My Favorite Picture EVER!!!

This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to spend some time with this amazing band (pictured above) and listen to them practice and take some portraits for them.
I have to say that this has been one of my favorite jobs I've ever done... Partially because I love their music. Partially because I love these people. And also because I've been playing with doing things that I've never done before. If you haven't already, please check out their pictures on my Facebook page. And when you're there, click through to visit their band!

New Project...

So, if you keep up with me on Facebook, my other blog, or if you have talked to me in person, you'll find out that I am working on a new project today! I've actually been working on it for quite some time, but all the pieces finally came together in the last week for me to get one step closer to completing it today! At least, there should be a photo taken today, and then I will go into the editing process and hopefully there will finally be a finished product next week! And of course next week, I will be taking a different version of the same photo!
I need to say that I am so very thankful to my friends who put up with me when I become obsessed with these projects, but I am even more thankful to the friends who support my insanity and help with these projects!
The photo will be named "The Mistress" and I may post an unedited version of it tomorrow... I'm not sure.

Free Photography Day!

I am so glad to say that my first "Free Photography Day" in Southwest Georgia went off wonderfully! I thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone that came out and loved playing with all the children that I photographed! I cannot wait to do it again, I just have to find a location!

Well, I better get back to editing pictures now... I'll talk to you all tomorrow! =)

My Favorite Things...

So those of you who know me well already know that photography has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember... I got my first camera, a little bitty Fuji, when I was only 3 years old and I gave everyone hell keeping film for it and getting all of my beautiful artwork developed. I had that little camera for a number of years until I finally got a 35mm point and shoot for Christmas one year. I was so excited, it had a flash! This kept on for a number of years, getting slightly better cameras as time went by until I finally got an SLR. It was a Canon Rebel, still 35mm, still film... But I had done my research, and I knew where I was headed... I wanted to get into digital!
As much as I loved photography, I decided to do it for a living... I went to school for it, I worked multiple jobs doing it, and even worked for myself in Indiana for a while... It never got old. I never wanted to give it up. I loved every new photo I ever took... Alas, I did take a break from it though. I gave up on the dream. I decided to start looking at the more responsible career choices. And it wasn't until the responsible career choices didn't work and that I had people telling me to give photography a second shot that I picked it back up...
I am now finally to the point of today's blog... The photo... The photo that is posted far above this paragraph. That photo. Yep. That photo is the one that renewed my love for photography. How? I don't really know for sure... It could be the wonderful time I had on that photo shoot. It could be how easy it was for me to want to sit down and edit those pictures. It could be the inspiration I saw in every little moment from that day and the next while photographing and editing those photos. Or it could be the fact that it was so simple, and adding just one detail made it all the more beautiful to me.
Whatever it is about that photo, I am so thankful to have it. That photo not only renewed my love for photography, but for the business as well.

Thanks for reading everyone, I'm off to find some more inspiration in my favorite things... =)

Inspired...

This week's photo shoot is inspired by a game of hide and seek and this sign! =) I am so excited and cannot wait to see how it turns out and to post it on here!
Some changes will be made... This blog used to be my main blog. The one where I posted my feelings, my life, and my innermost thoughts. I will not be doing that anymore. Now, I will instead be using it to focus solely on my photography and nothing else. And if I do start going towards everything else, PLEASE remind me that I do have a blog just for that! =)
Soooo... You may wonder how this picture inspired me to want to do a photo shoot? And what hide and seek had to do with it? Well, I will tell you that. It all started when I saw a friend of mine hanging out with another friend and challenged him to come find me in a mobile game of hide and seek. I photographed different landmarks and texted them to him. Well, after about 30 minutes of this, I happened upon this sign... I used to drive by it everyday. Well, this time it seems different to me... I texted him and said hey, I want to take your picture. Here. Bring your _____. Haha... Yeah, I'm not going to tell you what he's to bring. That would ruin the surprise. ;)
Well, I'll see you all later. Please stop by my Facebook page...

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