Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Portfolio Pictures

Over the past several months I have been portfolio building. I have asked friends and family to step up and be my models. I can't thank them enough. In addition, my mentor and great friend Tammy has allowed me to tag along on many of her photo shoots, giving me the opportunity to practice my skills at her session. (A dream come true for a budding photographer.) Here are a few of my favorite from the past few months.
This is K and E at their engagement session. This was also the first session I took photos at with Tammy. It was such a great experience. Plus, they are so good looking it made taking beautiful pictures so easy.
Let me introduce my little guy. This is Riley and the subject of many thousands of my pictures. Here is a lovely young lady who I had the chance to meet through Tammy. We even discovered we are part of the same home school group. What a small world.
This is my friend's little boy. He is absolutely adorable.
My sister got a new puppy. Furry friends are just about as much fun to take pictures of as kids.
This is my nephew. That little mind of his never stops. He is always figuring out how this big ole' world works.
This little guy had the most beautiful hair and eyes I have ever seen. He was lots of fun to take pictures of.
And my friends daughter, S and L. Luckily I get to see these two on a regular basis.
And this is Kate. She is mine and this beautiful face is the reason I decided to get serious about my photography. Thanks sweetie.
What memory and such a great mom for encouraging this kind of play.
This is my nephew and niece. I miss them so!
This is my daughters friend, R. She is so natural in front of the camera. This day was filled with lots of giggles from three very sweet tweens.
These tulips came straight from my back yard. They matched so well with her dress that I couldn't resist.
This little guy was happy to sit and watch his brothers and sister play.
This is one of my all time favorite photos!
And here is my daughters other best friend. Look at those eyes. They are simply beautiful.

My Lights!

I am so excited. I have ordered my Aileen Bee Studio lights. So far I've had to use natural light or my speedlite bounced off the ceiling. I can not wait to see results I get with these professional lights. My photographer friend and mentor Tammy uses them and she gets stunning results. You can check out her new site at http://www.tlbrownphotography.com/ The lights shipped on Friday so I'm on a countdown until they get here.