Passion, Love & Happiness. I'm on a journey to capture these emotions from people who radiate their inner beauty and joy into my lens. I photograph because I adore weddings, a spontaneous lifestyle and meeting amazing individuals who will change my life. I hope that next unique someone is you.

Boy we sure soaked up the sun today...it finally came out to heat things up! More to come…
It was May and I loved driving down my driveway just to admire my lawn filled with dandelions and sweet purple violets. Bill couldn’t wait to cut the grass, but I kept insisting that I take photos of our pooch before the big chop. Truth be told, I knew the lawn wouldn’t look like this again, so I took my “dandy” old time. Armed with my new camera and lens, I snapped some shots of my most unpredictable subject, Pirate.
Per a friend’s suggestion, I bought a new Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens recently and as is tradition, snapped my first shot of my pooch, Pirate. Yes I know the photo isn’t the greatest thanks to my excitement and forgetting to lower the ISO from 800, but I still love this grainy photo after all. You would think these boys were enjoying a lazy Sunday morning, but it was a quick Wednesday cat nap after work.
Problem was, Pirate couldn’t get much sleep thanks to the sound of the autofocus on the lens. It’s incredibly loud and quite a disappointment. I can’t really complain due to its cheap price, but I find myself leaving it on manual focus, which drives me nuts as well because I’m not a fan of the placement of the focusing ring. Well beggers can’t be choosers and I have to say I was much more impressed with the images and their sharpness when I viewed them on my computer, so maybe I’ll hold on to it after all.
Phew, 3 new lens in 6 months? This wedding season is going to be awesome!
Playing with new camera equipment is exciting, but getting to use new equipment at a wedding is even more exciting!
This Christmas my husband bought me the Lensbaby Composer, a lens which gives beautiful blurred edges and selective focus. After waiting and waiting for Christmas to arrive (since I did hint quite openly that this was #1 on my wishlist!) I spent hours and hours playing with my new “baby”.
Enjoy the following favorites from my first photo shoot with my pooch, Pirate. View the full collection on Flickr.
Are you ready to be the our first Lensbaby bride? I hope so!!!