Crush on the Solar Eclipse 2012 | West Coast USA

Here she is in all her magnificent glory -- the solar eclipse 2012 from Reno, Nv. at approximately 6:15pm. 
Won't witness another one until 2045.

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Crush on Maurice Sendak

Today, the great children's author, Maurice Sendak died. I think of him often and marvel at the way he weaves words. I love to listen to him story tell even more. What a fabulous teller of tales. No Ums or Errs or stumbles through thought. He always delivers a refreshingly solid and raw opinion that makes me think. Think and smile. 


Mr. Sendak,  may the afterlife be gentle and funny {just in case}.


Tune in to NPR to hear the amazing Terry Gross interview and pay tribute to Maurice Sendak. 


These are a sample of our "Where the Wild Things Are" photos. Sendak's writings keep making their way into our images.


According to Marz, she was "having a very bad day" curled up on the front porch and sad.

As she always does, she found something to make herself laugh...

 Her castle, her cat, her kingdom...

Crush on I Heart Faces { Hey Girl }

The May photo challenge at I Heart Faces is honoring mothers, women, daughters. I chose this photograph of our Ruby--so royal and majestic in her expression. She sits with confidence reigning over her magical kingdom. At the mere age of seven, she possesses an understanding well beyond her years. She is gentle, delicate, thoughtful and loving--everything a future mother reigning over her kingdom must be.

Visit I heart faces to see all the lovely entries dedicated to the girls of our lives.

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Crush on the Little Things

Today was a day filled with the little things--the ones that count. I have mentored photography students over the past ten years but it has been ten years since I have been in front of class talking about photography to a group of eager twelve year olds. Today, they started to hand me their first assignments. I pulled out the black butcher paper, hung it on the main street inside our school, and posted a "coming soon" sign. 
Today, I was lugging my gear out of the hot car when the phone rang. I didn't recognize the number and considered answering later when I wasn't loaded down. I'm glad I didn't. The call was from the mother of one of my clients. She called to simply share her appreciation of the experience and for the photographs of her daughter. She talked about how my portfolio captures the individual. "The art & individuality of you" has been my motto, slogan, philosophy from the beginning and to hear her express this to me, not my voicemail, was golden. 
When I hung up I gathered the many boxes from the front porch. I receive a lot of boxes of prints and products for my clients. One of them, however, was addressed to me from one of my most favorite stores and places of aesthetic inspiration, Anthropologie.  I went to tear into it and as usual, felt I needed to photograph it. This was special. 


Today, I feel like my insides are smiling. 


~ namaste ~ 
Thank you, Students
Thank you, Roberta
Thank you, Allison

 Each lovely layer of the gift...

 The beautiful thoughtful necklace that pops, sings, and delights!  

Crush on Good Mornings and Great People

You may remember our last Facebook Fan Photo Contest. The theme was {SOUL} and Allison Anderson won with her camera phone image of her husband and new daughter.

I didn't know that Cole, the cozied up Daddy, was in the military and wouldn't be experiencing many mornings like this with his daughter. It makes Allison's winning, all the more perfect. Cole is currently deployed and his girls, big and small, anxiously await his return from Afghanistan. 
We met in a small grassy park along the Truckee River. This is what we captured:

Baby Grace with Daddy's dog tags. 

Mama and the Flying Grace

Time to focus on Allison, the Mom, the Wife. This is the face of America's service people who stay at home, guarding their families and hearts while their loved ones are away. It's such an honor to be in the company of such strong women. 

Jennifer, Allison's twin sister, joined us and worked hard to make little Grace laugh. Little Grace didn't think any of us were that funny. 

Despite all of our clowning shenanigans, Little Grace is too sophisticated for our goofball-ness.

Who's the lady in the pretty pink coat on reflector duty? That's Joanna of Daily Blessings Photography. She, too, won in our contest. She got to join us for our girl party in the park for a "fly-on-the-wall" mentor session. She won with her image to the left.

The mentorship winner, Joanna Daily looking prettier than spring itself.

The beautiful light of Verdi. May today introduce you to new friends.

To see more of Skye Snyder Photography's portfolio, visit the website or like us on our Facebook page.

Crush on Senior Portraits | Reno Nevada Portrait Photographer

The high school seniors are finishing up the last few weeks of their K-12 education and standing at the fork in the road. College? Job? Both? Trip? What did you do?

Alec | Reno High School | Reno Nevada
Where are we headed?

Alec | Reno High School | Reno, Nevada from the fastest senior session in history! 10-15 minutes!

I graduated a semester early from high school. My last day was a Friday and I started college that Monday. Got an apartment over the weekend and headed up the hill for wisdom early Monday morning. I learned that I liked having my own apartment. A lot. My first semester in college didn't fare that well due to that freedom space of an apartment. So, I packed the VW as full as I could and took off to San Diego. 


My bestie was already there and could hold my hand in my first big move away from home. 

My bestie, Leslie and her daughter. | Reno, Nevada | Ranch San Rafael Park

From there, the travel bug bit and I ended up in Mexico, Seattle back to Reno to get that degree I had started. 3 years later, off to England, Greece, and Scotland. Home bound to sell my belongings in yard sale that would leave me with two filled suitcases. I still miss that 300+ collection of lady musician cds that sold for $3 each. The car and brand new Mac that sold from the lawn--paid for lots of adventures in Scotland. I returned to the motherland again and began my career as a freelance photographer and received my masters degree. If history repeats itself, it seems I am due a move and a degree.

Me running the hills of Bath and Avalon England

What would you study if you went back to school or are starting college? Why?


If you could move, where would you go?


Here's a few more senior shots from this year's class of 2012:

 Shruti | Carson High | Carson City, Nevada Arlington Avenue Reno

 Sahar | Sage Ridge High School | Reno, Nevada Bartley Ranch Park

 Kate | Wooster High School | Reno, Nevada | Downtown Reno

 Bartley Ranch, Reno Nevada

Charlie | Manogue High School | Reno, Nevada 

 Sam | Reno High School | Lake Tahoe, Nevada

 Road trippin' in Las Vegas | Las Vegas Nevada MGM Grand Hotel

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Crush on April Fools

For the Pranksters, this is our day!  Each year, Big Daddy is our unsuspecting victim. Usually, we get him early in the morning before his foggy brain can wake enough to remember what day it is. Today, we waited til the evening like a good pride of lionesses. 

The car ride and syncing of plan schematics. 

The accomplices. Watches synced and pumped!

The plan in action.

 The "this area under video surveillance" sign made us feel extra pranky.

Keeping a watchful eye and staying focused on the mission.

Passing down the prankster traditions to the chickadees.

To lessen the sting, leaving Love Notes...

Then we run, hide, wait...

 5:00! The victim arrives, places sunglasses on forehead for a clearer interpretation of the situation.

GOTCHA - Mission Post-It 2012! 

Happy April Fools.
Love The Pranksters
xo