Photochyck Photography-2009 Blog

New Blog

2010-02-07T22:10:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone! Sorry I haven't been keeping up with my posts lately. I'm in the process of redesigning my website. I'm hoping to have it up and running before I leave for Virginia on the 24th. I've already moved my blog over to http://www.photochyck.blogspot.com/. I'll relink it to my site (which is now http://www.photochyck.com/) later this week. Just wanted you all to know where to find updates on my most recent work. Hope everyone is having a great new year!

Heather's Senior Portraits

2009-12-04T10:38:00.000-08:00

Heather has such an awesome personality. I had a lot of fun helping her to express that personality in her portraits. We went to a variety of locations and shared a lot of laughs.

Willison Family Portraits

2009-12-04T10:28:00.000-08:00

The Willisons are such a sweet family. I've taken pictures for them before and was glad when they asked me to take their pictures again this year. We met around sunset so we got some neat backgrounds with the different phases of the sun. The boys are adorable and did an amazing job cooperating with me. It was a good night.

Molly's Senior Pictures

2009-12-04T10:17:00.000-08:00

I had the opportunity to photograph Molly's senior pictures. We had a lot of fun wandering around downtown Indianapolis and the IMA. The weather was absolutely beautiful, as was my model. A special thanks to Missa By Design for helping me out on this photoshoot.

Sorry Guys!

2009-12-02T08:50:00.000-08:00

I've been REALLY bad about updating my blog lately. I've just been so busy. I plan on having a bunch of new posts for you by the end of the week. Hope you have a great day!

Ben Davis High School Representative: Shelby

2009-10-07T16:43:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun during this photoshoot. Shelby is a great girl with a unique personality, and we took a variety of pictures showing off all the different aspects of it. Thanks for representing Photochyck Photography for Ben Davis!

Josh & Alicia's Wedding

2009-10-07T16:08:00.000-07:00

A few shots from Josh and Alicia's wedding. Thank you for letting me be a part of your special day! Congratulations!

Kaytie's [Almost] Trash the Dress Session

2009-10-07T15:50:00.000-07:00

We went to the park and started to do a TTD session, but due to a series of unfortunate events, we had to stop and postpone the rest of the photoshoot before we really got to do much trashing. These pictures still turned out really cool though.

Jonna's Pre-Trash the Dress Session

2009-10-07T15:41:00.000-07:00

We decided to take some country-style pictures with Jonna's old prom dress before we trashed it.

Downtown Indy

2009-09-22T13:59:00.001-07:00

I went downtown today to get my sensor cleaned in preparation for Saturday's wedding and found got some pretty interesting shots. The only photoshopping done here was turning the first photo sepia and vignetting the edge. The signs are real. :]

Plainfield High School Representative: Travis

2009-09-21T19:55:00.000-07:00

I'm so glad that Travis signed up to be Plainfield High School's Senior Representative. He has such a great personality and we had a lot of fun doing his photoshoot. Here are some of my favorite shots from the day:

Thanks Travis for representing Photochyck Photography for the Class of 2010!

Hands of Heaven Project

2009-09-21T19:38:00.000-07:00

Jordan's Trash the Dress Session [Underwater]

2009-09-21T18:58:00.000-07:00

Devon

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Jalynn

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Madison, Shelby, & Savannah

2009-09-21T16:52:00.000-07:00

So...

2009-09-21T07:45:00.000-07:00

I've been really bad at keeping up with the blog lately. It's been crazy busy lately. I have so much to catch up on.

Smoke Art

2009-08-28T07:34:00.000-07:00

My friend Chris showed me how to do this and this was my first attempt at creating smoke art with incense. I'm pleased with these ones but there is still room for improvement. I'll post some more after I've practiced a bit. You should check out Chris's @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cellis/. His smoke images are on the 2nd and 3rd pages right now, they'll bump down when he posts more, but you'll still be able to find them but they are definitely worth looking at. Thanks again for the tips Chris!

Maryssa's Wisconsin Shoot

2009-08-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pix from our random photoshoot in Wisconsin. We found that dress for $4 and decided to take it out for a spin. We found some cool murals and some people to let us use their boat. It was awesome!

Glee!

2009-08-25T07:38:00.000-07:00

While I was in Chicago last week, Maryssa and I met the cast of 'Glee.' They were all so nice. Here are some pix I got of them at the Q & A at Orland Park Mall.

David Viggiano and the cast of 'Glee'

David Viggiano questions Cory Monteith

Cory Monteith Lea Michele
Chris Colfer
Jenna Ushkowitz
Kevin McHale
Amber Riley
Dianna Argon

Mark Salling

I'm Back!

