Staci Welch » Just Because

personal playtime

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:46:46 +0000

Oh my gosh! I absolutely LOVE the day after a storm! The puffiest, pretty clouds are almost always out to play! Here’s a few images I captured on Thursday! This should make Doug @ The Orange Blossom Junction Restaurant happy! He thinks I need to ‘get out’ and shoot some landscapes! Combine that with my love to trespass, and this is what you get…

Darcy

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:00:21 +0000

If this gal looks familiar, you must live in or near Exeter. Darcy is one of our local, fabulous agents working with Tricia Kirksey Real Estate. She came to me with the idea of taking some new head shots for her business needs. I was so excited to help her with that, and had a few fun ideas to incorporate our region’s best know product – Citrus. Thanks, Darcy, for trusting me to bring out the best in you & your business. Here are my favorites of the session…

The Bradford Family

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:11:01 +0000

I had the pleasure of shooting this fun family on one of our sunny Winter weekends – gotta love California! I had a great time playing with the ones I knew, and meeting the ones I didn’t! You know how kids react to the mention of being photographed…well, no difference on this day. It took them a little while to warm up, them even longer to settle down! Too much fun! I guess it doesn’t help the situation if I’m playing with them! Here are few of my favorites…

forty-three

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:36:11 +0000

Monday, I had the honor of shooting what I hope to have captured for myself one day. This couple is the only couple I know that is ‘mushier’ than we are. Which only makes since because they have 30 years on us. I know this because they are my inlaws, Marvin & Kitty Welch. It just doesn’t seem fair that everyone isn’t this happy after 5, 10, or even 15 years of marriage – let alone 43! Seriously, the two of them are like newlyweds! Marinating in marriage, a good marriage, must cure you like a fine wine.

I was nervous, hopeful and excited for this day. For it was Kitty that gave me the big push to follow my dreams to become a photographer – so the pressure was on. Now that it’s over, I am delighted by what we captured! Here are just a few of my favorites…

For anyone wondering, this is the key to longevity…

Marvin & Kitty, thank you for all that you are. You have supported us unconditionally, and you mean the world to us. We wouldn’t be the same without you, and your grandchildren couldn’t be luckier!

The Brackett’s

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:00:37 +0000

This is a little late, but you know what they say, “Better late, than never!” Actually, that was the hidden theme to Sunday’s session with The Brackett Family. You see, our kiddos attend the same school, the great Sequoia Union in Lemon Cove. Mom (Lucilina) and I bonded instantly at first meeting, and have been friends ever since. Over the last year and a half we’ve been talking about capturing her family, and we finally did. Better late, than never. We had so much fun frolicking in the wildflowers. To me, they were worth the wait! Here are just a few of my fav’s…

Happy 1st Birthday

admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:11:34 +0000

Oh my goodness! Today was so much fun! It really took me back to my kiddos 1st birthdays. Bittersweet, I tell you.

This little munchkin was such a hoot! She was just so inquisitive of all her new surroundings – the wildflowers, the curious cows, the passer-bys, etc. It’s as if the planets were aligned! Everything went perfect – the sky, the sun, the flowers, the locations, and most of all – the subject. Thanks, Vorst Family! I hope you love them! It was difficult to choose, but here are a few of my favorites!

Yellow

admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:12:46 +0000

Well, it’s that time of year, again! The foothills are starting to get their blanket of gold. If you are interested in having a session shot in and around this beautiful setting, now is the time to book it. The flowers are here for such a short time! Usually, by the time you think about scheduling it, they’re dieing off. So, commit! Let’s do it! Weekday appointments from 10am-12pm are available, along with a few weekends.

Cross Your Fingers!

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:33:54 +0000

This week I had the pleasure of shooting the cutest little lady in the west! YeeeHaw! I just love this girl, Mindy Garrison of Exeter. Her current reign of Woodlake’s Lions Rodeo Queen is about to end. But that’s not it for her! She on to bigger & brighter things.

For more than a half century, cowboys have paid tribute to young horsewomen in our community by crowning a Rodeo Queen. On April 25, 2009 the Clovis Rodeo will crown another lucky applicant as the 2009 Rodeo Queen to reign over the 95th Annual Clovis Rodeo.

Mindy’s throwing her hat in the contest for the Queen competition. Yep, that’s right! So, we got together and took a couple fo shots to accompany her application. So, everyone, cross your fingers and hope that this little (6′ tall!) cuttie wins! Good luck, Mindy!

The Bustamante’s

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:09:46 +0000

Yesterday I had the extreme pleasure of shooting an adorable family in downtown Visalia. Although it was a bit chilly, everyone was up for it – except little miss Ry. Nothing we could think of would make her happy! She brighten up a tiny bit once we started playing in the leaves, but then back to the sassy-ness after that. You just can’t help but love her for it! Here are some of my favorites…

brooks + mindy = just because

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:47:40 +0000

Today was so much fun! I shot a ‘just because’ session with Brooks & Mindy. They’re just so cute together! Thanks, again, guys! Here are a few of my favorites…