New Lens

Just got my new lens in and wanted to share a few! The Canon 17-40mm f4/L

I love the clarity of the 'L' glass, worth every penny!!





and one to show off the wide angle (shot from maybe a foot away or less!)



I've come to realize that I need to change the color space of my photos when I save them. These are shot in RAW under the adobe RGB color space, and I need to convert them to sRGB color space to prevent the dull look given when posting on the web.... something to test and try out for later.... I'll have to post a picture saved in adobe RGB and one saved in sRGB and see what happens!!.... on my to do list then.

I Love This Blanket

My friend Kristin is soo talented, I bought the most difficult yarn for her to work with, and she whipped up this beautiful scarf/blanket for me. I intend to use this with my newborn sessions as a wrap, or blanket, and I just can't wait for Haylee (my daughter) to arrive so that I can take some pictures of her with it. I just love the texture of the yarn in black and white portraits. This is Logan, my friend's little boy (also named Kristin), he is such a sweetheart! Logan is almost 3 months old! They grow up soo quickly!
Just a little shout out to Kristin to say Thank you for making this blanket for me!! and to my other friend Kristin, for letting me capture a few memories of Logan!

Some Recent Favorites

another texture blend


I love the story and impression of this one. Rylee left her wet handprint on my leg when she was swimming the other day, I just LOVE this photo and the love and meaning behind it!



I love the emotion in this one of my Rylee and Daddy...


Those amazing little eyes and those little smiles and giggles

FIREWORKS Galore!!!!!!!

I had a blast this 4th of July, and I am soo thrilled to finally be able to capture the beauty of the event! My camera setting to capture these images were:
Manual Mode, Tripod, ISO 100, F/8, ss between 4 and 6 seconds. I pressed the shutter button as the fireworks were launching and heading skyward (before the boom).
Hope these settings will help any newbies out there for their next opportunity! It really is a lot of fun!!!

Growing up fast

This past weekend I was fortunate to get to shoot 7 month old Joshua again. I last saw him as a newborn and he was one of my first sessions as I was just starting out. He is such a sweet little boy and so very happy and smiley! They really do grow up so fast, I always find myself asking "Where has the time gone?". Anyhow, Here is a sneak peak from our session, and some to look back on when he was a newborn.
Thank you for letting me capture these memories!




and a few from back then....