Senior - J

If only all sessions were as easy as this one!  Her smile is gorgeous and I think her eyes are only closed in like one shot.  Of the ... 150?  that I took.  Incredible.

Sleeping Beauty

Feb - 2012
Another poster shoot for the annual ballet. This year they are performing Sleeping Beauty.


Carabosse (evil fairy) has her hands in the ballet sign for 'dead' below.



We had a hard time deciding which should be the poster, it ended up being a tie between the first and second shots. I designed and am printing posters out of both.




It was fun to try fun stuff, and anyone who works as hard as the lead in a ballet deserves a little photo shoot!






You should come to the performance, these ballets are small, but very well done and fun. My daughter and I have been going since she was 3. We've seen Sleeping Beauty 6 times, and this will be her first time performing in it!

Wedding - K+A

This was my first wedding, and luckily I didn't have to shoot it alone (how do people do that?). My friend, Lindsay, came with me and turned what could have been really nerve-wracking into a really fun outing.























It was pretty cool being a part of this family's special day. And I love that the bride's mom made ALL the dresses (including her own), AND the cake, and an aunt did all the flowers. I love when it's a family/DIY affair!



It was fun to see a couple of her bridals blown up and displayed at the reception, too.



Their engagement session is here, and her bridals are posted here.
You can see what Lindsay shot at the temple here (thanks, Lindsay!).

Bridals - A

This was a bridal shoot for a sweet neighbor.


Her mom made her dress and veil - including plenty of hand-beading!












December 2011

Family - F

This shoot was a challenge for me! Well, not the shoot, but the editing afterwards. We really pushed it with the weather and with the clouds it was DARK.


They were so cute and color-coordinated and brought their own props. ;)





This one is fun.


It was fun this year to get Christmas cards with photos I'd taken!


Fall 2011

Family - B

Another cute family in their backyard (Summer 2011).





The quick shots of the kiddos I did at the end ended up being my favorite of the whole sitting.









I think in the shot with the corn, I would have them take a step or two forward, otherwise, I'm pretty happy with these.

Family - J

Another family shoot - in their own backyard (Summer 2011).









Self-critiques here would be: watch the exposure (whites) and find a better pose for the four kids together.