Day Nineteen, Daily Photo Challenge

Because GLITTER.

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Day Eighteen, Daily Photo Challenge

What a wonderful thing to see a mother and daughter getting along so beautifully! Brandy and her daughter, McKenna, came to the studio for a mother/daughter session yesterday, and we had so much fun. I love that they were willing to be silly together- to jump around and climb on each other's backs. Also, I love that they can hug, and hold hands, and kiss each other on the cheek. You can tell they really love each other, and it's great that they feel comfortable showing it! I can only hope that Thomas will still kiss us on the cheek in a year, when he hits his teens, and that Logan will follow suit. Brandy is obviously doing it right. She is one Mom that I will be able to turn to when I have a question about something. And McKenna? She's an awesome kid. Ahem, teen! One to be proud of. Keep it up, McKenna!

On a more technical note, I had so much fun playing with these colored gels! (Ok, I lie. They are just cheap colored plastic folders, lol). They really bring out the fun factor and liven things up. I particularly love the colorful halo effect on the upper right image in this collage. This was achieved by placing one of the flash units directly behind their heads (facing toward the camera). Love it! For more of my work (fashion, editorial, creative), you can find me on Facebook, or my website! I hope to see you there!

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Day Eighteen. February 6th, 2014. Brandy and McKenna. Stretch Photos.

Day Seventeen, Daily Photo Challenge

More baby pictures!

Yesterday I had a shoot planned with fashion designer Mikailee Alton (who is amazing!), but our plans kind of fell through. I consider it a blessing, though! I got some much needed girl-time with her, instead. Yay! However, that did mean I needed a great subject on the fly, and Logan just can't take a bad photo (or is that just my mommy-eyes talking?). Since it was Fat Tuesday, she crafted him a little Mardi Gras crown with whatever scrappy craft supplies I could find in the bottom of my craft drawer, haha, and we got to catch up. She even rocked this little guy to sleep and I was free for awhile. :D

I'm sure there are a million ways I could have made this photo better. The crooked backdrop and uneven light are driving me crazy, for example! Babies tend to dictate shoots, though. I only had a window of about 10 minutes between his fussing, so this is what we got. I am coming to terms with the fact that when you set out to shoot every single day, not every photo will be a masterpiece. I am ok with that. The whole point is to constantly be shooting. Constantly be learning. Constantly be improving. Then, when you have to shoot on the fly, you are still amazing! That's the goal, anyway. :D

Day Sixteen, Daily Photo Challenge

 This is my friend and fellow photographer, Rick Bernhardt. Rick and I have been friends since I was just starting out in photography. Boy, we thought I was so talented back then... and I was terrible, haha! Everyone starts somewhere, right? Apparently, I started at orange skin tones and crappy selective coloring; not to mention whatever I was trying to do with the weird cartoony editing! I have provided a few lovely samples of such, below. They are from 2005. Although a big part of me wishes Rick didn't still have these, it's also fun to see how much I've grown as a photographer. Enjoy!!!

Thanks for keeping me humble, Rick!!!

Day Fifteen, Daily Photo Challenge

Day Fifteen, March 2nd, 2014. Elija. Stretch Photos.

This is my adorable, squeezable, energetic, stubborn, sly, goofy, animated, smart and fun-loving little nephew! I just adore him. I wish I could squish my face in all that lovely hair every day! I'm glad I see him often; and my sister, too! In fact, I've been spending a lot of time with my family, so you can probably expect to see a lot of them during this project. The good news is we are a fairly good-looking bunch. ;D Enjoy!

Day Fourteen, Daily Photo Challenge

Day Fourteen, March 1st. 2014. Stretch Photos.

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Day Thirteen, Daily Photo Challenge

In the Marine Corps, they used to call my husband "rubber face," because of his crazy expressions. Here are a few!

Day Thirteen, February 28th, 2014. Lance Crowder. Stretch Photos.