Day 198

July 18, 2011

Day 197

July 17, 2011

     It's been a long while since I've posted. And summer days are starting back up.

Day 218

August 6, 2011

     Today I went to the fair and rodeo! And what fun it is! I got so many good pictures! How I wish I could share the entire fair with you. I think I watched the people in the stands more than the people on the cows.

     Here's to the spirit of the rodeo.

Day 206

     Nicole is a beautiful girl. I loved doing her senior pictures!

Day 195

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Day 113

     Today I got a new lens to rent. I played with it for about half an hour, and am already in love with it. It's the perfect portrait lens! 50 mm, f/1.8! I wish that I could have it more than a week.

Day 112

     Today I was cruelly forced to say goodbye to the rest of my friends. It's so surreal to think, that these girls that I've been living with for 8 months will suddenly disappear out of my life, and only a few will I get to see again come August. I have some wonderful friends.

Day 111

     Bye Brittany. I will miss you.

Day 105

"Good Looks courtesy of Mom"

     On portraits, I don't believe in eye sharpening or skin smoothing or selective saturation. That being said:

In other words: this little boy really did look like that! With those same beautiful eyes!

BONUS! I just wanted to share an extra. Even though it is not as sharp on his face, I just love his adorable expression.

Day 93

     Got to go to my cousin's house for dinner today. And of course that means, lots of cute kids. It was hard to decide which little one to feature today. But I decided on the charismatic Leo. He was sitting by the window, and turned towards me as I walked by, staring straight into my lens for a good minute. He's got to be a natural model. With big beautiful eyes. And awesome parents.

Day 92

     Took a nice drive today with my sister and my dad. Sometimes it's nice to get out of the valley, up into the mountains and away from the people.

Day 90

     Ash's kinda cute.

Day 85

     I totally feel like one of those National Geographic photographers, and I LOVE it!

Day 72

     Walked outside today, and found a group of friends. Boom, a photoshoot was born. And wow, it is a lot harder to go into one of those if you have no concept ideas beforehand. Still, for improvising, there are a couple shots that I think turned out moderately well.

Day 68

     So many people get squeamish when I try to take a picture of their faces. Understandable. What about their hands? Do the express anything?

Day 67

     A friend pointed out to me today that I really like half-face portraits. I guess that's true. I did not realize it before. But I guess that's because so much of the emotion we feel comes out through our eyes. What could Lynn be feeling now?

Day 60

     Another cute couple! These are two gorgeous kids, and so much fun to talk to. I realized today, that each time I shoot, it's a completely different experience! Everyone that I've taken pictures of has been so helpful and fun and cooperative, but the same ideas work very differently for each person. I am learning...slowly...

Day 57

     Really in the mood for portraits today...

Day 50

     I have the coolest family. It is so much fun to be here spending some time with them. I absolutely adore my grandpa, and he is so amazing. As the sun was going down, we sat around the living room talking. And I noticed that the light filtered in beautiful and soft and lit up his face and the red wall he sat in front of. Even though the color was beautiful, I decided I liked the black and white better.