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Family Portraits in Las Cruces: Robin and Family!

rozilynn — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:53:38 +0000

This afternoon we caught up with Robin and her family – she’s about to deploy for Iraq soon, and they wanted to get some family portraits done before she has to leave. They drove up from El Paso and met us here at the studio, where we captured a few quick photos. After that, we headed down the road for some more shots down by one of our favorite fences.

Thank you Robin for all you do for our country, we wish you well on your deployment!

Roz and Jason

Operation: Love ReUnited: The Cutest Little Big Guys in Town!

rozilynn — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:54:29 +0000

*I’ve purposely omitted the families name, or refrained from using it in this post, at the families request for privacy.

A few days ago, we had the pleasure of photographing two of the handsomest little guys I’ve seen in a VERY long time! Their mom called us a few weeks ago, wanting to schedule a session for her and the boys, since her husband is currently deployed, and really could use a boost! We were so thrilled to be able to help her out with that! She got the boys all dolled up in some of their daddy’s gear, and we got down to shooting. They were fascinated by our cats, who apparently thought that the boys were just visiting to give them special attention. We had such a great time you guys, thanks for coming by and letting us photograph your awesome family! We’ll be sending an album overseas for dad soon!

Roz

OpLove: Ft. Bliss Event

csoul — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:47:58 +0000

It’s been nearly a month since we photographed the departing soldiers of the 4-1AD, and the families of the deployed 11ADA and 93MP, on Ft. Bliss. I know, a month is an absurdly long time after an event, for me to just be getting to the blog post! In the missing 30 days, we’ve been editing and organizing our own 2500+ images, coordinating with the 20+ participating photographers, and trying to get back in front of the thousands of images captured during the weekend. Most of the Soldiers from the 4-1AD departed this past weekend, so these albums are going overseas as quickly as we can get them done!

I personally had an incredible time photographing 50 families in 2 days (although I was ready to come home and sleep by the end of it!) All of our photographers were absolutely blown away by how gracious, how patient, and how grateful each and every Soldier and family was. OpLove owes a major, major thank you to the 4-1AD for dinner on Saturday, and for the services of CPT Carpenter, without whose help this weekend would not have been possible. Overall, about 850 families (estimated) were photographed during the event; I believe that sets a new record for Operation: Love ReUnited, for most families photographed in one weekend.

We’re working hard on getting a gallery of all the images up. I know it’s taking a bit longer than I’d hoped, but thank all of you for being so patient! This is easily the largest event I’ve ever been involved with, and I underestimated the amount of work and time involved in getting this many images ready to go.

Here’s a *very* small sampling of the images Roz, Marie, and I captured; look for more (in the form of an online gallery) soon!

Operation: Love ReUnited – Connie, Graham, & Nichelle

rozilynn — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:42:48 +0000

Last Sunday Connie and her husband Graham and their daughter Nichelle came up to the studio for an OpLove Session! Immediately, I wanted to steal Nichelle away forever – she is the sweetest most good natured little girl I’ve photographed in a very long time! And look how super cute she is! Graham is about to deploy in a few weeks, and Connie really wanted to have photos done before he leaves. So many of our soldiers that we’ve photographed are deploying this weekend. I woke up this morning thinking that I must call all of the families we’ve worked with over the last few months and check on them, because I know this weekend is going to be a hard one.

I can’t imagine the sacrifice these families make for us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for keeping our country and our citizens safe. You truly rock.

Roz

Krystal and Martin: OpLove

csoul — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:32:52 +0000

The day after their wedding, we met up with Krystal, Martin, and their parents for an OpLove session. Krystal and Martin are honeymooning in Hawaii, which lets Martin get his paperwork in order before his deployment with the Marines. His deployment is the reason they put the wedding together in just 6 weeks! Normally, we require the service member to be in uniform for an OpLove session; we made an exception for Martin, becuase he couldn’t get into his dress blues, and his ACUs were shredded from training. I’m glad the stepstool was still in the bed of his truck; our favorite shot from the session is Krystal on the hood of that monster, in front of the Organs. Martin, thank you for your service; we’ll have an album sent your way soon!

