Dylan wouldn't let my week come to a close without some kickin' images...
Literally.
I knew the Van Zee's a little bit from our work with Dylan's lil' sis, Kinze, who dances for Dance Konnection in Marshalltown.... But I hadn't met Dylan but for just a brief moment when he and his mom, Sherry came in to book the session a while back.
When they returned Friday... it was clear that I had two things to accomplish...
Aside from the regular senior images... I had to photograph Dylan's HUGE boxer mix dog, Zoey.... and THEN... it was Taekwondo time.
So we cranked out our solid images and then, after patiently waiting by Sherry's side for 45 minutes or so... it was showtime for the EXCITABLE Zoey. They told me she was "harmless," but when they let her go and she charged over to me and gave me a threatening bark at point blank range.... not gonna lie... it was almost time to get back into life... with Depends. ;-)
Zoey spared me and with some coaxing with treats... we got her to sit still just long enough.
After one more "regular" outfit... we cracked out the Taekwondo gear and I learned about the belt progression (Dylan's a brown belt... basically a belt and a half from attaining his black belt). He's been a member of Master Jim Shaw's program in Marshalltown for the greater part of a decade now and even though it's not something I have any intimate knowledge of... I wanted to make sure that we did his craft justice, and I think we did. My favorite image was the LAST one we did on the day... If anyone was driving along Highway T-47 and saw a crazy photographer and a dude in a white robe last Friday... that was us.
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