NATTADA

Meet Nattada, the girl who's first thing she said to me when I asked her to model for me for a project was "I'm not photogenic, so I hope these turn out for you!" ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? She's such a natural beauty! (Seriously, I have such GORGEOUS friends!!!) These photos were taken for my first project of three series this quarter. I chose to do a senior session (even though Nattada's a junior in college, ;) shhhhh) for my first five image series to help add to my portfolio. I got to use some of the locations I've been eyeing for a while now and I LOOOVE how the ivy wall turned out. I have so many I love and when I was showing these in class someone commented "she looks so happy!" and that just makes ME so happy that I do what I do and my goal is to make people be relaxed and comfortable and not to mention happy! in the photos I take of them. Goal accomplished. :)

LINDSEY + NOLAN | ENGAGED

Now for Lindsey and Nolan! They pushed me to my limit for their photos :) they wanted to go to Moonville Tunnel (supposed to be one of the most haunted places in Ohio! luckily we were there in the daytime! haha) for some of their shots. They turned out so neat, I'm glad they got me out of my comfort zone! And into the crazy backwoods of southeastern Ohio :) So don't blame me if a man swinging a lantern appears on screen while you're looking at these photos!

For a slideshow of more click HERE!

ANGIE + SHANE | ENGAGED

Next up are Angie and Shane. I got to venture to the neat city of Charleston, West Virginia for this session. It's always fun to go somewhere new and explore different areas. We found some really funky places like a striped colored wall and salmon zig zag painted wall. These two were so laid back and easy to photograph, not to mention fun to just hang out with!

To see more of this sweet couple and cool city go HERE!

KAITI + PAUL | ENGAGED

It's wedding season soon so that means lots of engagement sessions are taking place in preparation for the big day! I have been busy shooting and editing away. This wonderful couple was the first up. They are such a joy to be around and literally the nicest people you will ever meet! Their love is so vast for each other, something I truly admire. I can't wait for your wedding in June!

For a slideshow with more click HERE!

SAN DIEGO: SURF + HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter!!! It's such a beautiful day out so I will leave you with the last part of my San Diego photos, surfing day! Enjoy :)

PS Funny story of why Aaron's wet suit is red... hahahah

SAN DIEGO: BIRDS + ZOO

Lots of animals in this post! I became obsessed with trying to photograph birds this year. I looove how some of them turned out. And of course I loved the animals at the zoo!

SAN DIEGO: WINE + NIGHT

We went up to Temecula for the first time this year where there are many wineries all in a short distance from each other. It was so pretty to just see the rolling hills and vines. The grapes aren't really noticeable because they aren't in season yet. The group are all of my brother's friends who joined in our venture.

The night shots are my new favorite thing! I love the unfocused look of the San Diego skyline. I took these while driving over the Coronado bridge one night.

SAN DIEGO: OCEAN

I have SOOOO many photos from San Diego and I don't know where to start! So I decided to just first post all of the beautiful ocean views I had during the trip. These of course, are not even close to all of them. Most are just from outside out balcony on Sunset Cliffs, some sunrises, some sunsets, what it looks like when the fog rolls in, views in La Jolla, and Torrey Pines all over the course of our one week. The ocean is so powerful!

The next few posts will be entitled wine, surf, zoo + birds, and night. It was such a great trip and now that we have done most of the touristy things there it was nice to relax and know exactly what we wanted to do while we were there. I think I had a Chia Latte (Pannakin was by far my favorite, thanks Chelsea!) every single day and I am currently going through withdrawal. I bought some loose tea to bring home but it's not the same when you're sipping it looking at the Hocking River as opposed to the Pacific Ocean. Bummer. We ate at almost all new restaurants (Hodads= yummy burgers and I saw the infamous Guy Fieri face tattoo on the owners leg!, Miguel's= amazing Mexican, Filippi's= authentic Italian, World Famous= delicioussss lobster tacos, Point Loma Seafoods= fantastic fish and chips, C Level= breathtaking view of the city with tasty appetizers, and... I ate like a cow. So anyone venturing that way should check out those amazing places!