What I See

Little Brother

2009-12-14T20:47:00.005-05:00

In order to prepare for more photoshoots with guys, I asked my brother if I could practice on him. The photos turned out great!

Brandon and Paul Senior Picture Shoots

2009-12-14T19:55:00.005-05:00

Not used to shooting men. It's a very different experience than with women. I learned a lot. Both of these were end of October at Notre Dame.

Over by South Quad I think.

The Rock. He looks very young and happy here.

Sometimes I get into the high key thing. It worked here.

I liked Brandon's hat. Good accessory.

All close up and emo.

My fave.

Abby and Ava Shoots

2009-12-14T19:32:00.009-05:00

Abs is my goddaughter. Ava is a friend's daughter who heard about me through the grapevine. They're both cute little kids. Abby is 2, Ava is 1.

Isn't the hat adorable?

Her smile just lights up her face.

My favorite from the day.

Glee!!!

This is Abby. Lookin' a little dubious there.

Running off!

She got so giggly.

A picture I didn't even intend to really take but there it was. I ended up really liking it.

Kristen Senior Pictures

2009-06-14T08:09:00.006-04:00

Look at all that COLOR!

One of the first ones I took.

I think second favorite. Love it!

So peaceful.

Couldn't help putting a little vintage in it.

And last picture. Kristen, enjoy!

Andrea Senior Photos Preview

2009-03-28T14:52:00.007-04:00

I haven't met up with her to give her all of them, but here's a preview! I'm shocked at how different these are from Erin's photos. They're 2 entirely different people so I suppose it makes sense, but still. It's just interesting.

OK, let's start with this because I like it so much. It's a little self-indulgent on my part, I was getting all dramatic, but I really like it.

This place was so awesome, even though there was random glass on the ground.

Last one for now!

Erin Senior Photos

2009-03-27T23:03:00.012-04:00

We went to Notre Dame first. I saw these arches and knew I had to have some photos there.

Erin brought along her friend Lauren who ended up being in a few too! I love the symmetry of this one.

Best wall EVER. My favorite overall.

One of Erin's favorites. Mine too. :) This was fun to shoot!

My favorite close-up.

This ended up being the most official senior picture. Erin ordered the most prints of this one. I like it a lot. Just nice and simple.

Old building we stopped by all of a sudden. I was driving by and there it was. It was so perfect I had to stop and take some photos there.

Those are all my favorites!

Will and Loren

2008-10-29T17:19:00.005-04:00

These are from a while ago, but I was going through stuff on the external hard drive and found these. These are the photos that inspired me to put my stuff on a separate blog, actually. One I could give out when people wanted to see my photography, but didn't really need to see my flickr page, which is more personal.

Aww, so cute.

My favorite from the day for sure, even though most people like the one above the best.

I liked the composition of this one...and the colors came out so well.

The photographer and the subjects needed a group picture. Love these people. Will and Lo are on the left, and Em and Ron and their daugher Abby (my goddaughter, she's on here other places) on the right.

They are so silly. But I love it.

This is SO like them.

OK, this is the last one. Love it.

Reflections on ND

2008-10-29T17:07:00.003-04:00

The water was SO clear that day. The reflections were so perfect. I had to do so little processing.

I tried to do some 70's processing on this one. It's my new favorite thing.

I love symmetry. And the colors are lovely.

Seemed like such a lovely, nostalgic scene.

Yeah, nothing to say about this. It speaks for itself.

Water towers usually don't inspire a lot, but I loved the reflections.

Seld-Portrait Mania

2008-10-29T16:53:00.007-04:00

Some from my daily self-portrait project. This first one you could take the wrong way, and it's not just gratuitious showing of skin (for those who don't know me and may assume it). I've just been having a hard time eating lately because of life's many stresses.

This is a compilation of images (another disclaimer: image on the left is my leg, not anything I wouldn't post on the internet!) I took one night having been dealing with something very difficult.

And here's a happier one, lest you think I'm depressed all the time. The picture on the left was taken a year ago Monday. Something happened that I didn't know how to deal with at the time, and it took me a long time to work through it. One year later, I know more about myself and I am happy with who I am.

And this is me just being silly in my classroom. No kids that day, just hanging out and doing report cards/IEP quarterly reports on goals. Woo. I think we ALL needed a break from each other.

Autumn

2008-10-18T09:40:00.010-04:00

Here are some recent things.

I like the leaves.

Not sure anyone else does as much. Especially this one. For some reason I adore it. I really do. I made it look sort of 70's with the processing.

Sunset, yo. Jenny and I walked around St. Joseph's lake, which I don't do very often. In fact, I've never been all the way around it before. I'm glad we did. It was lovely.

This is by Little Flower. I saw the leaves on my way home and knew I had to come back and take pictures. I'm doing all sorts of wonderful things with my macro lens.

Also at Little Flower. I just love the colors.

And lastly, this is outside the house. One of the ash trees. I think that's what they're called.