OpLove: Erin and Jaime + 2 Cuties!

rozilynn — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:03:01 +0000

Our other appointment Sunday, was down in El Paso, at our favorite Memorial Park. This was another Operation: Love ReUnited Session, and as always, it was a real treat. We met Erin and Jaime, and their two kids- Colin and Harper for a fun family session! The weather was gorgeous and we had a lot of fun playing around, and taking pictures. Jaime will be deploying soon, and we’re glad to be able to get some photos of him with his family before he goes overseas. Every session we do as OpLove photographers is such a blessing, and such an honor. The love that these families clearly have for each other and for our country is humbling, and makes me so grateful.

Erin and family, it was so nice to finally meet you guys, I’ll post these up on Facebook for you ASAP!

Roz

I was on TV!

csoul — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:07:18 +0000

If you missed my television premier last week, I was on the KVIA noon news broadcast to talk about the upcoming OpLove event, which is taking place on Ft. Bliss on 4-5 April. We’re looking for local businesses and individuals who will sponsor the photos for a Soldier with the 4-1AD – a single family sponsorship is only $10! You can donate at the OpLove website; your donation will provide an album of family photos to one of the deploying members of the 4-1AD Highlander brigade, heading to Iraq this spring for a year-long tour of duty. We’re organizing this event to make sure each Soldier is able to keep his family close to his heart during the separation. All photography is being donated by local photographers and members of Operation: Love ReUnited, who are traveling from across the country just to be a part of this weekend. For more event information, or if you’d like to volunteer to come out and help, visit our OpLove page.

Holly + Family: Operation: Love ReUnited

rozilynn — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:16:39 +0000

Our second session today, was another Operation: Love ReUnited endeavor, this time with Holly and her three kiddos! We shot at Memorial Park again, since it seemed the logical place to do them, and we had a TON of fun. Her two boys, Micah and Malijah are a year apart – I thought they were twins at first! They’re such sweethearts, and their sister Alisha is beautiful. We ran around the park, taking photos on the cool stone bridge, and in trees. The boys really enjoyed climbing in the trees there – I have admit, they’re perfect for climbing!

One of the pictures we did is of each kid in their dads army jacket. Each jacket is a little different, they represent the jacket their dad was wearing at the time they were born. Their dad is already deployed, and so these pictures will surely mean a lot to him when he receives them in Iraq! We’re looking forward to photographing their entire family when he’s home on R&R sometime this summer!

Thanks for letting us photograph your family Holly, we had a total blast!

Roz

Mike & Mary + 4: Operation: LoveReUnited

rozilynn — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:18:49 +0000

Today we ventured down to El Paso, to gorgeous Memorial Park for another Operation: Love ReUnited session! We’d never been to this particular park before, but we’d heard good things about it, and seen a few photos online. Wow! It’s awesome! It has to be one of the few fairly green spots in the area, and it’s full of rolling hills and beautiful trees. Even better, it’s not far from Ft. Bliss, making it easy for our OpLove families to meet us there for their sessions.

We met Michael and Mary, and their four children there, and oh my goodness they couldn’t have been a cuter family! Jacquline, Charlotte, and Matthew are 2 year old triplets, and Mele who’s 4, is their big sister. We had a ton of fun running all over the park, and getting photos with their dad, who’s deploying soon. We’re so excited to be able to do this for this lovely family, they were truly a blast to be around! Ok, so it was a little bit like herding cats, but cute ones!

Mary and Michael, it was an honor to meet and photograph your beautiful family! Now, here’s a few of our favorites from the session!

Roz

Jackie + David: Operation Love ReUnited

rozilynn — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:04:45 +0000

We were so blessed to have the opportunity to photograph Jackie and David, and their 5 month old daughter Amia on Sunday! When Screaming Light Studios joined Operation Love: ReUnited several months ago, we weren’t at all sure how many soldiers and their families would actually contact us. Less than 48 hours after we’d been accepted into the program, Jackie emailed me. She was our first OpLove appointment, though we ended up photographing Sean and Tracy first due to scheduling. Jackie and David are just too sweet, and Amia couldn’t have been cuter in her daddies arms! We drove down to El Paso and met them at Madeline Park, in the Kern Place area of town. We had to shoot fast though, the wind was kicking up, and it was so chilly that we were worried poor Amia would catch cold or just freeze! We got a lot of great stuff from the session, here’s a few of our favorites!

Thank you guys for participating in this program, and allowing us to photograph your beautiful family!