White Sands!

This weekend had had the privilege of crewing a hot air balloon! It was awesome & I really enjoyed seeing all the balloons from land & air. It was a great experience & the Pilot, Dave & his wife, Sharon were super nice. I felt very at ease & so did Mike (he's afraid of heights!) So a good time was had by all & Thanks to Tammy & Alex for asking us to be part of the crew!

The Salinas Family Makes A Stop In NM!

The Salinas family came to town! I was great to see them all! The kids have grown so much & I finally had a chance to meet the baby, Lily! They are all so cute! They rode into town about 6pm 9/9 & then headed out around 11am the next day. Then they called to tell me they had gotten about 10 min down the rode & the moving truck their friends Jose & Amanda were driving for them had started acting up. So they were still in town. I headed over & after many phone calls & deciding what could be done the Penske company sent over 3 guys to help unload & reload ALL of their stuff onto a new truck. By this time of day they decided to stay another night here in lovely Alamogordo. When they tried to get a room they were all booked due to Transformers 2 being filmed here at White Sands. They ended up crashing at my house for the night & were off the next morning to make up time to get to Vandenberg AFB. I called that night & they were about 50 miles from Phoenix, where they planned to stay the night. They should be in CA by now! LOL!

Studio Time with Kristy

So this past weekend I had a chance to work with a model named Kristy. We have worked together previously & she is always a lot of fun & up for anything! We tried some vintage hats, a parka, & a Red dress! She was great fun to work with! Looking forward to today because my friend Liz Salinas is going to be passing thru with her family as they are moving back to Vandenberg AFB in CA. We are supposed to do pics at White Sands. Should be fun!

2008 Otero County Fair

So here are some highlights from the 2008 Otero County Fair! The first is a self portrait of Mike & myself. It's almost like you were there huh!

Ahhh Sunday!

So last night we went to the rodeo for the Otero County Fair. Towards the end the wind picked up & rain started to pelt us. Finally we had to give in & head for the car. While we were at the fair we ran into our neighbor & his K9 patrol partner. I love German Shepherds! So here are some pics of Jim!

The Harris Family!

So yesterday I had a family shoot with the Harris Family & we had a great time in Tularosa. We had the downtown area pretty much to ourselves with the exception of a stray dog & passing cars. They were great sports & we took advantage of all the texture the street had to offer!

Life in New Mexico

So life is pretty quiet here in the little town of Alamogordo. So I decided to take a drive 16 miles up to Cloudcroft & then past Sun Spot to take in some of the greenery of the mountains. You don't see a lot of green here in the desert so it's almost like you have escaped to a different state in the mountains. I found the coolest location for taking pics. It's like a meadow with a waterfall near it. Talk about a little slice of Heaven! Ahhh...a new place to take people other than the same old White Sands! I am currently looking for Senior Reps for the 2008-2009 school year. If you know of any Seniors that might be interested please have them contact me at shannonstuno@yahoo.com