Update on Nicole

Yesterday Nicole went in for her blood work, and the results came back today. Her thyroid levels are where they need to be for her to take the radiation treatment. She goes on Dec. 26th, at 9:00AM. This is when we were hoping she could take the treatment since she's off on school break!

Thank you for your continued prayers.

All the best,
Josh

Winston!

My cousin Jeff and his lovely wife Melody dropped in back in November to visit and introduce their new son Winston! What a treat it was to get this little guy up in the studio! All smiles and character! Here's a few of my favorite!

Lawhon Family

Check out the Lawhon Family!

They were nice enough to invite me into their home for a wonderful family shoot! Kaitlyn was a little angel!

Here's a few of my favorite from this shoot!

Ava...AKA: Ms. Bows!

Ava is one of the cutest babies you will ever see! She is my first official baby in which her parents have utilized the baby plan! So, I get to see this little jewel every few months, and it's been exciting to watch her grow! I'm already looking forward to her one year shoot! I see some cake in her future! Can't wait to see what she does with that!!!

Here's a few from our latest Christmas shoot!

Kelsey!

Kelsey is my new senior ambassador from Joplin School! You'll be seeing quite a bit of her over the next several months as we work on her senior pictures!!

Here's a few shots from our first shoot!

Enjoy!!

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One hour session's are $35, two hours $50 (can be either indoor or outdoor).

Miller Family

What a fun time I had on this shoot! Meet Cade, Drake and Eli! The Miller boys are quite the handsome young men...I feel sorry for all the girls out there!! It was a little cold out, and windy, but they all took it in stride, and finished up the shoot in the WARM studio!! Here's a few of my favorite pics from this shoot, along with a video! Enjoy!

Update on my Angel

Well, we went to see the oncologist yesterday to find out about the treatment, and about when that will be. Here in a few weeks she'll be going in to have her blood drawn and a scan, and if her TSH (?) levels are high enough, they schedule her appt. shortly after that in which she'll take an iodine/radiation pill (or two or three depending), and then will be little Ms. Chernobyl for a few days! Doc says I gotta keep my distance! :-(

She's been doing good, and gone back to work. Hopefully the treatment and the thyroid medication will all go well!

Thank you all for your prayers!

Recent happenings

Hey all!

I just wanted to drop a line and let you know that my wonderful wife was diagnosed this past Wednesday with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. The good news is that it's very treatable, and per the doctor, we have nothing to worry about. She's already undergone two surgeries to have the nodules and thyroid removed, and here in 4-6 weeks, she'll take a radiation/iodine pill that should kill the remaining cancer cells. My son also went in for surgery last Monday to have a tube put in his ear, and that was a quick and successful surgery. So, while all of this has been weighing on us, we have been very blessed with the outcome of Luke's surgery and knowing that Nicole's cancer is treatable! Please keep Nicole in your prayers.

Take care,
Joshua

Carthage Seniors!

I had the great opportunity to shoot Luke and Matt's senior pictures a few weeks ago! These guys have been friends since third grade! Both very polite and fun to hang out with for a few hours during their shoot. If I need anyone to hold my reflector for some light "feathering"...I'm calling these guys!! :-) Here's a couple pics of each along with their video's I created! Enjoy!!!

Luke -





Matt -

Shae's Volleyball Shoot!

Shae dropped in with Ethan this past evening, and we created some dramatic images! Thanks Shae for being a good "sport", and Ethan for working the reflector like a pro!! Here's a couple of my favorite shots from that shoot, along with a video...

Weddings

Ok...I've had several requests in the past few weeks for shooting weddings, and I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm currently not offering that service at this time. I have about $4,150.00 worth of equipment that is on my wish list that I NEED before I even think about a wedding...two camera's is a must, extra flash, couple lenses...the list is endless really.

Now...if you need some awesome engagement photographs...look me up! I have some great ideas and poses for couples!

