Learning new things everyday...thanks to Shellie!

A good friend of mine from Minnesota came for a visit recently and being the history buff she is, she wanted her Senior Pictures taken in DC. I tried my best to not disappoint. We hit up the town everyday...and night!

Got some good ones with the Lincoln memorial columns I find so unique AND Shellie introduced me to my new favorite DC location. It's my new favorite for both it's photos opps and for it's history. So there's this little red brick structure on the north lawn of the Capitol building. Inside are chairs carved into stone and in the center in a fountain. It's always been a plain enough structure that to me, it was forgettable. Not so much since Shellie enlightened me with the knowledge that this is where slaves used to be brought for auction. I had no idea. It gave me chills to be there. Now every brick and form in the concrete seats is so significant and fascinating to me it really is the more intriguing place in DC to me these days.

We also made it out to the beautiful Harpers Ferry area that's history and scenery offered endless possibilities as well. Here are some of my favorites.

Chi-Town Sunrise

Here are some shots from a fun shoot we did in Chicago. I've always wanted to a sunrise shoot and on opportunity to do one with Lake Michigan was not an opportunity I was going to let pass by. Here Whitney and I are trying to get ready and beat the sunrise to the Lake.

Luckily we did! This is my favorite we got with the water.

The lighting was just killer and made for some more amazing beauty shots in cool nooks we found around the pier.

For those of you familiar with Chicago you probably recognize the Ferris Wheel from Navy Pier. We were lucky to have got some fun shots there on the fair grounds before Security's first shift of the day started showing up.

This was another neat location our driver found for us when we told him we wanted some cool sketchy alley ways.

You can see him waiting anxiously in the background there...about to give us the signal to wrap it up!

Girls at Beach

It's been the summer of the Outer Banks for me and I am NOT complaining! On the most recent trip down a friend and I did an impromptu America's Next Top Model Themed shoot with her cousins, where they were able to practice their fiercest poses. Watch out Tyra!

Then we headed to the water since...who does photo shoots at the OBX without doing some on the beach???

It paid off...here are a couple of my FAVES!!

Heather to the Principals Office

Heather is always a good time to be around but doing a shoot with her was above and beyond for me. She was so open to my silly ideas and willing to try anything. I can’t speak for both of us but as for myself I had a blast and am thrilled with these gorgeous shots. Congrats Heather on your College Graduation and best of luck on your pursuit in becoming a Principal! Look out world!!

The Seattle & Salt Lake City Trips!

This was an exciting trip for several reasons…not the least of which was that my cousin was getting married. It was as beautiful as I knew it would be. Olivia has such a creative eye and a crafty hand to match it. Well she actually has two eyes and two hands too but you know what I mean. She spotted bouquets made of pinecones in a magazine somewhere and took the idea to a new level all on her own. Another awesome thing was the boutonnières. They were made of berries. Really pretty silvery blue gray berries. Gorgeous. Our Grandmother and Aunts came down and helped us set up the floral assembly line and we had a blast.

The wedding went off without a hitch. Here are a couple of my favorite shots.

Then it was off to Salt Lake City. This was another great trip. Here are some fun shots from the shoot in Sugarhouse. Jen was the perfect model and made my job so easy. We found some great backdrops on a golf course that was closed due to the snow.

I especially love this one. It's very Cd coveresque. I keep telling her to let me know when her album comes out since we've pretty much got the CD booklet ready.