I remember people telling me years ago that a picture wasn't very good if not everyone in the picture was smiling and looking at the camera. Seriously--I actually have had this conversation. And in someways this is still true in many people's minds. We are becoming more and more known around here as doing 'different' things and people have been coming to us for this reason. We are often surprised by conversations we end up having with people during the sessions about how they don't want anything 'too weird' or they 'just want something pretty standard!' Usually I'm taken aback a little by this because it is soooo not what we really do...yet when a client asks for something we try our best to get them what they want in the best way we can. Mostly though when people come to us now they know what to expect---the unexpected. We like making goofy photos as much as serious ones and each has a very important purpose. Ok I know a group of cheerleaders sticking their tongues out is likely to make it onto mom and dad's wall in an expensive frame over the couch in the living room, but the purpose of something like this is to remember the fun each of these girls has had with each other over the season and perhaps years. Lets face it--most of life is serious...but in most of this serious life we're trying to live for those moments that aren't so serious, because thats the fun stuff and the things we want to remember. SayerMotter Photographs by Richard Sayer.