Hello,

Friday, March 16, 2012

On March 15th.

So I haven't been shooting much out here in Texas. Yesterday I decided I needed a project, so I went to a local nursery & bought some plants for the pots outside my door! I really enjoy working with flowers, I always find it so relaxing and I'm proud of the results! My little brother and I had a great morning playing catch outside & enjoying our new flowers.Then I decided I wanted to do a bit of shooting, so I had my camera around the house for a few minutes and snapped photos of the dogs and my brother. I've been reading Roberto Valenzuela's book Picture Perfect Practice, so consider this my practice. :)

I took a few shots of the dogs after I finished with the flowers. This is Miss Bebe.

She does a lot every day! Like bark at the stairs...

Hide behind the table...

Scratch behind her ears...

And lay by the ottoman waiting for the Mister to get home!

Then I took a few shots of my running buddy Miss Maxine.

Then I sneaked {snuck??} upstairs to take a few shots of my little brother in his natural habitat!

Then he noticed me...

Welp, that's about it for my practice. :)

Be Blessed & Be Thankful!

Monday, March 5, 2012

Zach + Elisabeth: Engaged!

I am so excited to be posting this session right now! Not only because it is of an absolutely awesome couple, but also because it is my first Texas session! When Elisabeth and I scheduled this session I was a bit nervous because we would be shooting between 10-12... Not ideal lighting conditions. But I was fresh off of the WPPI train, and I knew that this was as good a time as any to challenge myself and jump in! I am so glad we did! We started the session on an absolutely beautiful morning and as the day went on things got better & better. The day was filled with lots of smiles, inside jokes, sweet looks and sweet kisses. Which made my day full of goofy jokes, high fives & happy dances.

Zach & Elisabeth, thank you for choosing me to be your photographer. I had such a blast photographing you guys and seeing your sweet love in front of my camera. Thanks for putting up with all my crazy ideas and silly jokes. I hope you love your photos and can't wait for your wedding day! I'm so looking forward to seeing what God has in store for your marriage & new life together.

I love this photo I grabbed of Elisabeth checking out her ring!

These kind of reminded me of the notebook... :)

Loved this image!

RAWR.

I'll finish up with this b &w, I think one of my all time favorites. :)

Be B;essed & Be Thankful!

Friday, February 24, 2012

Parkar: Graduating.

My sweet baby sister is graduating. WOW. That's what I think when I think of this girl. She is so beautiful, funny, strong, and motivated. She is one of the only people my age that is busier than me! She is a caring girl who spends so much of her time giving to others and to the community. She inspires me and I am so proud to call her my sister. She is going to Azusa Pacific University in the fall, and I know she will do so great there! She will be studying to become a physical therapist. That's right people, a DOCTOR! :)

When I started this post, I was going to list all of the clubs and activities that she is involved in, {cause I like to brag about her} But then I realized that list would probably be longer than the amount of photos I'm going to share and I just decided to show you how awesome she is instead of tell ya.

One more thing. My sister is pretty much a model. It was sort of pouring rain during her shoot, but since I would only be in California for 2 days, we decided to go for it. And she rocked it out!!!

Parkie, I am seriously so proud of you. I know that you are smart, strong and beautiful. You inspire me to work harder and be better. I pray for you every day, and can't wait to see what God has in store for you. I miss you bunches, but can't wait to see you walk across that stage and into your new big girl life! Love You Sister. You really do LOVE BRIGHT.

That's right, my sis ran the LA marathon. This photo is actually very fitting, because it was pouring the day that she ran it last year, and she stuck it out and finished!