I ended up with 3 mosquito bites trying to get this picture….

Still can’t believe we managed to get this photo.  Luckily Megan has nice horses, most people couldn’t do something like this.

It got alittle bit too dark on us, we kinda goofed off alittle too much.  I still have one shot I need to get but I will get that next week when Megan comes to Courtney’s senior session.  Speaking of Courtney….

Ever heard the song  ”Too Much Fun” by Daryle Singletary.  Yeah well Courtney had too much fun the other night.  She got dressed up in some of my kid props.

She tried to leave the studio with my stuff but I wouldn’t let her.  She was a good reflector holder.

Thanks girls (well and Jim too) for the fun evening.  I can’t wait until Courtney’s so we can have round 2 of “too much fun!”

Love this shot!

Super duper cool Jeep!!

Danielle- thanks so much for driving so far to have me shoot your senior pictures.  Send me some more North Newton seniors please!!!!  Congrats on such a great 4H week!!

Had a blast hanging out with Elisabeth and her mom.  Here are a few of her senior pictures….

these last 3 are my faves…

It was got dark fast Wednesday night, so at the end of the session I had to find some light from other sources.

Proud of this next shot, it was so dark my camera could barely focus, I am so bummed that I had taken my little flash light out of my bag when we had no power.

I also have some sports shots we took in the studio.  I am gonna make a cool collage but don’t have the time today.  I will get that done and posted early next week.

Thanks Elisabeth for doing so well, and to Judy for always having the comb ready!!  :)

Congrats to all 57 Starke County Indiana Super Seniors Class of 2011

TO VIEW THE PHOTO LARGER PLEASE CLICK HERE or you can go see the big picture in person at the Starke County Library in Knox (across from the Knox middle school)  It will also be on display at the 4-H fair and then will make its rounds to 1st Source Bank and to all three schools.

Last night at the Starke County library in Knox we unveiled the big picture that will go on display around the county.  In case you are wondering how the kids are chosen… there are 20 students from each school picked by their principal.  I asked the principals to give me to top overall students.  I want kids that are active at their school in clubs, sports and that are doing well academically.  This is a huge honor to be a part of this elite group.

My mom snapped this picture of me after I took the black cover off and I thought I did a good job looking like one of those girls on the game shows so I thought I should post in hopes I get spotted by a talent scout.

Courtney posed for her mom’s camera with the big picture, so I had to get a shot of her too.  She is pointing to herself.  She cracks me up.

I want to say big thanks to Judy Caudill and 1st Source Bank for being a big supporter of the Super Senior Project.  They donated Two $50 savings bonds.  I donated a small scholarship and the winners were chosen at random because all the student are deserving of winning.

Thanks to all the students and parents that came out last night.  The library said there was approximately 70 people with our group.  Since there were a couple people I was unable to reach to let them know about the event I will allow the students that weren’t there to pick up their copy of the photo at the studio.  You must call prior to coming to pick it up.  574-867-6776

57 Seniors are in the Super Senior Picture this year.  I can’t wait for everyone to see it.  Public welcome to the reveal.

I had the pleasure of teaching some photography to the video crew at the Nappanee Missionary Church.  My cousin Rodney is in charge of Media there.  I mostly worked on composition with them.  We had lots of fun with it.  At least I did, guess I shouldn’t speak for the rest of the group.

Here is Rodney getting ready to introduce me…

The church is HUGE.  We kinda invaded the choir’s practice session.  They were troopers though, they didn’t let us bother them.

After I was done with the class Rod showed me where he does his video magic.

And here is the just a small portion of the outside of the church…

Thanks Rodney for asking me to speak to your group.  Everyone was super and made me feel welcome.  I hope they all walked away with something.

The Valedictorians and Salutatorians…

My favorite parts were when the graduates gave flowers to their moms…

And when they walked down the aisle with big smiles on their faces…

Thanks for the fun times Class of 2010.  So sad that you have graduated but exited for you guys.  See ya tomorrow at the parties.

I will be posting more photos on facebook and eventually they will get in the storefront in case anyone needs to purchase prints.

The kid’s book that I did for Maggie and Jared featuring local kids is available for viewing online.

Go check it out.  NO FEAR BOOK CLICK HERE

I am offering a new service.  Removal of Brace.   So if you have braces and they aren’t going to be off any time soon, don’t worry I can remove them digitally.  Here is an example of one of Julia’s photos that we retouched.

Before

After braces were removed…

Here is a close up

Hey parents, wanna know how to get your senior son excited about senior pictures???  Tell them they can get pictures on their dirt bike.  That is what Blake’s mom did, and it worked.  I had a BLAST with Blake.

This is one of my favorite shots…

This next picture will give you an idea of how high he was jumping.

We did take a few non-dirt bike shots…

Hope to see you next year when your brother gets senior pictures done.  I can’t wait to take pictures of his goofy smile.  :)  I think after last nights fun it won’t be too hard to talk him into getting his taken.

I love it when seniors bring props with them.  Brittany brought her super cool pink guitar and her mic.  She is an amazing singer.  It took us awhile but we got her to sing and my jaw dropped.  For a second I forgot to take pictures.  LOL

Thanks for the fun afternoon Brittany and gang.  I hope you guys never forget Brittany’s senior picture session.  I know it will go down in my book as one of the best times ever.  Oh and I am sure some day we will see Brittany on TV or hear her on the radio.  She is gonna be a super star!

Senior Mode Magazine is a national magazine based out of Indianapolis for high school juniors and seniors.  It is a printed and on-line magazine.  It contains information on senior pictures, prom and graduation needs, scholarships and modeling.

The Oregon-Davis Girls Basketball Team is featured in the “Your Stories” section.

Click on the Magazine Cover to read the article….

Here are a few photos from our shoot for the magazine….

If you know high school juniors or seniors in our area doing great things let me know so we can tell Senior Mode magazine about them.  I look forward to contributing more to the magazine in the future.

jayme@photographybyjayme.com or ph 574-867-6776

Direct link to the article:  http://www.seniormode.com/magazine/your-stories/student-stories/item/109-high-school-basketball-team-raises-awareness-and-money-for-cancer-research