Layh Family

During our last visit to my parents in Odessa, I did a small photoshoot with some of my mom's friends. I met with Scott and Jennifer and their three children before church to (hopefully) snap a family shot. To say I was nervous is a strong understatement. I had never photographed so many people in one shoot. And, I have no experience posing people. This family wanted a traditional, everybody say "cheese", posed, Olan Mills type photo. And, I'm sooooo not the person for that.



I have never shot in Odessa so I had no location ideas. It's not that I didn't look for location ideas. I looked. If you've ever been to Odessa, you know why I had no location ideas. It's Odessa.   Picturesque is not a word that has ever been used to describe Odessa. But, Jennifer already had a location in mind and I breathed a sigh of relief and aimed to please. My aim was a bit off because when I arrived to meet the family, the location was not available. Hmmm... We went in search of something. Anything... Here's what we found.








Hopefully Jennifer and Scott have something they can use. Hopefully...