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Bracken's CDC - Hartselle, Alabama

We conducted our first photo shoot and sale of 2008 at Bracken's CDC in Hartselle, Alabama (about 30 miles from our home in Huntsville, Alabama).  Lenita Bracken could not have been more gracious and the children, like the children everywhere we go, were outstanding.   Lenita began keeping children at her home.  When her waiting list hit 40 she realized that it was time for new building so she built one just down the street from her house.  Lenita is what child care is all about.  In addition to Lenita, and her facility, I've included photos of a few of her "clients," along with her daughter Ashley - there is also a candid of Lenita and Adrienne getting the twins ready for their portrait time.

 

Trinity CDC Huntsville, Alabama

The Last week of January Jack and Adrienne spent three days photographing the children at Trinity CDC   in Huntsville.   Here you can see Adrienne explaining to their first "customer" how the photography session is going to work.  All together there were 91 sittings - all children with the exception of a few brave parents.   One father, Matt Miller, joined his daughter Mya, to surprise his wife.  He reported that "it worked and she loved the surprise" - one comment we heard regarding Matt's surprise gift for his wife was: "That is one lucky woman."     The weather kept the children inside most of the week.  The toddlers didn't seem to mind as long as they got their "buggy ride" every afternoon. I watched them every afternoon and frankly thought about trying to stow away but it was pretty clear there just wasn't a way to pull it off. We had a great crew of volunteers to help with changing the children into our vintage costumes and then back into their regular clothes.  The children are always our first concern - we know that if we're going to get good shots it's important that their session is fun for them.   As you can see, that was certainly the case for  Braden Wright and his mom.  Every center and every shoot is different but Christina and I have come to know that some things will be the same at every place we visit - parents will love the pictures and thanks to the quality and our economical package pricing, they will take them home but before they leave the center they will stop by the Director's office and show off the photos - the parents at Trinity CDC were no exception which is why Lori Lai, the director, said, "You'll be our only photographers from now on." The kids were great - the parent's were outstanding - and the center is marvelous - These smiles say it far more eloquently than I ever could.

The Last week of January Jack and Adrienne spent three days photographing the children at Trinity CDC   in Huntsville.   Here you can see Adrienne explaining to their first "customer" how the photography session is going to work.  All together there were 91 sittings - all children with the exception of a few brave parents.

  One father, Matt Miller, joined his daughter Mya, to surprise his wife.  He reported that "it worked and she loved the surprise" - one comment we heard regarding Matt's surprise gift for his wife was: "That is one lucky woman."

    The weather kept the children inside most of the week.  The toddlers didn't seem to mind as long as they got their "buggy ride" every afternoon.

I watched them every afternoon and frankly thought about trying to stow away but it was pretty clear there just wasn't a way to pull it off.

We had a great crew of volunteers to help with changing the children into our vintage costumes and then back into their regular clothes.  The children are always our first concern - we know that if we're going to get good shots it's important that their session is fun for them.   As you can see, that was certainly the case for  Braden Wright and his mom. 

Every center and every shoot is different but Christina and I have come to know that some things will be the same at every place we visit - parents will love the pictures and thanks to the quality and our economical package pricing, they will take them home but before they leave the center they will stop by the Director's office and show off the photos - the parents at Trinity CDC were no exception which is why Lori Lai, the director, said, "You'll be our only photographers from now on."

The kids were great - the parent's were outstanding - and the center is marvelous - These smiles say it far more eloquently than I ever could.

 

The Last week of January Jack and Adrienne spent three days photographing the children at Trinity CDC   in Huntsville.   Here you can see Adrienne explaining to their first "customer" how the photography session is going to work.  All together there were 91 sittings - all children with the exception of a few brave parents.

  One father, Matt Miller, joined his daughter Mya, to surprise his wife.  He reported that "it worked and she loved the surprise" - one comment we heard regarding Matt's surprise gift for his wife was: "That is one lucky woman."

    The weather kept the children inside most of the week.  The toddlers didn't seem to mind as long as they got their "buggy ride" every afternoon.

I watched them every afternoon and frankly thought about trying to stow away but it was pretty clear there just wasn't a way to pull it off.

We had a great crew of volunteers to help with changing the children into our vintage costumes and then back into their regular clothes.  The children are always our first concern - we know that if we're going to get good shots it's important that their session is fun for them.   As you can see, that was certainly the case for  Braden Wright and his mom. 

Every center and every shoot is different but Christina and I have come to know that some things will be the same at every place we visit - parents will love the pictures and thanks to the quality and our economical package pricing, they will take them home but before they leave the center they will stop by the Director's office and show off the photos - the parents at Trinity CDC were no exception which is why Lori Lai, the director, said, "You'll be our only photographers from now on."

The kids were great - the parent's were outstanding - and the center is marvelous - These smiles say it far more eloquently than I ever could.