Composites

At the end of January I participated in a winter shoot out in Riverside, organized by a couple of local photographers. I LOVE doing shoot outs. They give you the ability to practice photographing things you might not have much experience with (in my case, maternity) without the added pressure of it being a paid session. And of course, I love meeting other local photographers, seeing what they are like, observing them, and learning from them. The subjects of this particular shoot out were two fold; maternity AND kids. I thought...

This past weekend I tried my hand at some photo manipulation and compositing using my niece as a model. Family is of the highest importance to both myself and my husband. Every Sunday, he has dinner with his parents and his sister and her family. I started joining them off and on while dating, and now it's a full on tradition for me too. Every Sunday, we get together and share a meal. It's a blessing to be able to do that, and to have family who actually want to spend...

My husband and I have started a tradition. If you're a "Parks and Recreation" fan like we are, you'll understand what the phrase "treat yo-self" means. And our "treat yo-self" day is officially November 1st every year. My husband, Erik, makes short films, and is always on the lookout for good deals on props. We also both love to cosplay as our favorite characters, which means we're always searching for costume pieces as well. A day after Halloween this year, we happened to stumble into a local Halloween pop-up shop at the...