Hello all! Once again, it has taken months to check in on the blog. I'm sorry. This has been by far the busiest winter for the studio. We are still working on a few of our seniors from this years class. Almost wrapped up though. One in particular is FINALLY done! It's Joe, my son, and I finished his final edits this morning and will be sending them off to the lab later today.
My last post said I would put in some of "my boys", so Here are some of them.
Let's start with Joe, since he's fresh off the edit! This way I can get through typing stuff that might make me a bit emotional. Lisa and I are so fortunate to have the kids we have. We are truly blessed. Joe has grown into a fine young man. He will graduate with a perfect 4.0 for his entire school career at Adena High School. He is quite an accomplished musician with killer piano skills and a very good trumpet player, although he does not give himself enough credit.
Joe will be attending Otterbein College this fall and majoring in Actuarial Science. I can't believe he will be graduated in another month! And even though he is non-music major, he will still be participating in the Otterbein Cardinal Marching Band this fall!
Next we have another young man that I have known since his birth - because he and Joe were the two biggest kids in the nursery at Adena Regional Medical Center 18 years ago! Mitch is just like my own son. I'm very proud of him as well. Mitch has always been mechanically enclined and that is what he is going away to school for. I believe it will involve bigger farm machinery and the college is part of The Ohio Sate University at their Wooster campus. Mitch is always quick to help out his "other dad" down the hill for things I'm just not physically able to do myself.
There were quite a few other guys come through the studio and all are great kids. I go on and on about our Adena students, but I really mean it when I say they are all a great bunch and have done us all proud. And then there a couple a guys from Chillicothe, my alma mater. Dillon and Zach. I had a good time shooting them both and they made some good images. It was a lot of fun shooting Zach because I actually graduated with both his mom and dad - geez we're getting old. Dillon was good fun too and I so enjoyed meeting his parents and know that there will always be a lasting friendship there as well.
That is one of the most rewarding things that has come out of opening the studio. Sure, I shoot quite a lot of people that I know because Frankfort is a small community. But the people that I met for the first time have become friends and people that will always be known as friends - even if I never snap another photo of them. It's a very good feeling. I have met so many great people.
I had better get back to some editing. I have just a few left. I have Adena High Schools prom coming up in 2 weeks and then a few weddings. By then, my class of 2010 should really start taking off. I have some exciting new ideas for senior shoots this year - a whole different format. You'll all just have to stop in and see what I'm up to. Remember - if the lights are on, come on in, I'd love to see you.
Until next time,
Until next time,
John






















