danielle & chris

while danielle relishes the first few days of summer away from the the kids as a school teacher, chris is a kid-at-heart who loves to get his hands dirty during at work (his landscaping biz) and at play (skating, snowboarding, climbing, fishing, you name it). we all had a blasteroni of a time during last night's engagement shoot right here in good ol' lakewood.

first off, chris, like most guys, was not super stoked to get his pretty picture taken. and to be honest, i am no different. i'd even pay good money to see him to hug-a-tree, senior-portrait style, and watch his reaction (just kidding:)

however, once we busted out the toys, his nervousness from "this whole picture session thing" wore off right away. and chris whipped up some really good location ideas on his own to make their photos uniquely "them." we're talkin' two different huge tractors, horses in a meadow, downhill skateboarding, and more cool stuff.

they both are dog lovers, and around the time they booked us last october for their september 20, 2008 wedding, chris' best dog buddy, domino, went up to doggie heaven after many faithful years at his side.

this kern-photo blog entry & photo session is dedicated in special memory of a man's best friend, domino. the furry guy is probably looking down on us, drooling with a tennis ball in his mouth :)



chris brought his sweet arbor longboard and let it all hang out:


skating aside, chris is also a horsewisperer. he called this quarter-horse from across a huge grazing field and the horse walked over almost immediately :)




danielle loved this iron gate...



chris shot out of this ditch imaginary canon and landed one piece :)


our very last shot of the evening, we lightpainted one of chris's favorite toys: