{Scenic} Adventures

One of the things we're going to be doing a lot more of this year, is getting out & enjoying the natural beauty that surrounds us. We live in one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.  There is so much to do here if you love the outdoors. 
Here are a few shots from our little adventure on Monday. 
 This first one is one of my most favorite ever & will be the first printed scenic shot that I print large to hang on the walls of our home.  I have pictures everywhere, lots of pictures, every wall has at least one, but this will be the first non-portrait photograph that joins the ranks.

{Scenic} An end of the year Adventure

One of the things you probably don't know about me, unless we've been friends for a while, is that most of my friends growing up were guys. Still to this day one of my best friends is a guy, who isn't my husband (and yes he's aware, and okay with that). We've actually been friends since kindergarten, about 23 years now. This past week we went on a little end of the year adventure, I took some shots, he took some shots (both with different equipment).  I came home with a bag of 'goose & duck' to learn how to cook and a few images to add to my collection & expanding portfolio.

Probably my favorite one from the day. 

 

{Sneak Peek} Brandon, Class of 2012 & family

I love getting to capture families.  I especially love getting to capture fun families and The McCartney crew was no exception to this. We traveled down the river and through the woods for this lovely session (which is another thing I really enjoy getting to do). We met up with the family & did some senior portraits for Mr Brandon & also captured some family shots for mom. 
Brandon is a great young guy.  He is totally passionate about firefighting and it definitely showed during our time.  Good luck with future endeavors, enjoy your final year of high school!!!  Thank you guys for a great session, I'll be in touch soon with your complete gallery.

 

 

 

 I couldn't resist taking a shot of this 4-legged, fur kid, who are always welcome to be a part of your session.

 I'll end the peek with a little storyboard, this will print beautifully as a 16x20. An alternative to having a solid portrait printed is getting a storyboard; a collection of images on one art piece.

{Sneak Peek} It's a "Mom" Monday

I met these two lovely ladies at Preschool.  Monday's is now my regular work day, never passing up an opportunity to sharpen my skills, we met up one Monday a couple weeks ago for a morning of "Mom's time out" (aka: kids are at school, hang out with girlfriends, chat & just be free for a few hours). What a fabulous morning we had. I'm very blessed to call these gals my friends, and they're gorgeous, making them perfect to be models for the morning.

See you ladies tomorrow morning.  Looking forward to our next adventure...

{Scenic}Just a little Extra-Ordinary

One of our more recent favorite things to do while we wait for pre-school to be done during the weekdays is head into Greenhorn park & take a little 'nature' walk around the lake. It's usually too wet in the mornings to play on the 'park' but it's been decent for a little stroll. Grace asks lots of 'whats that' and "momma take my picture".  Brody just wants to get down & run. 
Friday I took my camera, hoping for some fall color and there is a tiny bit starting to emerge, but not out in full force yet. It was a gorgeous morning for photos.

{Scenic Shots} A Painted Morning Sky

TGIF!!!  Hip, hip hooray, lets hear it for Friday.  This is the last thing I'm doing today and then I'm off to bed, unusual for me, as I'm normally more of a night owl than an early bird.  But one of the perks to being the early bird, especially where we live, during the fall/winter is the gorgeous sunrises we get.
I love when our sky is painted in pinks & clouds & sometimes fog. It's gorgeous really and photographs don't do it justice. To see it here, in person is something everyone should witness.
Anyways...here's a little peek at what I get to lay my eyes on every early weekday morning.

And last but not least, a little photo magic, in the form of a composite panorama. Made using 4 images from this morning. (click to see a larger version)

Have a great weekend!!