A big surprise this year at Miss Brookside with the addition of a new crown. So, two Misses where crowned, Julia Benbrook as Miss Brookside, and Courtney Maye as Miss Midtown. Along with the Misses, Baylee Ogle was crowned Miss Brookside’s Outstanding Teen 2015.

It was a full day to say the least, with 25 contestants and 8 stars, the ladies hardly had time to rest.

Here are some photos of the crowning along with the winning ladies’ interview outfit portraits.

I had a pet photo shoot with Betty’s grand-dog on Sunday. There was a good bit of wrangling, but a few treats got him to settle down for some portraits.

Had a great photo shoot with the the members of Word Posse for their new website and head shots for their books.

I set up a studio in Sharon’s backroom which as a great space to take portraits in. This allowed us to have the shoot during their monthly meeting.

While visiting some friends down in Tulsa, Oklahoma, they took us to a Route 66 landmark, Pops Soda Ranch. It is a gas station, restaurant, and a purveyor of over 600 different types of soda pop. They even had St. Louis’ Fitz’s brand!

Whether you say soda or pop, you can agree that that is a lot of different selections!

Here are a few pics from the visit.