State fair....a few weeks late!

Hey all! I have been a busy, busy girl lately! I have been putting in a lot of time getting my website up and going. I am going to try and catch up on some posts tonight!

I went to the state fair a couple of weeks ago with my mom and dad and The Boy. I really wated to get some classic/nostalgic shots of fair food, carnies, etc., but that didn't happen. My mom and dad wanted to get there early, which is good when you are checking out the livestock and agriculture stuff, but not so much when you want to get the shots I wanted. Oh well, there is always next year!

The theme for the California State Fair this year was "The California State Fair goes Hollywood". It was pretty cool. They had a bunch of makeshift sets and some actual props from movies like Air Force One, Star Wars, The Patriot, and Back to the Future. I wish I had brought a wider angle lens so I could have gotten the whole Delorean! But this will have to do. It was pretty cool. Remember the Flux Capacitor?

After we finished looking at all of the props we ahd to walk through a gift store and I had to snap some pics of the SMURFS! Man I used to love that cartoon. Matter of fact, I recently picked up Season 1 on DVD....Crazy!

Papa Smurf

Gargamel....aka Gargasmell....hehe!

Remember the book Where the Wild Things Are? I thought this Vase was absolutely amazing! I can't believe they only won 2nd place! It looked like a grand prize winner to me.

Flower Time!

Clearlake!

A couple weekends ago The Boy and I went to Clearlake with our friends Darin & Jill. It was such a nice relaxing weekend....I wish we were able to be there all week!

I am late posting the pics, but better late than never!

I love flare!

Darin, Nick, & Jill at Ceago Winery

Darin and his large mouth bass....he was too pretty stoked!

Hehe....I love this one!

What a dork!

Meet Sara....

This is the brave girl who let me finish the shoot from a couple weeks ago....the shoot in which I fell off of the dam. =) We had so much fun! We walked all around Downtown Placerville stopping wherever we wanted. Here are a few, well more than a few, from the shoot..... Enjoy!

‘Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince’: The Trailer Has Arrived!

I just saw the trailer for ‘Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince’: The Trailer Has Arrived!. I can wait until this comes out! Just thought I'd share!

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A scattered post.....

Well, I think I am almost healed......Almost all of my bumps and bruises are gone and I am not nearly as sore as I was a week ago. Thank goodness!

Last weekend, The Boy and I went to Clearlake with a couple of friends. It was so nice to relax for a couple of days and not have to think about anything except if I wanted read by the pool or on the boat while the boys are fishing. It was a much needed rest and relaxation! Thank you Darin and Jill! (I'll post some pics soon....)

Since I was gone last weekend I have been spending the past few nights finishing up on Deidre & Eric's Wedding and Sarah's Senior Portraits (hang in there guys I'll post some soon.).

While I was working last night I watched P.S. I Love You. It originally started out as a book by Cecelia Ahern. This book is probably one of my favorite books. It makes you laugh on one page and cry on the next. When I heard they were gong to make it a movie I was super excited. But then I heard that the movie was completely different than the book. I was bummed to hear that I have to say....but I watched the movie last night while editing and I loved it! It is completely different from the book, yet it had a few things similar. If you are looking for a tear-jerker chick flick I totally recommend it!

Ok, I'm off.....gotta finish editting so I can post some stuff for y'all!

Ouch!

Yesterday I had the awesome oppourtunity to shoot Sarah's Senior portrait's....

Everything started out great.....good light.....good location....beautiful girl. While we were setting up the last shot at that location, on a dam that of course said "Keep Off!", I was walking backwards and fell about 4ft and landed on my back on a concrete slab. OUCH!! Surprisingly, I wasn't too hurt. A couple bruises and scrapes here and there.....I am pretty sore this morning though! I biggest injury, other than my bruised ego, was my camera. I managed to break my camera, external flash, and nick my lens. Ahhh!!!! Such a bummer!

Haley....The Rodeo Queen

Here are a few pictures of Haley.....finally! We had such a good time that afternoon! I can't wait to do her senior portraits a little later this summer.

Jason & Whitney

Here are a few images from Jason and Whitney's Wedding.

I used to work with Jason a few years ago....actually when they first started dating. I was honored when they asked me to take pictures at their reception.

Whitney and I emailed each other numerous times to arrange everything, but I didn't actually meet her until the day of the reception. She is a kick in the pants! She was totally relaxed and ready to have a great day.

Such a fun couple to shoot. They were totally up for anything! They are so cute together too. =)

I hope they have a very, very happy and blessed life together! Congratulations!

This is one of my favorites...

OMG!!!!

Oh my goodness!!!! The Boy just hooked up my monitor.....I am in awe! Going from a 15" laptop monitor to a 22" HDMI monitor is awesome! When I get my new workstation it is going kick ass!

Man, The Boy knows his stuff!

Weddings & Rodeo Queens

I finally finished editing Jason and Whitney's wedding images. I cannot wait to give it to them! This couple was super cute! I will post some pictures a little later this week....

Last night I went on a super fun shoot with a rodeo queen. This girl is so photogenic it is almost ridiculous! We had such a good time. She had her entourage with her (mom, hairstylist/2nd mom, and her friend) and I brought The Boy with me to help out. We were quite the group walking around El Dorado. We found some of the coolest places to shoot!

He he...I snapped a pic of The Boy when he wasn't paying attention. Unfortunately, he got me back.....

So much editing to do, so little time! I have so many things I want to blog about and pictures to share.....I just need to get through to the end of the school year and I will play catch up! Keep checkin back!