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2011-12-07T08:00:00.001-08:00

I'm sponsoring a free give-away! The contest ends on Monday, so be sure to check it out soon! Go to http://fabulouslyfitwithfive.blogspot.com/ for the details! Good luck!

big family pictures

2011-11-06T18:42:00.000-08:00

Camille's wedding

2011-10-14T10:42:00.000-07:00

growing up fast!

2011-09-01T14:37:00.000-07:00

This is just one of my adorable nephews! While my sister and her family were visiting this summer we took the opportunity to get a few quick shots of this guy who is growing so fast!

Physiq Fitness - photo shoot

2011-06-09T15:56:00.000-07:00

This is the owner and creator of Physiq Fitness. I had the opportunity to do a couple photo shoots for his gym and expand my photography a little. I must say, I LOVED IT! I'm still learning some tricks, but I'm enjoying the graphic design part of the project as well.

This is his wife - such a hottie!

I asked his wife if she would do a fitness shoot for the gym and she totally rocked it! I also asked another friend who is also a member of the Physiq Fitness gym and we had a great time! I didn't want to do any body touch-ups, and I knew that could be a little nerve wracking for the girls, but they were awesome! They've worked hard to not only be fit, but to look AMAZING!

There is more to come!

Ashlynn

2011-05-17T07:58:00.000-07:00

So adorable! I'm so happy for this family and I'm excited that I get to photograph their little girl!

Sydney's Special Day

2011-05-16T15:08:00.000-07:00

She is so cute and was so easy to work with! Easter weekend was a special weekend for this little girl in so many ways! She was baptized that weekend and I got to get some photos on her special day.

such a beautiful dress!

such a beautiful smile!

Her Mom saved this bracelet from when she was a baby and was blessed wearing it, she got to wear it again on her baptism day and her Mom said she'll save it for her wedding day too - so special!

Congratulations and I hope you enjoyed your special day!

Johnson family, Dec. 2010

2011-03-22T11:38:00.000-07:00

I adore this family! We were lucky enough to get a small break in the rain to run outside and get some shots. It was freezing, but they just went with it!

I've been lucky enough to get to shoot 2 of the daughters weddings and do the youngest's senior portraits - I think their Mom calls me "[her] own personal photographer"!

Such a beautiful family with beautiful daughters! And, Dad is happy to finally have some sons around!

Burningham family -Dec. 2010

2011-03-09T08:30:00.000-08:00

Since there was really only one day that would work to get a big family picture while they were all in-town at the same time....it rained. The weather was litterally FREEZING and our first choice for shooting location (which offerred a nice covered area) was closed. So, we had to make do with a small covered area and be quick so the poor kids didn't freeze too bad! They are such a fun family and were so willing to just "go-with-the-flow"!

With the weather being uncooperative, there wasn't much choice for variety in shooting, so I appreciated their good attitudes!

Storrs Family

2011-02-24T07:56:00.000-08:00

I love this family and I'm glad they asked me to do their family pictures! We shot them back in the fall which was a perfect time to shoot at this vineyard.

They are such a great family and they are looking to adopt; check out their story at http://ourfamilyisamiracle.blogspot.com

Alli -Senior portraits

2011-01-21T12:16:00.000-08:00

Can you say GORGEOUS?!!! Alli's parents and my family go "way back" so I was really excited when they asked if I would do her senior pictures. Some last minute changes; thanks to weather; actually made for an amazing shoot!
This girl is smart and genuine and I have no doubt she's going to be great no matter what she does or where she goes!

She kept insisting that she didn't know what she was doing - so whatever it was, it works really well for her! She was so fun to shoot and I loved getting to know her!

Thanks again Alli and good luck with all your future endeavors!

McClain family

2011-01-09T19:30:00.000-08:00

I tried out a new location that my husband pointed-out and this family was kind enough to let me experiment with them and the new location. They were all so relaxed and easy-going it made for an easy photo shoot!

Thanks for having me take your family pictures so you could FINALLY update your wall (they said it had been years since they've done family pictures - about 7 to be more specific!!) Such a kind and fun family!

Zack's Senior portraits

2010-12-08T07:53:00.000-08:00

I enjoyed working with Zack as he was so laid-back and just went with the flow! Have a great senior year!

Syracuse volleyball - individuals

2010-10-18T08:44:00.000-07:00

Here's just a few of the individual shots of the girls' volleyball team. This is so much cooler than your generic team pictures that I remember from my high school sports days!

Good luck this season girls!

