I’ve been dreaming about this shot since the ground was snow covered and summer shoot cravings consumed me! First, I needed a mom who trusts me enough to allow her week old baby to float in the pond and a baby calm enough to sit still for me. I found the right mix and for a first stab at the concept I’m pleased! It wasn’t without drama and great effort for sure…it’s 37 degrees out and the sun is quickly setting. We pull up, check the water, test the bowl to make sure it’ll work, get Max dressed and everything appears to be set. I forgot my waders so I take my shoes off and roll up my jeans. We look up and we’ve got company – over comes a happy black lab to check us out. We say hi to the pup and hope he’ll leave. Seems like we can keep him occupied and out of the water until…over comes two very large rottweillers! Okay now we are nervous. They seem to be nice so we settle down and hope they will all leave. After ten minutes of trying everything to get them to leave with no luck, Max’s trusting mom decides she’ll play with the dog crew while I do my thing with Max. Into the cold water we go – baby in bowl, bowl floating, (albeit a little lopsided) it’s go time! I get comfortable enough to let the bowl go and the wind quickly pushes it towards the shore. Out he goes again and just as I get a couple shots fired, Mom yells “Cassy, the dogs are coming!”. I steady the bowl and prepare for them to join us in the water, but Mom is a quick thinker and lures them away again. Okay, baby has to go out a little further so I can get the shot I want before the wind blows him to close to me – out he goes, shots fired…um is he starting to wiggle? I throw my camera on my back and grab the bowl, settle Max and steady the bowl. Here we go again…out he floats for one last shot – GOT IT! Phew! My heart was racing – I could hear the dogs fighting in the distance as I was watching the baby in the viewfinder and freezing in the water all at once. It was an ordeal,but worth it don’tcha think?! I’ll share more of this shoot in the coming weeks so check back. Enjoy!

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What a fun shoot!  Nyk brought along his girlfriend Kelly for his shoot and they were sure cute together!  I know this is Nyk’s senior shoot, but since I know Kelly is super excited to see the pics too I included just as many teasers of them together as I did of him alone. He’s coy yet confident, trendy, athletic, loves his Momma and was just an all around easy guy to photograph. I’m grateful I got to catch a little glimpse of your world. I hope you have an awesome senior year. Enjoy!

These guys came to me for a little happy birthday to Dad photo shoot! They bantered back and forth, teased each other and laughed at me for my crazy suggestions the entire shoot, but I think in the end they had a good time and hopefully we got a few shots Dad will enjoy.

Meet Aubrey…she’s another one of my senior hotties – she’s a Lathrop gal so if you see her in the halls ask her about her shoot. This is one cool chick – she’s a black belt in Karate and she plays soccer! She was so easy going and up for anything I threw her way. She was able to rock it out ANTM catwalk style in her heels and mini and could slow it down for a little salsa esk dancing in her flowing skirt, bare feet and her hot pink tank. Though she’s quiet and somewhat shy there’s a lot of sass waiting to be coaxed out of this gal!  Thanks for braving the rocks and trusting my vision for your shoot.  You were a blast!  Enjoy!

I’m proud to introduce my first 2010 Senior Hottie…Jenna! She’s strong, confident, quiet, silly, carefree, smart, sincere, loyal and candid. Jen can be found roughing it at the cabin, glammin’ it up to go dancing, lounging at home with a great book, sweating it up on the volleyball court, or hanging at home cracking jokes with her family. She’s sassy and she’s got style. You can make her smile with just about anything purple and strawberries are her absolute favorite.

For those new to checking out a little glimpse of my senior world stay tuned for all my 2010 senior hotties. If you see one of them in school stop them and ask if you can catch a glimpse of their shoot – they are my reps and they’ll be happy to share. And Juniors be on your best behavior….these guys will be watching you and will be nominating for the pool of 2011 Seniors and if you are interested in learning about being a hottie ask them all about it.

Back to the brown eyed beauty…Jenna. Bitsy, thanks for being you. Enjoy!