I wish I had a group shot but we were having so much fun .. I forgot :(  sorry.    I have a few to post, and I am hoping that those that would like to share any of their ws photos will send to me to post.

Girls were shooting each other……. with their camera’s of course.

we also had two of the sweetest little models pose for us.

And  wrestle…  there is no sense in doing anything if you can’t have fun.

But we were not limited to  people.  We were engaging in creative exercises ( find you name game) and looking at light in a whole new way.

I enjoy watching others reaction when it clicks!  Oh, I see!!!  this happens when you do this or that.  How fun.

I had a wonderful teacher many years ago now.  I am grateful, I could pass on a small portion of what he taught me.

More to come..

But no more!!  We have been to some very interesting  places to snap a few (one is a gas pump out in a field) no kidding…it worked but I did not fill up my tank.

I just had to stop to ask  permission. And the gentleman was  happy to oblige.  We had a great time we laughed and joked the entire time.  So far every teen has walked away smiling…. that makes me feel like I did my job and I did it well :)  Thank God the days of say CHEESE are long gone.

Well who knows as long as I love the senior sessions I will keep on taking their photographs.

Here is one I had the pleasure of photographing at a friends gorgeous pond.   I do think this should be a book cover or a movie ad from a time long ago.  Isn’t she lovely?  Inside and out.

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I just love this old radio.  And her dress was so fun.

One of my old cameras from my collection.  I thought I threw these out but my hubby did not listen to me and tucked them away in the attic.

I loved the way the late day sun caused this shadow to fall and create a frame.

Finishing up our session as the sun went down.. I decided to grab one more photo for the day.  So glad I did. One of my faves.

Did you know some girls used soda cans for lift, and curl?  While others had an excess of Tomato Paste in their pantries.

That evening, while talking to my *almost* 95 year old Grandma, I told her of my series to be. I asked her about old fashioned hair-do techniques and “tools” she may have used. Well- she followed with this gem of a story:

We rented a  house from the coal mine, one of those row houses.  One day I said to Eleanor  (my neighbor and friend)    ”I came across these in the cellar, the previous renter must have left them behind.”    They were cylindrical, and had a perfect little clip. They would work perfectly for our hair!  I rolled Eleanors hair, and she rolled mine.  She went home to her chores, and I stayed to do mine.

When my husband came home from work I met him at the door and He exclaimed   “OH VIOLET!”    ”What’s in your hair?!”  and “Get them out, get them out, get them OUT!” Followed by “Where did you get those?!!!!!”

I explained    ”Glenn, I found them in the cellar, they work perfectly for my hair.    ” He preceded to tell me in a panic, what I had in my locks, was actually BLASTING CAPS the coal mine used to ignite dynamite!  Then I explained that Eleanor also had a head full of blasting caps- he must MUST go tell her too.

Gingerly I unrolled, every last “curler”.     Eleanor’s husband stopped her from throwing hers in the wood stove.  They were returned to the coal mine and nobody was hurt.

I got the best laugh out of this.. although Gram said this is the first time she actually laughed about it.  It only took over 60yrs  but she finally did laugh.

Grandma never thought this story would be re-told. But lo and behold, here it is. I decided I can’t really use blasting caps, for visual purposes, but i did manage to get a few tomato paste curlers.

I think this is by far the funniest story gram ever told me… I also wonder if  Lucy was inspired by  Violet?

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Family vacation is always my favorite.  I love to rent a big house at the OBX on the beach and enjoy!!

This year we had a spectacular house thanks to Kristy who did all of the searching and booking.

The children seeing the ocean for the first time this season is one of the highlight’s of my day.  We always go to visit the 4 x4 beach… ( you can only get there in a 4 wheel drive vehicle)  thank goodness we all own one.   Every year we see a couple of wild horses, they are a little squeamish.   Not this year though.

When  we arrived at 4 x 4 we saw the horses far off.   I was happy with that. So I was enjoying the view and sound of the clicking as I captured some of the beauty God had so graciously spread around.  When several wild horse were coming straight at us.

Not only did they walk right past us, they had a traveling companion hitching a ride on their backs.

Did I mention how much I love the beach?

as well as an itty bitty yellow polka dot bikini.

I always keep clothes line and pins in my bag… you never know when your gonna need them.

Below is my girl all wrapped up in her beach towel.  I think she is really special.

Family vaca is my favorite time of the year.

The beginner photo workshop has one seat open due to a cancelation.

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Hello! This is Rachel and I will be assisting Linda along with Colleen for the workshop.

There has been many asking about a beginner  photo workshop.  I thought I would put on face book for a heads up.  And 6 out of 10 seats are taken now.  So here is the basic info.

