Nancy and Jamie

I had an assignment for a portraiture class at Brooks this session to take a photo that can work as wall art, we had to do several this is just one of the photoshoots I did for this assignment, we had fun with a bunch of balloons. I had my friends Nancy and Jamie model for me. Here are my favorites :)

Nancy- Dress maker/model :)

I've collaborated with one of my good friends Nancy to take photos of her in the new dresses she has been making. She has a show at the Native in San Luis This Friday! Here are a few of the photos I took a few days ago... Fashion isn't my specialty but it was fun to take some shots in downtown SLO again.

Clmbing!

I normally don't post many personal adventures on my blog but I went a few weeks ago to an amazing location called Wagon Caves (about an hour and 45 minutes from Morro Bay) with my boyfriend and two of our really good friends. It was also the FIRST time i've ever taken my professional camera out with me when we were climbing... i've always taken my little point and shoot but never the daddy camera out. Soo to celebrate my first photographic-rock-climbing adventure, a beautiful location, and amazing friends I've decided to post these on here to share with you guys! Grant had gone to this same location the day before and he said it was super hot and sunny.... when we went with him this day it was completely freezing and almost raining(luckily it didn't) so we were bundled up the whole time. The rock is also sandstone which feels like sandpaper on your hands.. haha not a great combo when your hands are freezing. It was still really fun. I tried my first 5.11c... and failed completely, but the guys did amazing! Here are just a few of the many photos we took. :)

Grant climbing a 5.10b


Niko defying gravity on a 5.11c.... both the guys dominated this climb!
There were beautiful flowers everywhere!
Liv looking like a cute little flower child and me attempting the 5.11c
Liv and Niko
Grant and I

best friend since middle school, So grateful to have her in my life


5.11c again; there were beautiful wild flowers that lined the whole road
self-timer photo of all of us at the end

computer crash

My computer just stopped working two weeks ago... which I now know was due to the logic board dying. I didn't have my computer for a week and a half while it was being repaired... good thing I back up all my files thoroughly! I am also really thankful for it only being my logic board and that my hard-drive was still completely intact. Long story short- I have apple care which saved me about $1000 last week... thank goodness; and I haven't been able to do much computer/editing-wise the past week or so. I got my computer back this week and I was just wrapping up a portraiture class at Brooks so I was still very busy. Finally... week break this week. :) Lots of climbing, my birthday, and lots of editing and blogging of some more recent work!
Lots of blog posts coming soon!
:)
Hope you are having a wonderful day!

The Fay Family

The portraiture class I am in at Brooks this session is all about family and babies, thus the reason there are so many family and baby photos lately. Unlike some people in the class, i'm loving every minute of it. Family and children portraits are so much fun! This assignment was to take a family portrait in the studio. Now I have to admit, studio work is not my favorite but I still think we came out with some really cute photos this session.
These are of the Fays, Tim, Erin and their little 2 month old-cutie Corbin. Tim and Erin have been together since high school! They are all soo cute together. At two months old babies don't necessarily even smile yet so I was pretty excited that we got some cute facial expressions from little Corbin. :) Here are some of my favorite shots :)

Leahna and Chase

My lovely Aunt Leahna and her newest little rugrat chase. They are too cute. I had an assignment for school to take a window light portrait of a mother and child. Here are a few of my favorites from that shoot :)
Love you guys! Thanks for helping me with my assignment! :)

Christina and Josh

I recently got the chance to take engagement photos for Christina and Josh. I've known Christina since sophmore year in high school and just recently met Josh. We had a fun time doing these shots and i'm excited to do their wedding this June.
:)