Appreciation and More

May is

Military Appreciation Month



This very important month

 honors, remembers, recognizes and appreciates

all military personnel;

those men and women

who have served throughout our history

  and

 all who now serve in uniform

 and

their families

 as well as those Americans

  who have given their lives

in defense of our freedoms we all enjoy today.

http://www.nmam.org/

The military has been a part of my life

since I was nineteen....

that's almost half of my life!

Over these years,

I have seen the sacrifices made by our

service men and women.

Over. and. over. again.

And, at this moment,

 I'm thinking that the word appreciate

doesn't seem to be quite adequate...

doesn't quite cover all the emotions

that I feel for our military.

So I'm going to add:

admire,

applaud,

 esteem,

 praise,

 respect,

honor,

and

 treasure

MONTH!

There is one service man in particular,

a certain

CPT. Charles Lamar Mallard,

who I especially

appreciate,

and  I want to

 heap upon him all of the other

accolades above!

But there is a word left off that list...

one that is especially reserved

for this very special man.

Charlie,

I

appreciate

and

LOVE

you...

 (This photo was taken by my mom!)

during this month

and

always!



Looking for 2014 Senior Reps





2014 Senior Rep Program!


I'm looking for some fabulous, outgoing Seniors from the class of 2014, to represent Memories Forever After and hay.LO Photography!

So here are the details, read carefully!

Senior Rep Requirements:
• You must currently be a 2013 Junior, graduating in 2014.
• You must live in and attend a high school within 40 miles of Saint Robert, MO.
• You and your parents must agree to promote only for Memories Forever After/hay.LO Photography for your senior portraits from the time of acceptance through the entire 2014 school year.
• You will receive a minimum of 3 watermarked, web-sized images to use as your Facebook profile picture and will be required to use one of them for at least 6 months.
• You will receive a free session fee upon signing of your Senior Rep agreement.
• You are responsible for sending Memories Forever After/hay.LO Photography a minimum of 3 referrals. These referrals must book, pay for, and complete their senior session by February 2014.
• Your parent or Guardian MUST sign a model release, allowing Memories Forever After/hay.LO Photography to use your images for advertising and promotional purposes.

What do you get??
• A FREE mini-session this Summer (2013) before school starts. This shoot will last up to 45 minutes and include up to 2 outfit changes. You will be using the images from this session to advertise throughout the year! With this session, you will be provided 50 customized referral cards with your name, photo & my contact information to pass out to your friends!
• A Senior Rep spotlight blog post, featuring you, and your hobbies & interests!
• You will receive 50% off all print & digital products from your standard senior session when your minimum of 3 referrals is met!
 

Need more incentive??
~If you send me 10+ referrals that book & pay for their session, you will receive a $50 Visa gift card!
PLUS, all of your referred friends will receive 24 free wallets from their session!
~ You can earn Beats by Dre if you refer 15 seniors who book, pay for, and complete their senior session by February 2014

Okay so now you're interested. What do you do next?
Before you can become an official Senior Rep for
Memories Forever After/hay.LO Photography,
you must fill out the
Senior Rep application.

 
contact us at memories4everafter@gmail.com or  heatherhaylo@haylophoto.com with any questions and for an application

Neighbors...Collaborators...Friends

Good-byes are never easy,

but

 when such good memories have been created,

when common interests have been shared,
when we have watched the growth of each other's children
and
have spent family time together,

a bond
has been formed that will
last a lifetime.

And that makes the
good-bye somewhat easier.

That being said...

Jason and Charlie,

you and your little ones
will be missed!
Our block won't be the same!
Color commentary
at the next olympics will be absent!
(unless you get the job at the winter games, fingers-crossed!!)
Photo session collaboration
and equipment swapping will come to an end!


And because of this,
 there will be
 a measure of sadness
as we see you off to your home country!

We send with you
 our best wishes and prayers
as you start your next journey,

and we will look forward to when
our paths
 cross again!



Your Next Family Member?

Who could walk away from this face!?!





 

Apparently, someone couldn't!

 

This sweet little rescue pup was recently adopted from

 

Rocky Tops Pets

 

in Waynesville

 

 

This is just a short

visual reminder

that there are thousands of

rescue animals

out there just waiting for

their forever home.

 

And,

just maybe,

that's your home!

 

So, if you're looking to add

a new family member,

check out your local rescue sites.

 

There is a

bundle of love

just waiting for you there!

 

 

 



Chaos? Anything But...

Friends

getting together with

Common Goals

attending

Hands-on Seminars

and listening to

Great Speakers...

...that was a part of my April!

Fotochaos

was a great experience,

and I loved every minute.

Photo-bombed by

Craig Stidham, an amazing photographer who taught at the conference

I believe continuing education

for photography is a necessity.

And Fotochaos 2 was one of the best venues

in fulfilling that need.

It was chock-full

of inspiring

teachers/mentors...

one of my favorites being

Sal Cincotta...

~~~

And 

as I said earlier,

there were many hands-on opportunities,

one of them capturing the image of 

the lovely artist, Nicole Jolly,

http://www.nfgartist.blogspot.com/

during Jeff Woods Crappy Lighting class.

She was amazing!

 ~~~

Well,

Fotochaos organizers,

I commend you on a

 job well done!

I came away inspired,

ready to utilize more tools of my trade,

my knowledge expanded, and new friends with a common passion!

Thank you very much,

and I look forward to

more seminars down the road

hosted by you!