It's too darn hot to do anything but take pictures

Yep, it's almost 2am but I'm having a hard time sleeping because it is so ridiculously hot here. We have to keep our windows shut too cause someone down the street is burning stuff...fantastic.
Anyway, today I had an awesomely fun day having a photoshoot with two of my closest friends at home: Katie and Caryn. We drove around various places in the neighborhood and had tons of fun, even though we were dealing with 90° temps and stinging nettles as well :) Here's a quick, unedited look!

My first paid senior portrait shoot!

Yesterday I got to take some senior portraits for a Mill Creek senior named Valerie. It was such a blast! She wanted to take some pictures with her horse, Dane, so I drove up to the barn in Snohomish. After an hour in the 80° sun, Dane started to get a little tired of it all, so we took some single shots of Valerie. They sort of turned out a little different than my usual style, as it was a new experience for me to work with animals and people as well as I was trying to capture her personality. Here's a little sneak peek at some of the pictures :)