Makeup

Do you ever get so excited about changes in your life that you just can't sleep at night?! Well, this is one sleepless lady right here.  I am making changes to my business left and right.  These aren't just changes for the sake of change.  These are changes that I feel are really lifting my business, my art, and my spirits!

One of the most exciting changes is I now incorporate a professional makeup artist for my clients the day of the session! And the artists are sensational! Not only does it help enhance the beauty of my clients, but it makes editing and post processing so much easier for me! WHY HAVE I NOT BEEN DOING THIS FROM THE BEGINNING??? It's one of those palm to forehead things.  Anyway, I wanted to post these photos to show how a beautiful girl, lovely makeup, and some dreamy lighting make my photographer's soul sing!

I Shoot Friends

Cheylee is a friend of mine.  Besides being absolutely beautiful, Cheylee is a mom to the cutest little chubby 8 month old. All I can say is I hope I look half as good as she does when I'm a momma!
I love when I get the chance to photograph a friend.  I tend to experiment a little more, get a little more creative, and push myself because she knows me; there is already an element of trust there. I tried some new tools to create different effects in camera (see bottom left photo). I played around a bit with the light- lots of back lighting and also letting it wrap around her a bit.  And even tried a couple new poses.   So thank you, Cheylee, for allowing me to let loose some pent up creativity!

Oh, Boy!

Next up in my holiday recap: "Let's here it for the boy[s]!" (Please excuse the Footloose reference... I couldn't resist.)  I love the energy that boys bring to a photo shoot.  I never have to ask them twice to run, jump, or climb onto something (sometimes it's getting them to stop that's the challenge!). 

How about these studs, huh?

Lovely Ladies

Well, it looks like writing my very first blog post didn't kill me! In fact, I kind of enjoyed it.  Enough so to do another blog post in less than 24 hours from the first!  How about that!

Today, I thought I'd share some favorite photos of the girls I got to meet this holiday season.  Girls are so wonderful to photograph.  They're generally very cooperative and easy to direct.    Some of them even channel their inner model and really get into the idea of posing! Girls tend to have a sweet nature that shines through their eyes, and it's amazing to see that captured in photographs.  So take a look at some darling gals I got to photograph!