Team Pictures

2010-10-15T15:00:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to take the team pictures for a high school volleyball team and I loved it! The girls were so much fun and it was something I haven't done before. Thanks so much to my awesome sis (aka "Coach Blue") for letting me do this!Varsity team

Sophomore team

Seniors

Rylee -class of 2011

2010-10-14T12:07:00.000-07:00

Rylee and McKenzie did their senior portrait shoots at the same time, which was both fun and challenging! They were great and so encouraging of each other, but I wanted to make each girl feel unique and not "copy-cat" too much.

Can she pose or what?! Rylee was always wanting to try something new and even created some of her own poses; it was a lot of fun!

McKenzie senior portraits

2010-10-13T16:11:00.000-07:00

It's the class of 2011! McKenzie was so great to work with as she would try anything and climb anywhere I asked her to! Her shoot was combined with one of her volleyball teammates and they both rocked it!

Have fun your senior year and good luck with all your future plans!

Swiderski family

2010-10-02T10:09:00.001-07:00

These are two VERY adorable little girls! They were a lot of fun and had no problem posing for the camera...once they got warmed up!

Such a sweet family and I'm so glad I got to do their family pictures!

baby Annika

2010-08-20T12:12:00.001-07:00

She's so adorable and her big, dark eyes just make me melt! She was so quiet the whole shoot and wasn't really sure about smiling for the camera, but I still think we got some cute shots!

Sadler family

2010-08-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

These were taken a couple months ago, and I had a lot of fun working with them! The kids were hilarious and kept it interesting!

Rudolph family

2010-04-15T10:16:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to shoot some family pictures for this cute family. They were so much fun to work with and I had a great time watching their little guy run all around enjoying the attention!

This next picture is one of my favorites of them. We were just taking a break and letting the little guy relax a little bit when I saw this opportunity!

Thanks for letting me capture a few family memories, you guys were a lot of fun!

Warhol effect

2010-04-02T08:15:00.001-07:00

Here's a fun way to display portraits, by creating a Warhol-like poster! This idea has been going around for a while and I wanted to figure out how to do it myself.

say cheese!

2010-02-15T10:58:00.000-08:00

These kids are no strangers to the camera! They get more and more fun every time I take their pictures!

November wedding

2010-01-07T08:57:00.000-08:00

I had the opportunty to shoot my brother's wedding! While it meant I was kept pretty busy, it was fun to spend time with his new bride and get to know my new sister-in-law better!

I love you both and wish you a happy and healthy life together!

growing up!

2009-11-30T18:31:00.000-08:00

My little guys are growing up so fast! Here they are at 2 years old and 4 months old.

senior portraits - Alexis

2009-11-09T14:59:00.000-08:00

I had a blast shooting this girl's senior pictures! She was a lot of fun to work with and had no problems being in front of the camera. And, I love that when I told her she was doing great and how easy she was to shoot, she told me she was just trying to be like "America's Next Top Model"! You're great, good luck with senior year!

Thanks for having me do your pictures!

Alex - senior portraits

2009-10-22T09:24:00.000-07:00

I had a great time on Alex's photo shoot! She was so easy-going and up for anything I asked her to do! Have a great senior year!

Jon & Samantha Wedding

2009-10-20T16:59:00.000-07:00

I shot this wedding at Yellow Gold Farm back in September. The venue is amazing and absolutely beautiful! I shot a couple weddings there last summer as well, but there were some new additions to the area this year.

The couple and their families were a lot of fun!

western family portraits

2009-09-30T15:44:00.000-07:00

I loved that this family did a western theme for their portraits, it was fun to do! Even the horse did a great job of looking at the camera!

Thank you for having me do your family pictures, it was really fun to think in different ways with the theme!

family portraits

2009-09-30T15:34:00.000-07:00

Back at the end of August I did some portraits for this awesome family. It was the start of the "family portrait season" for me.

These boys were so fun! They're adorable and did so great the whole time!

Wedding #4

2009-08-24T10:20:00.001-07:00

About a week after I had the baby I had this wedding to shoot -I was asked to do it a year ago and was committed to making it work! The bride is the sister of the bride I shot last summer and I love working with this family, they are awesome and know how to take photos!

Here's their first dance as husband & wife...

My sister came in from out-of-state to help me with the wedding. She took the shots that required climbing the ladder -thanks sis! I REALLY couldn't have done it without her help!

I loved this locket she had wrapped around her bouquet. It was from her great grandmother...

Thanks for letting me shoot your wedding!

new arrival

2009-07-22T17:56:00.000-07:00

June Wedding

2009-06-30T19:22:00.000-07:00

I was able to do the wedding photography for one of my husband's family members (at 36 weeks pregnant...it was pretty funny watching me "run" around!). We're so happy for them both and wish them all the best!
This is one of my favorite pictures of them and I had this idea of layering words over the image for a different photo shoot, but I like how it turned out for this setting too!

