Tuesday, August 18, 2009

1st senior boy!

as many of you know, it's typically rare for me to be "happy" or "satisified" or even PROUD of my pics! BUT! i'm trying really hard, in ALL AREAS of my life, to always find the good and/or positive IN ALL situations! including my pics! (see header at top... Romans 8:28)

therefore, i'm here to announce that i'm pretty happy w/ how these turned out! it's the first time i've ever photographed a senior boy for REAL! and considering my overall experience in photographing seniors, im glad these turned out so well! (or so i think! ha!)
i met his mom on my trip to the biltmore wedding i did in march and just loved everything about her and her husband! they are so sweet, always have a smile on their faces, and trying to raise a house FULLLLLLLLLLLL of boys! ( either 4 or 5.....i believe 5 thou!) i can't imagine!!!! she HAS to be a saint! :) anyway, after getting back from the wedding, she called about doing her son's senior pics. and while i was very hesitant about doing them, i thought to myself, "melinda, you don't get better w/ out practice! you can always try again if they dont' turn out! just do it, do it your best, and that's all you can do!!!" so! here are just a few i have picked out to work on thus far! so thank you Cici and Alex for having so many patience w/ me, (cause i took forever) and thanks for having the confidence in me when i didn't, and thanks for just asking!
now.....w/ all that said, i have to give credit to my good friend kris! she's helped on all the tweaking on the one above!!! and she gave me all sorts of advice the night before i did the pics! so thanks kris!!!



























vacation in flordia!!!!!

QUICK! LOOK FAST!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!! DREW IS SMILING!!!! A REEEEEEEEEEEEAL SMILE! as many of you know, my husband does NOT enjoying getting his picture taken!!!! however, vacations seem to be the one time he "allows" me to take pics of him!!! so here are just a couple pics from florida. we had a wonderful time, the kids were VERY good to and fro, and we had an excellent helper in tow! alexis carmony! who is OFFICIALLY 13 now! woo woo! babysitting here we come! anyway, here is just the couple family pics i got. not many, but at least we got one!





About Me

well....where do i begin?? i have never done a "blog" before, and don't know if this is even for me. but a few friends, and one very persistant sister-in-law(esther)really encouraged me to start some sort of "blog" or any place online, to share photos i have taken. so i thought, what the heck!? most everyone knows that photography has been a hobby of mine for a few years now. so with lots of practice, lots of failing, lots of reading and googling, i feel like little by little i'm getting a little better all the time. and part of the reason for getting better, is because of the famous gina..... whom EVERYONE loves and knows, she has been letting me pick her brain for tips and tricks. also, kris, who i met online after joining a photography forum, who happens to be an awesome wedding phogtographer, she has been a TON of help as well! since i have 3 children, my goal is to be able to truly capture, like a professional can capture, the pure innocence and fun of my children. (and i get it for free!) and, since i have lots of wonderful friends & family, i get to practice on them, too!