wow!

Wow! It has been a whole month since I posted. I guess it has been a pretty slow month around here photowise. In other news, we are moving to San Antonio, TX, so anyone out there who wants to hire me to take pretty pictures, let me know. I am really going to try and get the business up and running when we move, so feel free to spread the word to any friends and family you have in that area. Thanks!

Trash the dress

I had my first trash the dress session this past weekend. It was great fun, and we didn't totally ruin the dress, just got it a little dirty. I am sure it will clean right up with some dry cleaning. Here are a few of my favorite shots! Enjoy.

Cute kids

The past few weeks I have seen lots of the cute kids in my life and taken some adorable pictures of them. Thought you might like to see. These kids are so cute it is impossible to take a bad picture of them.

Debbie & Alex

I had my first official engagement shoot last Friday. I think it went alright. I would have liked a little more time, but I think I was able to make some decent pictures in the time I had. I will be shooting their wedding in October! Feel free to click over to Flickr for the whole set.

great idea

As you noticed by the long list of photographers to right, I love looking at what others are doing. It helps to come up with great new ideas for my business and site. Today I found Walters & Walters Photography based in Raleigh. I have been toying with the idea of having people write reviews after I shoot their wedding, but they put a really neat twist on it. They have the Brides' Favorite page, which shows the bride's favorite picture and why she liked it. I think it is a great way to showcase your talent as well as show how people are excited by your work. So if anyone out there reading this has a favorite picture from their wedding that I happened to take, please let me know, I would love to start a similar page.

My new camera is here! Of course I didn't bring any lenses or memory cards with me, so I will have to wait until I get home to take some pretty new pictures. I am excited, it is pretty, and I am sure it will take pretty pictures.

The old camera is on its' way to Canon to get repaired (hopefully), so until then it will be a one camera show. But then soon enough there will be two cameras and Matt can be my assistant and we can take twice as many pictures! How exciting.

This weekend we are heading to a wedding and a baptism, so there will be some fun new pictures next week.

Links

I added a bunch of links over on the right hand side. There are so many great photographers out there. I have chosen a few of my favorites who also happen to have photography blogs. These are all portrait/wedding photographers. Enjoy browsing them.

Tara & John

Here are a few more pictures from Tara and John's wedding this past weekend. They are totally adorable. John smashed Tara with some cake and then Tara fought back. There are plenty of other pictures over at flickr.

Tara and John

We are back from the wedding in Florida. We had a lovely time catching up with some old friends and seeing some tie the knot. There are plenty of pictures, but I am still busy sorting through most of them. Here are a couple of my favorites so far.

weekend wedding

I am quite excited. This weekend I am going to a wedding in Florida. I should have some pretty pictures next week. Although I am still just a guest at the wedding and not getting paid I am excited to be in a different venue and to continue to add to my portfolio. I also just got a new flash (actually I still have to pick it up from UPS), but I am very excited about trying out a few things. Hopefully I will be back with some lovely photos.

I am also ready to move, so that I can full-on launch this business. I have to be patient for a few more months and then the fun will hopefully begin.

Thank you to everyone who has told their friends about me, I really appreciate it. Word of mouth is the best advertising I can get. It is just too bad that everyone who wants to use me lives far, far away.

My sister has agreed to do a trash the dress session in St. Louis this summer. I am going there for another wedding in August, and she is going to find a wedding dress at a thrift store and we are going to go out on the town and get dirty. I can't wait! Also if anyone in NC wants to do a trash the dress, I bought a dress that is a size 8 (I think it should fit a slightly smaller person as well).