Rachel will put the outline or agenda as soon as possible.  I hope this helps for now, I want to give everyone a chance to get in.

So here is basic info:

Linda Jackman will be leading the workshop.

Beginner workshop:   held in a quaint little house on historical main st.  Saxonburg pa.

Aug 3rd and 5th  (tues and thurs)

5:30 to 8:30  (9 ish)

cost is: $150.00

You must bring your own camera.

we will work (play) indoors and out… so comfy shoes are a must for walking.

Thank you, and I look forward to meeting you,

Linda Jackman

The word for the day is heavy metal.

Tomorrow is my hubby and my anniversary.  As I was looking for an idea for today’s assignment, I thought about my ring: it metal, and

I have this old metal bubble gum machine.  It reminded me that the first ring he ever gave me was from a gum machine.  (we were kids).  He still is. *wink*

I am so enjoying this creative boot camp.  I love forcing myself to look beyond the obvious.

Day 3

The word for the day is Multilayered

Todays word made me think of how we are like onions.

Layers many of them ~ how complex we are as  humans.  We are made up of many layers, some good and some .. not so good.

If and when we come to a  point in our lives that we need to peel the smelly layers off, one by one … the revealing of who we are, and what we were

created to be.

Peeling the layers off to get to the core;  is not painless, can cut to the heart,  make us shed tears and turn away .

Often times, without our calloused layers we feel unprotected.

But the truth is, when we peel away the unwanted layers , we shall find a tender heart,  more like flesh and not of stone.

Day 2

Today’s word is Picnic.

The first think I thought of was red and white check….. so did I have any print like that?  Yep, I had forgotten about it.

Thinking about picnic, the image I had in my mind was a dreamy one with a little girl enjoying the company of her childhood friends.

Emma’s poor little legs looked like mine as a kid, all bruised and bit up from playing in the creek.

Day 1

I started a creativity boot camp at Madeline Bea’s blog.  You can check out her blog using the button at the bottom of the page.

Today’s word is Ivory.  This is what I came up with.

I chose the bird house for more than just an Ivory object.  It is Sunday and I have been pondering

how….. the Lord is my shelter.

Thanks Madeline Bea for hosting this creative workshop. I think I will keep the writing part to myself for now.

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The gift of life~ how precious~ how priceless!

This Mom 2B is such a gentle sweetheart.  She is not so fond of being in front of the camera

Yet… she did it, because she understands how these kinds of memories need to be

preserved to be passed onto the next generation.

I love how her belly is framed against the bokeh from the flowering cherry tree.

“am I dreaming?”

Here is a few of baby Christian I took last week.   Almost 6weeks old already.  I you remember I left off with His amazing parents going of to the hospital.

Well they made it to the hospital on time.  And had a beautiful baby boy, they named him … “Christian”

Is there anything sweeter?

*shhhhh*

I wonder what he is thinking…  Perhaps he is thinking “how can I make myself stay awake

for this entire session”……  I am betting that is exactly what he was thinking.

Honestly, I think he was so interested in

what was going on,  he hardly blinked let alone take a nap the entire time.

Maybe I got one of him blinking.

Look at those peepers.

Thanks for checking out my blog.  And thanks Christian for the visit and for bringing Mom with you.

]]> http://blog.lindajackmanphotography.com/2010/05/22/baby-christian/feed/ 1 http://blog.lindajackmanphotography.com/2010/05/15/matilda-jane-dress-up-party/ http://blog.lindajackmanphotography.com/2010/05/15/matilda-jane-dress-up-party/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 22:08:16 +0000 lindajackman http://blog.lindajackmanphotography.com/?p=557 What a great time we had last night at MJC party.  MJC was having a contest, the rules are the photo has to be in front of the rack of clothes.

I did manage to get a few other shots.. how could I resist?  They all looked so adorable.  Oh how I wish they could stay little for a while longer.

What a sweet heart.  I love the bracelet she wore.

Her eyes are amazing!

gotta love that dimple.

I think she is a natural.  She was so happy to have other little girls to play with.

Little Ava…  how adorable is she?  Timeless outfit.

I think she has a case full of accessories.   What  a doll baby!

Love the pig tails and the gorgeous eyes.., she was so  cooperative especially  for being so young ….

I think she has the beautiful girl next door look.  She made me giggle as she proceeded to pose.. ” how is this? the rain has just stopped”.

Her skin and eyes are amazing!!

What a  sweetie, I think she liked the clothes.

I absolutley love this one.  She did not want anything to do with the camera,

But isn’t this just the most darling pout  you have ever seen?

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