Travis & Sarah - Beach Portrait

Congratulations Sarah and Travis! Newly married and newly pregnant! Two very exciting adventures and I was lucky enough to photograph them during this special time in their lives :) Sarah is a fellow Crossfitter and we enjoy getting tortured together at the gym :) She looked quite lovely in her dress and we enjoyed our photo shoot at the beach near the mid-bay bridge. Sarah is in the Airforce and Travis used to be in the Airforce. Yay for military people! We share the common bond of a love/hate relationship with the government within the military, and we understand the roller-coaster lifestyle that we all lead. Sarah and Travis, I had a wonderful time photographing you guys and I wish you the best with all the big changes you have coming!

Alaqua Open House

Saturday I was out at the Alaqua Open House. It was a very nice event and I hope they raked in a lot of good donations. Alaqua has so many animals and it cost them so much to operate each day ($1,000/day) any support is always greatly appreciated. There was lots going on and I had my own booth set up (a photo booth) where we did mini 10 minute sessions and also held a raffle for a photo shoot. It was great to be out there and meeting people while also helping Alaqua. We had some awesome people get pictures done and had a blast doing it :)

Below was my first up. She volunteers her time with the cats regularly. She comes out with her dad and they clean the cat house and give all the kitties some love :) I loved talking with her dad and he loves his daughter so much it was very sweet to hear him talk about her.



The little boy below was next. He was SO cute! Love his blue eyes. He was full of silliness and lots of fun to work with. Definitely a little daredevil. I asked him what his favorite thing to do was and he said, "Race dirt bikes and do back flips!" He will be a wild boy for sure!



Next up was a pup :) He was actually reunited with his brother right in front of my booth. So sweet!



More boys next. Typical brothers who refuse to get too close ;) They were lots of fun though and I somehow was able to make them laugh and get some good smiles!



Last round was a sweet young family. They caught me right as I was packing out. There was just enough light left to capture their sweetness :) Gotta love the chubby cheeks! That was my day at Alaqua! Definitely excited about the people I met and getting new clients! I will be settled here with my business in no time :) Thank you everyone who came to the Open House and visited my booth!

Audra and James

Look at how cute they are! This is my friend Audra and her husband James. Audra used to walk Shugo for me until she got a job. She was the first person that I had walk him that was able to do it consistently and she was SO dependable it was quite lovely. I was a little worried that we were going to get rained out, but it turned out that we had PERFECT weather. My favorite weather conditions is cloudy with a little bit of sun poking through. And that is what we had! It was great! I photograph SO many people at Mikasa Park and Ikego campgrounds, it was REALLY really nice to do something different with them. On our way out to a park near my house we stopped at this super cool wall that I have always wanted to photograph someone on. I just really like the color and it has so much character. So not only were Audra and James super cute to photograph, but I was able to go to a couple places that I have never photographed anyone at before and it was SO nice. So thanks Audra for wanting something different :) The shot below just proves how fun they were!


I think the shot below is my favorite.



We found an awesome blossom tree! It was... well... awesome! Ha!

Ayumi and Jon

Well, for those of you who didn't already figure it out, that last post was my April Fool's joke :) I am actually surprised that I got so many people. Kristan was right though, I took that pic a few months ago after eating too much at our favorite Indian food restaurant. Way to go Kristan!

Anywho... on to other things. I had a shoot on Wednesday with Ayumi and John... absolutely cute couple. Very easy to photograph, and clearly enamored with each other. It was a bit cloudy, but we were lucky that it did not rain and we were able to squeeze in the shoot before John leaves town. I love working with military families cause there is always some kind of schedule emergency that we are dealing with... it can be difficult, but it is also nice because it kind of makes things more of a now or never deal. Do it or don't. Cut and dry. All or nothin'. I like that. That's how it was with them, but actually thinking about it... working with military schedules is not exactly that every time.. but I can dream right?

Jim and Martha Bowden

Meet Jim and Martha... They definitely win the award for the "Strongest Flame" (and oldest!). They have been married 35 years (I think...) and it is clear that they still have quite the fire still burning for each other. SO awesome! It is possible people, and Jim and Martha are proof, that a marriage does not need to burn out after years and years (or five kids!). One of my favorite things about photographing couples and families is seeing the love and happiness bursting out. Definitely an awesome thing to photograph all day and I have to say that Jim and Martha's was the most bursting... if that makes sense (and it totally does!).

Jim was totally putting on the moves... I would tell Martha where to stand and Jim was waiting behind me always ready to jump in and as I started to explain where I wanted him, he would say, "Oh I got it..." as he swooped in to steal his lovely bride. No instruction necessary.

The Tergeson's

This is Ashley and Clint. We went to the lovely Jogashima Island. A new location to me and it was beautiful! Great sunshine and a good place to photograph. There was a super cool little forest area that was fun :)



I love walls like this... so much character.



I love photographing couples cause it is so sweet to see the love :) You guys were awesome!