For The Love Of Everything: Photography

Monday, October 6, 2014

Saturday, August 30, 2014

I have an obsession with christmas trees and just trees in general in the winter! And snow is like my favorite thing ever, I get excited for it around like June... I know. I'm crazy. But here are a couple photos I took last winter around American Fork, Utah to kick start the coming seasons! I'm so excited you guys...

Friday, August 29, 2014

Nature Photography

Autumn Leaves

Sunflower

Here is a new photograph I am selling on Etsy perfect for the fall season just around the corner! And also, a late spring/summer photograph of a sunflower I took in Bodega Bay, California.

Purchase select photographs here!

Friday, July 11, 2014

Outdoor Portraits

Here are the rest of the photos Jay did of our Mother/Daughter photo shoot but just some portraits. The dress is from H&M and the flower crown is from Pacsun. If you are into photography and love some outdoor portraits, I personally think these kinds of dresses are amazing for that! I love the sheer overlay in the sun! I have done a few outdoor portraits with the client's wearing something like this and it always just makes it look so magical! Haha anyway, here you go!

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Mother+Daughter Photography

Here is a little photo shoot Jay did of Charlee and I for some mommy/daughter pictures! He did a pretty good job! So just so everyone knows…I love this little girl so unbelievably much!! Motherhood is truly the greatest blessing. There is nothing better. From the moment she was born I couldn’t get over how much I loved her and how much emotion my heart could feel, and even today I am amazed by the same thing. It never gets old. I am so lucky I have the chance to be a stay at home mom because it is the best job in the world. It is even hard for me to keep up with my hobbies only because I just want to play with her and read to her and sing to her every single second of the day! And when she is asleep, I just want to lay next to her! Holidays mean so much more to me now that I have a child to celebrate with than when I was the one receiving the presents, or searching for hidden eggs, or lighting the sparklers, or going trick-or-treating. My face hurts from smiling so much watching her enjoying all of those things I enjoyed when I was a little girl, like meeting new animals, smelling new flowers, and finding joy in the tiniest things! But sometimes it is really hard being a mom! Of course there are the sleepless nights and constant messes, but that is nothing. The thing that is really hard about it is the worry. You literally worry every single day. It gets really exhausting sometimes. I always worry about her in the present and in the future. When I hear of horrible things going on in the world I just want to cry and never let her leave my arms because I know the day will come when I have to let her go. When she goes to school, or to hang out with her friends, or when she gets married. I worry about her getting sick or hurting herself from all her crazy stunts she pulls lately! She is a daredevil that one. And I won’t even begin to touch on the worry a mother has for losing them completely. It’s insane. Being a mom means you also have to make sure you set the best example you can, and teach and raise them the way you want them to be, which means a lot of really hard decision making for you. I haven't had to deal with that aspect of it much yet, but I know I will have to in the future. I just am so excited to have every single day with my precious daughter, and I look forward to all the things I have to experience with her in the future; coming home and helping her with her homework, teaching her how to cook all of our family recipes, watching her in whatever sport or dance class she is in, holding and comforting her while she is sad about kids or even grown-ups being mean (yes even the sad things), teaching her how to be chill when she grows into the "not so nice" stage, giving her hard advice when she asks, or helping her pick out her gown for her wedding day. I look forward to every day I have with her, the good and the bad. All I know is that I am extremely lucky to have her. I have never felt more proud, accomplished, amazed, needed, happy, full of love in my life. She is my everything.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Maternity Photography

I had the privilege to photograph my sweet sister-in-law for a maternity photo shoot and let me tell you, this was one of the most fun photo shoots I have ever done! A lot of the photos are very similar, but I seriously just could not get enough of the background! And plus, she just looked so beautiful! I think the black flowy dress went so perfectly with the fields. It was the most perfect night to do this shoot! It was like 73 degrees out, the alfalfa was in full bloom, the cotton was flying around in the sky eeeeeverywhere, the sky itself was just amazing (it totally reminded me of a scene right out of Pride and Prejudice or something) all with the constant sound of frogs and crickets. It was seriously heaven I tell you.

Anyway, I have been trying to learn more about my camera so I could take better photos, rather than just shoot in auto and pretend I have good photos only because I have a good camera, which seems to be what a lot of people do these days. So since doing some research, holy crap, I can tell a huge difference in the outcome of my photos and it is making me soooo stoked to do it more! So if anyone is wanting some pictures done for anything at all, I would love to practice on you!