Labor Day Parade 2012 and SmugMug

I left my apartment yesterday morning about seven or so minutes after the parade started.  

I had slept late after having an amazing brainstorming, catching up and reminiscing session with one of my dearest friends on earth.  Actually I had slept late after staying up until 4 a.m. or so after our visit... writing, organizing and working on some of the projects we had discussed...

I arrived at Fort Massac to find that I had plenty of time to find my location and get in place.  I approached the officer who was blocking off the entrance of the fort (near Big John's) and asked him if the parade traffic would be filtered into the fort...

"Sure ... we can do that!", he said.

"Groovy! Thanks! I want to shoot the parade as it's entering the concrete Fort Gates and with the Laidlaw building in the background!!"

"Oh.. That'll be fine...", I wish he'd said it like Ward Cleaver, but he said it like an officer of the law.  

I shot a few shots from there and ran to the fort gate and waited for the parade to reach the east end of fifth street.  As the parade arrived I noticed the officer had moved his car, but was waving the parade into the gravel road that goes between Laidlaw and Big John's.

I was absolutely devastated, but he was apologetic so I brushed it off and shot from the street... You can see the slide show below - images, merchandise and whatnot will soon be available as the week progresses at http://kcojax.smugmug.com/CandidEvents/Labor-Day-Parade and http://www.cafepress.com/flawnocho/9339565

You can see some of my favorite shots below the video...

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Have A Grand and Groovy Day!
Be Kind to One Another..
and Don't Text and Drive! 

KCoJax Candids© - Candid Birthdays

Depending on our age, it seems that we are either extremely excited about birthdays or extremely "unexcited"...

Regardless of how we feel about it, a birthday celebration is most often shared with one's closest and most cherished friends and family.

The KCoJax Candid Birthday Session allows you to enjoy yourself and the celebration without the bother of trying to document the event as well...

The KCoJax Candid Birthday Session is available at the session fees listed below.. 

*Oh... No Gifts Please*

90 minutes of candid on-site coverage

$40

*Oh... Don't Go To Any Trouble*

2.5 hours of candid on-site coverage

8 postcards-A postcard with a great group shot from the party 

makes a fabulous thank you note! (additional quantities available)

$60

*Buy Me a Pony!*

4 hours of candid on-site coverage

16 postcards-A postcard with a great group shot from the party makes a fabulous thank you note! (additional quantities available)

$80

(Additional hours available at $15  per hour)

All session fees include on-site candid coverage and viewing of online proofs at

www.KCoJax.SmugMug.com

Prints, Playing Cards, Coasters and more will be available at
www.KCoJax.SmugMug.com
after the session has been processed.

CD of all images w/ copyright release - $60

To book your KCoJax Candid Birthday Session, 

email the details including date, time, theme, age, etc to
KJacksonNoggin@gmail.com

*Halloween Hodge-podgery 2011* ~ THIS Monday on Lower Ferry Street in Metropolis!

Happy Halloween Gang!  

Are YOU going to hit the doorsteps in all of your 
*Halloween Costumery* on Monday?  

KCoJax Candids will be shooting on Lower Ferry Street in Metropolis, IL from  4:00 p.m. today until at least 6pm to give YOU a chance to have your * 2011 Halloween Hodge-podgery* documented with a few *extraordinary and quantumliciously memorable shots* by KCoJax Candids ~ 

*Shooting begins at 4:00 pm on the corner of 3rd & Ferry Streets in Metropolis, IL 
and is on a first come first serve basis ~ 

*Shooting will continue until approximately 6pm, contingent upon lighting conditions, etc.

*Shoots can be expected to last 4-8 minutes, depending on group size, 

how well you *work the camera*, etc 

*Bring all of the props, accessories and goofery that you wish ~ 

*There will be no *sitting fee* on these sessions ~ 

*Print, Merchandise and Digital Images will be available at www.KCoJax.SmugMug.com 

for $1 and up after the shoot has been processed. 


*Find Local Trick or Treat Times and Curfews at WestKentuckyStar.com*

*Halloweekend Hodge-podgery 2011* ~ Tonight on the Street Corner of 3rd and Ferry in Metropolis ~

Happy Halloweekend Gang!  

Are YOU going to hit the town in all of your 
*Halloween Costumery* tonight?  

KCoJax Candids will be shooting from the Metropolis Street Corner of 3rd and Ferry from 5:30 p.m. today until at least 7 to give YOU a chance to have your * 2011 Halloweekend Hodge-podgery* documented with a few *extraordinary and quantumliciously memorable shots* by KCoJax Candids ~ 

*Shooting begins at 5:30 pm and is on a first come first serve basis ~ 

*Shooting will continue until approximately 7pm, contingent upon lighting conditions, etc.

