This was a FAST session. The lovely family got stuck in 95 traffic (of course…would 95 be 95 without traffic?) coming to Fredericksburg all the way from Sterling. Once they arrived we had to race the quick dropping sun….WHICH…caused the gorgeous day to get crisp and bitter quite fast. The littles were definitely not loving the cold. Regardless, they are stunning little girls, and a little running, leave throwing and hay bale exploring we made it through.
This handsome fellow has quite the dog! Jack is 12 years old (and in dog years, and Lab years that is quite old), but you would have NEVER known it! We were both panting by the end of our session. He spent his early years as a Federal Police Bomb Search Dog and now as a loyal companion to his Dad who I am told thinks the absolute world of him (I can totally see why). Someone special in both their lives is surprising Dad with some pics of his big boy (so don’t tell if you know this handsome dog). Thank you Jack for taking me back out to my fields, playing with me, slobbering on me, and just being a super cool pup!
It is clear that women need to get special memos about scheduling anything on Football Sunday (well at least things that include the dads). Just before this session my hubby was going on and on about the first Skins game…in my ears that is blah, blah, blah. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind football, but I can live with or without it (unlike most from the male gender) and I definitely don’t need to talk about it. But since I am a nut about photography and get a bit giddy, stupid and chatty about f stops, new lenses, “OMG this photographer did that” type stuff, I can understand just how important it is to them.
So sitting in the parking lot of the location for this session playing with my iPhone it clicked. “I wonder if he is a football fan…we are now 1 hour into the first Skins game…Oh man…they are driving from Richmond…so they have been in the car for kick off and everything!” Immediately I felt sorry for the Dad. Bet Mom had no clue since we booked this months ago. So immediately I paniced…a slight panic. Dad is NOT going to be in a good mood if he is a football fan…how do I solve this? I know my hubby would be a complete pain in the bum if I did this to him! So I downloaded an App on my iPhone that had live play by play Football…for any team he wanted. Phew…at least I could help a little right?
Sure enough they pull up, sleeping girls in the back and the game on the radio (just like my hubby would have been). I immediately told him about the app, apologized for the Sunday schedule, and that I didn’t even think about it until my hubby was running around the house pumping himself up for the game. As an die hard, “I have to see it” fan would do…he said “no thank you, I have it set on the DVR and I will watch it later”. Both his wife and I were like “Really?” He nodded. So I let him know, it is all set on my phone…if he starts twitching from the unknown…and needs to check on things to just let me know…he never did…I am impressed!
So to all you wives of football loving hubbies…careful of those Sunday schedules! I am now making all aware as well (since I like happy Dads).
Nothing much needs said about these two little girls. The images will speak for them :).
I love to play with light…I love the way it turns warm yellow and glows through someones hair or through the whispy topped grasses of a summer meadow. I love the way it shapes a profile, and fuels a soft touch. This session is a perfect example of why I love light. It is also now my favorite engagement session to date.
I got to know Chiantia and Tim pretty well over the last few months while planning for their wedding in August. We had originally planned to do this session at the Cherry Blossoms in DC, but the weather just didn’t cooperate with us or our schedules this year…so what is the next best thing?? A warm sunny meadow at one of my favorite Fredericksburg, Va Battlefields. This field inspired me beyond belief last weekend…and Chiantia and Tim just made it absolutely perfect.
I can’t WAIT for the wedding!
