It's Official!

I was recently asked by the Professional Photographer of Ohio to give a short program at our state convention in Dayton in February. They have asked me to speak about blogging and social networking to reach clients. I was hesitant to do this. It's a little scary! But I sent off my profile photo and title of the program today, so I guess it's official and I'm committed! (Or I'll have to commit myself before it gets here!)
Any comments of support from well wishers that actually read my blog would be appreciated, so I know you're actually out there! It will help boost my confidence that this whole blogging thing really works! Wish me lots of luck and I'll keep you guys posted as I get closer!

Black Friday

Well, I survived Black Friday! I started out this morning at 5am at Wal Mart at Great Northern. It was a ZOO! The entire parking lot was full, and people were actually parking at the hotel next door and walking in. After driving around multiple times, I actually found a parking spot. Then I got inside, and saw the real traffic jam!! I went there specifically to get a GPS unit, and of course, the electronics department was horrendous! But they did have what I was looking for. I then preceded to stand in line at the checkout for about 20 minutes. After I got the heck out of there, I met my sisters-in-law Laurie and Heidy and my niece Devan at the mall to continue the quest for the perfect deal!
We were all over that mall! Started at Penneys, did Sears, Macys, Target and finally back to Wal Mart again to look at all the things I didn't get a chance to the first time!
I did well on my shopping list, but still more to go! For those of you out there with me, way to go! Have a great weekend! Susan

Model Reps Wanted!

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Finally!

Sorry I haven't blogged lately, but I have been shut out of my Blog lately! I changed my email address, and apparently changed in on blogger, but I forgot that small fact! I was getting really frustrated with Blogger, and it was me all along! And I'm not even blonde!
I had an ordering appointment tonight with Courtney Collins, and I had such a good time with them! They are a really fun family and we had a great time in their ordering appointment! People like that make my job really fun. You'll be seeing more of her on the website later. Big surprises!
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Susan

Playing in the Dark!

Well, here's this week's Picture of the Week. It's of Sammi, who came to Rowe Photography from Elyria High School. As it gets darker earlier everyday, it gets harder to get after school sessions completed before dark. This was one of the last shots Walter took during her session, at about 5:30pm. He liked playing with flash in the darkness. It gives it a really moody look! Hopefully you'll see more! Have a great weekend!

Susan

Fashion Chic in downtown Grafton

William came in for his senior session a couple of days ago. He brought a Polo magazine ad look that he wanted to achieve. He specifically wore this outfit and brought a dog to achieve this particular look. Walter did several versions of the pose, including walking down the center of the street with the dog! I just chose this pose to show the illustration of how we can work with your ideas in your session to get the look you want. Not bad for downtown Grafton, huh! I hope he likes these!

First Movie Night

Well, I went to see Madagascar 2 tonight with Walter, my friend Vern and her son Sammy, who is 2 years old. This was his first movie. He was all excited....until we actually had to go through the cinema door into a dark room! The beginning of the whole movie experience was a little iffy for him. He was scared of the dark room and the loud movie previews. I had to physically carry him in saying, No! No! No! We eventually talked him into going down the movie isle and having a seat. Bribing him with popcorn and candy all the way I'm sure did the trick!
In the end, he loved it! He didn't get the whole whispering thing in the movie, he just shouted out whatever he saw on the screen. It's definetly fun to take an everyday occurrence and see it through brand new eyes! It was a lot of fun!