I can't tell you how excited I am right now. I just recieved news from Trendy Camera Straps that I won first prize in their photo contest! They are comming out with a new line of straps very soon, so I'll need some help picking one out in the near future. Check out their blog where they have my photo posted along with the other winners. Pardon my post because a lot of these photos are not ones I submitted for the contest- just cute ones of Maya and AJ.

And the winner is:I went out on 3 separate shoots. This next series is from my first day out. We got caught in a down pour- you can even see the rain falling in this photo. AJ was upset about the rain, but then started to smile and laugh. I later found out it was because Maya had found some NASTY water bottle she was pretending to drink out of. Ah, the things we don't see when our eye is glued to a camera!

Note: no cameras were harmed in the making of this photograph.Maya, pull him by the tie. Wait, no, don't choke him! AJ, stop making that face, pretend like you're NOT choking...AJ actually took this photo of our little lady.I love how Maya is squeezing so tight.AJ just had to wear this hat. So I let him for a shot or two. Check out Maya's BIG smile :)Shoot #3.

Question: What's cuter than this addorable little puppy?Answer: My addorable little girl walking the addorable little puppy with a Trendy Camera Strap of course!

Maya Jane

Meet Maya. She's beautiful. Just the other day I stopped by her house to take a few photos with one of the baby cacoons I bought in March. Look how peaceful she is. Only a few days old. Welcome to the world, your daddy's going to spoil you like crazy :)

Kisses and Disses- Megan style

There is a photographer I love- Jasmine Star. She does something on her blog called Kisses and Disses. So with a shout out to J*, I wanted to post my own kisses and disses segment today after a horrible experience.

Kisses go to: Adorable baby bunnies- or anything baby for that matter. I am a sucker for a baby animal of any kind. Always have been. I may have even given CPR to a baby robin once- true story.

Disses go to: Crows. Not Counting Crows because they rock. No, to crows who attack baby bunnies. Find something else to eat! Like corn or grass or something that doesn't squeal for help when you chase it. Please.

Today I had to intervene on one such occasion for my own emotional well being.

I put the surviving bunny in the witness protection program and relocated it. Yeah, yeah, such is the circle of life, but as I said, I needed to do it for me, even if I couldn't save him for good.

PIAA State Track Meet

This past weekend I photographed the PIAA State Track Meet for Don Rich of PennTrackXC and Mile Split. I had two hot days of photographing lots of different events. It's so great to see these athletes in an ultimate test. Records are broken. And some WEIRD faces and sounds are made.

Here is my alma matter. Hershey.

Unnnhh!

I think I've been spotted!

This was my favorite face. How intense can you be? Every muscle bulging and every vein in your neck popping out.

I also love the contrast of his fave versus his team mate handing off the baton. Too funny.

The Joint Ball

I feel lucky to live in America. There are many other places I could live where I would never be able to own my own business or even work at all, vote, or even say what I want.

Often times I think most people take for granted the reason that we have all this freedom. There are a lot of people who have defended our country and our comfy way of life and there are many who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. It's something we should be thinking about on Memorial Day, rather than just focusing on cook outs and traveling. I admit that I have taken this for granted for most of my life. I now work around many of the people who are willing to die for my freedom and it has opened my eyes. There aren't many people willing to do that. Military service isn't for everyone- it's not for me- I'd run and hide in a war. I'd like to thank everyone who has taken that oath not to run and hide, but to honor and defend. I recently photographed an event for some of these great people who put service first.Don't these guys look feirce? I'm biased though- orange is my favorite color plus I just love this couple. This is one of the nicest men you'll EVER meet.A few of the proud spouses.

We did a few fun pictures too.

Happy Memorial Day! Take some time to think of all those serving our country and remember those we have lost doing so.

Another Location

LOVE it! I want to do a contest soon, I don't know how yet, but I think the prize will be a photo session at this location at sunset. I know it's rather blurry seeming that I shot it from my phone while driving, but does anyone know where this is?

Mother's Day

I finally got the photos I took from my mom's camera on Sunday to share. Here's our little mamma with her over sized gardening gloves planting an herb garden with Grammy.

Happy Belated Mother's Day!