Family

Here are some shots I did of the kids for my Mom for her birthday. I've still got to get them printed though! :/ eek!

had to put this one in b&w and color cause I love them both!

 

silly face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving, LightRoom, & of course Photos!

Happy Thanksgiving!
I am so grateful for SO many things. I have a family that loves me, I have the opportunity to get an education, I have a loving Savior who is always there for me, a fantastic boyfriend, and a ton of great friends that I love! (that's hardly a start to the list...) So for today I hope you all enjoyed a great meal and a fantastic tryptophan-enduced coma and spent a moment to count your blessings!
I've had the opportunity to play with Adobe LightRoom a little recently, and I must say I'm enjoying it.
I've also been out taking pictures the last few days, of my siblings. :) Haha, it's always nice to have free models, and so many of them too! (I have 3 sisters and 4 brothers) Some of them are more willing than others but still a good way to practice!
I went out to take pictures with my sister Kayla (below), and my brother Adam, and was intending to focus more on portrait focused pictures as opposed to more artsy or aesthetic ones, (even though there is no clear line between portrait and art and documentary pictures but that's a whole other ball of wax!)... anyway! I wasn't expecting to get a shot like this but the opportunity presented itself and that's part of my philosophy in relation to photography- be ready for the unexpected! Better yet be ready to capture it!
here it is:

Misc Items

Here are just a few recent photos and some of them I took not so recent but did some editing on.

Not just by chance...

Somewhat recently I had the fun opportunity to do a shoot with one of my best friends. Keirstin! Our story is an interesting and long one, but to sum it up, I personally believe we didn't become friends, especially this good of friends, just by chance. Here are some of my favorites from the shoot. I hope you enjoy them!

Photography Thoughts!

“When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd like to know them. Anyone I know I photograph.”
-Annie Leibovitz

"Every artist was first an amateur." - RWE

I bought my first DSLR a few weeks ago and I'm LOVING it. It's one of the better purchases I've ever made. :) no regrets. I'm going to start using this for the shoots I do, as a portfolio and sort of getting my name/work out there. I'm definitely an amateur but as Ralph Waldo Emerson put it:
"Every artist was first an amateur."
So here is from my first few shoots. The first with my beautiful sister was the only formal one, the other shots are from just unplanned snapping fests. :) Enjoy!