Mr. Harrison 2009

What is "Mr. Harrison"?  It was an evening of great fun & laughter with a bunch of young men confident enough to strut their stuff -- some serious and some completely willing to laugh at themselves and allow us to howl along with them!  We were treated to a variety of  comedy, hoola hooping, an 'unforgettable' rendition of Flashdance, juggling, karate, a linebacker in a tutu, the jumpin' sounds of a trumpet and a swoon-inducing singing of "Everything"--just to name a few.  Suffice it to say, my sides hurt when I left for the evening and I smiled all the way home.

And these guys didn't do this just simply to get their moment in the spotlight--the evening's festivities, along with other activities hosted by HHS Student Council and SADD and in conjunction with similar efforts by the students of West Lafayette HS, raised over $9,000 to initiate the Kate Baker Memorial Scholarship in memory of their beloved HHS classmate who was killed by a drunk driver this past November.  

It was my privilege and pleasure to photograph the evening for them.  Without further adieu, here's a few highlights from the 2009 Mr. Harrison Pageant:  (to view the complete collection of images from the evening, simply double click on any of the photos--this will take you to Flickr--then click on the Mr. Harrison set).  Enjoy...

"The envelope please...."--contestants await the announcement of the top 10

Caitlin Pond responds to MC Alex Bohs announcement that she was voted "Miss Kiss"

Zack Amick demonstrates the result of his mother's willingness to bring home a variety of dangerous toys...

Move over Frank Sinatra--Jordan Bond has the voice and the blue eyes!

Oh my!  Logan Farrell's a black belt?! Who knew?!  (Now we all do -- WOW! that was impressive!)

Scott Gogolin -- how does he find the time to train to run cross country and master hoola-hooping, too?!

First a glance into decades past while Phil Sojka educates us on the history of dance...

during which he must have danced his way into the hearts of the judges for his very near future included being crowned "Mr. Harrison".  

Harrison Swimming & Diving

Well, I have been absent from my blog for awhile now--much of my time has been spent poolside with the tremendous Raider Swimmers & Divers.  Here are a few shots from throughout the season.  To view the entire collection of images from the season, simply double click on any one of the swimming photos.

Ben -- Senior 09 -- Coffee table book

Here at THG, I love working images into coffee table books and albums -- this way the family has every finished image from a session without having to add on to the house to create enough wall space for display!  And no  more losing the loose images in a drawer where they get stashed until someone can get around to framing or archiving them.  (Let's face it, anyone with a high school senior is busy enough without making image display burdensome!).  

Here is a book I put together today for Ben (all except the final pages, as the video storage is just shy of enough).

Let me know what you think:

Morgan -- Senior 09

Here's my beautiful senior lady Morgan!  I can hardly believe my daughter is almost finished with high school and will soon be moving several states away to college!

Well, we just had to take the opportunity to get out and get a few images with fresh snow on the ground.  Of course this may have been the speediest set I have ever shot--it was freezing and we both had snow in our shoes!

Yes, she can be as much of an imp as she appears in this shot!











And, yeah, Brenda over at Appointed Design just couldn't resist putting a few shots into a Digit design!

Brad '09 -- Sneak Peek!

Wow!  It's been awhile, but I am back in the swing of things here at THG Photography!  

First up, Brad a tremendous senior student out at Harrison.  Brad wins the "Icicle Award" for braving the low temps of an Indiana winter to get out and get a few shots in his handsome letter jacket (Raider football player, yeah!).  

I think GQ may be calling soon!

A custom Digit design just for Brad -- here's the front of the card...

and the back.