AmeriKidz Magazine Cover by Shelly Perkins Photography

I wanted to share the latest AmeriKidz Magazine with you. I was blessed to not only get to shoot the cover for this fall's magazine but was able to use one of my kiddo's in the layout. Here's a link to view a digital copy in case you don't have a chance to pick up a print copy at one of your local retailers in the OKC metro. Don't forget to shop these local Metro Oklahoma vendors.

AND to save the best thing for last..... GO TO PAGE 20 to learn how to ENTER YOUR CHILD IN THIS YEAR'S CUTE KID COVER CONTEST !!!


click here for digital copy of Fall 2012 AmeriKidz OKC Metro Magazine
http://www.flippubs.net/publication/?i=124318

AmeriKidz Magazine Cover photographed by Shelly Perkins Photography, Fall 2012
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AmeriKidz Magazine

Check out the COVER on the latest issue of AmeriKidz Magazine ~
Meet Karmin ~
Photo by Shelly Perkins Photography

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Emma's 2nd Birthday Party by Shelly Perkins Photography

I had the opportunity to photograph a birthday party for little princess, Emma. This girl loves the water and what better place to have her party than at a water park. Two year olds are always an adventure and never want to sit still. I just like to stay in the background and wait for moments to naturally happen and record their true emotion and enjoyment of the moment. Here's a custom storyboard which I made for Emma's mom.

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Spending the Day....

Update from Shelly Perkins Photography

Hello friends ~

This afternoon my husband and I went out for a drive, not only to enjoy the sun but also to spend some time together. We had two deaths in our family over the past couple of weeks and I've been so busy with school that I've hardly seen him at all. We had a good time just driving around the Metro area, scouting some great locations for my upcoming shoots.

Well I finally finished up this semester at OU. Yay! I don't know what possessed me to take 18 credits but that's what I did and I had to slow way down on my photography appointments. I'm going to continue working in the fall on my fine arts degree but I'm not planning on taking that many credits again. It was just way too much. I have so much to catch up and some great appointments coming up, which I can't wait to share with you.

I'm working on a few new projects for this summer and working up a new promo that you'll want to get in on if you're in need of having some summer shots of your child. Thanks for checking in with my blog and thank you for all the support our family has received. Thank you for allowing our family to photograph and record your family's memories.

Check back soon for the upcoming events / photo shoot info for this summer.

See ya soon ~ Shelly

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Horsin' around in Kauai ~ Shelly Perkins Photography

Okay, if you know me, you know I have a thing for horses. I just love horses. I have owned horses, but we currently live in the city and I'm pretty sure my homeowners association would not appreciate me having horses in my backyard.

In February my husband and I were blessed with a trip to Kauai, Hawaii. It is known as the healing island. We have now been to four of the islands and plan on returning again.

On an afternoon drive through the mountains and lush gardens of Kauai we found these horses. I yelled at my husband to stop the car and immediately jumped out. We were driving a convertible and I can't really remember if I just jumped out or actually used the door. Anyway, I ran up to the horses and just fell in love. One fella really enjoyed me petting him and everytime I went to another horse, well he followed along and was a little jealous. He had some adorably large ears, may have been part donkey, I'm not sure, but gosh he was the neatest guy. I have an image that I shot that day of my new horse buddy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making the image that beautiful afternoon in Kauai.

Art in Ardmore

I was able to make a stop in Ardmore and check out some of the local artists and photographers. I took a few photos and included the beautiful sky. Looks can be deceiving....it was soooo cold! That darn Oklahoma wind was sure blowing. Here's one of my favorite exhibits in front of the Goddard Center Art Studio located on First SW in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Happy Halloween

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Summering in New York

My husband is a New York native and when he says he is from New York he says, "Northern New York, God's Country." LOL Well, New York is near and dear to my heart as well. I lived there for five years and had our third daughter at West Point, while living on the Hudson River in a beautiful little village called Cornwall on Hudson. I made a lot of good friends while we lived there but as they know, it was too darn cold for me. ;0) Plus, most of my family live in Oklahoma or Kansas and Texas. So as the girl needing to be closer to her mother and oldest daughter we moved back to Oklahoma. We often travel to the "North Country" to visit our family, my in-laws and our friends. We miss everyone and it's such a beautiful place, esp. in the spring, summer and fall. (Notice I left out winter? It's actually very pretty then too, but I'm just not a fan of the snow. Snow=work to me.)

I wanted to share a photo from our latest trip to the St Lawrence River. My husband's family has a cottage on the river and we were blessed to stay a week at the cottage with Scott's grandparents. On one of our many sight seeing trips on the river took us on a boat ride to Heart Island. This is where Boldt Castle was built in Alexandria Bay by the millionaire hotel proprietor, George C. Boldt, who also built the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. He purchased Heart Island because it was in the shape of a heart as a gift to his wife. He began work on an amazing full size Rhine castle. Unfortunately his wife passed away and the castle was never quite completed as Mr Boldt ordered all work be stopped. Many of the buildings like the children's playhouse, powerhouse and boat house were fully functioning, however the huge castle was never quite completed. The castle now has a society which is raising funds to fully restore and complete the castle and the grounds. I have included a website if you would like to see some beautiful images that other photographers from the area have shot. I also just had to include a snap shot of my family while we visited Heart Island. If you're ever in the area or are stationed at Fort Drum, New York, take a boat ride to the Island (several companies leave from Alex Bay) and spend a day there. It will be well worth it.
http://www.boldtcastle.com/