Horses

We went to Hardware Ranch a while ago, and I managed to take a series of pictures of the amazing work horses that they have pull their wagons. Not on purpose, mind you. It's a very serious, and lucky, coincidence.

Family Pictures

Took family pictures for my sister yesterday. So damn cute! Loved working with her and her family. Especially that cute little boy.

Black and White Weddings

Pictures from my sister's wedding. :) 

Dillon

On a recent trip to Dillon Montana, I had some extra time to go explore the small town. Home to Gracie's Antiques and oh so much more. Charm graced the old buildings that were still in use... History waited around every corner... And comfort could be found in the people there.

This rock wall, just outside of Gracie's was built by the owner way back when... from all sorts of geological wonders found within a 5 mile radius of Dillon. The current owner said that she gets all sorts of visitors, students, and even professionals who come to look at her wall and identify the rocks. It was so amazing.

Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh my!

Okay... so maybe I didn't get to see any bears... or lions... but MAN! I got some amazing pictures of the tigers at the zoo a couple weekends ago!

Oh my lord. I haven't had so much fun since the last time I went to the zoo... and that was when I was 12. Loved loved loved it!!

More Kid's Portraits

Love these boys! They add sunshine to every day!!

Photography Show

I'M HAVING A PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW!!!!!! Wow. I never thought that this would happen, and I am sooooooo excited. Here's the info:

Date: March 17, 2010
Location: Pounder's Island Grill North Logan Location
Time: 5 pm- Closing


The show is going to be the photographs I took while I was visiting Oahu. There are ALOT of them! So come and enjoy some authentic Hawaiian Cuisine, meet new friends and people, and enjoy the laid back atmosphere. Here's a little teaser...

 

  

  

Nature

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.  

~e.e. cummings

More Portraits

Over the last few weeks I have been so busy! I have not had time to even think, but I knew as soon as I saw the heavy frost all over the trees in Logan that I HAD to do a photoshoot of it. My sisters have requested that I post some more photography tips, so I thought this was an ideal example.

Tip 1:

                                                      

Play with your surroundings. There are so many things that you can create by moving around. For this shoot, I simply had Laura, my model, walk around and glance back at me, so I could catch her natural movements and personality.

Tip 2

Use the rule of thirds... or not. You can grid your frame into nine squares and place your model according to that. Or you can just play with the frame. I will focus in on my model and then pull the frame over to the left or the right, so it adds interest to the background. I love this picture of Laura, because she stands out in all the frost, but you still get to see the frost.

Tip 3

Don't be afraid to do a close-up. If the back-ground isn't so interesting, focus on your model. It gives an extra emphasis on the model to have a blurry background. Plus, you can add interest to the foreground, like the chairs in the bottom of the picture.

Tip 4

There's usually one thing that I'll mention to my models about posing... Shoulders. If the models shoulders are squared towards the photographer, they are going to appear wider. If they are slightly angled away from the photographer, they appear slimmer... and I find that it brings on a more casual pose. You can really emphasize the face by having the model angle their shoulders away from you and framing their face with something, like the branches in the picture above.

Animals

 

Animals. I love working with them, as they never worry about having a camera around. Most of the time they are curious... but really, they just don't care. It's so much easier to catch moments and get the real personality in pictures when the model doesn't pay attention to the camera. The less a model pays attention to the camera, the more expressive they seem to me. You can catch that one feeling or expression that lasts for a just a moment, creating a moving, deep portrait that lasts for more than a lifetime.

Portraits

There has been so much going on lately, and it completely slipped my mind to update! While talking with my mom the other day, she reminded me that I had not been on in a while. So, here are some of the Portfolio projects I have been working on! Portraits. Portraits. And more Portraits.

First: Shauna.

Second: Kelsei


Third: Jessee

Fourth: Caitlin

There are SO MANY more... but not enough room. So, just a quick sampling. Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!