Um...can you pull over please?

While spending some time with my two very good friends, Katie and Nicole, from the Seattle area, we spotted a housing development under construction. After some skilled driving techniques, Katie was able to pull over so that we could have this spontaneous photo shoot in the beautiful grass and 7pm light! The first two are of Nicole who currently lives in Tacoma and is an amazing graphic design major with a real talent for drawing! The next two are of Katie who has a phenomenal voice and is on her way to creating the next chart-topping cd. :)
I am currently working on a personal web site and you will be able to see these lovely ladies in my portfolio once it is finished!

Weddings in May

May has been a busy month for me but it has also been a great month! Last weekend, I had the opportunity to shoot Heidi and Andrew's wedding with Michelle. They met while playing frisbee golf, so that was a big theme in their wedding as you can see in the pictures. It was a great wedding and I extend a huge congratulations to them!
Two days later, Michelle and I were off to the wedding of our friends Suzanne and Jonathan. Although we weren't photographing this one, I just had to get a shot of their marvelous cake (bottom picture). I had a ton of fun just hanging out, dancing and chatting and am very excited to see them start their "wedded" life together!
I've always heard that weddings are really hard to photograph so I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend or shoot these two weddings. Congrats to you all!

E-Sesh with Suzanne and Jonathan (oh and Michelle too!)

So I'm about a month late in posting this, but Michelle and I had the opportunity to do the engagement session for our friends Suzanne and Jonathan. Michelle used the D80 (my "llama") while I went retro with the old Canon and acted more as a second shooter.
This past weekend we also shot an "E-Sesh" with Heidi and Andrew. I had lots of fun playing assistant to Michelle and am looking forward to their wedding in May! I'll post a picture or two of Michelle's when she has finished with them. :)

So without further delay, here are the lovely Suzanne and Jonathan!

Just Hanging Out With Elyse

Taking a break from the stresses of school, Elyse and I were able to catch up over a cup of Dutch Bros coffee and a photoshoot! We walked around campus chatting and snapping away. Elyse is such a sweetheart, it was really fun to have her as a model! Here is a glimpse at some of the fun photos!

A First as a Second

Saturday was my first time ever as a "second shooter", and it was an outstanding experience! I worked under Lori Alley of Alleyway Photography and Amy Pearson, who drove down from Vancouver. We went down to Grand Ronde for a marathon of photography. I've filmed a wedding before but photographing one was high pressure in comparison. I am glad that I had a chance to second shoot before Michelle and I make our adventure into Wedding Photography this summer! Below are some of my faves from the day.

Photography Fest

It's been a while since I've gone out with the intentions of a photoshoot (as you can probably tell by this blog). This morning I woke up at 700 (dear mom, please put your cell phone buttons on lock ;) ) and was extremely inspired by some great photographers online. Cut scene to forcing my roommates and friends into being models.
Michelle was using my new Nikon D80 (expect better quality images coming your way, thanks dad) and I stuck to the old Canon. Michelle wanted to learn how to use the D80 so it was a great chance to connect with my ye olde camera again. :) We are going to be shooting a wedding and engagement pictures coming up so we decided to practice with Cheryl and Isaac. Of course we had to invite Lea and Lianne to tag along! Here are some of my favorites!

Picturing Salem with Derek

A few weekends ago, I had the chance to dash down to Salem (it was the dashing back home that caused a few complications :-\ ) to do a session with Derek and his family. I had a great time wandering around the capital with Derek and his dad! Here are a few of my favorites below, and family pictures will be up soon!