Congratulations & best wishes to you both!

6 mo. photo shoot

2009-06-09T21:04:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to do a photo shoot to capture this little guy at 6 months. He was so adorable and happy the whole time, it was great! Mostly he drooled and grabbed his feet, which just made him that much cuter!

Thanks for having me do the pictures, I look forward to the family & 1 yr pictures later this year!

collages

2009-05-29T14:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some collages I put together from my photo shoot with Llexa.

love this girl!

2009-05-26T21:41:00.000-07:00

Before Memorial Day weekend we finally had a few days of nice weather, so I called up one of my favorite models to come do a shoot with me. I wanted to try a new location that I hadn't been to and see what it offered.

I love working with this girl because she's such a natural! I don't have to give much instruction, she just goes and does her thing, which is great because then I can focus more on everything else! I want to "play" more with some of the photos to see what different digital editing techniques will do, but she's just so gorgeous naturally that I love the pictures either way!

Thanks again for helping me out!

Rocking Chair

2009-04-16T08:32:00.000-07:00

Tucson, AZ

2009-03-04T22:01:00.000-08:00

A while back I spent a couple days in Tucson with my husband. Neither of us had ever been there so we just wanted to check it out and I took the opportunity to get some architectural photos that I'd been wanting.
(I shot these with 35mm -film, around March of 2007)

There is so much culture there and it was fun walking around and taking it all in. So many of the buildings are painted with bright, rich colors it was great!

By-the-way, if anyone is interested, I do have my artwork for sale. Just email me for details if there is an image you want or if you are looking for something else (I also have bridges, a lighthouse, sky-scrapers, and others). Generally, the prints are 8x10 (or 8x12 for digital) but I can arrange other sizes as well.

the many faces of uncle daniel!

2009-01-07T09:17:00.001-08:00

my family

2009-01-06T12:33:00.000-08:00

I had the opportunity to update my sister's family pictures and we had some good laughs while doing it. Her kids are well aware of what do do when the camera is pointed at them!

such a little princess!

the boys!

the girls!

Mamas & Papa

who wouldn't love a grandkid named after you?!

Thanks everyone! love you lots!

class of 2009 cont.

2008-12-02T16:42:00.001-08:00

Here are some shots of the other senior portrait session I did following the girls' group shoot.This was a request from the model...she wanted to see this picture done with only her scarf and shoes in color. I love how it turned out, and I love the heels!

I had a great time working with all the girls, thanks so much!

class of 2009

2008-12-02T12:02:00.000-08:00

After the group photo shoot I took some senior portraits for a couple of the girls. We had a good time despite how cold it was!

Thank you for enduring the freezing cold and being up for anything!

group shoot

2008-12-01T10:22:00.000-08:00

I had a chance to practice some group shots and had 4 very awesome girls to work with! Even though it was freezing cold and wet they still were up for anything I asked, thank you!

Baby Grady

2008-11-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

I had the priviledge of photographing my new nephew when he was only 5 days old. He is so adorable and I really enjoyed the quick shoot, thanks!

senior & family portraits

2008-10-13T13:20:00.001-07:00

This was a fun shoot because she was so sweet and willing to try anything (and was even willing to get all wet sitting on the grass)!

They also utilized the opportunity to get a couple family portraits done too!

photo shoot

2008-10-10T10:36:00.000-07:00

its in the past...

2008-09-09T08:20:00.001-07:00

These are some engagement photos I took about a year and a half ago in Arizona. I'm grateful for the experience as now I have new ideas! (they were taken with 35mm film)

Action!

2008-09-03T14:36:00.000-07:00

So action photography is not what I do, but I had the opportunity to take some shots over the weekend at the sand dunes by the coast. I'm not sure I got the action shots the rider was hoping for, but I liked some of the portrait shots that came out.

senior portraits

2008-08-25T08:35:00.000-07:00

family portraits

2008-08-17T20:23:00.000-07:00

They were such a great family to work with, so easy-going!

Some adorable children as well, thanks so much!

family photos

2008-08-14T14:50:00.000-07:00

Thanks so much for the opportunity and experience! Love you guys!

enhanced wedding photos

2008-08-12T10:22:00.000-07:00

Wedding #2

2008-08-09T15:41:00.001-07:00

These photos were taken at a wedding I shot in July. The location was amazing; Yellow Gold Farms in Albany (www.yellowgoldfarm.com).

photo shoot

2008-07-16T20:43:00.000-07:00

This photo shoot was done on June 3rd. The first two pictures have obviously been altered, but the last few have not been touched. I enjoyed working with this little girl as she LOVES to get her picture taken!

She would suggest poses and shots of her own for me to take, it was really cute to watch. She photographs well and is such a model!