Thursday, July 16, 2009

Would you vote for me?

Not only can you vote every 8 hours (if you wanted), leaving reviews will boost my campaign as well. The grand prize is a $1,000 scholarship, and boy that would sure help me buy some supplies for the upcoming semester, as well as for my photography dream in general. By posting this in emails, and on other sites, it also helps. So if you know family/friends that wouldn't mind an email to help a gal out, and vote passing along the word is encouraged too. Brickfish likes "spam" haha. I am forever grateful for those who've jumped in and supported me. I cant believe that i joined this thing late, and already out of over 49,000 entries im well on my way to the top 150! Just a few hundred more to go and that is achieved, and i couldn't do it without everyone's help. You are all amazing, and i thank you all so much!!


Sunday, July 12, 2009

Something sweet.

Baking cookies from scratch is something i've never been good at. But when you have 3 girls suggesting we bake something so they can do something fun on a sleepover, its kind of hard to say no. While i had some packets of chocolate chip cookie mixes, they wanted sugar cookies. It brought a smile to my face as i remembered an amazing recipe my mom had always used when i was growing up. I turned to the handy big orange cookbook that she had given me years back...







...only to realize that i didn't have the cream of tartar or almond extract. Thanks to google, i was able to find some substitution suggestions. Being as how i always screw up cookies from scratch, i was nervous about this whole ordeal. But in the end it turned out alright. (Even the white chocolate chip cookies we made when the girls decided they didnt want to wait for the sugar cookie dough to set in the fridge).

I think they came out well, and the kids said they were pretty yummy! It was a nice little something sweet.







Saturday, July 11, 2009

Photoshoot FAIL.











There's just some days when you can't make a kid happy. Today was one of those days. But even so, some cute shots came of it and you can only call them "Out Takes". There's some more locations to consider, and hopefully better moods for next week. Going to have to try this again, and perhaps it will be a bit more successful with smiley faces.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

Newest HDR work.





We went to Bodiam Castle (Bottom 2) and Scotney Castle/Garden Estate (Top 2) for Father's Day. These are just a few of my favorite shots that were turned to HDR's. More of each castle to come later.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Boudoir with C.












(Photo's posted with permission).
Today was an AMAZING shoot with C. She is a natural for boudoir photography. It is hard to choose just one or two favorites to showcase from the session today, so you get to see 11. But thats what happens when you've got a photogenic person in front of the lens. It was a great time, and an even better outcome! Thanks again C for letting me photograph you. And if anyone else would be interested in a boudoir session, or any other photo session, dont hesitate to contact me.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009