Saturday, December 27, 2008
Smithfield Holly Ball 2008
Well, I had a BLAST photographing the Smithfield Middle School Holly Ball 2008. Photos can be found under Client Photos, Parties and Events. The gallery is password protected to protect the Students. Please contact me at FotographyByVeronica@Yahoo.com to gain access. :) Thanks for looking~!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Michael & Sara's Engagements
Michael and Sara were soo much fun to work with last weekend. They are a referral from my 1st Wedding of the year this year, Matt and Stephanie. Sara is Stephanie's Sister. I had the pleasure of meeting both Mike and Sara at that wedding and I am soo greatful that they liked my work and decided to book with me for their September 2009 Wedding. Anyway, Last weekend, we met up at Newport News Park and had their Engagement Session. Meeting them for such a short period at Matt and Stephanie's wedding didn't prepare me for what was in store. Mike and Sara are so Crazy and Fun. Their session was full of laughs and highjinx. I was really inpressed at how easily Mike got comfortable infront of the Camera. Having a man who is really, truly comfortable during a session is a rare and pleasant experience. I find it soo touching that you can see how Absolutely in Love Mike is just by looking at these photos... without even knowing Mike and Sara. Anyway, They were cute and funny and sweet to work with. We had a little adventure during our shoot also. We found this random floating canoe in the lake. Mike and Sara wanted to Jump in and go get it. I was soo excited at the idea of such random and spontanious photos. However, we all thought better of it since we still had a lot of photos to take and they didn't want to be wet for th rest of thier session. We did however get some fun photos of Sara holding Mike as he leaned over the water with a Stick trying to reach the Canoe. Anyway, have fun looking over the sample of photos below and feel free to check out a few more in my Portfolio. I'm not sure yet when we will be doing Sara's Bridals, but after all the fun of this session, I truly look forward to ANY other sessions where I have the pleasure of Working with them again.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Jon & Heather
Jon and Heather were a Really Fun couple that I had the pleasure of working with. This was a Wedding that I assisted my good friend Kristen on. Jon & Heather were Married at the Roanoke Island Aquarium in Manteo, North Carolina. If you go back to my Back From OBX Blog, you can read more details about the Weekend and the Wedding. So, here are some
pics.....
Time to Catch Up....
So, I finally have a few minutes to catch up. I am soooo far behind on Blogging it's not even funny. So, my next few blogs are going to be of some of the sessions I've had in the last few months. You can see More photos from these sessions in my Portfolio. :) Leave lots of love. :)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
New Photos
So, I FINALLY got some free time to add some new photos to my Slide Show. If you look in my Portfolio, you will notice a bunch of password protected galleries. Those galleries are some of the newest shoots that I've had over the last few months. I will try and make sure those galleries are open to the public by the end of the weekend. It has been a CRAZY couple of months and it's just taking me a little time catch up. :)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Help Pass Senate Bill 1738—The PROTECT Our Children Act
Help Pass Senate Bill 1738—The PROTECT Our Children Act
(to read full story and for clickable links, go here.....)
http://www. oprah. com/article/oprahshow/20080911_tows_predators
Hundreds of thousands of children are victims of sexual abuse each year. Due to the sheer lack of resources, law enforcement is unable to follow up on the majority of leads they have.
The PROTECT Our Children Act will:
Authorize over $320 million over the next five years in desperately needed funding for law enforcement to investigate child exploitation.
Mandate that child rescue be a top priority for law enforcement receiving federal funding.
Allocate funds for high-tech computer software that can track down Internet predators.
Act Now!
Your U.S. senators will be voting on the bill soon, so it is crucial you contact them immediately.
Go to www. senate. gov to find contact information for the senators in your state. Search for your senator by name or state by clicking on the arrow from either dropdown menu. Contact information is provided here. To send an e-mail, click on "Web Form" below his or her name, and e-mail your letter to make a difference!
Call Your Senators
If you choose to contact your senators by phone, be sure to tell them, "Vote yes on Senate Bill 1738—The PROTECT Our Children Act."
Write to Your Senators
If you choose to write a letter, fax, telegram or e-mail, you may use the following sample letter—and modify it how you see fit.
Dear Senator:
I know that you believe, like I do, that we must do everything possible to protect children from sexual predators. That is why I am asking for your help.