2009-08-15T06:01:00.000-07:00

After an exciting picture-filled vacation, I'm finally back in good ole Indiana. I've got a pretty busy day today, but should resume my blog tonight or tomorrow. Hope everyone is doing well. :)

Blog Update!

2009-08-04T09:47:00.000-07:00

Just in case you thought I was slacking off..I'm in Canada and am just now getting internet service. I'm not sure when I'll be able to get on the next couple of weeks but I'll be back in the states before you know it with lots of new pictures and posts. Oh, and I also can't answer my phone because of outrageous roaming charges. I can still text though if you need me or you can e-mail me at photochyckphotography@hotmail.com and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks!

Joseph & Jaimie's Wedding

2009-08-04T09:38:00.000-07:00

Congratulations Joseph & Jaimie! Thanks for letting me be a part of your special day! :)

Martinez Family

2009-07-28T17:06:00.000-07:00

Multiplicity

2009-07-27T13:04:00.000-07:00

Taylor

2009-07-23T08:07:00.000-07:00

Saebra

2009-07-22T20:55:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite shots of Saebra. She's so adorable!

Clayton

2009-07-21T21:34:00.000-07:00

Samantha

2009-07-21T16:15:00.000-07:00

Just a few from a senior shoot yesterday. I'd load more, but the uploader is taking forever today. I'll probably throw a few more on later.

Alex & Rebecca's Engagement Session

2009-07-20T07:27:00.001-07:00

Some of my favorites from their session

The Grass Is Always Greener

2009-07-19T10:11:00.000-07:00

On the other side..

Barbed Wire

2009-07-19T10:06:00.001-07:00

Woah.

2009-07-19T10:03:00.001-07:00

We weren't expecting it to be that big. Haha. I love how tiny he looks compared to it.

The Outhouse

2009-07-19T10:00:00.001-07:00

We found this while geocaching the other day. I thought it looked pretty cool and the clouds were a bonus!

Starry Night

2009-07-19T09:58:00.001-07:00

I love summer nights in Indiana when you can see the stars. I've been trying to catch them on film the last few nights. This one's my favorite shot so far. :)

Missa By Design

2009-07-17T21:24:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of the many shots we got on our shoot. I'll post more later. All dresses are by Missa By Design. www.missabydesign.com.

Sadie

2009-07-17T07:31:00.001-07:00

A few shots from Sadie's glamour shoot.

Keegan's Newborn Session

2009-07-17T07:11:00.000-07:00

A couple of shots from Keegan's newborn session on Wednesday.

The Lioness

2009-07-17T07:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. I've been so busy!
I got this one at the zoo the other day, I'll post more animal pictures soon. :)

Depauw Edit

2009-07-12T14:03:00.000-07:00

Photoshopped version of one of yesterday's pictures.

Trip To Depauw

2009-07-11T06:12:00.000-07:00

Some pictures I got while walking around Depauw last night. My internet has been down, but I'll be posting a lot more entries soon. Probably tomorrow, today's going to be crazy busy.

Workin' at the Car Wash!

2009-07-06T09:57:00.000-07:00

We took the Blueberry to get washed! Of course Madison and her cotton candy dress had to come to do the job. :)

Make a wish!

2009-07-06T09:55:00.000-07:00

Just something I put together for the challenge of the day a few days back. I'm quite pleased with the way it turned out.

Thanks Missa!

2009-07-06T09:51:00.000-07:00

Missa By Design made me a tote. She does all sorts of cool things. Check out her site: www.missabydesign.com.

And A Few Animals..

2009-07-03T18:26:00.000-07:00

We went to the zoo a couple of days ago, and it was overcast and perfect weather for taking pictures! These were some of my favorites. I'm going back next week, so I'll have more then.

Flowers

2009-07-03T16:11:00.001-07:00

I've been getting a lot of flower pictures lately. Everything's been in bloom the last week.

Trent & Meagan [& Myla]

2009-06-29T12:58:00.001-07:00

I took some pictures this morning of my friend Meagan, her boyfriend Trent, and her cute little dog, Myla. We had a lot of fun catching up and taking pictures at the park. Here are a few that I edited really quick. My posts will probably be short this week. I'm very booked in this week. Thanks Meag, Trent, and Myla for a fun morning!

More Josh & Alicia

2009-06-28T08:45:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more from yesterday. Congrats Josh & Alicia! I look forward to working with you on your wedding day! :)

Josh & Alicia's Engagement Session

2009-06-27T21:59:00.000-07:00

I met a really sweet couple today at Cataract Falls to do an engagement session. It was a ton of fun and so beautiful! I'm only posting one picture tonight, but will load more tomorrow. This one is really neat. We were behind the waterfall. It was so cool!

