Suzanne Deaton Photography

…September is just about booked.  My next weekends available are 11/4 and 11/5.  If you are having a baby, plan accordingly.  I do have some other times left in Sept. and Oct.  I’m planning something different and cute for fall on, Saturday Oct. 21st, call me for details.

My current and past customers will be receiving something in the mail or by e-mail about my Christmas sessions.  Drop me an e-mail if you think I may not have your e-mail address or leave a message at the Gallery and I’ll jot it down.  I’m planning on having everyone’s cards back by Thanksgiving!…Did I just say that?  I must be crazy.  Like I said, "planning on"…  Anyway, I’ll send you the details! 

~Suz 

Most of my clients comment that I must get great images of my own kids…well, I’ll tell you, I’m in the same boat as many…they don’t listen to a word I say.  You should see me try to get the great Christmas card picture.  It takes an entire day and I most always end up mad. 

Anyway, BEACH PICTURES are every mommy’s dream of course, so this summer I packed up all my cute "white" clothes for Zane (3) and McKenna (7).  The first day we got there Zane put on his Superman costume and never took it off again…No, I’m not kidding…100 degrees, sand, wind, he didn’t care.  He literally would not take it off…therefore, my beach pictures had to take a different route.

Now this is the chicken or the egg part…which comes first?…the inspiration for the picture, or the picture then the inspiration. 

For Zane I had the idea for the birds to be over his head at Sunset as soon as I saw him in the costume on day one…I laid on the beach all week and thought, "How can I get those silly birds over his head?"  So, one the last day I finally got my camera out and went to work.  My cousin Courtney stood right beside Zane and threw up hotdog buns until the birds came running and I started snapping away.  There are so many cute ones, however, this is my favorite…you can see why…my baby beside the ocean, his only dream to learn to fly…View this photo

Did you teach yourself photography?

I taught myself lighting by trial and error!  And spent lots and lots of money.  I do now belong to numerous organizations that help me stay educated like PPA and several professional photography forums. 

I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Philadelphia, Las Vegas and local places in Kentucky to seminars and conventions to keep up with the latest gadgets, trends, and cool stuff to offer my clients!

I’ll be in Chicago at the end of October to learn from my all-time favorite photographer…Audrey Woulard.  I’ve been admiring her work for years!

What camera equiptment do you use?

Canon all the way baby!  I should get some kind of kick-back.  I’ve sent more people to buy Canon than stars in the sky…I use a 5-D SLR and various lenses and flash.

How do you get those great eyes?  How can I get great "eye shots" like that?

Make an appointment…duh!

Favorite way to get a kid to smile?

~Smile myself…

Favorite age to photograph?

However old YOU are.

Biggest Challenge?

juggling it ALL!

Your card?

American Express…no just kidding…just thought I’d throw that in…I always look at those ads in magazines and laugh because you know good and well Kate Winslet isn’t having to use a credit card to go shopping!

Biggest accomplishment?

My kids.

Hey everybody.  I’m jumping on the blogging bandwagon finally.  It has become especially popular among professional photographers, so I decided to make the leap…or dive in head first…like I do most of the time.

Bits-N-Pieces will be a way for my customers to get a glimpse of "behind the scenes" things concerning my photography and a few other things as well.

A bit about myself…

Being a mom and wife is my life…photography is my passion.

My head is constantly spinning with new ideas and I keep my friends and family’s heads spinning as well bouncing my ideas off their heads…

I’m pretty laid back unless I get behind on work…which is everyday. 

I have so many ideas about photography I will never live long enough to implement them all. 

Oh, and I can’t spell…that part of my brain is constantly taking pictures.