Miracles Come In All Shapes and Sizes

Brad and I have recently had the privilege of working with the Children's Miracle Network on their Miracle Children project again this year. Since 1992 Brad has volunteered and teamed up with CMN by providing photography to help with various fundraising projects. From posters to calendars, we take pride in having helped this great organization raise thousands of dollars to support the families and children in our community.
The past couple months we have had the pleasure of photographing the miracle kids for this year's fundraising project! This year the ages have ranged from 10 months old to 15 years old. They have been an inspiration to meet and spend time with! We will be sure to let all of our readers know when the fundraiser for these Miracle Children begins. For now I just wanted to give you all a sneak peak at one these little cuties!

"Fore!"

Krista and Brad have been trying to plan the session we did this morning for quite a while now. Luckily today was the day, and we were finally going to be able to do Krista's family session. It was a crisp and clear morning. We headed out to the golf course and had a couple of spots in mind already. There are 3 keys to shooting on any golf course in my opinion. You absolutely must pick spots that are
1. Not in the sprinkler system's line of fire, unless you're going for that Happy Gilmore "meet us at ninth green at nine" look.
2. Preferably any where out of the way so that you aren't interrupting the greenskeeper. Remember they wear those ear plugs in part to drown out the mowers and to also drown out the screams of photographers who find them not blending particularly well into the background of their photographs.
3. Look for spots that are lush, green, and gorgeous.
May I also add for the ladies being photographed at the golf course, leave your stilettos at home. Most places only like aerating once maybe twice a year.
All these reasons and more led us to the little walk across bridge for our session. It was just off the cart path, and people you just don't get much better lighting and scenery than this!

Lucky for us, we have subjects like Krista and her family who can make any great looking location even better! They were absolutely a blast to work with, and Brad and I had too much fun driving around in their golf cart with all our gear. I think we broke 10mph more than once. We're wild what can I say? Hope you love these new images, because we sure do!

Now for Somthing Completely Different

When Bob called several weeks ago in response for Peggy's newsletter call for dad and children models it was great to hear from a client who has been with us since the beginning. Bob and Ellen came in to the studio back in 1992 the girls were cute and little but they were still missing the final piece of there family. When baby brother arrived we had the opportunity to record many beautiful and sweet moments as they grew up.

In talking with Bob we discussed how it would be fun to do something a little more casual, gritty and urban. We have done pretty many times and thought that it would be interesting to do something more contemporary since the kids are all grown. We met at the studio and then drove to an abandoned warehouse. Everyone was a great sport climbing through broken doorways etc (including mom who had a cast on her leg from foot surgery), we did something of the whole family a couple of things with dad and the kids and then at the last moment as we walked to the car a couple of shots of just the kids.

Thanks to our family for being with us from the start. It has been cool to see the kids grow up and change. My favorite part of what I do is the people that have become our friends over the years!

If You're Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands

Mikki and Kiff came in with their son Lance yesterday morning to do an outdoor family session. We just saw Lance a few months ago for our Siskin Styleworks promotion, and I could not believe how much he had grown in that short period of time. As cliche as it sounds, it really is amazing to me how fast they grow up. It was nice and breezy morning so we got started with Kiff and Lance doing some fun and playful stuff together. As if watching Lance and Kiff walk hand in down the side walk wasn't heart melting enough, imagine how adorable it was to see the huge smile on Lance's face when Dad would lift him up over his head or swing him around like a helicoptor. It made me wish my dad could still swing me around like that, but I'm pretty sure he'd sprout a hernia if he tried.
Mikki came out, and it was Lance's turn to hangout with mom. He was a little sleepy/hungry at this point which made for some sweet moments resting his head on mom, but also made Lance sure to let us know he was ready for a break. So what did we do to keep Lance going in the final stretch? Oh just a little group sing along of one of Lance's favorite song "If You're Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands." Yes, here at Cansler Photography if you get crabby we will sing your favorite song to you.
We ended our session out back with some family shots, and called it a day.