all your images from the shoot.  I am accepting all submissions until August 2. Please contact me through my facebook page or leave a comment here. Provide your name, email address and the best time to conatact you. I look forward to this every year. Good luck to all who are interested.

Be f-e-i-s-t-y:

“F”  is for focus. You need to get focused on what is important and stay focused.
“E”  is for energy. Bring all the energy you can muster to every situation.
“I”   is for integrity. This is your most important possession. Don’t ever compromise it.
“S”  is for solve the problem. Don’t argue. Don’t make excuses. Just solve the problem and get on
        with   it.
“T”  is for take the blame when no one else will. Accept responsibility and be accountable.
“Y” is for “Yes, I do windows.” Don’t ever say, “That’s not my job.” Do whatever the boss asks you  
        to do and do it with enthusiasm.

General Tommy Franks

Next Step

I have taken the next step in my business. I now have an online store where you can view and order your photos. I will be adding older sessions slowly so keep checking back to see when I add your previous session. I hope everyone enjoys this next step and takes a few minutes to and look at the online store. Thank you all for constant support. You can find my online store here.  

The Boyd Wedding

This sneak peek is well overdue! The last couple of weeks have been so busy with the start of summer. Now the kids are out of school and it seems like I have work extra hard at finding time to edit my sessions. So without further delay a glimpse of the Boyd Wedding...

                              

I have created an online gallery for this event. You may view it here.

I ♥ Faces "Yellow"

The color yellow makes me think of sunny days and going swimming. I posted this as my entry on I heart Faces, www.iheartfaces.com.  Their challenge for this week is YELLOW. I knew this photo would be the perfect fit. Nothing like a little yellow to brighten your day.

© Hop Along Productions

Sneak Peek

Just a quick sneak peek of a sweet little one to hold you over the weekend. I enjoyed this session so much. She slept the entire time. I know her Mom and Dad are going to love the final images. Hope everyone has a good weekend. I am supper busy this weekend. Some more to come on Monday.

© 2010 Hop Along Productions

 

It has arrived...

YEAH!  I received my long awaited package from  *Shey* [B].  I found this line of camera strap covers from Shey Benner.  She designs and makes these beautiful works of art.  These strap covers are all unique.  I always have looked for a way to make my camera more me.  I am so glad I found her products. I am very pleased with my strap cover and didn't waste one minute putting it on.  Of course I had to snap a photo to share.

© 2010 Hop Along Productions

Senior 2010

The joy of being a Senior. I really enjoyed this session and new I would get some really good shots. She was a natural in front of the lens. The session stared of cloudy and the began to sprinkle after we did our first two locations. We had to wait out the rain only a few times. I have a few sneak peaks below. Enjoy.

© 2010 Hop Along Productions

The Sanders Bundle of Joy

My model search began about four weeks ago. I knew what I was looking for and was having trouble finding the right little one to fit my needs. As it turned out someone mentioned to me, at work, about someone's nephew. They thought he was perfect. So I talked it over with the Sanders Family and found that he was absolutely what I was looking for. I scheduled our session and left the afternoon open. I wanted nothing to keep me from getting the poses I wanted.


Our session began after 10:00 that morning and last for four hours. I used several props and different light set-ups. Mom and Dad were great through the whole session and so helpful. Their little man was such a trooper. I was so excited to get home and begin post production. Of course, things didn't go as I had planned and my computer crashed. I lost one whole week and half before my computer was able to be repaired. So as soon as I got it back I began to slowly work on select poses from the session. Now I am proud to present to you Amy and Steve's bundle of joy!

© 2010 Hop Along Productions

Tiny Sparrow Foundation

I found this wonderful non-profit organization, Tiny Sparrow Foundation. I never thought by doing what I love I could help others. This organization that Jael DeYoung has created is wonderful. Tiny Sparrow Foundation is dedicated to providing families with these heartfelt, tangible mementos that can be cherished for a lifetime. The miracle of a child is the most precious gift a parent can receive. Sadly, some families learn the devastating news that their beloved child is faced with a life-threatening illness. Each year in the United States, approximately 500,000 children cope with life-threatening diseases or conditions.  

Across the nation, these children and their parents struggle daily to fight these illnesses. These struggles along with the myriad of emotions that result from these unexpected illnesses leave precious little time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Often, this leads to little or no time to capture and cherish the special moments the family shares throughout their journey. This is where Tiny Sparrow steps in. With the help of photographers worldwide, they are able to give a beautiful album that will carry the love, joy and everlasting memory of each individual family.

   

This is just a sample of her work. Below I have included a donate button through PayPal. Sometimes I believe God gives us Angels here on earth. She is one! I hope she continues her beautiful work. You can contact her directly to find out more information or just visit her site to see what her origination is all about.

Making things personal

One thing is being able to stand out amongst the crowd. Not only do I want my work to stand out, I want my style to stand out. Over the past few days I have been looking for some simple ways to help me reach this small feat. I stumbled upon this today, Shely B. She offers a way to dress up your camera.

Now, I know what your thinking, that doesn't even make sense. How could something like that help you stand out? Sometimes the simplest answer is the best. My camera is an extension of me therefore being able to display my style through the appearance of your camera is unique. So I looked around her site, which is very user friendly, and found this strap cover. I added a pocket to it so that it would help me to be more organized. Which I know I will greatly appreciate later. Another thing it will help me when I have a long shoot. For most photographers out there, professional or amateur, you know that your strap can make things a bit uncomfortable. So this slides right over your strap. You can take it off and wash it or just change it out with another style. I am looking forward to my purchases arrival. So what are you waiting for go check out her store.

Survival of the fittest...

So as I have began my journey of my business there have been some bumps and maybe even a small road block along the way. My computer crash last week and I had to purchase a new hard drive. So I have been going through major computer withdrawal. Now I am thankful for friends who are so very helpful. Thanks to Greg and Shauna for helping out. I am very glad that I am blessed with such great friends. So now the editing continues and a few updates as I restore my computer. I plan spending the next two afternoons editing and installing things. So soon there will sneak peeks again. Thanks to all for your patience.

Anniversary

I have found a wonderful website. I go there everyday to see what is new. They are having a celebration this week. It is their anniversary. I knew everyone would love to go and check out this website for themselves. So below is the link. Enjoy! Congrats to the Maternal Lens on their anniversary.

Jubilation

I am proud to announce my website has been redesigned. I need to give a warm thank you to B-Jay of Arvibe Ideas. He designed the work of art and gracefully dealt with me and all my questions. Not only did he have a fast turnaround, he was very patient and helpful with everything. This allowed me to broaden my business. Now I have one more tool to help my business grow.

I will be running a special to celebrate. I will be doing one hour session for the first ten people that contact me at half price. So don't hesitate and leave a comment and the become a fan of me on facebook. Then leave a comment telling me you are a fan on facebook. Thank you to all.

Work in progress...

As you may see things are a little different since your last visit. I am currently updating my website and a few other things. So please be patient. There will be new things to reveal soon. Thank you for stopping by.

Flickr

I have linked my flickr account with my blog. I am hoping this will make things little more simple!

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.