a sneak peek!

last month i was contacted via Facebook by a friend about my photography.  she lives in Spokane now and said she wanted me to take some family pictures for her and her boyfriend.  i was so honored to be asked, and so on monday we got together in the gorgeous Manito Park for their shoot.  Kirsten has a son named Conner and a daughter that she adopted from hati named Gabby.  and her boyfriend, Rob has a son, Mitch, who was visiting.  we caught the beautiful evening light and had a fun, fast shoot. 

so today i want to share a quick sneak peek of their images. 

i'll have their full shoot up on facebook soon, but i wanted to share these ones.  how cute are these kids?? 
thanks for letting me have the honor of shooting your little family. 
i hope you love your pictures!! 

its monday!!

so that means that i get to share another page from the DISCOVERY kit from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out. 

these were some fun pictures that were taken of me during my friend tracy's maternity shoot.  and i think they are perfect for the theme of 'discovering' my passion for photography.  im learning so much just by doing...by taking more and more pictures and im proud of my work. 

my journaling says:  I have always had a love for photography, but this year i have discovered my passion for it.  I am taking on shoots and building my portfolio.  photography brings me so much joy. 

there is so much that can be explored with our theme this month DISCOVERY.  and we've got our first challenge of the month up on the forum!!  come explore your inner world with us over at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out. 

503 Online Photography Workshop

i would like to take this time to share a little bit more about one of my favorite things from 2009! it was the 503Photography workshop that i won!!

Jessica of 503Photography is not only uber talented and skilled with her camera, but she is the best teacher! the theme for her workshop: "turning wannabes into photographers one workshop at a time." does this sound like something for you?? well, visit HERE for more information about her workshops.

so what makes this workshop so special? i know, there are soooo many photography classes out there... but the difference here is: you actually LEARN!!! i have been interested in photography since i was a little girl. i have taken many classes through the years, even in high school. but i never learned as much as i did from this class. jessica put technical terms into easy to understand and use language. i'm no newbie to photography, but she made me feel confidant with my camera in my hands. so confidant, in fact, that just a couple months after finished this course i did my very first paid photoshoot and started branding my photography business.

i know that i will always cherish the things jessica taught me in this class. and i will keep my notebook that i made handy! and once i get my new camera (a anniversary present, hopefully!!) i will refer back to the lessons and use them to prompt my learning with a new camera.
so please!!! if you're thinking about taking a photography course, even just dreaming about it, visit jessica's workshop. the 503 Online Photography Workshop will change how you take pictures... and when people say "wow, did you take that?" you will proudly answer "yes, i sure did!"

here is one of my favorite pictures i took as assignments from the class.

maybe a 503 Online Photography Workshop could be your favorite part of 2010!! :D