Promotional Advertising

I must say, I'm pretty pleased with this promotional piece I made for my last assignment of the semester. I just may use it for my upcoming Etsy Store.

Vintage-y FUN!

I managed to get away for a couple of hours this last week, so that I could shoot for a school assignment, and I took the opportunity to have a few minutes of fun. Being I was after all, without kids, the weather was beautiful, and I had some idea that I'd been dying to try.

Here's just a couple of my favorite photos.

(and that most definitely is my latest vintage 'fixer-upper' camera.)

Fine Art Fun

After 5 years together, my husband and I have made it full circle back to our enjoyment in making my love of photography a hobby that we love doing together. When I started school about 4 years ago, photography was suddenly a very stressful job, as everything I did resulted in a grade that I will remember for life. Maybe not so much the individual grades, but the collective will reflect on my GPA that I will have to graduate with. That suddenly put a great deal of stress on me. I will admit, that I have demanded time and help from my husband, and I have been less than fun when I have fussed over things, while trying to employ my ideals to the skill level I envision. 

It seems that we no longer are able to do our loved adventures out doors with photography, but we have seemed to find a new form of enjoyment. I really enjoy my husband's participation and input. He will often spur ideas that come out much better than I originally imagined, and he often plays an important roll in helping me execute my ideas, where they call for more help than I can do on my own. Though I have done a fair amount of projects on my own, and improvised where I have had to, some are nearly impossible alone. 

I enjoy the conversations we have, during these shoots. I love relaxing in the evening with a glass of wine, my camera, my husband, and the endless possibilities of ideas that we can come up with while brainstorming ideas to photograph. These are some of my favorite moments, and these are some of my favorite images that I have recently shot for fun. 

Beauty....

... is in the eye of the beholder.

(pictures can be seen larger if you double click on them)

Light House

I was going through some old photos trying to put together a portfolio for this semester, and I ran across this image that I took on vacation coming up 3 summers ago. Good memories. 

Inspired by Planking

Forgotten?

This is one of my favorite places to photograph. I have been here several times over the last 5 years, and I enjoy the surprises that the different seasons unfold. Abandoned places like these are like a glimpse into the past. They are the skeletal remains of a chapter in someone's life.

This place always makes me wonder, 'Why did they they abandon this residence? And why did they leave so much behind?', 'What was daily life like when the house was filled with conversation?', 'Did children play in these woods?'

I was looking through several of the photos that I've taken and here are a few of my favorites. The place only continues to fall apart, and one day there will be nothing left standing. I still remember the place before any of its innards revealed to the outside. Back then I would have never guessed that there was a chair still seated by the window, as though it was waiting for its owner to lounge in it once again, while enjoying the sunlight rays pass through the window panes.

What was the story of this house? Who built it? The unanswered questions will soon be forgotten when that which remains turns to complete ruins.