Last year alone, U.S. law enforcement identified over 300,000 criminals who were trafficking in movies and pictures of young children being raped and tortured. Experts say that one in every three of these criminals has local child victims. Child pornography trafficking over the Internet has given us a trail of evidence that leads straight to their doorsteps, but the vast majority of these children will never be rescued because investigators are overwhelmed, outnumbered and underfunded.
As your constituent, I urge you to do everything in your power to pass the PROTECT Our Children Act (S. 1738, Biden-Hatch). This bipartisan legislation passed the House 415-2, but it is now the victim of petty partisan politics.
Now that we know where these children are and how to protect them, there is no excuse for the Senate to fail to take action this session.
(Your name here)
Instructions for How to Copy and Paste the Letter
To copy and paste the letter into your senator's web form at www. senate. gov, point your mouse arrow at the beginning of the text that you want to copy. Click your left mouse button and hold it down. While holding the left mouse button, drag your arrow to the end of the text that you want to copy. Release the button. The text should be highlighted. Place your mouse arrow over the highlighted text, click your right mouse button once and let go. A new menu should appear. Select Copy from the drop down menu. When you get to the message form field for your senator at www. senate. gov, point your arrow at the beginning of the message field that you want to copy your text to and right click with your mouse. Click Paste from this menu. Submit your form and help our children!
http://www. oprah. com/article/oprahshow/20080911_tows_predators
(to read full story and for clickable links, go here.....)
http://www. oprah. com/article/oprahshow/20080911_tows_predators
Hundreds of thousands of children are victims of sexual abuse each year. Due to the sheer lack of resources, law enforcement is unable to follow up on the majority of leads they have.
The PROTECT Our Children Act will:
Authorize over $320 million over the next five years in desperately needed funding for law enforcement to investigate child exploitation.
Mandate that child rescue be a top priority for law enforcement receiving federal funding.
Allocate funds for high-tech computer software that can track down Internet predators.
Act Now!
Your U.S. senators will be voting on the bill soon, so it is crucial you contact them immediately.
Go to www. senate. gov to find contact information for the senators in your state. Search for your senator by name or state by clicking on the arrow from either dropdown menu. Contact information is provided here. To send an e-mail, click on "Web Form" below his or her name, and e-mail your letter to make a difference!
Call Your Senators
If you choose to contact your senators by phone, be sure to tell them, "Vote yes on Senate Bill 1738—The PROTECT Our Children Act."
Write to Your Senators
If you choose to write a letter, fax, telegram or e-mail, you may use the following sample letter—and modify it how you see fit.
Dear Senator:
I know that you believe, like I do, that we must do everything possible to protect children from sexual predators. That is why I am asking for your help.
Last year alone, U.S. law enforcement identified over 300,000 criminals who were trafficking in movies and pictures of young children being raped and tortured. Experts say that one in every three of these criminals has local child victims. Child pornography trafficking over the Internet has given us a trail of evidence that leads straight to their doorsteps, but the vast majority of these children will never be rescued because investigators are overwhelmed, outnumbered and underfunded.
As your constituent, I urge you to do everything in your power to pass the PROTECT Our Children Act (S. 1738, Biden-Hatch). This bipartisan legislation passed the House 415-2, but it is now the victim of petty partisan politics.
Now that we know where these children are and how to protect them, there is no excuse for the Senate to fail to take action this session.
(Your name here)
Instructions for How to Copy and Paste the Letter
To copy and paste the letter into your senator's web form at www. senate. gov, point your mouse arrow at the beginning of the text that you want to copy. Click your left mouse button and hold it down. While holding the left mouse button, drag your arrow to the end of the text that you want to copy. Release the button. The text should be highlighted. Place your mouse arrow over the highlighted text, click your right mouse button once and let go. A new menu should appear. Select Copy from the drop down menu. When you get to the message form field for your senator at www. senate. gov, point your arrow at the beginning of the message field that you want to copy your text to and right click with your mouse. Click Paste from this menu. Submit your form and help our children!
http://www. oprah. com/article/oprahshow/20080911_tows_predators
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Bonnie's Bridals
So, I had a Wonderful Bridal Session with Bonnie on Sunday night. This morning I finally finished editing her portraits. I'm so excited for her. She and John are getting married on Sept 27th. Photos will be posted onto here and into my portfolio after the Wedding.