Mary

2008-10-04T22:16:00.001-04:00

Mary
Originally uploaded by Miss Emily goes bananas

2008-10-04T22:14:00.003-04:00

Originally uploaded by Miss Emily goes bananas

Thought I'd only hold you once more then I thought I'd let you go

2008-10-04T22:14:00.001-04:00

Thought I'd only hold you once more then I thought I'd let you go
Originally uploaded by Miss Emily goes bananas

I thought once would be enough but I guess that wasn't so

2008-10-04T22:13:00.001-04:00

Originally uploaded by Miss Emily goes bananas

When I got confused about the game, or it was during that run of 3rd down/penalty, I started taking pictures of the sky. It was AWESOME. YAY flare.

Howard Hall in miniature

2008-10-04T22:12:00.001-04:00

Howard Hall in miniature
Originally uploaded by Miss Emily goes bananas

More T/S attempts. I like the way this one turned out. It's been sitting on my computer for ages, waiting for me to be brilliant and make something of it
(it was boring on its own but I knew I'd make it cool someday).

I was taking a walk during work at ND one day and happened to have my camera. I like the archways on this dorm.

Randomness.

2008-10-04T21:59:00.003-04:00

Found a lovely patch of echinacea at Rum Village.

Drive-by on the way back from a car show.

Playing with Photoshop trying to mimic a tilt-shift lens. It makes things look like they're in miniature. I really liked the way this turned out.

More Abby again!

2008-10-04T21:46:00.005-04:00

Love that girl. And not just cause she's cute and makes my job easy.

Messy messy fingers and cake!

Happy birthday baby!

Smushed!

And the cake goes everywhere.

More messy hands.

Trying the frosting.

K & M, Part 2

2008-09-21T16:30:00.006-04:00

Here are more photos from the first shoot (now that they've seen them, I can post them) and a couple from the second part of the shoot. I was regrettably much less creative the second time around, but I was having a rough week. But I did get some really super fabulous shots, if I DO say so myself. :)

More Abby

2008-09-13T19:13:00.007-04:00

Since Emily has seen these, I'll post more of Abby from the other day.

I know other people don't appreciate the vintage as much as I do, but this just works with it I think, especially with the houses in the background.

Escaping to eat leaves.

Redoing the pigtails. I love the trees in the background here. This is a new style of B&W for me. I like it.

Previews

2008-09-11T22:07:00.003-04:00

Here is a preview of Abby's one year photos. I'm almost done working on the ones I like from that day, and we'll go out again somewhere else to take more.

And here are a few from the engagement shoot I had today. Oh my GOSH was it good. I had so much fun and they turned out so well. I rarely have that many good ones in one shoot. I think couples are my favorite to photograph. Plus, both Katie and Armando are super gorgeous!

This is Katie's daughter Olivia. She kept jumping in the pictures I was taking of K and A and we had to bribe her and distract her to keep her out! But I did take a few just of her. I love that curly hair! And her skin tone is the absolute best for pictures. Oh, so cute.

Stay tuned for more!

As always, the photos are my property and you should ask permission before downloading.

Silver Beach

2008-09-01T14:21:00.004-04:00

I wasn't feeling entirely inspired yesterday, but I did get some good shots.

I was playing around with my f/1.8 with the lens wide open and I loved all of the shapes in the background.

I took this a little further down the road. I like the way the low contrast works here. The light makes it all bright and a little fuzzy. Sometimes I prefer it to the wild contrast black and white photos. This seems nostalgic and must softer.

I like the glowing edges here.

Lastly, at least for now, this is something that is a little busy. OK, a lot busy. But the colors and light are the kinds I like the best.

Warren Dunes

2008-08-31T10:47:00.001-04:00

This is something Caroline found on the ground. I saw it and felt like it could be really creepy if done right. It reminds me of the miniature killer from CSI.

Caroline looks like she's just rising from the water. She and I collaborated on this shot. We took a lot before one actually came out.

Hannah and Caroline walk away, unaware of the camera.

I loved all of the intersecting lines in this. I just knew it would work in black and white.

This would look much better on a huge canvas. This is pretty much how it looked. It's funny, it looks nothing like the sunset from last year, which is pictured on the right. I think there must have been clouds last year. That other picture is one of my all time favorites. The composition was entirely accidental. I was just shooting silhouettes for a long time and this one looked like she was carrying stars in her bucket. How perfect.

That's all I have for right now. Stay tuned for some Notre Dame posts.

Abigail

2008-08-31T01:25:00.000-04:00

I was hunting for photos for my first post, and most of them are on my external hard drive. I do have a couple of folders of Abby photos. For those not in the know, Abby is my goddaughter. She'll be 1 in September. I get all sorts of good practice with child photography being around her. These are from the past month or two.

New blog

2008-08-31T01:14:00.000-04:00

Dear Readers
I've decided to start a blog solely for my photography. I'll just post highlights of any jobs I get professionally, and anything else I'd like potential clients to see (or anyone who wants to see my art, really).

Note: I will be posting everything that I take of other people. This is essentially my portfolio and I'd like everything on it. Basically, if you ask me to do your photos, they become my art as well as the product for which you asked. I sound like I'm being snippy, and it's unintended. I'm just trying to clear this up beforehand. I love everything that I take and want other people to see it.

I can't promise I'll update this as often as my other blog, but I will update whenever I take new pictures! And please feel free to comment. I love getting feedback. I also love getting feedback on my OTHER blog, cough. Enjoy!