Brennen – A Graduation and Mission
I love this time of year – nothing pairs better together than the new spring landscape with all of the senior pictures that start popping up for graduations. I love taking senior pictures – it always reminds me of how I felt when I was graduating high school and getting ready to start college. Seeing their plans and excitement is the best. Brennen was not short of any passion or excitement about high school. Brennen will graduate from Alta High School this year and loves to skate, was a Student Body Officer, and will be serving a mission in Texas. I had a great time taking his senior and mission pictures and sharing in his excitement for his graduation and mission. Good luck Brennen!
The Bolton’s
It’s all green and gorgeous over here – but really. Spring has sprung and there was no better way to bask in the beauty than with a photoshoot with this beautiful couple in the greenhouse. It was only the perfect spot for photos of this flower loving friend of mine and her husband, especially since it had just been stocked full of new beautiful blooms and buds. I love taking their pictures – they’re so sweet and kind to each other and it makes each photo beautiful!
Flora + Fern
My dearest friend Jacelyn Bolton, has real talent. I’ve always thought that she has such a good eye for styling and overall direction of creative beauty ventures – want an outfit for the day? She can whip it out. Need help arranging your living and decorating it? She’ll show you exactly what looks good where and even throw in some ideas. Personally, I’ve always thought that she should be and could be a creative director for businesses, photo shoots, or events. So when she told me that she wanted to study floral design and start a business, I knew it was going to be a beautiful thing. All of her experience and her eye for styling and weddings really sets her up there with floral designs and bouquets. I absolutely loved collaborating with her for a launch photoshoot for her new business, Flora + Fern – trust me people, you’re going to want to see the rest of these beautiful creations and her website, so keep an eye out! For now, here is the lovely Cortney Bramlette modeling a wonderful whimsical bouquet.
The Bolton’s
One year ago, I set out to Oakdale, California for my very best friend’s wedding. Not only was it a glorious day to be a part of and be in, it also jump started my experiences in photographing and filming weddings. It is, what I believe, the reason that I gained wedding recognition and I am ever so grateful to my dear friend and her husband for asking me to start with their wedding. It was a beautiful wedding at the Oakland LDS Temple in Oakland, California, and I loved the beautiful place that it was. We also stopped to do some bridals the day before in the beautiful barely blooming almond tree fields in Oakdale, California. In memory and recognition of that day, I feel its only appropriate to share these pictures (they do hold some of my most favorite pictures ever, after all). Happy one year anniversary Boltons!
2014
*Warning* I may get a little bit sentimental and cheesy in this paragraph, but hey, isn’t that what a look back at the previous year is for? And this last year was definitely one that I can say has boosted me in ways I didn’t think or know was possible. I’ve been slowly growing in this creative field for about 3 years now and it was always something that was a very personal experience for growth and passion. I sometimes sit back and look at how that all took off this year and sky rocketed into what I’ve been shooting for for some time now and I cannot be grateful enough. It is a blessing and if there’s something I do know, its that when we do the things that we have passion for and work hard, the doors open a way for us to keep progressing in that. After 10 weddings, countless engagements, a handful of families, and just about every other type of shoot in between, I am here to tell you that I love what I do and even more, I love who I get to meet when I do it, both client and photographers alike. There are some genuine people out there in this world and working with them and photographing them lets you really see into the genuine goodness of those souls. So, here’s a big fat thank you to all of those I’ve worked with and made this year possible – friends, clients, and photographers alike. And here’s a big look forward into a new year of possibilities.
Some of my favorite photographs from the year. You may have already seen some, but I don’t care – these are my most favorites and they deserve to be shared
Hillary – A Soon to Be Baby
Babies and pregnancy are always such a beautiful thing to me. Its a time for a new fresh beginning and a new little sweet life to come into yours and I love the excitement that expectant mothers have. Hillary is due very soon with their first baby and its going to be a sweet little girl – I am so excited for Hillary and Justin and their new adventure!