I didn't get a chance to take many 'in the moment' & action pics. of us photogs @ the Bisbee shoot last Sunday but I did manage to get this little snap shot. If you look closely you can see another group too.
July & Jeremy. And to think July said she was nervous. Ha. (love her name by the way) What a super HIP couple & a super fun perfect day with 'The Click' group & models... well minus the downpours at certain times. We made it work though. I have a lot to share so sit back, relax, and let the games begin. Ok well maybe just the images of this adorable couple!
Yes... that's what I was calling her all day Sunday @ our group shoot with 'The Click', cause I'm really bad at remembering names. If I don't repeat it immediately then forget it. So I cheated and looked at other photographer's blogs who attended and found out her name... Wendy! Well she totally did an amazing job. Most were afraid to go out into the rain but not her. About half of us photogs wrapped our equipment in plastic grocery bags and ran out after her. The rain just wouldn't stop & we were all getting restless... so then that's when some of the magic started to happen. More to come!
Well today I'm off to the very 1st & many more to come, local photography workshop extravaganza! Really! Hosted by the up & coming way cool creative couple, Kadie & Joe of 'Pangburn Photography'. Yay... I'm so happy they decided to finally form a local photo group for all us young, eager to learn & experiment photogs who basically want to take over the local photography old school veterans. ( you know those guys that took our senior pictures way back when, with the old bookcase theme-type backdrops?). Ok so maybe not take over but to start an evolution of a new genre. Were talented, fresh, SUPER HIP, and always reinventing our techniques and styles. Were not afraid to try something new and to be versatile. Not everyone can be a 'specialist' but if you can incorporate all your passions and be successful in your own mind then who cares. Yeah! As long as your happy and your clients thrive* for your work then that's when the real magic starts to happen.
Here's to the lovely Phuong & her super delicious 'flipside' portrait session. We were able to capture tons of variety and I couldn't be happier with the results. I love it when my clients give me totally creative FREEDOM! It makes me *smile*!
My favorite!
Way fun!
This spot we found was AH-mazing. Dead trees that had fallin' mixed with lush wild flowers.
Phuong brought two traditional Vietnamese dresses. They are so pretty and light! Her other dress is the white one with the dramatic tree shot.
Another year has passed and boy did it FLY by. Today is my 26th BIRTHDAY!!! My husband surprised me with these wonderfully wrapped SUPER DUPER too cute to open gifts. He always out does himself every year. Maybe one year it'll be a huge bright red bow on top of a car! Ok maybe not but a girl can dream can't she? I think I would rather like to get camera equipment or some *sweet* trip to travel for weeks & weeks. I'll have to put that on the list of things to do sometime in the next century. Though this birthday feels kinda weird... kinda makes me feel more adultish (which isn't even a word). Everything is coming more & more into prospective and now I want to accomplish so many more goals. I've already taken on more then I can handle but hey that's I guess what I LIVE for. I get so bored and easily. I can't wait to see what the crazy future has to hold for me! I can say though that with every year that passes by I am so amazed by all the wonderful little surprises that have come my way. I now believe things all happen for a reason and that they can't be too planned or forced... but maybe I can push them along to kick start another ROCKIN year!
So I just couldn't wait to work on this past weekend's portrait session with the lovely O' so PRETTY... Phuong! I mentioned earlier that we ventured up to Mt. Lemmon for the shoot so we wouldn't all pass out from the HEAT! My husband came along too as my assistant again (thank you honey)... he was amazing as I forgot to tell Phuong to bring extra walking shoes and he ended up leading her up & down the hills & roads & rocks. Yes I said rocks but I really mean 'boulders'. Well it worked. Anyhow... Phuong and I honestly have known each other for quite sometime now... we played on the tennis team together in high school, we were known as the 'shorty's' in our class, and then occasionally saw each other in passing on campus at the University. We lost contact for a few years but thanks to the fabulous 'myspace' we found each other. I think she found me? I can't remember it though who found who first but I'm sooooo glad we are in contact again. And so the minute she mentioned how badly she wanted to do a 'FLIPSIDE' session I knew it was going to be unique. Though she was a little nervous about the whole experience. I think that soon ended shortly after we began the session. I told her...'all were gonna do is walk around and when I find a place we'll do some shots there, I'll direct you, and then it'll start all over again at a new location!.' But then she said 'but I don't know what you want me to do, do you want me to smile, look at you, wwwwhhhaat?!.' So with that said I knew I had to post this image first while I was editing the rest. Basically all I said was to stand in the middle of the road, look down, and hold out your skirt to the side! The image though is completely hers... she made the expression, she decided to point one foot outward (showing off her kick ass heels) & grab her skirt slightly with her other hand.
On Sunday I had the privilege to take a short little trip up to Mt. Lemmon for a 'FLIPSIDE' portrait session with the beautifully photogenic Miss Phuong... but more to come on her photographs soon! As we headed up, I constantly kept checking the air temperature button in the car to see how fast the weather would change. Right now in Tucson it's any where from about 96-100 degrees... all depending on when the Monsoon's roll in. As we increased in elevation the temp. was falling fast.... Ha le lu a (if that's how you spell it?). Mid way up it was about 76! Though as we made the drive further up the mountain the clouds were noticeably lower. They were spooky & fog like, rolling across the roads and trees. AWESOME! This totally helped with the mood of the portraits which I will be showing later. I did luckily capture a shot from the car of what we were visually experiencing. In some spots we couldn't see 15 ft in front of the road. At the top of the Mountain I pressed the temp button again for about the 5th time and to my delight it read 72 degrees. AHMAZING. This might be a new location especially when it's wickedly HOT in the city! Yay I had so much fun and didn't get heat exhaustion or dehydrated! It was such a nice change of atmosphere. SCORE!
Enjoy...
Some detail shots of found junk! Way cool little spot filled with old parts from the 'ski lifts'.
There's just something about rusted metal that I can't get enough of! I'm obsessed with it & want to hang up all my photo documentation of found objects all around the house!
