So December is always a hectic month with finalizing client orders, last minute photo shoots & trying to get ready for my own family’s Christmas, but how could I turn down the opportunity to work with ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition!  I was beyond thrilled when they called to ask me to be the family photographer for their December build in Lincolnton NC.    I met the Friday family on Ambush day & worked in between filming to capture family images for their new home.  It was an incredible day & so much fun to be around such a positive event.  Never having been near the filming of a TV show it was very cool to see how it works behind the scenes.  We wrapped up our work Sunday evening & it was a long night of processing the images due back the next day!    Over the course of the week, I worked with the producers & designers to provide the images for the new home & get the frames ordered from The Organic Bloom.  Friday was a rainy & cold day, but with the help of volunteers, we assembled the images in their frames- in the back of a dark cargo truck!  I took my daughter & college friend visiting for the weekend to the night time Reveal on Saturday. Several hours in the cold was definitely worth it to capture the family’s expressions as the Extreme Makeover bus pulled away !!  Wow!  What a transformation over the course of one short week for a very deserving family!

This episode of  Extreme Makeover Home Edition will air December 2012 during ABC’s Home for the Holidays.  I cannot wait to share my images & behind the scenes shots at that time.  Unfortunately, until then I can only post a few action images.

A great day of shooting at the family's home.

The Bus!

Ready to surprise the family!