Mirror, Mirror

2009-06-27T06:45:00.001-07:00

For those of you who get bored often..

2009-06-26T07:04:00.000-07:00

I started another blog. It's just for fun. I'll still be updating my photography blog regularly. I've posted an intro, but day 1 won't start for a few more days. Check it out: http://52-days.blogspot.com/. If you're interested, follow it, so you don't miss a challenge! :)

The Blueberry

2009-06-25T20:38:00.001-07:00

Chelsea's Senior Session

2009-06-25T15:05:00.000-07:00

One of my last photoshoots in Virginia. We went out for a couple of hours in the afternoon and took Chelsea's senior pictures. We also got some of her and her brother, Clayton, and also some individual shots of him [which I'll post in a later thread.]

Marshall's Baptism

2009-06-24T10:21:00.000-07:00

Marshall is getting baptized in a couple of weeks and I went over and took some pictures of him this morning. Here are a couple that I've edited really quickly before I leave. I'll try to post some more tonight. Congrats Marshall on your baptism!

Cinderella After Midnight

2009-06-24T10:08:00.000-07:00

A few more shots from last night's shoot. I have a couple of minutes to post before my next shoot. People on the streets kept telling her she looked like Cinderella. :)

Late Night Shoot

2009-06-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

I don't have a lot of time to post pictures, as this is my last day in Virginia, so I need to wrap things up here and make sure I got everything done that I need to. But here is my favorite shot from last night.

Traveling Carnival

2009-06-22T20:18:00.000-07:00

We drove by a traveling carnival tonight and decided to stop and take some pictures. I took several shots at different exposures.

Washington, D.C. LDS Temple

2009-06-22T10:55:00.000-07:00

We stopped by the Washington D.C. temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints last night on our way out of D.C. I got some beautiful shots of it as the sun was going down and it got all lit up. Here are a few of my favorites.

Holes in the Floor of Heaven

2009-06-22T07:28:00.001-07:00

Tribute to Erin Ford and Luke Lovins
RIP. You guys are missed.

Please keep their families in your prayers.

The Pony Whisperer

2009-06-20T06:58:00.000-07:00

Anne thought she could summon the wild ponies out of the mist. Haha. Unfortunately, we learned she does not have that ability.

Puppy Love

2009-06-20T06:56:00.000-07:00

Hard At Work

2009-06-20T06:44:00.000-07:00

Lance had so much fun playing construction worker. We got some natural smiles from him and got to see those famous dimples. :)

Dragonfly

2009-06-20T06:43:00.001-07:00

from yesterday morning

I Won Yesterday's DC

2009-06-20T06:32:00.001-07:00

for unique posing.

Into the Mist

2009-06-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite non-model shot of the morning.

Early Morning Photoshoot [Madison]

2009-06-19T09:56:00.001-07:00

We found this really pretty red dress yesterday when we were shopping and this rustic looking lantern and decided to take them to the beach this morning. Madison, learning to live the life of a model, got up at 3am [well, hit her snooze button a few times] to go out and take pictures. Anne also got up and drove us to the beach and continued to fulfill her role as photographer's assistant. We're all extremely tired, but I think it was well worth it. The pictures turned out great and we had a lot of fun in the process.

Early Morning Photoshoot [Samantha]

2009-06-19T08:52:00.001-07:00

We got up super early this morning to go to the beach for the sunrise. We picked up Sam on the way out so that we could get some pictures of her too. She's a natural at posing, I didn't hardly have to tell her where to go or what to do. We had a lot of fun. Thanks for coming along and modeling for me.

New Ad

2009-06-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

Just something I was playing with this morning.

Industrial Style

2009-06-18T09:17:00.000-07:00

Just a few more shots from yesterday..industrial style. :)

The Designer

2009-06-18T06:04:00.001-07:00

Taylor wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up. We decided this would be a fun shoot for her.

High Fashion Shoot [Madison]

2009-06-18T05:53:00.000-07:00

A few shots from yesterday's shoot. I'll add more later. There were a TON of great pictures.

History of the Abandoned House

2009-06-17T09:22:00.000-07:00

So I was checking my e-mail on my photography network this morning and I had an message from a guy telling me that he also has pictures from the SAME abandoned house that I was posting on the message board. He said he'd post an album for me to look at, and sure enough, its the same house. He had some of the history of the building posted on it. Crazy how things work out like that. Anyway, thanks Joel for the info!

The Wood Family Farmhouse was built in 1866. Some time after the civil war the family lost all their investments and sold the home and farmland to the Harris family. The last occupant, Mrs. Harris passed away in the house in the late 1970’s, and the house has been left alone ever since.

