otis – Page 236 – Otis & James Photography

Sisters!

This morning we were joined by two incredibly lovely sisters, for the occasion of getting some pics! Everyone was together for the big Turkey eating festivities that are about to commence – and this time of year is always great for sessions just like this (that sounds real salesperson like, as if I should then go to “so if you want to be like these two and get some great Holiday Pictures, come on down to Otis & James!!” – I’ll stop myself before I lose any more of my integrity.)

These two were great to work with, and we thank them for taking time from their holiday schedules for us – Enjoy!

Again With the Old Friends!

Our cavalcade of weddings past continued this afternoon with a visit from our old friends the Family Bakk! Going back to the archives for an oldy-but-goody (after typing oldy, I’m pretty sure the reason that we never see this word typed is because it kind of reminds me of moldy), you will find the previous visit from this wonderful family!

It was a lovely way to end the day, and our time together was filled with laughs, some dancing, a couple of tears, and a fancy new coat (Otis had the coat, Shawn cried, James Danced, and Adrianna…wait, I think I have that all wrong.) Regardless of this confusion, fun was indeed had by all! You can actually measure the amount of fun that was had by the number of exclamation points in this post. !!! – it just increased by three, suckas! Make that four! I can’t stop myself! Enjoy!!!!!!!!

Kelly!

Yesterday afternoon we were paid a visit by our new friend (also the daughter of an old friend) Kelly! Our time together was all too brief, but we made good use of it!

We thank Kelly and her lovely assistant (Mom) for taking time out for us, and we offer these snaps from the day – Enjoy!

Old Friends!

Yesterday, we were oh so happy to be together again with an Otis & James Original, the Family Iglehart! It just seems like yesterday that we were at the park in Garrison taking their engagement photos.

We’ve changed a little since then; we’re no longer just a desk with a little sign saying Otis & James, and likewise, the Family Iglehart (if I capitalize Family, it makes it seem like they should have a song and dance act worked up – which they very well could, I guess that we’ve never asked) has increased by one since our last visit. How time flies! Did you know why the man threw the clock out the window?

We thank one and all for making the trip up to see us, and we wish them a big congratulations on their new addition! I’ll stop this novel I’m writing and get to the good part – Enjoy!

Saturday Fun v.2

Our evening of family fun continued, this time with the family Vibeto!* We truly had a dance party goin on here – too bad the rest of you weren’t here, because after a frantic search for some Steve Miller Band (beware the flying horsie if you click that link), we found some otherwise suitable music and got our collective groove on.

They were dancin’, we were snapin’, and fun was had by all! Many thanks to them for coming down this evening, and to everyone else out there – Enjoy!

*We are really hoping that this is the spelling of your last name. If not, please let us know and we’ll change it. Or, you could change it to our spelling. Whichever

Saturday Fun v.1

Normally, our world of Otis & James mostly revolves around Weddings and Senior Portraits. Sometimes, we like to shake it up a little bit and throw a little bit of spice into the mix. What kind of spice you ask? Not cumin, or sage, or even paprika (even though I’ve never felt that paprika adds anything other than color), but instead the spice of child.

We could just crawl into our safe place of Weddings and Seniors, but no – that would be too easy. You see, if we want to create a faster, stronger Otis & James, we need to push our creative muscle as far as we can. Even though ol’ Otis is practically afraid of these ‘little persons’, he refuses to let his fear come in the way of anything (I love it when I can refer to myself in the third person.) Take for instance this afternoon, when we had the great pleasure of working with the Stillerman family.

With motorcycles, guitars, and ballerina dresses, they came ready to have a rockin’ good time here in the studio. And let me tell you (all apologies to Dr. Sauer for starting a sentence with ‘and’, and for every other sentence structure and punctuation error that is made upon these pages), rock they did. Special thanks to our two guest assistants for wrangling our little ballerina, and to everyone else out there – Enjoy!

Keepin’ it Real with Adam

That title sounds like a bad public access television show that tries too hard to be hip and relevant. Then again, I the same could be said about me. Except I use the internet, and not public access. What does all of this have to do with Adam? Nothing. Not one thing. You see, Adam is unlike me in that he doesn’t have to try to be hip and cool, he is. He is also unlike me in that he has hair. And he has height. This list could really go on and on, but let’s get on with the post.

Adam came into our studio this evening, and turned the magic up to full blast. He rocked, rolled, and we were glad that he took the time to pay us a visit. We had a great time working with him, and we hope he feels the same way about us. Most people are unsure if they had fun, or if they were slightly creeped out. Like when we took him to the gym, and were all like ‘Let’s pose in this stanky hallway.’ He could have been all creeped out then, but he wasn’t…at least we hope he wasn’t. Let’s hope that fun was the verdict. OK then, let’s get up on the snap – Enjoy!

Katrina in the Evening!

This very chilly day came to a splendid conclusion with a visit from our western friend, Katrina and her assistants (Dad & L-O-L-A Lola!) To be sure, Lola was not of the human persuasion, and more of the canine type. Regardless of all this about a dog named Lola, we’re here tonight to instead talk about a human named Katrina!

Not just a human named Katrina, but a human that was totally and completely freakin’ sweet to work with! She brought out her A-game tonight, and the results were not just fantastic, but Super-Fantastic! I know, totally insane…but true. Katrina rocked it up, and we thank her and her faithful band for taking the time to make the trip east to see us. Perhaps someday I will make it west to their neck of the woods, but I don’t want to rush into anything.

Well, enough of my fear of going any further west than Minot, and let’s move on to the highlights from the shoot – Enjoy!

Michael in the Morning!

We awoke today to a very chilly morning indeed. Our endless summer seems to have come to an end, but that doesn’t mean that our Summer of Seniors has to come to an end. On the contrary, this morning we were joined in the Otis & James Nerve Center by none other than Michael and his faithful assistants (Mom & Nephew!)

Michael was a rip-roarin’ and a ready to go from the start! His ease in front of the lens made our job all the easier. We thank him and his assistants for taking the time to come down to not only visit us, but to say hello as well! OK, enough of all this blabbering and let’s get on with the pics – Enjoy!

Old Friends…

One of our original clients, Shannon stopped by the studio this evening – but this time she brought the whole family (and puppies too!) They may have claimed that they haven’t had a family portrait in a long time, but their ease in front of the camera makes me think they are actually paid professionals and they were just gracing us with their prescence!

Either way, they totally rocked it up here in the studio, and we thank them for making the trip to see us this fine evening. So – Enjoy!