priscilla b. varner | chitter-chatter

update on hanford sessions...

hey folks. just wanted to check in with you. i'm still diligently editing photos from my last bunch of sessions in hanford. i'm running a little behind...so if you haven't received your email with your proof information...you haven't missed it. i should be finished by wednesday...so keep your fingers crossed.

thanks for your patience. :)
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the dejan family

here's another awesome family. i must be the luckiest photographer ever...all my families are just great. these folks met me at a cool dog park in reno and we just had a blast. their daughter is just soooo cute! check 'em out...








even the pup got in on the action...

ooooops...

has it really been almost 20 days since my last post? geeze...what a slacker! actually, i've been roaming the country photographing families and babies for the last 2 weeks. i went to hanford, ca and photographed 9 sessions and then off to virginia and washington dc to do another 8...not to mention all the sessions i have scheduled here in nevada. so needless-to-say, it's been a bit nutty around here. so let me catch you up on all the folks i've been lucky enought to hang out with. let's start with the killian family. i met these folks in seattle, washington while i was out there for a photo workshop. we had soooo much fun and their daughter is amazing. we decided to meet at seattle university in the capital hill area for our session. the campus is beautiful and seattle...well...i had sensory overload. too much to look at and way too much to do in my short visit. i must go back soon... on to the pics...












more to come...

the russells...part deaux

ya didn't know i knew french...ey? from the last comment...apparently i know canadian too! ha ha ha.

so enough of my educational awesomeness, on to the russells. seeing-as-how everyone in their family was in town for mr. russell's retirement, they decided to do a little family session in tahoe. we had so much fun hanging out with their posse. attendees for the festivities are mr and mrs russell, of course, their munchkins, mrs russell's mom and dad, brother, sister-in-law and their awesome kids. i had so much fun and i don't think mrs russell's brother was expecting me to have him make out with his wife. :) expect crazy at my sessions. ha ha ha...

on to the pics...

 

i'm back!!!!

sorry about the hiatus folks. it's been very, very busy around these parts. the kids started school...i had a few sessions...met my girlfriend in seattle for a photo workshop...shot some more...and moved! again!!! so if i've been a little slow on returning emails, i apologize. we were without internet for several days. boy, that's like being back in the dark ages. but we're in our new house and loving it. the girls LOVE the new backyard and the dog gets a kick out of watching the golfers walk by. it's great. :)

so i have a few sessions to post. let's start with the russells. they are a great family that i've become close friends with since moving here. mr. russell was in the navy and a part-time photographer and his wife, one of my now dearest friends, is a full-time crazy mom and part-time mr. russell's session scheduler. ha ha ha...

mrs. russell told me...she has a way of scheduling me too ;)...that i was photographing her husband's retirement. "no problem" i thought...i've done change of commands before so it won't be a huge issue...just a chance to hang out, take pics and enjoy an afternoon amongst friends. well...it was so much more than that. mr. russell, mrs. russell and I have been in the military our ENTIRE lives. all of our fathers were in the navy...then we continued to live the navy lifestyle by either joining or marrying into the military. it is as much of a part of us as our arms or legs. so for the two of them to leave the military...it's quite a change.

as mr. russell is going through the retirement ceremony, i'm just crying...clicking the shutter button on my camera and crying some more. i was witnessing my friends leave something they've known all of their lives and move into a world that is sooo different. i put myself in their shoes...my hubby retires in 5 years...and wondered what it would be like when we retire and join the civilian world. then i started crying again.

after the ceremony i told mrs. russell "i'm not quite sure what i took pictures of, i was crying the whole way through the ceremony." i didn't even mention the slideshow she showed him at the reception. i was sobbing!!!! like a little girl. oh....thank God i was around friends. ;)

so here are a few photos i managed to take...through all the tears.















good luck my friends...i hope you are there to hold my hand through the process. lord knows i'll need it!