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Welcome to my world!Thanks for Visiting my BLOG!!! I LOVE photography.What I Love about it most, is that through photography I can make a permanant imprint on lives. I realize the images I capture of you and your family will be looked at by generations to come.The Images I take will be seen by great great great grandchildren looking back to see what things were like "back then". I LOVE that thought, and I take it to heart with every picture I take. I Really strive to take pictures that touch your heart when you look at them. Pictures that tell a story of what it was like at that very moment when I clicked the shutter. I really LOVE to give families such a great gift!!!! |
Meet My Senior Reps!
Posted on July 26, 2010
Can you belive it? It’s almost August! You’re Tan, Your summer skinny is on, your hair has perfectly placed sunkissed highlights, and your skin is all dewy…ITS TIME! Time to book your senior portrait sessions now!!!! August sessions are booking up REALLY fast so make your appointment ASAP! If you know either Abby at Mt. View, or Chase at Redmond get ahold of them to save you some money off of your session!!!!! Questions? Shoot me an Email or a Text!!!
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LOVE IS IN THE AIR! And it’s all about the little things :)
Posted on July 24, 2010
So a Couple weeks ago I got a phone call from a woman who wanted some pictures of her and her husband for their 50 year wedding anniversary. I didn’t know this couple, or how they knew me. I figured it was gonna be similar to an engagement session but didn’t know exactly what they had in mind. I met Jo and Lanny at the studio to begin with where she came loaded with ideas, and a picture from 50 years ago that she wanted to re create, and I think we did a dang good job of it! Talking to Jo, she told me that 50 years ago when they got married, they did not have a wedding photographer. All she has from her wedding day, is one picture of her and Lanny that her mom took. She was so excited to be getting professional pictures taken of the two of them after all these years! I love their story! Like I said, I don’t know them that well, but they seemed Madly in Love still after 50 years, you just don’t hear of that very much anymore! Congratulations you two! Lanny was the postmaster for a lot of years here in Redmond, so you may know him from the post office. I’m excited for you to get all your family together in one place to celebrate! I hope you enjoy the slideshow I made for you!
PS:If you recognize the car in the photos, Ron Walker here in Redmond was gracious enough to let us borrow it for the shoot, Thanks Ron!!!!
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A lesson in Being Rude….
Posted on July 2, 2010
Stabbed in the Back, Lied to, Abused, Mistreated, Let down, Broken, Discouraged, Pissed off, Angry, Hurt, Sad, Humiliated……..Just some of the Emotions I’ve felt in the last week or so… Normally I’m not a big “lets talk about our feelings” type girl…BUT COME ON, there is only so much a girl can take. Also, I’m usually a pretty fun and positive person!
I’ve had Several things happen to me recently that really made me feel most of those words…..Most of them revolve around rudeness, just in general. It’s amazing to me how people can be SO rude, to someone who is being SO nice to them. I see this ALL THE TIME at the coffee hut (If you don’t know, I work at my moms Coffee hut also) Today a woman got raging pissed over her failure to look at my menu to see that a white chocolate mocha is .25 more then a regular Mocha…..She FREAKED OUT ON ME over a quarter. A FREAKING QUARTER!!!!!
Once I had a man get so upset over his expensive coffee that after yelling all sorts of bad words and names at me, he pulled up, opened his door and threw all his garbage from his truck out on the driveway in front of 5 other cars…YEP PLAIN OL RUDE!!!
I recently had an image I took critiqued by someone claiming to teach me something…..He Made fun of my image, it was plain ol Rude, I learned nothing from the critique, I can learn from my mistakes, I can even laugh at myself, but not when someone is putting you down and laughing at you, especially when they are supposed to be helping you (and I paid for this???) TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL IN EVERY WAY!
I have Several friends, friends that LOVE my work, and really value my work, friends that show off the pictures that I took to all their friends and family, in turn creating more business for me, friends that truly love me, believe in me and support me. I”m not gonna go in depth on this aspect because I really value those people.
I”m not a big Bible “quoter” However there is a Bible verse that people think about all the time that really gets overlooked in the world, Luke 6:31 “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” This is serious people! Treat your friends, family, co-workers, baristas, guy making your hamburger, guy mowing the grass at the park, people on the phone…EVEYRONE the same way you want someone to treat you when you come into contact with them. No matter where it is or who it is….. You affect other peoples lives, so a SINCERE smile and a GENUINE ”have a nice day” goes SO far with most people!
OH YEAH AND FYI if you are a big enough person to admit that you were TOTALLY rude to someone, you may think about going back and apologizing to them, I have had people do this before and it REALLY truly does make a difference to that person, and it speaks volume over the kind of person you are! We all have bad day, bad experiences, headaches, crazy children that drive us over the edge, but if those things have caused you to be rude to someone a small “I’m sorry about that time….” Will make you both feel better!!
