tonight

When I was walking back to my apartment the moon looked so cool! It was orange probably because of the fires. I don't really like how it turned out, but I love how the photo above turned out. Night photography is kinda fun. I'll get to do do more at night this semester in my color photography class.

9/11

I can't believe it's been eleven years since 9/11. I really loved that BYU-Idaho put out so many flags all over. I'm so grateful for our troops.

This is one of the many reasons why I really love BYU-Idaho. It was amazing to walk out and see all of the flags early this morning with only a few troops out there.

birds

My photography teacher last semester loved birds. I kept trying to get good picture's of birds for him. I finally got some that turned out, but now I am done with his class. I don't even like birds. I would never print out either of these pictures to hang on the wall. Birds freak me out. Look at the bird on the very left in the picture below. They look and sound very pretty though!

I did it!

I did it! I finished my first year of college! I am back home for a short break after living in Rexburg for ten months. Ten months is a long time. I loved it so much! I just got home from my two and a half hour drive. It was fun to reflect on this past year. College is the greatest. When I moved up in September I was so nervous and excited. I was scared that I wouldn't be able to live without my family. When I was five I would get so anxious when I wasn't with my family. I can remember her leaving me at a friends so that she could go Christmas shopping and would be so sad. I didn't even get homesick too often at school! Brigham City isn't too far to visit. ;)  Each semester got better. I got to meet so many amazing and awesome people. I loved my independence. I've made the greatest friends that will last. It is so awesome to be able to be completely yourself!

  I am in the middle. I love these girls so much! We're all sad we don't get to be roommates again in the Fall. I had to post the funny one of us. We're crazy sometimes:)

I've loved being able to stay for all three semesters. I definitely have learned so much. I know things I want in life and things I definitely don't want. Photography really is my passion. There were short moments that I questioned why I would study photography. I would like to get as much education as I can. I love what I'm doing now. It would be good to get my bachelors in studio art just incase I need to work full time for other companies or something. Photography makes my desires to have a family of my own much stronger. I would love to have cute kids to photograph!;) I loved the photography classes I've had this year. I feel like I am continually improving.  I'm so grateful for the opportunities I've had to grow. I've loved working with my clients!

This seven week break will be so nice! Tonight I get to see My Fair Lady at the Eccles theater. I'm not too into musicals, but it will be a fun girls night with my mom and sister. I'm excited for more photo shoots! Saturday I have a bridal session. Hope all of you are having a great summer! Mine is just getting started. Thanks for reading my random ramblings!;)

lately

Here are some of my recent flower pictures. I took the first two while waiting for the couple to switch outfits on Friday. The last one I took at home last weekend. I've been doing so many more photo shoots lately it's great! I'm trying to only take on a few at a time so that I will still have time to study.
Saturday night a friend asked me to take picture's of him purposing.  I'll give all the details with picture's later. It was so much fun.

This weekend I had so much fun. I was outside as much as I could be. My roommate's are the greatest. This semester is my favorite so far. We get less sleep because we just want to talk all of the time;) I love going to the park and playing catch, frisbee, and swinging on the swings. Summer is the greatest!

beautiful girl!

I hope you all had a happy Easter! I really loved this shoot. I'd been wanting to taking pictures in the birght sunlight. She's so beautiful!

This is my favorite!

remember how it felt like spring yesterday?

Yesterday felt like this:

sunglasses, blue sky, and my black jeans felt too hot.

Today looks like this:

 I'm not too surprised. There's more snow than on Christmas! At least there's some beautiful color under the snow. The post below is the same subject. I'm home for spring break! I finished my online drawing class. I get to go back and take another photography class with a bunch of foundation classes. I get to be the photography manager for RecSports again! I'm really excited for the outdoor sports.

This semester has gone by so fast! I learned so much more about life in general this semester. I loved living in Rexburg during my off track.

retreat!

