zac|thomas shoots his family

Well, they had it coming!

I've been busy enough that I had to put my own family on the calendar for a shoot!
These are from the 26th of October - Vahn's 6 month birthday.
We just went down the road to the local high school and captured some images back in their trees. And then, a little later, we drove by a pumpkin sale on Patton Ave. and got Vahn chillin'.

I'm still working behind the scenes on the new webpage and on a number of sessions from last week - STAY TUNED!

Extreme Cleaver

Here's the Cleavers! Ward, June, Wally and the Beaver.

June is one more of the fantastic people I've met through Jolene's groups. It's pushing three in the morning and I can't remember if it was AA or the PTA. The important thing is we did meet.
I met Wally at the park in West Compton where his grandma had brought him to play. I have to say, Wally looked pretty rough - he was shy, he had a hat pulled down past his eyes and he had snot on the rest of his face. In his defense I'm pretty sure he was sick. But it was a totally different kid I saw who was playing with his dad the next time we met. That was when I first met Ward - I was shooting the East Coast Regional Crocheting Championship. He was the only dad there - and he and Wally were having a great time. I gotta give a shout out to stellar dads - they're far too rare. So fortunate for the Beaver!

For these pictures we met down at the Park-N-Ride and walked around checking out some of the sculptures there. It was a little slow going at first, you can tell from June's pictures that she's camera shy - it was like pulling teeth to get her to smile. But what a smile.

The Cleaver's - another commodity of Compton.

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SOCCER!

Here's something you haven't seen before on the blog!

I met Wendy through Jolene's MOPS connection. Wendy is a personal trainer and also coaches her son Zach's soccer team and asked if I could come out and shoot some pictures of the team in action. I hadn't shot soccer before so I thought that would be a fun, new challenge.

Take a look!

Masquerade Brawl

Just when you were getting used to baseball and families - it's ROLLER DERBY!
I met ‘Chelle-O Shoot Her at her son's baseball game out in Haw Creek and she asked if I'd be interested in coming out and shooting the Blue Ridge Roller Girls team's - the Candy Apple Razor Blades in their bout against the Wham Bam Thank You Ma'ams. I perused their myspace page and thought it was definitely worth checking out!
I had a great time being right out in the middle of the action! It did cause me an increased level of anxiety with people skating and falling and being generally crazy around all my gear. Thankfully, it all came away unscathed - I can't say as much for some of the girls!
During a period break some guys from the Flipside Boardshop came out and did some injury inviting moves on their skateboards! I've got all those pics as well.
If you want to catch the girls in action, their last bout of the season is this Sunday the 11th in Fayetteville. They've got info on their myspace page or you can take a look at their competition's page!

I got a lot of pictures from this night so, in addition to the slideshow, I made them their own webpage with some nice big images.

Extreme Fleming

I'm very appreciative of everyone who's been so patient with me as I try and catch up on all my editing.
Not the least of these are Bruce and Traci.
I first met Bruce and Traci through Jolene's MOPS group (Mothers Of PreschoolerS). We went over to their house in August for their son Elijah's 3rd birthday party. This was when I first learned that Elijah shall never come within 10 feet of caffeine and that Anna is quite possibly the toughest child born of a woman. It's totally feasible that a good section of Asheville could be powered by Elijah if he were able to be harnessed. And I've seen Anna brush off tumbles and falls that would still send me crying to my mom. Bruce and Traci definitely have their hands full with these two.
We met up on Wednesday the 25th at the Botanical Gardens to get some shots of everyone. This was my first time shooting at the Gardens and it was great! It's a very nice location to wander around with paths and bridges a stream and plenty of trees.
Thanks to the Flemings with trusting me to capture their family.

I put the Slideshow together with a song I knew and with pictures I've stared at for hours but, the first time I watched it I got a little misty :) You gotta love a family that loves.

Extreme Jackson

I came across Jackson and his mother Elizabeth through Kari Richmond's Music Together classes.
Elizabeth liked the pictures from the music classes and asked if I could get some images of Jackson before she cut his hair - HIS FIRST TIME! How cool is that?!
Well I was excited to do it and we braved the weather that wouldn't cooperate all week and came away with some awesome and occasionally, soggy shots. We started off at the Marble Slab downtown and that ensured Jackson had plenty of energy for the rest of the shoot! It took Elizabeth pointing it out but, it made my day to see Jackson imitating me by getting down on one knee while I was shooting him. I just thought it was something he did - I didn't realize I was doing the same thing! After roll starting my VW bus in the parking garage it was off to grandma's house. And what a lovely house it was with cool classic toys! Jackson kept me busy as he rode a few miles on his horse and numerous laps around the house on his trike.
This was just a wonderful session with beautiful people and a beautiful setting. I had a great time and I'm sure we'll have some images of Jackson before long with his shorter hair!

Here's the Slideshow