Lindsey and Kyle...Schmaing

Here are some engagement photos of Kyle and Lindsey (soon to be Schmaing) that I took a few weeks ago and am finally getting to editing. They were really fun, but Kyle is so in love with Lindsey, he had a hard time prying his eyes off of Linds to look at the camera. Lindsey is basically a sister to me and has been my "model" before and is used to my wise cracks and photo quirks. We hiked up a trail at Paddy Canyon in Missoula and then went to the Bark Park in Missoula by the stream. YAY hopefully success.

Keshav Sishta Indian Wedding Photography

Images © Keshav Sishta

So my friend Rahul sent me a link to this Indian Wedding Photographer and I am quite amazed. It is one of my big dreams to photograph an Indian wedding, and these images are more than inspirational for me. Check out his Facebook page (link attached to blog entry title) for more amazing photographs. I already contacted him letting him know I would be emailing him with questions about what he does. Beautiful beautiful gorgeous work.

Recent Activity

WOW. So in the past two weeks I have booked three weddings, two senior portrait sessions, possibly a Christmas card for MSU, done another engagement session and entered two shows. I got into the Juried Show at Sweet Pea (it is displayed in the Bozeman County Library if anyone wants to see my photo) and was accepted at the Exit Gallery at MSU and will be doing a show with a fellow photography major, Leslie McDaniel (I hope I spelt her name right...). She did a project on adoption at later ages and I entered my family project. Our reception will be Wednesday, September 23 from 5-7 pm. Everyone is welcome! I still need to come up with a project to pitch at 1:00 pm on August 31st for my senior...hmm...any ideas? More updates to come.

TED talk on Success

Here is a TED talk that applies very much to photography, and people losing passion or sight of why they entered the field and the results. Very informative and interesting. Only like 3 minutes long.

Flathead Cherries

Photos from Penny's house on Flathead Lake - the weekend of Flathead Cherries! I would so live there and own an orchard and be happy forever. I've been eating those cherries everyday for breakfast and look forward to making cherry rhubarb pie and cherry crepes. Mmm. And the bottom photo is my salad that I made from a recipe in Gourmet magazine "Strawberry Avocado Goat Cheese Salad". It had avocado, arugula, feta, orange pieces and juice, strawberries, lime juice and olive oil. It was yummy (but I recommend not putting the dressing on until right before you eat it...otherwise it gets a little soggy). Point being - Flathead Cherries are yummy.

Emma

I never got to post or use this photo of Emma and Lisa for my senior project. Somehow it never ended up in the book (probably because I already have a bunch of these guys - they are super photogenic). Maybe it will go in the next one. Anyways, its one of my favorites and I came across it when ordering proofs today.

Leslie and Josh

A snippit of Leslie and Josh's engagement photo shoot! Cowboy hats in portraiture end up being more complicated than first expected, but overall there were some really good photos in this session. I always forget how it takes about fifteen minutes for me and the couple to loosen up and get comfortable...but after awhile we were climbing on tractors, hay bales, bushwacking to the puzzle trees and dealing with horses who wanted to eat everything (including Leslie's hair, dress and car). AND I hopefully am shooting their wedding July 17th next year! Wooo hooo! I have known Leslie since she was less than a year old and she is probably one of the craziest coolest people that I know.