10/19 Update:

We shot right at 3000 pictures sunday. All of the pictures are now on the computer and being backed up to the cloud. The cloud backup will run through the night. Each order now has individual folders and tomorrow the cheerleaders will be broke down by name and given their own individual folders as well. This beginning process or culling and orginization is probably one of the most important steps. Please feel free to check back daily for an end of day update and if you have any questions, please let me know. 

 10/21/26 9am Organization is a big quest and we are organized. Let the editting begin. Stay tuned. you will get a proofs email next. 

10/23/26 we are in the middle of getting your pictures ready to be viewed for proofing. If all goes as planned we will be completeing that process by end of day tomorrow and starting the upload process. Once we have them uploaded, you will get an email to view you pictures with instructions as to how to pick your hero shot. 

10/27/26 MILSTONE!

Woodland Elite Cheer — Photo Proofing Is Here!

We’ve Reached Our First BIG Milestone!

What an incredible day we had on October 18th! Our Woodland Elite Cheer photoshoot was a huge success, and I want to extend a special thank-you to Ashley and everyone who helped make the day run as smoothly as possible. From the coaches and staff to the parents and athletes, your help and cooperation made all the difference!

We returned from the shoot with nearly 3,000 images! Since then, we’ve been hard at work organizing, sorting, and carefully separating every cheerleader’s photos into their own individual galleries while matching everything to their original photo orders.

I’m excited to announce that we’ve reached our first major milestone: PHOTO PROOFING!

IMPORTANT: These Are PROOFS, Not Final Edits!

Every image has received a LIGHT preliminary edit, and each cheerleader has been carefully cut out and placed onto a proof background.

I want to emphasize that these are NOT the final edited photographs!

The purpose of this stage is simply to allow you to review your cheerleader’s images and choose your favorite pose.

Once your selection is received, I’ll begin the final editing process, which includes the finishing touches that bring your completed portraits to life.

Please focus on choosing your favorite expression, pose, and overall image rather than judging the final editing or background appearance.

How to Select Your Cheerleader’s HERO Shot

Your Hero Shot is the primary portrait that will be used for your cheerleader’s photo package.

The process is simple!

STEP 1 — Find Your Cheerleader

Scroll down to the athlete directory below. Use the Search box to enter your cheerleader’s first or last name.

STEP 2 — Open Their Personal Gallery

Once you find your cheerleader, click View Photos to open their individual photo gallery.

STEP 3 — Choose Your Favorite

Take your time looking through the images. When you find the one you love, click the heart icon to select it as your favorite.

STEP 4 — Enter Your Email

When you select a favorite, Pixieset will ask you to enter your email address.

Don’t worry! This is NOT signing you up for anything or requiring you to create an account.

The email simply identifies your selections so I can see which photograph you’ve chosen.

STEP 5 — Leave Notes (If Needed)

Inside your Favorites section, you’ll also have the opportunity to leave notes about your selection.

Feel free to include any special instructions or information you would like me to know.

IMPORTANT: Background Selection

If you did not previously select a background when placing your original photo order, please indicate your choice in the notes section of your Favorites.

Your three background options are:

• Classic White

• Black

• Hollywood

IMPORTANT: If your original order does not specify a background and you do not provide a selection during this proofing stage, your portrait will automatically receive the Hollywood background.

If you already selected a background with your original order, there’s no need to select it again!

Please Submit Your Favorites by This Weekend!

I’d love for everyone to take their time, look through their cheerleader’s images, and choose the photograph they love most.

Please have your Hero Shot selection completed by this weekend.

While you’re reviewing your galleries, I’ll be spending the remainder of the week working on our team photographs and preparing for the next stage of production.

Once everyone’s selections are received, we’ll move forward with final edits and preparing your photo packages.

Thank You, Woodland Elite Families!

This has been a tremendous project, and I truly appreciate everyone’s patience and support throughout the process.

With nearly 3,000 photographs and hundreds of individual orders, there’s a lot happening behind the scenes to make sure every athlete receives the attention they deserve.

I’m excited for you to see what we’ve created, and I can’t wait to bring these portraits across the finish line!

Thank you again to Ashley, the Woodland Elite staff, coaches, parents, and especially our amazing cheerleaders!

Now, find your cheerleader below and let’s pick that HERO SHOT!

Paul N. Carter Photography

11/2/26 Great news, as promised, we spent the weekend putting together the team images. Besides being proofed by Ashley, they are done. Thank you for getting your hero shots selected. If you have not completed that yet please do so by end of day. I am starting the finishing edit and getting your orders ready for print starting today! If all goes well I plan on sending to the printed by Thursday or Friday. Then we wait for the printers to turn them around and get them back to me. I will keep you guys updated. 

11/3/26 Things are moving right along. The reason that both trackers are movng at the same time is, go through each order and edit and put tohgether the orders for each athlete. Everything is tracking to go to the printers bby Friday at the latest. As always, I will keep you informed.