Be nice tomorrow……
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I went M.I.A. for like 2 months…SORRY!!!
Posted on June 29, 2010
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K.I.S.S. Keep it Simple Stupid :)
Posted on June 28, 2010
SO…If you haven’t noticed I got rid of my web site….I shed a few tears when I had to pull the plug, but I think that life is going to be a little easier now! My BLOG site will do everything that my website did, except now it’s all in one spot!!! YAY FOR THAT! I try to keep everything easy, my shoots, my scheduling, my ordering and delivering….I TRY, becuase I know how frusterating it is when you get online to just do one thing and it ends up taking 4 hours….rrrrrrrrrrrr nothing drives me more crazy then wasting time on the computer!!!!
ANY-HOO This is it!!! Please let me know if you have any problems or decide that you really hate my new site, and miss my old, not updated, web site….hahaahaha
I’m still working on it a little, so I’m sure you’ll find things that say things like “this is a section where you can write all about yourself” or “Here you can put a gorgous picture of yourself”…..hahaha
Enjoy…….my new easy site 
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It's my Fav time of year!!! Seniors!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on June 23, 2010
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How could you not have fun?
Posted on June 13, 2010
OK-so I’m away, thats why I’m actually getting to BLOG YAY for that! I just have been having trouble finding the time for the last two months! I have so many sessions that I have not blogged about, maternity, cute kids, new babies and High School Senior Reps! I”M SORRY!!!! Well, I’m gonna make up for it now! Like I said I’m away!!! You heard it right!! I’m alone at a casino with 60 other professional Photographers for our Annual Summer Convention!!!! I dont ever get to get away, let alone, without my husband or children!!! Last Night I was laying in Bed and I couldn’t go to sleep, I think it was to quiet, something I’m just not used to……Either that or it was the dancing and drinks that made me feel 21 again???? HAHAHHAHAHHA JUST KIDDING….KINDA ;0
ANYWAYS I drove 4 hours to get here yesterday, and I”m so excited about the next 2 days! BUT LAST NIGHT I took a Boudoir class and had a BLAST!!! There were 15 photographers all crammed in a suite, it was great HAHAHAA Katie was our Model! She was so fun to work with!!! Here are a few pics that I can show!!!!! These are all straight out of my Camera and have NO photoshop or editing done to them!!! YAY for that!!!
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Facebook and Old Friends
Posted on May 23, 2010
SO One of the things I”m loving most right now about my photography is getting to see a lot of the people I went to High School, Junior High, and even Grade School with!!! It’s really REALLY awesome to reconnect with these people and see where their lives have taken them, and how different (or the same) they still are!!!! In High School, I was not in any certain clique, I was not the most or least popular, I was kind of the “all around girl” meaning I kinda got along with everyone, not a lot has changed for me in that way, I kinda like everyone. Well, let me tell you, If you do not have Facebook…get on the band wagon…GO SIGN UP HERE and then add me as your friend HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW FUN WAS THAT? Now enjoy finding all the friends you knew when you were 5, and enjoy finding your grandma because your grandma probably has a facebook page, also enjoy a whole new way to communicate with your spouse and children….THEY ALL HAVE FACEBOOK!!!Who doesn’t have a facebook page, right??? My Friend “Anna Martin” from good ol Bend High Called me up and wanted me to do some FAB pictures of her babies, and OMG they are SO cute Here they are!!!
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ITS HERE!!! The 2010 Cutest Kid Contest!!!
Posted on April 3, 2010
YAY! Meet our first Contestants of the Cute Baby and Kid Contest!!!!!! This Contest is Offered through My Photo Lab, and the grand prize is $5000 to the Family of the cutest kid!!!! YAY!!! I HOPE that one of my customers wins the grand prize!!!! This is a great time to get your Kid’s Pictures taken! My session Fee for the contest is ONLY $35 it includes a mini session and 1 picture into the contest.Kids ages 0-12 can enter! If you would like to enter your child, click on “book a session”!!!!!!!!!
Malia
Jackson
Kiya
Natalie
Kierra
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Cute KIDDOS contest!!!!
Posted on March 23, 2010
OK-It’s here!!!! 2 Weeks ONLY!!!!!
The cute baby and child contest!!!! The Grand Prize is $5000 bucks!!!!!!
It’s super easy to sign up!!!!! Kids between the ages of 0 and 12 are allowed to enter!!!! You have a choice between an outdoor or indoor session, it’s up to you. Sessions are $35 per child and include a 20 minute mini session and 1 entry into the contest!!!! Pictures will be availble to purchase online after your session~
Want to sign up???? Click Here
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