Oklahoma City Family Photographer The Photojunky!

Tearstained, the First Look..

I have sooo many more, not even 1/3 of the way through editing ladies... I promise more in the next few days!

Behind the Scenes, Photojunky and Tearstained

UP to this point, no one has taken photos of me photographing... I actually had no idea any one got all these shots until one of the dancers, Ashley,  posted them on facebook, I was almost as excited to see them as my clients are to see their portraits!  It was a fun surprise!

I know the girls will be disappointed that this is not a sneak peek, but I promise one is coming VERY SOON!

To lay out the Tearstained photo session scene, we must start with the weather!  Sunday morning I woke up to some serious cloud cover, which always excites me for outdoor sessions, I headed up to a family shoot at 9AM, as soon as I wrapped that session around 10AM the rain started to pour... I MEAN POUR.  I was due downtown at an empty 3 story office building I had gained access to by 10:45, I could barely see through my windshield the rain was coming down so hard.  My first concern was the lighting in the building, I assumed I only had the window light because it was under construction, my second concern was the 10 dancers getting in the building without totally messing up their hair and makeup.

I walked in the building and almost had a heart attack, it was DARK and very HUMID.  I ran up the stairs to check out floors 2 & 3, and it was still way too dark.  I noticed a small cage light on the 2nd floor, and saw and extension cord, I grabbed the extension cord and found a makeshift outlet the construction company must have built, saying prayers, I plugged it in and WHA-LA!  The entire room lit up like Christmas, I seriously almost cried I was so happy and the lighting was beautiful.  I also found a few fans and drug them over to where we were shooting.  The dancers made it in with luggage and accessories in tow, thank God for huge umbrellas and towels!

The entire shoot took about 3 hours, I cannot even begin to tell you how much fun it was.  The rain finally let up, and we got some amazing jump shots outside.

This is only 1/2 of the wardrobe selection below, these ladies were well prepared.

Hilary, in black and to the left below is the creator of Tearstained, she choreographed each scene while I clicked away.. her creativity blows me away!

The picture below cracks me up, I was absent mindedly handing Hilary one of my lens without even asking.. I could have used an assistant on this project.

The pictures here are all courtesy of Ashley, (below on the right and thats me, the scary one in the hat)!  Thanks Ashley!  I was scared to death to point my camera towards the dressing "area" at any given time there were a few half naked women... I am sure it was just like costume change during a show for them... I kept watching the door, fearing somone unknown worker or *gasp* even the building owner drop by!

Thanks so much to Hilary for asking me to be a part of this!

For booking info, email me shannon@thephotojunky.com

The one that makes me want a baby!

I have never photographed a child under the age of 5 that was as sweet as this one through 1 hour of shooting and 4 changes of clothes... Not 1 single tear, not even a frown! To top it off, she is just about the cutest thing on the planet.

see this face... she was staring at her mama.. so much love!

Oklahoma City Children's photographer, The Photojunky!

Oklahoma City Family Photographer

A few of my favorites from the Daughtry family session!

Favorite Foto Friday

This weekend begins the craziness that is my Fall Schedule!  I will be married to my camera and photoshop this weekend, and I love it.  I feel so blessed to have so many new clients and cannot wait to meet you all!

I am taking 2 more appointments in September and due to some reschedules, 2 more in October!  Email me for scheduling times and dates shannon@thephotojunky.com.

I have some exciting stuff coming up this Fall and I cannot wait to share!

Can I get a Brunette?

I've been taking advantage of my self inflicted down time and trying to organize some photos... I realized my last several family sessions have ALL had blonde moms!!  What is up with that?  I love brunettes, I have a "thing" for brunettes (as I run my fingers through my freshly colored dark brown hair).

Just for fun.. here are some of the beautiful blonde moms...

I just peeked at the next week, and I do have a brunette and red head mom coming up!  Hopefully this fall I can do a brunette invasion post!

For appointment and pricing information email me shannon@thephotojunky.com

Happy Labor Day!

I had such a nice Holiday weekend with my family.  It was so nice to have 3 days at home with no major plans.  We spent an afternoon & evening at my parents house, ate too much, fished for too long off the dock, and the girls, as usual were covered in more dirt than I can stand - which means they had a really good time!

The girls FINALLY got to see great gramma in the rehab facility, and I know it made her day.  Its been 2 months since the stroke, and we pray hard every day for strength and recovery.

Here are some shots they let me snap of them... they give me less than 10 minutes, such demanding clients!

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Favorite Foto Friday... from the bride to be herself!

Contest Winner from News 9 OKC

News Channel 9's -  4:00 PM news broadcast in OKC hosted a contest and asked their viewers to send in their most awkward family photo.  The winner of the contest receives a sitting from... yours truly!

This photo below took the cake!  I cannot wait to photograph this family in the Fall!

I have no idea who took this picture... so sorry for no photo credit, but I did get mommy's permission.