I've had lots of shoots, and for the first time in a really, really long time, I am the most confident in my shooting, the most comfortable. That may be because...
I GRADUATED!!!
Ok, so not anything formal like university status, but the Professional Photography course I enrolled in last year. The one I hadn't even looked at in 6+ months, and was pretty certain I would never finish. Then one day, I realized that I had nothing to lose, and that I had learned a lot over the past year, so I jumped in. Ok, more liked LEAPED! I finished 8 assignments, which usually takes 4-8 months, in less than THREE weeks! I've never been this proud of myself. I was sure I had wasted my money once again, but proved myself wrong!
In March, I did Maddie's First birthday pictures. Here are a few that from that shoot, which were also on display at her party!
Not long after Maddie's pictures, I did a shoot in Shell Beach with the Gonzalez family, along with an asthma attack! Luckily they are friends, so it wasn't TOO embarassing, but still, not fun. Not to be cocky, but THESE pictures, I knew would be gorgeous, not because of me, but because they are a gorgeous family, AND since I was still a student, I was able to purchase Photoshop CS5 (the big one) and Photoshop Lightroom 3, two amazing, and very needed programs. Purchasing them as a student allowed be to get them at 80+% off! I'm so lucky. And I was so lucky to get THESE shots...
...Told you, GORGEOUS! :)
A few weeks later, I did Amanda & Henry's engagement shoot! Their wedding is this weekend! :)
I also went to Texas again, and finally got to meet Rylan! Of course I took pictures of him :)
Oh! And before I went to Texas, I did a surprise 4 month shoot with Miss Poppy M...here are a few of her too! :)
So I have a shoot with kids at the beach this Friday. Amanda & Henry's wedding on Saturday. I also have a wedding in July, and TWO in August! :)
So. Blessed.
***UPDATE***I've had this blog saved because it wouldn't post!
So...it has been almost two weeks since the beach shoot and Amanda & Henry's wedding. I was so super stoked on the pictures I got from both shoots, I'm feeling pretty confident in my skills...FINALLY.Here are a few from my beach shoot with Angel and Sammy:
And of course, a "few" from Amanda & Henry's wedding! I just love LOVE! :)
So that's it, that's been my last few months...and I still have 3 more weddings to go! :)
-NS
