Lauer and Stephen's engagement

Lauer and Stephen's engagement

Lauer and Stephen found me through some friends whose wedding's I had photographed in the past as well as some that I am photographing this year. I met with Lauer and absoloutely adored her. She is such a beautiful person inside and out. I didn't get to meet Stephen until the engagement shoot and was just as impressed by him. He has such a fun personality ... full of humor that kept Lauer and I laughing the whole time. Without further ado ... here are some of my favorites from their session ...

I love Lauer's laugh ... it comes from deep down and just lights up her whole face!

We were out on a bright sunny day and I love the light on this one. They really popped off the background.

Stephen wanted a photograph with their church in the background ... and I chose to put up this one with the kiss. Mostly because I am a hopeless romantic :) I do love the way the steeple of the church is the highest point in the background.

I love the city in the background.

Nice light ...

a little backlighting ...

Lauer and Stephen, I can't wait for the wedding! It was such fun working with you two!

Facebook

Facebook

I have to say that the Facebook wave that has taken over the nation hasn't completely passed me by. Everywhere I turn, I get asked "Are you on Facebook?" Then the dreaded question of "Why not?" I guess the real truth is ... I don't know. If it makes anyone feel any better, I was also one of the last people in the free world to get a cell phone as well as get rid of the rabbit ears on my television. So, my adaptive phase is definitely getting shorter.

I have been one of THOSE people ... you know the ones. The ones who thought Facebook was a phase that would 'phase' out. The ones who believed that Facebook was something that would take up toom much of my precious free time.

The interesting thing is ... I am starting to believe that I actually spend more time telling people why I am not on Facebook than it would take to just sign up and give them my page. The truth is I am not exactly looking forward to learning all of the FB lingo and trying to sound witty on my 'wall' when I post what I'm up to.

My husband has a page, my daughter has a page, almost all of my friends have pages, so what am I waiting for exactly? Well, if I was waiting for Real Simple magazine to lay it all out for me and tell me to get with the program, then the wait is over. I am now officially BEHIND the times. My latest issue of Real Simple had a 4 page article on Facebook. Let's face it, RS isn't exactly known for being on the cutting edge of new technologies - so, if they are already turned on to FB, I had better kick it in gear.

I'll keep you posted on my FB progress.

Spring Training

Spring Training

Reds vs. Blue Jays

I had to post a few photos from one of the spring training games we went to. Not a ton, but I did like getting a few shots of the stadium before we move to Az. Everything in Siesta Key has that laid back, aging, coastal town feel which I loved. So, I left the images a bit desaturated to help convey what it felt like to me.

We won!

Here is a view of the stadium from the lot we parked in. For those of you who haven't been to spring training before, this gives you a good idea of the area the stadium is located in.

Photo of the day

Photo of the day

Back in town ...

Back in town

So I am back from a fantastic vacation on Siesta Key! I had such a great time there that I wasn't ready to come home!

We normally vacation on HHI, but this year we were invited to share a house with some friends in Florida and we jumped at the opportunity. While I didn't do a whole lot of shooting, I did get some fun shots. Here are a couple from the sunset we caught one evening ...

I'll be updating again soon with more pics ...

Out of Office

Our office will be closed until March 15. I hope everyone has a great week! All emails and phone calls will be returned on or shortly after March 16th.

Tessa and Nick's maternity

Tessa and Nick's maternity shoot

The other day I had the opportunity to do another maternity session with a great couple. I have worked with some of their friends and was referred by them. As I've mentioned before, referrals are the highest compliment I can get so, needless to say, I was flattered when Tessa called me.

We had such a great session and I loved that Nick wanted to be in the photographs as well. We made so many photographs, but these are just a few that stood out to me.
Here is Tessa looking absolutely adorable ...

and, while I know this was a maternity session, I just had to sneak one in with just the two of them together ... with my own spin and some overlays for an artistic twist.

some different lighting ... and a beautiful mom-to-be ...

I love the tube top!

Poor Nick didn't know we were going to have him do any shots with his shirt off ... but he was such a good sport ... and it added even more of an 'art edge' to the images. These two rocked these last photographs ...

one word ... gorgeous ...

Tessa and Nick, I had such a great time with you two! Congratulations and I hope to get to meet the little man when he makes his debut! Thank you both (or all three of you) for a great session!

Looking back to May 2008

Looking back to May 2008

Lane and Kara

Carrie and Jeremy

Hubbell and Jeff