Clarification

The picture playdate will be at a park or other beautiful place, while your children play we will take them one at a time and do some posed pictures, as well as candids, the pictures will be posted to an online gallery. You will have access and printing rights and each child will have between 5 and ten pictures. Sorry for the confusion. Please feel free to forward this information on to anyone you think may be interested, and to see some sample playdate pictures, please click this link.
www.carriebutlerphotography.myshowit.com/playdatesample

Some things I will never forget...

...like the way the radiologist suddenly spoke so gently to us as we waited for a bigger ct scan. Or the way the uvu clinic doctor couldn't control her tears as she spoke about treatment options. Or the way we ran from one doctor to the next as if getting there that instant would save his life. But mostly I will never forget how when I fought to get control of my emotions so he wouldn't see how scared I was, he, he, the one who had moments ago been told that the tumors were throughout his whole body, said "I am so sorry, Carrie."

It's strange, really, how quickly we acclimate. Two weeks ago I woke up every morning thinking "oh good, it was just a dream.." to realize that it was all too real. Only two weeks ago I couldn't see the produce at the supermarket through the tears. But today I am a little stronger, and I am ready to help him fight.

I will be hosting bimonthly picture play date fundraisers to help pay for his medical treatment and living expenses (He has been putting himself through school at UVU but was forced to resign from his job and withdraw from classes after his first surgery, unable to continue with the work load during his chemo treatments. Also, he is uninsured, does not qualify for medicare and although the doctors have been unbelievably generous along with the hospital, he will still most likely be hit with staggering medical bills when he beats this.)For anyone interested in helping Brett in this way, the cost will be $12 dollars per person, usually it is kids at the playdate but you are welcome to come if you need some headshots, we aren't picky. If you have ten or more people we can schedule a playdate just for your group, if not, don't worry, I will be setting a date and time for next week, and will take reservations. Please email me at carrie_butler@msn.com or post a comment with your contact information. All proceeds will be donated to Save Brett.

Thank you all for your prayers and support, it is truly overwhelming.

Joey

So you know how I think I am funny, right? (the correct answer to this would be "who doesn't think you are funny, Carrie?) Well, I met Joey to document his college graduation and guess what? He is way more funny than I am. And ordinarily I would be slightly intimidated by that but not in this case. He is so nice and easy going that I really didn't worry too much about it. And as opposed to shooting girls pictures when I am naturally and consistantly wanting to put them at ease, I felt like Joey just melted into the camera without much encouragement from my end. It was a great shoot, hope you like the slideshow. (yes slideshow, if I can get the darn program to work that is. )
Update, no I cannot get the slideshow to work, I am tech challenged. So if anyone is interested, here is the link, instead.

www.carriebutlerphotography.myshowit.com/joey

Switching roles..

My brother in law was in town last week and agreed to go down to Provo castle with me to help on an engagement shoot. It ended up getting rained out but we took some time while we were down there to get some practice time in with our cameras. Tony used me as his model. I gotta say, while it was terribly uncomfortable at first, and reminded me why I like to be the one BEHIND the camera, I think he got some pretty good shots and we ended up having a great time. So here I am, ratty flip flops, ripped jeans and all. Thanks Tony! It was a great excercise for me to be able to empathize with the one getting their picture taken.

The Boise Wedding

I LOVED shooting this wedding, it was amazing. The rain was pelting us all morning long, but just as soon as everyone was gathering together, the sun came out, the sky was blue and there were big billowing white clouds in the sky. Absolutely stunning, equaled only by the bride and groom. They are two peas in a pod and I loved spending time with them. Congratulations on your wedding, and I know I took extra long on getting a blog post up so I hope you don't mind but I threw in a few extra preview pictures besides my standard five or six... Thanks so much you guys for putting your trust in me.

Shelly had this crazy idea to jump in the hotel pool. I was sure we were going to get busted but the security guard that approached us just laughed and walked on by!

Photographers and the poor children that have to live with them..

Got a new flash, needed a subject to try out the zoom on. Paige was no where to be found, and Mia was at her own request, sitting on the potty. Poor baby!

Preview for Tauny

This little dude cracks me up!!!!