I just got back today from my RecSports retreat.We went to this cabin that was so nice. I loved getting away to somewhere pretty. There was so much snow!

 





 The sky was so dark. We had to leave earlier than planned so we wouldn't have to drive in the worst part of the storm. The storm was crazy! I hadn't ever seen anything like it. At times we could barely see in front of us. I couldn't believe how windy it was. The road reminded me of dry ice when you make root beer when you play with the smoky steamy stuff.

Girls Night!

Last night my sister and I had a girls night! It was so much fun. We went and got sushi together. I'm so glad I tried it a few weeks ago! I really love the cooked kind. I'll probably never try the raw stuff. I went over to her apartment right after taking pictures of dodgeball so I still had my camera. Her roommate got flowers from her fiance. They were so pretty, so of course I took pictures of them. :) My sister could hear my camera and wasn't too surprised that I'd take pictures of the flowers ha ha.

Everyone have a great three day weekend!

Da Pinapple Grill!

we bought a zoo

Tonight I saw "We Bought A Zoo" for the second time" I love it so much. I think that every photographer should see it. I might sound super cheesy, but this is my blog ha ha. :) The part where the dad is looking at the picture's of his wife and family on his laptop makes me so happy. It show's perfectly how photo's can make us feel. I could watch that part over and over!

When you look at my picture's I want you to feel something. Picture's should bring back memories. I want you to be able to know the people when looking at my pictures. After I took picture's at my friends wedding a friend sent an email back saying they felt like they knew the family. That is one of the greatest compliments I've ever received.

This picture is an example of what I'm talking about. This picture is from before my SLR days and feeling so sure that photography was what I wanted to do. Earlier that day I spent two hours walking around the Rexburg temple. There were about three weddings outside and I was watching the photographers. I was only 15. I couldn't quite imagine being the photographer for a wedding. Now when I think of being the photographer for a wedding I get so excited. I'm even enjoying the drawing class that I was so nervous about taking.

Go see "We Bought A Zoo" and you'll understand what I'm talking about.

Being the RecSports photography manager is a whole new experience. I've been looking at Nikon's sports photography tipse and want amazing picture's like the one's on this page. Dave Black is very amazing. I can't wait to improve! It's so different. I want to capture the motion, but in a dark location it's difficult to get them light enough. Tomorrow I'm taking picture's of fencing and have ideas pictured in my head.

Have a good weekend!

I hope you didn't mind my babbling if you got to the end;)

Tonight

Tonight is my last night home!!  I can't believe it! I'm going to miss them SO much!!! I love spending time with them! I'm always with them. We are very spontaneous my sister said they went running past a whole bunch of sunflowers, so we hurried over to them before it got too dark. So here's a few pictures I took tonight. Sunflowers+sunset= awesome:)



Tony Grove

Saturday I hiked in Tony Grove. It is so beautful. There were wild flowers everywhere. I chose not to take my Nikon with me, I didn't think it be good to carry it nine miles. Which was good idea because I can't even count how many times I slipped, and tripped! My old adidas tennis shoes are not the best hiking shoes.

I love the whispy clouds in the photo above. I think it would be an amazing spot to take portraits of the bride and groom!

Can you believe that there is snow on that mountain? I doubt it will ever melt.

Isn't that gorgeous?? It wasn't very far from the trail head. Right next to the parking lot there was even a hill of wild flowers.

What's your favorite?? :)

A few weeks ago I was "shop hopping" and I saw this:

 

I loved it so much! Isn't it a great idea? We had a Disney one that I loved to play with. I think it's a perfect way to display pictures. I can't wait to make one of my own. I'm planning on having it sit in the main room at my college apartment, that way when people come over they can play with it and maybe that will help spread the word that I take pictures:) The problem is I cannot decide which 6 pictures to use. What's one/some of your favorite pictures I've taken. Please let me know!:) I'd love to get your opinion!

Please let me know which one(s) you like best!!!:)