Images From the Weekend with the Hughes

The pictures tell it all. Great friends, great food, great place at the lake and the best weather ever. A special thanks to the Hughes family.

Uncle Bud...

Well Today I had my sessions at the park then I called Uncle Bud to check on him. This is something I do every few days. If He has not heard from me he calls me to check on me. Because of this we usually talk every 2 days.

When I called him today he told me that the Theis farm by his house had tomatoes everywhere. He told me he would show me where it was if I had time to come out there. I went to his house after my sessions in the park and drove him to the farm.

When we got there I decided to photograph him as well as the produce stand. I had a blast. I also got a bushel of tomatoes and came home to make salsa and spaghetti sauce from scratch. Yum Yum!!!

I can't believe I did that!!!

Anything for a shot. That's my M.O. Today I was photographing downtown on the landing and it looked like rain. My client had an umbrella in her car. The great thing is that the umbrella matched her cute little VW Bug. I planned to return to the car when she changed into the outfit that would match the car. We discussed that we would use the umbrella at the car for some fun shots. We walked our way down to the river front and at that point she laid her umbrella on the ground nearby. We continued our session and I noticed a family in orange shirts also nearby taking snapshots. It was not till we finished by the river that my client went to pick up her umbrella and she said,"where is my umbrella?" I remembered the family in orange just next to us so I looked around the corner and there was a woman with the yellow umbrella. I walked up to their group while they were taking some more snapshots of the family on the statue. I walked between the person with the camera and the family on the statue and said, "excuse me I saw you had our umbrella and I would like to have it back." A woman said "where was it". I said "it was just around the corner on the ground". At that time another woman lifted her hand and gave me the umbrella. I said, "thank you". Then I turned away and began to walk. The woman shouted, "you should not have laid it down". I guess that she figured it was hers as she picked it up. I wanted to say you should not have stolen it but I just kept walking away. My heart was beating so hard. I can't believe I did that!!! It was important that we had the umbrella so we could get the shot with the umbrella and the car. Well all's well that ends well. See the shot below.

What a beautiful day for a session

Today the weather was the best ever for a session in the park. It was not hot nor humid. The sky's were overcast and perfect for that beautiful portrait light. Kacie will have a ton of images to chose from. It was a pleasure working with you Kacie.

Megan's Session

I was very excited about today's session. I was able to photograph Megan at Tower Grove Park and then we went to her high school for the end of the session. This was great as I found some new lighting and posing opportunities. It was a great day. I had a lot of fun and took way too many images.

What a Weekend!!!

The 4 Tiefs and the 4 Hughes spent a great weekend at the Hughes Lake House. Good food, Great Friends, Wonderful weather and a beautiful lake house and view. 1st a Margarita night, then an evening cruise with Bailey's, then ending it all with a couples massage with my wonderful hubby of 29 years this weekend (Thanks sweetie).


A special thanks to Dan and Chris Hughes and the girls for sharing their home with us this weekend.

Yum yum. We just had dinner at the Madison Street Grill in Lebanon Missouri. Great steaks.

Puppies in the Park

Yes, This very large dog is still a puppy, a very active puppy. Sarah had a great session and her wonderful puppy, Cooper, if I remember the name correctly, had a great time in the park. Enjoy your images Sarah...

A Great Day for a Great Session

Today was a wonderful day to photograph Jenny. I had a great time and I think she did as well. I hope you like Jenny's Images as much as I do. She was a wonderful client...

Tiffani and Andy-Video

Congratulations Tiffani and Andy

Well it's been a long time since I meet Andy Wanko. His mom and I became friends when he and my son were in their first year of Pre-school. That seems like just yesterday. How could he have grown up so much so fast. Andy I have admired you as a very nice person for such a long time. I am happy for you and Tiffani and wish you all the best. Tiffani you got a great guy there. I am glad he HOOKED you...