Clint and Rhonda

Okay, I got carried away with this post, but there were just so many photos I loved from the beautiful wedding this past weekend! Again, I was just second shooting with Country Lane Photography being the main head photo gurus ;o) This wedding showcased the beautiful colors of fall in a gorgeous rural setting. It's great because I got to do both Clint and Rhonda's Senior Pics - so cool to capture some of their wedding! Congrats guys!!!

This is definitely my absolute fav, even though it was only the second photo I took and in the unflattering church basement, nonetheless. I think it looks like a painting.

This day started off bleak and gray, but the sky was glorious in the afternoon! I had to severly limit posting my "glorious sky" shots ;o) So much delightful color!
































































Well, posting this has been interesting, considering I'm also been simultaneously chatting with my dear friend Mary in Israel (we can hardly get a hold of each other because of the time dif) as well as trying to cook dinner (still crying from the onions) But it got accomplished! Now, I'm off to finish up some school stuff and then off to my women's vball league practice
*I'm still so incredibly sore though from hours of picture taking over the weekend with the wedding and a senior shoot - photographing can be a serious workout! At least with all the interesting positions I find myself in!!!

Posting new senior pics soon!

Posing posies

Okay, I don't photograph "things" - I do people, it's what I love to do. I live for that incredible capture of emotion, fleeting moments that will never be had again. However, before the frost hit I thought I ought to take some pics of the gorgeous posies Ariel planted around our house while we were on our honeymoon. Dear Ariel (Leira Photography) would be by far the expert on stills and landscapes and flowers and such.......and I'm bound to be totally awed by the pics she's gonna have when she returns from her cross-country roadtrip this week! ;o) Can't wait! But, anyhow, here's my quick attempt.

technical note: these were all taken with a cheapo freebie macro add-on thingy I have - can't wait til I can get some good glass to improve the quality! I'm having a lot of fun portrait-wise with my wide angles; it's fun, lil funky, and nothin beats gettin up close and personal {my poor clients ;o)}!

Romania

I'm currently working on designing a prayer card for MBK (My Brother's Keeper) ministries in Romania. I was able to be in Romania in March of 06 specifically to document this ministry's work photographically (joining me also on this trip: Jacob, Kirby, and Bev) . So, I've been sifting through the gazillion photos I took, and thought I'd post a few. These are just a few of the images that have been burned into my memory of people and experiences that have changed my outlook on life.

A precious Gypsy girl in the village of Batar












MBK is a Romania-based ministry, whose outreaches include radio and choir ministry, a crisis pregnancy center, orphanage aid, and VBS and camps for village children from homes like this.












We were able to go to a school in a small village where I took photos of the children and then returned a week later to give them a photo of themselves, of which they have never had before. They were so estatic. If you notice in this picture, the little boy with Jacob is still wearing the exact same clothes that he had on the photo. This was definitely the most rewarding thing I've ever been able to do with my photography - we take for granted the smallest things.









We also spent some time in the city of Oradea, one of the "epicenters" of MBK's outreaches.



This is our "cd cover" shot of our small group that went on that incredible 3 week trip.

Comin up...Senior Chic!

Here's a teaser from my latest senior shoot, where we romped downtown C-burg again, along with a college campus and even a cool old warehouse. More exciting and unique images to come!