Work space and Packaging fun!

I'm excited to show off some new packaging ideas I'm offering my bride's! Its not all finished yet, but it will be before my May bridal show! I think the best part about my business, is that I am obsessed with weddings. Really. Ask my best friend Nikki. Its all we talk about! Anyways, I try to relate how I would want to be treated into what I do, so I think its important to treat the bride and groom and shower them with nice things they deserve and can remember. I love the idea of surprising them with things they didn't expect, which is the fun part of it all.

All prints are wrapped in cello to be protected during shipping or moving. After this, they are wrapped in tissue paper, sealed, and packed carefully in a photo box!



This is just a fun banner I'm sewing together for the bridal show :]



All packages that get their negatives will receive a cute eco-friendly kraft box, and a USB card! CD's are great, but the images start to deteriorate after time. And USBs don't. Plus, they are re-usable! So fun. PS. I love that "tiffany" teal. Melt.



I'm in the process of creating my own "office" space. I realized that I sit too much in my room and do all my handling on my desk, but it creates a negative mood for my room. Moving it into the back sewing room and having to go outside to get to it leaves me the excitement of going to my own space. Much more positive!





Enjoy.

Senior Session

I did a senior session of my Mom's boss' son when I was at home and I was super excited about our location. I've always loved this park; its so wild! So I was happy with the results. The sun was good to me that day as well. More to come!

Recent Works

Sorry for the lack of posts! I've literally been the busiest I've ever been! Its a nice feeling, but so overwhelming when it all cools down. Anyway, enjoy these two shots of some recent work.




Rozzi Crane www.rozzicrane.com



The Radiance Effect www.myspace.com/theradianceeffect

I'm trying to debate what I should be investing in right now. As I'm working towards getting my wedding photography up and growing, I need some new things. Desperately. For example, I would love to have a 27" iMac now that I'm full frame. That would easily help some editing with such a nice luscious screen. I also need a new blog/website. This blog is NOT cutting it. We'll see what new things I get!

New 5D

I recently purchased a Canon 5d for my birthday! I got it just as I came home for spring break, and I am soooo excited to use it. I know a lot of people say, the body isn't important, the lenses do. And I agreed wholeheartedly. But I've changed my mind now. Now that I have the 5d, the quality in my photos has just sky-rocketed from what it used to be. Maybe it won't look like it to you, but it makes all the difference in my eyes. I am so much for confident with my new full frame. So, really, with the whole body vs. lens debate, I'd say you need both. Once my magical shock of this new camera wears off, I'm going to be itching for some L's. You really just need it alllll!

Enjoy these new pictures I took of my sister when I first got the camera in the mail.

Jeff and Ashley 2.12.10

I am pleased to blog today about my most recent wedding with friends Jeff and Ashley Darcy! They had a small and intimate house ceremony (the bigger wedding is over summer!) and they had kindly asked if I could take some photos of them! Their first date was at the Disney Concert Hall in LA so we trekked over there. I had never been there before but fell in love with the structure. Sometimes strong architecture design like this one isn't really well suited for wedding photos, but I knew that it fit their personalities. Jeff and Ashley are both very sweet, kind, and low-key people. So I knew the best way to capture their love was through small and intimate looks and touches. I was very happy with the outcome. Enjoy!















I had them hold a little sign saying "i do" in my favorite font on a white doily. cute and fun!

Jeff and Ashley's wedding

A first look! Lots more to come from this wedding.

I wanted to post another picture of my TLR. Still love looking at it, haha. Ok maybe I'm a little crazy. My first roll of film should be scanned next week. Thankfully, I have a friend who has a negative scanner. Saves me a lot of money at the printers after realizing one of them isn't even focused. I should really invest in a negative scanner/printer. Birthday wish list definitely.

I'm in my school library right now, killing time on my 3 hour break. And what do I do? Head straight to flickr. I was reading another Photographer's blog (via Keaton Andrew's twitter post) because he had posted a "tip" for other photographers. I laughed and bit back my smile in the library at how heated people were getting. Taking jabs at each other, geez! Poor Keaton. He had suggested to people not to go to art school, which got people all fired up. I can imagine why for some...you go to school for photography, its your final year, and then someone just says..."Hey, you wasted 4 years! Congrats!" I know that's not the effect he was going for, but I can understand why people may have been a little antsy about the subject. As for me, I think it really all depends on the person. If you have the drive to succeed and do well, I think going to school can be beneficial for you, with a Photo degree as will not getting one. I know some people can "make it" with Photography by not going, and hey, hats off to you. Seriously. I respect those people and admire their courageousness. That really is risky. But for me I would love to have a degree. It's been branded in my brain that "I need a degree" to get somewhere. My parents have encouraged it all my life, and there's nothing wrong with that. I like school. I've learned a lot of things with photography from personal experience AND educational experience. I'm confident in the path I've chosen (it will be SO different for everyone else too). There's nothing like hearing your own dad say to you on the phone "just remember me when you're famous, ok?"

I'm so thankful for my family and their support in this crazy and somewhat unrealistic career. They're my motivation.