8.24.08 floyd county

Here are some pictures of flowers and fun stuff like that. I had a family reunion on Sunday and I was younger than everyone but one other chicka so I just walked around and took some picturs. These are some of my favorites:













I'll probably have prints up of these in my print store soon, but I need to do laundry, do homework, etc. It's been really hectic since school started, it's only been a few days and I am feeling a little burned out already. Honestly, I don't even have the energy to do what I need to do or even write anymore right now so I'm signing off.

the purcell family

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to shoot family portraits of the Purcell family. Half of the family was coming in from out of town so we all met up on the Duck Pond on the Virginia Tech campus for a photo shoot. I want to share some of my favorite shots with you:











They were a really wonder family and I had a great time working with them. Thank you so much Laura for inviting me to photograph your family!

I created a print account here if any of you like my photos and think you would like to buy some.

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So I got no feedback on the wedding idea... Does no one know someone getting married coming up who will need a photographer? I want to do a contest to give away a wedding photography session.

Also, I hate how my blog cuts of part of my photos. I know I could just post smaller pictures and it wouldn't be an issue at all, but I like the photos, I want you to be able to see them without having to click on them. I need to create my own layout for this page, but it has been a LONG time since I have made a website, I'm not sure if I could do it on my own. I have found the most perfect background that I would like to use though... Who knows, a new, more beautiful blog may be in my future.

Class starts on Monday and so does Student Publications Photography Staff club meetings. I'm going to get to take some photos for the Collegiate Times [the Virginia Tech student run newspaper] if I understand correctly and I am SO excited about it!

from 8.14.08

Last Thursday, my co-worker Janae and I went out and took some portraits around the Virginia Tech campus that I wanted to share.







On Saturday I had a family portrait session with a really sweet family. Today after I get off from work I have another portrait session with a model that I met through Model Mayhem. I will have pictures posted of both of these sessions in the next week or so.

Tomorrow I'm getting cable and internet at my apartment so I should be able to update more often.

And... I'm thinking about doing a contest where I give away a wedding photography package soon. Leave me a comment and let me know if you would be interested.

guess who's back?

I'm back from the Outer Banks. We got back Saturday night to find another flat tire on my car and both of my fish dead, but other than that it was a good trip and I really didn't want to come home. We saw tons of jelly fish while we were down there, I was petrified to get in the water, but I did it anyways.



One of the first places we went while we were down there was the Avalon Pier. They had games inside, this one looked like the most fun to me.



Here's the pier:


And here's the beach bum that was sleeping under that pier, but it's kind of hard to see in that fisheye picture:


My main objective of the trip was to take pictures of all of the lighthouses (and I got all of the ones that were on the islands, but did not go inland to get the rest). I want to have a stand at Steppin' Out next year to sell prints... Do you guys think I should? Anyway... More pictures:











Mike caught this ghost crab
































I bet you didn't know I was a space explorer did you?


This is where the horses should have been on the 4 wheel drive beach... They weren't there, we drove all the way up to Virginia and trashed Mike's dad's Jeep doing so. Oopsie doodles, it was nice being on that empty beach though!










Those were all my favorites :) I can't wait to go on vacation again.

So you've made it this far... Do me a favor and vote for my photo for JPG Magazine so maybe I can get published HERE. Thanks loves.

bunny babies and my camera is back

On Friday I went to FedEx and picked my camera up. It's all fixed now... Just in time for my birthday and trip to Nags Head in a week. Saturday Mike and I went out to his friend's house because they told us they had four baby bunnies living in under a squash plant in their garden. We are thinking about adopting all of them if they are still there when we get back from the beach in a couple of weeks, maybe by then they'll have their eyes open.





They gave us a huge trash bag full of fresh fruits and veggies from their garden too so we had a really amazing dinner last night.



Then we went to Mike's grandparents house so I could try fried green tomatoes for the first time. They've got an African Grey named A.J.



And... It was my bunny Charlotte's 2nd birthday so I made her a little clover cupcake to celebrate.



I'm getting really excited about going to Nags Head. My goal is just to go and relax and take as many pictures as I can. I'm also excited about Steppin' Out and my birthday this upcoming weekend. :) Wishlist

playing catch up

Anybody notice that I haven't written in a while? I sent my camera back to Canon because the flash button was broken so I haven't really taken any pictures in a while. Since I don't have anything new to show, I figured the least that I could do would be post some pictures that I took a couple months ago before I got my computer and post the ones from the Massive Sound show a few weeks ago.

First off I've got Daphne's dogs. Karma is the beagle and Mary Jane is the black lab/hound mix.









And on June 28, I took some photos for MC Ohm Owens with Massive Sound Crew at The Cafe at Champs... I had just gotten my fisheye/wide angle lens so I played with that a ton.

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Alright, that is about all I have to show for now. I can't wait till I get all my pictures from DC downloaded on my computer so I can get them ready to show. Not having a computer was a major pain and I went without for a whole year. So new camera (that should be fixed in the next couple weeks) and new computer make me very happy.

I'm going to Williamsburg, maybe Virginia Beach, and maybe a bit of Nags Head on the week of the 4th so I should have some really great pictures to share with you when I get back from there. It's been about 2 years since I've been to the beach so this vacation has been a long time coming.

hire me! name your price!

So maybe some of the past few posts have given you an alright idea of my photography skills and maybe some of you even like them enough to consider hiring me. Please do... I love to take pictures and meet new people. If you need a photographer for anything please let me know, and I'll make it even sweeter, you name your price. As long as I think that the pay you are offering me is somewhat reasonable I will do. The price won't be including prints, instead I think it would probably work out better if I gave you a disk with your images, but we could discuss prints also. I want more opportunities to meet more people and take more photos.

Need some ideas about what you might need a photographer for?
-Formal Parties
-Family Reunion
-Child's Birthday Party [or adults, I don't discriminate ;)]
-Portraits/Headshots
-Engagements
-Weddings
-Child Portraits
-Senior Portraits
-Sports Events/Team Photos

I'll do any and all of those, and probably anything else that you can think of. Just contact me h.cromer[at]hotmail.com, and give me the following info:

Name:
A bit about you:
Favorite places/Places you would like these photos to take place:
What kind of pictures do you want me to take:
How much time will you need me for:
Name Your Price for my Services:
Will you be needing prints or just your images on a disk?
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