*Shoots can be expected to last 4-12 minutes, depending on group size, 

how well you *work the camera*, etc 

*Bring all of the props, accessories and goofery that you wish ~ 

*There will be no *sitting fee* on these sessions ~ 

*Print and Digital Images will be available at www.KCoJax.SmugMug.com for $1 and up 

after the shoot has been processed. 

There WILL be a very similar shoot for 
Halloween Kiddos on Monday afternoon ... 

I will be releasing details on that here (in the blog) and on KCoJax Candids on Facebook 

after I work out any kinks tonight.  

10/24/11 - a General Update & Soccer at Civitan - Massac County Warriors

When the dust clears, you will each have what I'm going to call a

"Make Good Disc" ... *a disc of all "team group shots" (28 team pics)

with bonus Soccer Fonts for Scrapbooking and artsing and craftsing and such...

You will receive that disc 

whether or not you have purchased, 

intend to purchase, 

might purchase,

or know that you will never purchase

prints and merchandise from 

www.KCoJax.SmugMug.com or www.CafePress.com

I expect to have these completed by this evening and will be delivering on 10/26.  

I will gladly drop them off with Tana OR if you live/work in Metropolis and would like for me to drop them directly with you, I will be glad to do so; just send an email to KJacksonNoggin@gmail.com with *Warriors* in the subject line and let me know the best time and place for drop off. 

I'm sure the first thing on your mind is "Why on earth would Kim Jackson do that?" ... especially in this economy ... Let's just consider it an act of kindness for helping me work out the kinks on my first ever sports shoot.

While my photography career began when I took up working in a photography studio in the fall of '94 and first was shown a "framed up" shot, I have only begun using photography as one of the means by which I put food on my table in the last year... therefore I am absolutely happy to trade each of you the disc described above for your patience.

I "mis-estimated" my time frame going into the shoot.  ...or at least I assumed I had... I realize now, had I not gotten a wretched case of the flu and missed  two days of the world, only to spend another 4 before I felt like doing more than sitting up and eating soup ... that I would've had everything squared away by today.

For the last three days or so, I've literally worked until I fall asleep and then sleep until I wake up and begin editing images again.  Honestly, it's been a thoroughly enjoyable few days and it's allowed me to totally rework my work flow schedule.  I can get more done between the hours of 10pm and 7am in one night than I can get done in a week of "banker's hours" ... and I've certainly learned that this week.

More updates on what you have on the way ... 

Those who placed a photo order on the night of the *Monday Night Preview* 

will be receiving individual messages from me within the next 8 hours with an updated time-frame on prints, 

as well as what goodies you'll be receiving as a "make good".

Those who ordered a "Complete Disc" ($35) on the *Monday Night Preview* 

will be receiving that this week.  I expect to have these completed by this evening and will be delivering on 10/26.  I will gladly drop them off with Tana OR if you live/work in Metropolis and would like for me to drop them directly with you, I will be glad to do so; just send an email to KJacksonNoggin@gmail.com with *Warriors* in the subject line and let me know the best time and place for drop off. 

Those who wonder what a "Complete Disc" is  ... 

I, myself never know exactly what the "Complete Disc" is going to include 

until after I've processed a shoot.  

And when I tell you what's on this one, you'll understand why... 

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Soccer at Civitan 

Massac County Warriors 

"Complete Disc"

$35

154 "Individual Scatter" shots (candids of each player)

38 "Individual Goalie" shots (candids of each goalie)

35 "Team Candid" shots (candids of team while playing)

28 "Team Group" shots ("posed candid" group shots of team)

+ "Fun Shots"

  

+ 5 Fonts

***

If you did not order a "Complete Disc" at the *Monday Night Preview* and would like to order one now, 

it's not too late!  While I'm not setup to receive a disc order via www.KCoJax.SmugMug.com just yet, you can simply email me or message/comment on Facebook to let me know that you'd like to add one to the team order.  The "Complete Disc" is $35, which can be paid to Tana or myself.

***

Regarding delivery on "Complete Discs" and "Make Good" discs ~ If I have not received alternate instructions from you by 9am on 10/26, your disc will automatically be left with Tana.

If I have left out anything at all, please don't hate to contact me on Facebook or email me at KJacksonNoggin@gmail.com with Warriors in the subject line...