Photos of a Friend

This weekend I went up to my parents house to scout out some photo shoot areas for an upcoming family session I have coming.  So, I decided to take pictures of a friend and family member... Lacy!

Enjoy!

It is in the eyes...?

The eyes are the windows to the soul...

It is a saying we all have heard time and time again.  I think it is slightly true.  I love seeing photographs focused on the face.  Expressions, skin and yes, EYES really give you a sense of who this person might be.  Or even who they want you to think they are.

In photography, it is always a good idea to concentrate on the eyes.  You can get little catch lights and really make them pop.  But I want to challenge myself to show personality and the SOUL without having this conventional view of concentrating on the eyes.

I still have some time to go...

But I still love some good up close, personal face shots.

Sailor: Tales of a Runaway Circus Performer

A few weeks ago I was contacted by an acquaintance of mine.  She wanted me to take pictures of her son, but not the typical kind.  She sent me a photo of a toddler with sad clown makeup on in a wagon as inspiration.  I thought, "GREAT!  here is my chance to do something creative."  So naturally I jumped all over the idea.  I started to sketch and I got the idea in my head he should be a runaway from the circus. Abandoned on the railroad.  It wasn't but just a few weeks ago my husband and I seen a circus train pass through town.

So without further ado...

My Introduction: I love unicorns.

There is a great deal of pressure in the first POST. 

I am going to start off with this... I LOVE UNICORNS.

Besides my love for unicorns,  I have a love for the arts.  I went to college (for 2 years) and studied fine arts.  During this time I took a black and white film photography class.  I was intimidated by this class.  All I had was a 1982 RICOH SLR film camera.  Learning to develop film and how to take pictures without relying on post production really gave me a good solid background. 

I got my first DSLR in 2008.... BEHIND I KNOW!

It has been a journey ever since and I finally am finding my voice in it all.

So join me! As a magical whimsical creature and a photographer!