Megan and Ricky - the Huntington session

Megan and I met in church when we were in second grade. We grew up at Oakwood together, surivived a few mission trips, and now we're all grown up! Through the wonders of Facebook, I've watched Megan and Ricky fall in love. One morning, while I was sitting in church, I got a text from my mom telling me that Megan and Ricky were at church and Megan had a ring! On Saturday, we met at Ritter Park in Huntington for round one of their engagement pictures. We'll continue them this Saturday in Charleston. We had a beautiful day to shoot and Megan and Ricky were naturals. I hope you enjoy the first batch of pictures!

WVU and Marshall can live in harmony!

Well, almost....

This pose brought to you (that means I stole it without her knowledge) by Amanda Reed.
(thanks, Amanda!)

Artsy?

In college, I just couldn't get my creativity turned on. In my photography classes, I couldn't get out of the box. One particular professor spent many semesters pushing and shoving me to get creative, but I managed to just get her to be creative for me. It was a win-win. (Well, maybe just for me!) After college, I went to Disney and got in a different box. The poses and photos that we were taking were good, but they were all the same. I didn't realize until recently how confined I felt there. It was safe because I knew what I needed to shoot and I could check off my list, but it was very limiting. I think, just maybe, I've finally unlocked my creative gene. It's very freeing to do what you love and try new things all the time to keep growing and getting better. And I really do love what I do...

This photo is from a session today that you'll be seeing more of either tomorrow or Monday. I used the TRA2 (Totally Rad Actions 2) from Boutwell Studios to create the look of this image. If you're a photographer and you don't own any of the Totally Rad Action sets, you need to stop what you're doing and go buy them. I have the complete set and I would be lost without them. Just go ahead and buy the mega mix because you'll end up saving money. Once you buy one set, you'll have to have the other.




Megan and Ricky - I had fun today! I'm looking forward to our continuation next week. I'm really liking what I've edited so far. I can't wait for you to see them!

Marybeth and Justin - a few more!

I found a few more that my blog couldn't live without!

Chalcie - part 2

This summer, Chalcie and I started her senior pictures. She wanted a few more, so we took some on Sunday after church. I think we got some great pictures out of our short session! You can view Chalcie's first session here.

Marybeth and Justin are married!

Marybeth and Justin were married in Huntington on Saturday, October 18. You may remember them from last November's engagement shoot at Heritage Farm. They had a beautiful day with great weather and some of the best light I've ever seen. It was an honor to be their photographer and to witness the Christ-centered service. It was hard to choose just a few photos to feature because I lost control of myself and shot over a thousand pictures!

Beautiful bride

The guys

The girls

Beautiful sanctuary


This is the kind of light that photographers pray for

Chase

Chase and his mom, Jennifer, and I met on Friday to take some photos for a calendar that will feature Chase. Chase has psoriasis and he'll be in a 2009 calendar to benefit Psoriasis Cure Now. I had a great time taking some photos near Chase's school and I think Chase had a great time playing and hamming it up for the camera!

New lens!!!!

My new wide angle lens came today! I'm excited to use it at this weekend's wedding and several other shoots I have coming up in the next two weeks. I'm going to be a very busy girl for the next few weeks! Stay tuned - the blog will be updated regularly very soon!

You might be tired of seeing the puppy, but she was my only model at home when my lens arrived. I took this photo at 10mm and I love the distortion at the edges! It'll be more noticable with other subjects, but this was the best I could do today.

With just a touch of fisheye to the shot, this is one cute puppy! This lens will open up a lot of possibilities!

Meet Delaney!

I spent some time today with baby Delaney and her parents, Allison and Carl. Delaney's adorable...even if she wasn't in love with the idea of having her pictures taken....or maybe just being awake! I had a great time meeting Delaney today - I hope you enjoy the photos!