week 1

I have so much to share about photography. I'm a person who loves to express herself with art. I loved painting. Growing up I did some oil on canvas and watercolor. I was never diligent enough to stick with it and practice - but the passion and the love was always there. Then just four years ago I got my DLSR as a gift on my anniversary and that passion was revived again, this time I was not alone though, I have my husband with me. He gave me the camera and his encouragement and with his amazing gift of diligence is helping me achieve my dreams as an artist.

When we started this photography journey, we did it because of the love I have for creating memories. I love watching pictures and re-living those moments again. I love stories and people and how they grow and change.  I'm passionate about it. It has only been one year - one amazing year!

I'm taking a class called Beyond Layers and I'm very happy because it's helping me bring my passion to life.

here are the assingments so far...

week 1 - Simplicity. Solid backgounds, no distractions, less is more.
               This winter hasn't been a winter at all. It's in the 60s and then it snows. That week my mother-in-law shared with us a coconut! I fell in love with the texture of the coconut and contrast between the white and brown and figured "snow!, coconut!, picture!" and here it is. Less is more, simple but definitely not boring :)

I had so much fun taking pictures of this sweet family. They made it so easy and they were up for all kinds of ideas. they had picture-perfect smiles and they looked amazing, even the dog was ready for it. What else can a photographer ask for.



This SHOWROOM is a wonderful way to show my clients how a set of prints can be an amazing way of enhancing the feel of any room.
credit here

Still behind on posting the rest of 2011 photo shoots...
This post is very special to me because I got to photograph my sister and her children. You see I only get to see them about once a year as they live in France.
What was really awesome about this photo shoot is that Bruno (the handsome little guy) took his first steps as I was chasing him around with the camera. Also out of the many props we took to the shoot Julia, my niece, chose our dog Chocolate (don't ask why we named him that:).