Emilee Fuss Photography – the blog

Once again I have been privileged to photograph a friend of mine! This time it was Jen, my seventeen year old friend who, until recently, lived in Brazil as a missionary. It has been such a blessing to practice senior portraits on my friends. I am so thankful for their willingness to model for me and put up with my awkwardness about posing. There have been many laughs. :) But I’m learning so much about photographing people, and hope to continue to as I’m given more opportunities to photograph friends. Hopefully soon I’ll be able to add seniors to the list of services provided by Emilee Fuss Photography. It’s exciting!

Back to Jen… We had a great time roaming around Venice Ave and finding cool textures to use in the photos. Jen was up for anything I asked her to do, and sacrificed finishing her Starbucks drink until we were almost done shooting. She’s so sweet and photogenic! Thanks for modeling for me, Jen! It was a great experience. :)

She’s so gorgeous!

We stopped traffic for these shots. People would slow down, thinking we were crossing (or looking at the pretty model), then we’d wave them along.

Thought I’d be able to do a full blog post featuring the gorgeous Jen tonight, but I’m way too exhausted (babysat almost all day, and the ambulance came to our house tonight). So, instead I leave you with a sneak peek. We found the coolest blue stairs at the entrance to an art gallery on Venice Ave, and Jen worked them! More photos will be up tomorrow! :)

I just adore this crazy, stick-loving girl. :)

Last week I had the privilege of hanging out with Tricia and Amy, two beautiful sisters and wonderful friends of mine. I just love them. They’re gorgeous, funny, amazing souls. I like watching them together. Not only are they sisters, they’re friends, and they don’t hide it. Tricia is almost nineteen and is one of the funniest, most amazing girls I know. Amy is a beautiful sixteen year old. She’s into theatre. Right now she’s working on the Wizard of Oz. I can’t wait to go see it!

I am so blessed to call these young women my friends. Thank you, Tricia and Amy, for letting me photograph you! I had a great time. You’re both so beautiful, inside and out. Perfect models.

I have a lot of favorites, so be warned. :)

Tricia. Love her eyes!

And Amy. :)

Can you tell that they’re sisters?

Gorgeous!

I just love these next three. Love.

I walked into the apartment and was directed to a small doggy bed in the living room. A little mop of brown and black fur greeted me. I honestly couldn’t tell which end was the head and which was the tail. Then, up goes a cute little head, belonging to Mr. Blazer, an adorable fifteen year old Yorkie mix. It was such a pleasure to photograph this old gentleman. We took pictures around the apartment, but his favorite place was his bed. It’s adorable how he burrows his little face into the corners of the bed to keep his nose warm. What a cute little old man! Other than his sleeping habits, you’d never guess that he is fifteen. His mom takes very good care of this little rescue and has given him a great life. Lucky guy. :)

Mr. Blazer’s mom, Christine, is the force behind TIFF, To Inform Families First. This program allows you to register your emergency contact information on your license or ID card. With this program, officers can immediately have your emergency contacts at their fingertips in critical situations. Hopefully with this program, no one will have to endure what Christine went through, when her daughter, Tiffany, was killed in a motorcycle accident and she wasn’t notified until six hours later. It was a hard story to hear, but Christine is strong and recognizes the good that God has brought about from her daughter’s passing. If you are a Florida resident, please go to TIFF and register. It’s quick and totally worth it.

And here are the photos! Enjoy…

How about those ears? Cute!

I love these.

And this is how I left the little guy, all snuggled up in his bed. :)