baby brodie

the ladukes made the annual summer trip home to oklahoma this year, and i carefully packed my gear in anticipation of this shoot. beautiful casie is the niece of some of our dearest friends, and i was so excited to do a shoot with casie, her hubby jared and their little baby brodie.

i packed all my lenses, filters, new "my funky camera" strap, extra charger, etc. etc. however, when i stepped outside for this early morning shoot, i quickly remembered that i'd forgotten a few items....an industrial sized fan, ultra-absorbent beach towels, windshield wipers for my camera lenses and an 80's style sweat band set. oklahoma in july can be summed up in four syllables: hu-mi-di-ty. within seconds i was dripping with sweat (i am not even going to pretend i was "glowing"...) and really had a tough time holding onto my camera. meanwhile, casie & jared just smiled sweetly at , cool as cucumbers, and played with their precious son. looking back at the photos, they could have very well been taken in early fall or late spring... not a hint of the oppressive, wilting, smothering heat. this is such a testament to their collective go-with-the-flow demeanor. even baby brodie seemed unfazed by the 104 degree heat and the 300 percent humidity. he grinned, giggled and squealed his way through the shoot, and i love the way they turned out. oh, and although i was not aware of it at the time of our shoot, bambino number two was already on the way. thank you casie, jared & brodie and baby ____! can't wait for a photo shoot for four next summer... perhaps in a walk-in freezer somewhere?