Headshots in Henryetta


May 17, 2010

I should have included this in the last post but had forgotten about it. I can't believe I forgot about this because it was such a spontaneous thing that we did and had a lot of fun doing it.

We left Shawnee, Oklahoma that Monday morning, the 17th of May after singing in Purcell the night before. Not far down the road Bobby expressed his concern about getting the photo taken for the CD cover for the kids new project. He desperately wanted to get the photo taken and turned in for duplication so as not to be waiting on that after the CD was mastered. We had some ideas on what kind of photo we wanted and planned on taking some snapshots in our own backyard. But being as pressed for time as he felt we were, Bobby pulled off the Interstate in Henryetta, Oklahoma and we began looking for good spots to take some pictures. We found a couple of cool and interesting brick and stone walls and even one with teal-colored tile on the quiet old streets of Henryetta. The photos above are not the ones we chose for the CD, but I wanted to show off the wall. The top pic of Faith is one of the chosen pics. I like it.


We pulled the van over on a side street and began working on wardrobe changes. Quiet on the set! I combed hair and washed faces while Bobby shopped for a package of batteries for the camera.


He took pics for over an hour as I situated the kids, danced to make them laugh, fixed hair, fussed at the kids, and fussed at Bobby. But we got back on the Interstate 2 hours later, feeling so pleased with ourselves for making good use of our time and resources.


Later that night, after the kids were asleep, I uploaded 112 pictures to the laptop and then with Bobby's help I began to design a photo insert for the new CD.

We arrived home at 1:00 AM and 1 hour later we had a completed a 2-color insert that Bobby emailed to a company in Cleveland, Ohio. Even on the road we were able to get a big job done and it caused Bobby to sleep much better knowing it was out of the way.