Chantel & TJ

Oh, how I love weddings... this wedding was full of love and laughs. I second shot this wedding with Miss Jen Herem. And we had a grand ol' time! Everything was absolutely gorgeous!

This location was completely amazing... the natural light that poured in was beautiful!

Oh, the blossoms... how I love the blossoms!!

Some of the best shoes I have ever seen... bride and groom!!

I love this shot... all of the nieces and nephews... almost like the Brady Bunch isn't it?

Handsome little devils...

Some pretty people...

This lady had such a great poem that she read about the bride and groom. It was really such a sweet moment during the dinner.

I love that this couple did a bride's cake and a groom's cake. They are absolutely phenom!!

The theme for the wedding was chandeliers. There were black chandeliers hanging everywhere and imprinted on pretty much everything!! Really so creative.

The photo booth.

Such a fun night... I'm so glad I was able to be a part of it.

Spring is finally here!!

I don't think I could ever get enough of cherry blossoms in the spring... there's something so whimsical and absolutely gorgeous about them.

These particular cherry blossoms are from a wedding that I had the pleasure of 2nd shooting at this last weekend and if this is the only shot I get of these gorgeous beauties this year... I think I might be satisfied... maybe. I need someone to photograph in a gorgeous orchard full of these... any takers???

Such a short-lived beauty... happy spring to all!

This boy melts my heart...
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2010 Seniors!!!

Graduation is coming close... time to book your Senior sessions! If you've ever wanted to feel like a model and just have a great time doing it then contact me... all of my seniors have become like my little sisters... we really do have so much fun! And, boys, I'm always up for a male senior photo shoot... you need some rockin' pictures just as much as the girls do... now is the time! LOL!

I'm including 50 3.5x5 prints for announcements with all of my Senior sessions.

Congratulations class of 2010!!

WPPI 2010

(in camera radial blur, no photoshop... taught to me by Miss Jessica Kettle)

I had the most amazing experience at WPPI this year. It reminded me of why I made the decision to become a photographer. I love making something beautiful for someone else and I love that they'll be able to hold on to a moment that they don't want to forget. It made me re-evaluate the way I was running my business as well... in a good way! :)

I'm so happy there are so many talented and smart photographers out there that are willing to take time out of their lives to share what works for them. I swear in every class I was like... "I wanna be more like that..." or "I wanna do that!" There was a lot of good stuff going around! But mostly, I want to connect with my clients. I think on some levels I do, but there are times that I know I could do better. So that is my goal this year. I want to implement fun and meaningful experiences in my shoots and I'm hoping with each one I can accomplish that.

This is probably what I looked like the whole time... just in awe! LOL!

Now on to the fun... These are the lovely ladies that I got to hang out with while in Vegas and let's just say we're all posers!!

Good 'ol Victoria's Secret... yes, we did some shopping. Much needed girl time.

Tip that I learned from Audrey Woulard... all of my pictures were shot in jpeg vivid. I don't know if Canon has the setting listed exactly the same in camera but on Nikon you can change your Picture Control to VIVID and it is pretty amazing what your SOOC looks like. For some reason with raw you lose the brightness so you have to shoot in jpeg. I barely did a thing to all of my pictures and the color is pretty powerful. Try it!!

Here is Miss Marissa Vargason...

Annie West.

Malea Ellet.

Natalie Steed.

Kacee Preston.

Ashley Hawkes. This night we actually were lucky enough to get to hang out with the lovely Ali Hohn from "Rock that OCF." And so these shots take on a totally different feel using off camera flash at the Venetian. Thank you Miss Ali for showing me the ways... you are so talented, lady! And so fun too!

Thanks for a wonderful trip, ladies! Until next time! Muah!