Never Dull

Many shoots are scheduled down to the minute. Very calm, organized, very detailed ......sigh. how boring. I love my shoots with clients! Yes we form a game plan but I always explain to my clients they are not only receiving photos, but possibly also an adventure. Exciting locations, messy props, and unexpected guests....usually with 4 legs or wings (not planned). Tonight in our maternity shoot (a super sweet client  who was 9 months pregnant and brought along a friend for our shoot!) Three young ladies wandering through the grass and field with not only birds singing around us....no.....tractors and trucks revving, tires spinning, and smoke rolling over our heads. A huge local tractor pull was being held just on the other side of the parking lot, BUT thats not where this story is going. As we laughed and ventured bad to the car, our feet sifting through the tall grass watching tiny tree frogs hop in front of us an no legged guest decided to cross in front of us, then turn away then come back towards us all while I screamed and instantly hid behind anyone near me....yes, my poor pregnant client screaming as well while her friend tried to calm us with the fact that it was a grass snake. I don't care. it was a snake and coming straight towards my flip flop bare feet with my favorite  bright blue nail polished toes. We couldn't stop laughing of course after it happened replaying the moment over and over all the way back to the car. Silly enough though as a true photographer I never want to miss a moment....so I snapped this image right after it happened. Oh goodness. Never a dull moment!