Frye Family

I remember the day Lanette called to talk to me about doing her son, Randy's Senior Pictures. It was April 12th, my daughter Lily's birthday. I was running around the house while I chatted with her, getting things ready for Lily's party and trying to keep a 9 month old occupied and quiet so I could talk. My cell phone kept cutting out, we tried again from the land line and I'm pretty sure I hung up on her once. I kept thinking, this woman is never going to hire me, I can't even have a conversation on the phone. Luckily she works at home and has three kids as well so she wasn't even phased!
I was thrilled when she not only hired me to take Randy's Senior Portraits but also their family portraits. We met on a May morning at the ranch where they keep their 4H cows and we did a little location scouting! I learned that morning that the work that goes into preparing cows for photo sessions is probably more time intensive than it is for most people!
As she taught me a lot about cows/heifers/bulls/4H and I realized how much they loved these animals and I asked how they were able to handle selling them for slaughter I laughed and said "I have to tell you something" and in the back of my head I'm telling myself to shut up. I said, "I'm finding this pretty funny, because I'm a vegetarian. I haven't eaten meat since I was 14 years old!" If someone would have told me I'd be doing a photo shoot at a ranch with cows when I moved to Montana 14 years ago I would have said "oh no I won't"! Oh how times have changed :)! Luckily again, Lanette didn't say "this woman is crazy, she's not taking our pictures!"
That's what I love about this job, I get to meet so many people and I have learned so many things from people and families I have worked with....things I wouldn't have otherwise been exposed to!
We did the family shoot an early morning in July and we had a blast. They are such a loving family and I got to see the sibling ribbing and teasing and then also the moments where you see their love for each other. The families aren't the only ones that get something out of these sessions. I also gained a new babysitter for my girls (If Matt and I ever actually go do something ;))! And I gained a new friend, thanks Lanette!