All the way from Indiana...

Here are a few from a session with Miss Kassie. I was so blessed that she waited to come out for a visit with her dad to get her Senior Portraits done. Thank you so much!

A few from Portraits in the Park...

Portraits in the Park is a fundraiser for our Youth Ministry, LifeChange. All of the proceeds will go towards our Mission Trip this summer to the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Here is a little peek from my first session. Thank you for letting me capture this moment in your lives.





And my personal favorite...

A few more fall ones...

Here is another peak at fall are here.

At the Lake with my husband...

I got a new lens last Friday, it was Monday before I could get out and give it a try. Fortunately Mike had no problem hooking up the boat and taking me to the lake. While he fished I shot pics of him. Hope you enjoy them. The top silhouette and the bottom b&w photos are my favorite out of these.

Nick and Katie's Wedding...

Here are few of my favorites from the Stewart wedding this weekend. I wasn't the official photog but I couldn't help snapping a couple of candids of the Stewart family. The top one is my favorite of the bunch.

Rachael and Hannah

Here are my two favorite Farmer girls. Big Sister Rachael and Baby Hannah are so sweet. I am so blessed to have such great families who will let me photograph their precious little ones. I will have to say, the one of Rachael by herself (the photo on the left) and the top photo in the middle are my favorites from the day.

Baby Amelia

Here is a sneak peek at our newest Farmer Baby. Such a sweet little girl who has blessed a sweet family. Let's not forget Liam, he is doing such a good job at being the Big Brother.

YAY Me!

In the name of shameless self promotion... I entered the December photo contest over at Towner Jones Photography and won! The theme was "Your best photo of 2008". I entered this silhouette photo I shot for the cover of the PS 149 CD. I love the line of her body in this shot and the way she looks grounded and expressive in her love for her Father. It was actually my pick for the cover but the band decided otherwise though they did let me put it on the back. I got the email from Rob on Wednesday and it made my day! Thanks again Rob.

Katie O.

Meet Katie, a beautiful mother to be. I couldn't have asked for a more cooperative mom who was game for just about anything. Here are a few of my favorites from the shoot. Thank you so much Katie.

Favors from my friends

Here is how the first conversation went:
ME: Hey Hannah, what are you doing tomorrow? I need a favor.
Hannah: I have to coach volleyball, why?
ME: I need you to be a model for a photo I want to use on a CD cover. No one will see you, it's just a silhouette of you. So, can you do it on Saturday?
Hannah: Yeah, I guess.
ME: Ok, thanks I'll call you later with a time.
Hannah: OK, just let me know.

The next conversation:
ME: Hey Brenda, can I use your front yard to take some pictures of Hannah G?
Brenda: That's fine. What time?
ME: About 7pm.
Brenda: OK, see you then.

As it turns out my life is a little "interesting", and because my life is interesting I tend to ask my friends for interesting (read strange) favors. Like true friends do, they always pull through. Let's us not forget the every popular, "Cindy can I trade cars with you so I can drive to beach? Your car gets better gas mileage than mine. Thanks!"

Here is the finished (kinda) CD cover with my friend Hannah in my other friend Brenda's front yard. Thanks Ladies!!

The first one is my favorite and the second is the one the band has picked out.

Hannah Grace

Here is the newest addition to our extended family. Rachael's new little sister Hannah Grace. Such a beautiful little girl and her mommy and daddy can't stop smiling.

This is Baylee...

...in these three words is a world of information. At 10 years old my niece Baylee is a dynamite. She is a cheerleader, a fashion diva, a big sister, a rock star, mom and Nee-Nee's helper, daddy's princess, the boss of Mason (NOT!), Poppies' Boo, Aunt Dah's highlight of visiting home, and as you can see from the pictures a beautiful young lady.

Boots, Flowers, and a Barn

Just a few from around my house. It is amazing what I can find to take pictures of around here. My husbands boots, a bunch of flowers from the grocery store, and our old barn... pretty cool!

My Sister's Dining Room Gallery

my sister lives about 45 minutes away from me, which means i don't get to see her or her family as much i as would like. she is in the process of redecorating her whole house but her dining room is what she is working on right now. might i just add she is fantastic at this kind of stuff. she comes up with ideas to colors that i had no idea would go together. anyway...she is wanting to hang large (8x10 pictures framed in 16x20 frames) pictures on the wall of her dining room. the walls are painted a really cool dark dreamcicley orange (see i told you see comes up with some cool ideas)... and she wants to use nature photos that either she or i have taken. she called the other day and wanted to see some more photos for her to pick from but since we live 45 mins apart and we are both extreeeeeeemly busy right now we couldn't get together this weekend to look at what i have on my computer, so here are some of my submissions for my sister's dining room gallery.

Where exactly did April go?

As I look back over this blog I noticed I haven't posted in over 2 weeks. The only thing I can think of is some kind of space-time-warp thing happened and I lost all of the month of April, well almost 3 weeks of it... Actually, I have been extremely busy but that is no excuse for not keeping my promise to myself to post at least 1-2 times a week. So, to wipe the slate clean and start all over again let me show you what I was doing 2 weekends ago in Baltimore, MD.
The weekend of the 19th I attended a photographic lighting workshop in Baltimore, MD. These 3 beautiful ladies were some of the models who came out to help us. Kerena, Lindsey, and Melissa were wonderful to work with and very professional through out our learning process. It was great to be able to do nothing for 9 hours but think and talk photography with others who love it as much as I do.
So in between working a job that pays the bills, working with teenagers 11+ hours a week, and working to keep my house from junking up around me I love to work with my camera to produce beautiful pictures. Can you tell how I handle everything else?

I hope you have a great weekend.