Santa, if you're check'n out my blog, please put on my wishlist a Nikon D300, it comes out next week!! I've been good...I promise!! ;-)

Recent Senior

Everyone...meet Matt! We met early on a Saturday morning, and had some great light to work with as the sun rose here in Carthage. I must say...all serious faces had to be requested, as this young man had a smile on the whole time!!

The Holman's

I had a great time on this shoot! The Holman's are great friends, and Abby and Zach...what a couple cute kids!!! Here's a couple of my favorite shots, along with a cool video!

Something new!!

Ok folks...I can say folks since we're in the midwest...right?

Anyway folks...I've come across something VERY COOL for seniors, a new video software that I'm playing with. Check out these video's below...are they not the coolest thing you've ever seen!???

Tell me what you think!!

Ethan's "My Life" Video from his Senior shoot!

Shae's Rock'n Video from her Senior shoot!!!

Please meet Shae and Ethan!!!

Shae and Ethan are my Carthage Senior Ambassadors and have been a great joy to work with!

We've created some great images for their senior pictures as well as some work that shows what I can do for you or your senior! I'm starting to think this will be my area of speciality!

Here's a few pictures of each for you all to check out!!!

Hey all!!

Ok...so, I've been a little lazy on the blog...that's a fact! I could say that I've been busy taking pictures and proofing my mind out...but, that's no excuse!

Several new things are in the works for Life Captured Photography!

I've created a couple packages for all you expecting mothers! These include a "Beginnings Package", which includes a maternity shoot, and a newborn shoot. I've also created my "Milestones" package, which is a 3, 6, 9, 12 month shoot for your new child! Please email me for details and pricing!!

Please note that prices and packages will change beginning of 2008. I'll be doing away with package pricing on family/senior shoots, and will offer discounts on dollar amount ordered. This way, YOU are able to choose what fits your needs!!

I'm sooo far behind on posting pictures!! I'm going to post photographs from some of my most recent shoots!

PSNWA Symposium

Well, a few weeks ago I went to a photography symposium down in Eureka Springs AR! What a fun time! I was able to rub elbows with some pros in which photography is there livelihood, and and also got to work with some wonderful models! The pros that taught the classes were excellent!! You can never know too much!!

I went to several classes...

Bridal/Engagement
Natural Light/Posing
Seniors

Here's a handful of my favorite pics from that shoot! Enjoy!! I know I did!

Life Captured - Your Life My Vision

So, I've finally taken the plunge into turning one of my favorite hobbies into a business...Life Captured Photography! Only because no one would pay me to duck hunt!!

My passion and knowledge has grown over the years. It all started with borrowing my Dad's Pentax K1000 to use for a 4-H class I was taking back in the day. An all manual camera and it was great! I took a yearbook class a couple years in high school as well as an independent study class. In there I took a photograph that won a Gold Key award at an art show in Kansas City...that really got me fired up!

From there, I finally got a Nikon FM2N...a camera I'd fallen in love with. Another all manual film camera that I love...and still do. I used it for many years, just playing around, and a few years ago finally bought my dream camera, a Nikon F5, the bad boy of bad boys when it comes to film cameras! Once I got it...I thought, "how am I going to pay for this??" So, I started charging for my work and I was doing pretty good, but was limited with all the new technology and what other photographers can offer by use of digital equipment and computer software for their work. So, with great sorrow sold the F5 and bought a new Nikon digital camera...and so far, it's just been AWESOME!

I'm working on my website that should be completed in a few weeks...the website will be:


www.lifecaptured.us


I'm looking for a mother-to-be to do a maternity shoot with as I'd like to include that in my ever growing portfolio! A fine deal will be struck up for this lucky mother!! Where are you?? :-)

Check back soon for some updates on a few recent shoots I've done!


I think that's about all for now...I leave you with a picture of my son...bless his heart, he had to put up with posing for Daddy in the studio so I could practice...but, we got some great shots we'll both cherish!!

Take care,


Joshua