Sharp Family Portraits

So I had the opportunity to go out to Elk Grove, CA and do a family portrait session with some family friend's a couple of weeks ago.  The Sharps consist of Mike & Monica and their two kids Macie and Adon (forgive me if those are spelled wrong).  It was a lot of fun.  They wanted pictures in and around their house that they just moved into earlier this year and we definitely had some fun with it.  The weather was beautiful and the clouds made for some great pictures.  Here are some of my favorites from the day!

We started off with some in their game room with the pool table!

Then Monica had the idea to lug this couch/love seat outside of the house which made for some great shots!

See what I mean about the sky being absolutely perfect!!!!!

Then we had a little fun with some bubbles.  I mean seriously..... bubbles will never fail to bring some fun!!

Trampolines & Neon Clothes

So I've been wanting to do this for a while but haven't had the chance to until now.  I set up my lighting equipment out by my aunt and uncle's trampoline last week to do a cool little photoshoot with some of my friends Ryan & Brent.  We were hoping to get more with the sunset in the background but our timing was a little off.  Nonetheless, we still got some sweet shots that I am really pleased with.  Anytime you throw in some neon clothes and $10 sunglasses from target, you know there's something good!!

 

  

  

  

Then we decided to move away from the trampoline and just do some fun ones on the ground, although we did end up doing more jumping!  The rediculousness is pretty amazing!

  

 

A little more than just another Photo Shoot

So about a week ago, I did a fun little shoot with my friend Tiffany Schmorleitz, who I'm sure you have seen in a few of my other photoshoots.  She's a great model and willing to do pretty much anything I ask of her so it makes for a good photographer to model relationship.

We went down into kind of the woodsy area by the river and basically hiked aroun until we found some opps.  Now I don't know if I can actually express to you how rediculously excited I was when I was editing these.  The lighting turned out perfect and by giving the images a somewhat vintage feel, it totally completed the whole package. 

As I looked at them, I was almost too excited to concentrate on even editing them!!  I also realized that I have come so far in my photography from when I just began, and even from just within the past few years and months.  With all of the knowledge I've gained in the classroom, out on the field and from my friends and inspiring photographers, I can now start to feel more and more confident to say that I am a photographer, in all aspects of the word.  This shoot really made me realize that, and it serves as somewhat of a pivotal point in my journey to become who I want to be as an artist.  Thank you for your inspiration, however you may have presented it to me.

 

  

 I definitely think this is my favorite of the bunch.

  

 

  

 

After the big day...

My oldest sister wanted to do some pictures of her and her husband in her wedding dress before she packed it all away.  They wanted a lot of more candid shots outdoors that are a little more creative and could be used to add a little flair to their wedding albums.  We took an afternoon and actually drove all across town to get a few different looks.   I will admit, I went a little "trendy sunflair" happy (which I normally try to keep to a minimum since it's like all you see on photography blogs these days), but my sister specifically asked for some.  Anyways, here are some of my favorites.

 

  

  

  

 

Old Sugar Mill..... way past due but whatever!!

So way back in the rainy season of the California Valley, I teamed up with photographers Chris & Jen of Jen Stewart Photography to do a "just for fun" photoshoot at a place called The Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg, CA.  We got a few models and headed out.  It was pouring rain on and off the whole day but that definitely didn't stop us.

The Old Sugar Mill has some great photo opps all around from the oak barrel wine cellars, the old torn apart warehouse and the vineyard that sits right across the street.  It was a lot of fun to be able to go and take pictures just because and really take the time to brainstorm and focus on what we wanted.  I got some great shots despite our horrible weater.

 

  

 So I'm pretty sure that this is straight out of "SAW" or something..... creepy status!!!