Fun in the Fountain

2009-06-15T22:34:00.001-07:00

Beautiful Night For A Swim..

2009-06-15T22:11:00.000-07:00

in a fountain! We took Madison and Taylor out to play in the fountain. These are some of the ones I was working on. I'll put another post of Taylor and some more of Madison actually in the fountain later..there were too many to choose from. lol.

Abandoned

2009-06-15T21:56:00.000-07:00

Well. Here it is. It felt a lot creepier actually being there, but the pictures are cool. I have some of the other rooms, but I still have one more post I want to do before I go to bed. Maybe I'll throw them in later.

Creepy-Cool Photoshoot

2009-06-15T21:41:00.000-07:00

We stumbled upon this abandoned house during our photoshoot yesterday. We decided not to go in yesterday, but to have my uncle Robert and his dog, Sugaree check it out for us first to make sure that nothing would attack us and that the floors and ceilings wouldn't cave in on us. After we got the okay to go in, we took a few minutes walking around and getting acquainted with our surroundings and then got to work. Here are some of my favorite shots from today. I'm going to post a separate thread showing some more pix of just the house. Thanks Robert for helping us out this morning. And to Madison and Anne for being so brave..lol.

Awwww

2009-06-15T08:45:00.000-07:00

Aren't my grandparents cute?

More From Day 3

2009-06-14T20:40:00.000-07:00

Here are a few from tonight's shoot. I'll post more tomorrow. I also did a family session, but we have to figure out which ones we like first.

Virginia Photoshoot [Day 3]

2009-06-14T13:03:00.001-07:00

A few of Melissa from this afternoon. We did some of Madison and Taylor too, but I don't have time to load them. On my way to the family session. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

VA Photoshoot [Part 6]

2009-06-13T16:00:00.001-07:00

Probably the last post for tonight. The internet is really freezing up on me.

VA Photoshoot [Part 5]

2009-06-13T15:47:00.001-07:00

VA Photoshoot [Part 4]

2009-06-13T15:41:00.001-07:00

VA Photoshoot [Part 3]

2009-06-13T15:37:00.000-07:00

VA Photoshoot [Part 2]

2009-06-13T15:28:00.000-07:00

Virginia Photoshoot [Day 2]

2009-06-13T15:08:00.001-07:00

My internet is really slow, so its going to take a while to get this post up. I'm going to split up the posts. Here are a few for now.

Virginia Photoshoot [Day 1]

2009-06-12T19:50:00.000-07:00

We started our four day photoshoot yesterday. I don't have much time to post, but here are a few shots from it. More today. I'll try to load tonight.

Joseph & Jaimie's Engagement Portraits

2009-06-08T20:00:00.001-07:00

Here are a few from today's engagement shoot. It was so much fun! They make such a cute couple. Good luck on your upcoming wedding!

Brandon & Jennifer's Wedding

2009-06-07T18:13:00.001-07:00

A few shots from yesterday's wedding. Such a sweet couple and so great to work with. Congratulations Brandon & Jennifer!

My Favorite Shot

2009-06-07T12:29:00.000-07:00

from last night's wedding. I'll start another post after I go through the rest of the photos.

Trash The Dress [Food Fight]

2009-06-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

I did a random TTD photoshoot today. The weather was nice, we had some spaghetti lying around..why not put on some pretty dresses and have a food fight? Haha. It was a lot of fun. I'm just glad I was behind the camera and didn't have to try to get the noodles out of my hair after. Thanks girls for a great afternoon! It's getting late, I'll post more pix tomorrow.

New Prop!

2009-06-04T21:59:00.000-07:00

I bought a new couch! Here's the first shoot we did on it. I'm really excited to do more..I think they look really neat! I guess it'd be good to invest in a truck now so I can quit roping my friends into driving it around for me. Lol.

Won 2nd Place

2009-05-31T19:46:00.000-07:00

in today's Daily Challenge. I love this one.

Waterfall

2009-05-30T17:16:00.000-07:00

I got these real quick while waiting for my family portrait/grad session today. I should be getting to some bigger falls soon. I can't wait to get some more water shots.

Wickham Family Portrait

2009-05-30T17:08:00.001-07:00

Congrats Jordan!

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Good Omen

2009-05-30T16:54:00.000-07:00

After Alex's graduation, there was a rainbow. I guess thats a sign of good luck for her future. :)

Congratulations Alex and Ally!

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Class of '09!

Happy 54th Anniversary!

2009-05-30T16:51:00.000-07:00

Anniversary Cake

2009-05-30T16:50:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine helped me make this cake for my grandparents 54th wedding anniversary. It was pumpkin spice with cream cheese filling/icing with white chocolate fondant. It was a big hit. Thanks Debbi for all your help!