She was working every angle... looking for ANY possible way to get her son's senior session photographed.
Not a problem right?
Well... not so fast.
First of all... he couldn't miss football practice...
Second of all... he couldn't miss school...
So what about weekends or evenings?
Studio policy says: No. Can. Do.
The result?
Sue got resourceful and got out the calendar.
"How about October 15?"
(East Marshall day off for staff development... Nope... Blake Roseland beat ya to the punch)
"How about October 26th?"
(East Marshall day off for parent teacher conferences...)
Bingo.
It was several weeks in advance and typically all the fall color is gone by then (and it was for the most part) but Team Berry jumped all over it.
The day finally arrived and it ended up being just a guys day away as Mitch and I attacked the session like we both used to attack go-routes on the football field in LeGrand.
It was brutally cold that morning, and Mitch seemed intent on showing me how tough he could be as a couple of his outfits were mere t-shirts! I started him in the one warm outfit he had as he jumped his argyle sweater and we were off to rural Dillon.
The Wolken pond was our first destination. I had been there on at least a couple of other occasions over the years... so I knew the lay of the land. It looked like they had done a lot of work out there since I was there a year ago with Dakotah Wolken. The bridge that crossed the pond to the island in the middle that made me really nervous a year ago, had been replaced. I made sure to thank Dakotah the next time I saw him, because my 240 pounds combined with that rickety old bridge may have equaled a COLD bath that morning otherwise!
After we were done there, we buzzed into Marshalltown to get some urban looks... and this is where Mitch showed some intestinal fortitude with the temps. If I zoom in close enough on these images, it's goosebump city for Mr. Berry.
The results were well worth his sacrifice, however. Mitch has waited longer than nearly anyone in studio history for me to finally get to his previews, but I think he may have needed all that time to DEFROST! :)
Seriously though, we finally returned to the studio to bang out the indoor. I was informed that his Batman boxers needed to be highlighted... (I did my best) and like most athletes, Mr. Mitch had lots of input (again... two hours wasn't enough to finish that sports collage... but worth every minute.
While the wait was abnormally long, hopefully Mitch and company feel the wait was worth every minute as well.
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