The Jacobsens.

I sure like this family. Cyndy is a friend I made while on a mountain biking trip with a bunch of boys. She's tough. And Josh helped me get a ticket off my record. He's a lawyer. And I did NOT deserve the ticket (just for the record). And their boys are some of the most well behaved kids I've ever been around. We did this shoot in about 45 minutes because Josh had a soccer game he had to get to. Priorities. I'm right there with him. Soccer is more important than most things.



He didn't really know how to sit by himself well, so setting him on the pavement was a little dicey. We went for it anyway.

Poor little guy kept felling asleep. And we kept waking him up. It's rough being a baby.

Emily and Trent. Engagement session.

You may recognize Emily from a previous shoot. She's done being "Miss" and is ready to be a "Mrs." Now it's not just Emily. It's Emily and Trent. And they're getting married. And they're tons of fun.
Thanks to Emily and Trent for scouting out the locations, and a huge thanks to Trent who rode in a small truck with no airconditioning and a dozen balloons. He's a good sport.
I rented a tilt-shift lens for this shoot so any blurring you see on any of the pictures is all done in camera. Just another lens to add to my wish list.

Summer.

Ty. In Black and White.

This little guy came into the world under some rough circumstances. He obviously pulled through. And he was one of the easiest newborns I've ever photographed. Rub the little guys head and he's out.

I love back wrinkles. At least on little babies.

My lungs still hurt.

You know when you haven't exercised for a long time. And then a situation arises where you are forced to run. And not just any run, a run up a mountain. And even though your lungs are going to explode, you're light headed, and you feel like you're going to puke at any moment, you have to keep running because you have no other choice. Because you're in a race. Against the sun. And the sun sets when it wants to. You can't slow it down. And you can't make it come back up again. And so you run. Up a mountain. And you're going slower than the girl wearing high heels and your loud breathing causes the people in front of you to turn around in concern. It's humbling. And yet, we made it. Just in time. And in my opinion, it was worth it. Even though my lungs still hurt today.

More of this super awesome couple coming soon. And Trent, thanks for being a good sport.
Time to hit the treadmill.

Motivation

My motivation level for blogging has been greatly lacking. I have stuff to blog. Patiently waiting in its little folders. But summer has hit and sitting at a computer is pretty low on my list of exciting and fun things to do.

In the meantime, I may or may not have picked me up one of these babies.


It's pretty awesome if you like cameras that can take pictures in virtual darkness and have HD video and have 20+ megapixels (if I ever wanted to get in the business of shooting stuff for billboards. . .you never know) and take amazing pictures with incredible color. My husband thinks based on the price, the camera shouldn't even need me to operate it. Probably so. But it's still awesome.

HAPPY 4th of JULY weekend to all. Yea for living in a free country!!!