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Last weekend I had the pleasure of traveling to Tulsa to work with a fabulous group of aspiring photographers at the Elite Photo Institute.  While I was there, Josh and Kristin Atkinson, from EPI were the most amazing hosts to Emma & I.  We were treated like royalty, referred to as “rockstars” (we even had our own dressing room complete with a goodie basket) and scored tickets to a concert being held at the event center that weekend.  Just wanted to share a few images and then some images that we shot, on stage of two lovely little models…Thank you to everyone that attended.

Driving in a BLIZZARD, our 3 hour drive ONLY took 8.5 hours…and a few scary tears.

Emma and I with the lovely, Kristin.  Yes, we are photographers, yes we know it’s bad lighting;-)

Doin’ what we do best…Goofing off!

meeting and greeting a few friends…

watched country music star, BRANTLEY GILBERT, do his sound check…ON MY STAGE, ha!

met and got autographs from KIP MOORE!  My 15 yr. old daughter was not happy that she didn’t get to come;-)

and met the super friendly, down to earth, country singer, Brian Davis.  If you don’t know these guys OR their music…check them out.

Love this shot of Emma and I on stage shooting…snagged this off of Facebook from an attendee, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

AND FINALLY, the BABIES!

We just returned from an amazing show at this years Imaging USA.  A professional photographers convention with one 12,000 in attendance.  As co-owner of a set design company www.designrevolutiononline.com I had a 20×20 booth overflowing with props and fun items for professional photographers.  I’d like to share a few images…

One of the industries greatest photographers, Audrey wouldard~  www.alwphotography.com, this woman has done it all!  She has worked with Ford modeling agency and  pottery barn kids catalog just to name a couple.

A quick jaunt out for pizza one evening with the entire crew.  From left…Emma Dixon, Kelly Hood, myself, Lesley Bragg and my mother & father in law who generously drive our truckload when we travel.

We always try to find a “must go to place” while we travel.  Antico pizza~ www.anticoatl.com  This was incredible, wood fired pizza, so rustic and delicious.  But i didn’t get the memo that you can bring your own wine or beer:-(

Our booth before the rampage;-)  You have to understand…our booth is mobbed from the second we open until the last moment of closing.  We have so many exciting new products that people literally rush to our booth before we sell out!  If it weren’t mine, i’d be running there too!

This year we decided that it would be fun to add a different tag line to our name, Design Revolution.  So we wore trench coats and had stickers on our back with our logo, booth number and the tag line “we’ve got you covered”  Where else am i going to get away with pink hair, cheetah trench coat, pink tights, funky jewels while in my forties?

some elevator fun!

So this beautiful woman traveled all the way from Iceland just to meet me and the girls from Design Revolution.  She was such a sweet girl and she also got to who a bit;-)

no, we really aren’t upside down but thats how it loaded so we will just have fun with it!  This night PPA had an incredible party at the www.georgiaaquarium.org  this was honestly one of the best events i’ve ever been to.  If you ever are in Atlanta, you have to take your family here.

Another important friend.  I met Lori Grice at one of the first conventions that i ever attended.  She had such an impact on me and my career.  Love this girl and hands together for a cancer survivor!

and meet Kerri, from www.wildsorbet.com  she and Tana have this crazy cool frame company.

More great friends, Beth Forrester, a crazy brilliant photographer and designer of www.photoduds.com a template company.

My sweet friend Chanel and her little beauty that i finally got to meet;-)  She stole my phone, my heart and my shiny purse the first three seconds i held her.

and finally…I SIGNED AN AUTOGRAPH!!!  i think i can count on one hand how many i have signed and they are usually for a charity book give away or something like that.  Just thought i’d share as this is the closest i’ll ever come to fame and fortune;-)

I just can never get enough!  Mwah!

The little nugget below belongs to this beautiful mama who also had a session with Julie, what a great addition for the baby’s nursery!

Just a tiny update to fill you in on some exciting new things going on here at j.klaasmeyer…we would like to welcome a few new CHERISHED BABIES to our studio and our hearts!

I spent last week with a group of wonderful, eager and talented photographers. They came to my class from all over the midwest to grow and polish their skills. I love seeing, teaching and watching “the a-ha moment” in a willing individuals eyes! It takes a lot of experience to become a true “professional photographer”. Even thought it seems everyone is a photographer these days, there is actually a lot more to it than owning a camera and giving yourself a business name. So before you invest your hard earned money in a portrait session…think about it, would you go to anybody that owned a pair of scissors (and looked at pictures on the internet) to cut your hair? As i like to say…INVEST IN AN ARTIST, PHOTOGRAPHY IS FOREVER! How will you remember?
here are a few of our fabulous class models…

She may have given us a run but it was totally worth these beautiful images;-) thanks mom for the great afternoon!

I’m editing and editing and then one like this comes up;-) i think i’d have to have a huge canvas for my wall…

Did you know that we give a $50.00 credit for each referral that comes to the studio? Thank you so much Tara for this sweet referral, keep them coming and~ who knows? You may end up with enough for a wall portrait!

Ahh, a few of my favorite new goodies from www.designrevolutiononline.com   and what a little sweetie to show off too;-)
 
 
 
 
backgrounds, flooring, cuddle fabric, throws and hats courtesy of www.designrevolutiononline.com