Wow...school started yesterday which means summer is about over....so where is the summer weather? Really, no complaints here just does not seem like summer should be coming to an end....

The blogging thing seems so odd to me because I am not one to write....trying to sit down and write really is hard work for me. I figured today I have avoided writing since July so it is about time that I spend quality time blogging here today.

Now I am a bit overwhelmed with WHAT and WHO to write about. I have really had such a GREAT summer filled with BEAUTIFUL weddings-Fabulous Famlies and some of the cutest kids ever!

I guess I will start with the fabulous Jasper family! These three adorable kids are completely at ease in the country-Me Too!

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Brooke Lopes Senior Session-Can you just see the character in BROOKE??? What fun this session was. She wanted something different and I think we pulled it off:) I LOVED the swan outfit Brook made for Donkey Basketball it reminded me of the Black Swan which happens to be one of her favorite movies. Brooke thanks for the FUN session!!! Pin It Now!

-Sierra is a Senior-
Setting out in the very dreary grey month of January.....Sierra (my daughter) and I decided to take some senior pictures. It is truly hard to believe that she is graduating from high school this year. It seems just yesterday I was dressing her up in cute little outfits sitting her in flower beds trying to get just ONE good picture.



I am going to try to post some of the oldies. Yes...it requires scanning...ugh.

Sierra was my inspiration to shoot. I just loved to take pictures of her! Seventeen years ago I decided to put one of her images in the Merced Fair and was SO surprised when I received Best of Show. I could not believe it! I was so excited to win I decided I should take a class or two and learn how to use the camera.

Enrolling in Allen Beymers Photography class at Merced College I found myself challenged by the assignments of light/line/shadow/texture. Somehow I always found a way to incorporate Sierra's picture into my assignments. I loved getting lost in the darkroom. There is nothing more exciting to see a plain white sheet of paper come to life in the darkroom. The framed mounted assignments are still part of my decor.

January is such a gloomy month and a tad bit depressing. A really good reason to get out and look for color. Mossy trees jump out of the damp, cold, woods. I hope you enjoy a few of my beautiful girl.







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I am always excited to see a break in the weather....what is it about rain that seems to make everything so vibrant!? Caroline's senior session was soo much fun we were able to take advantage of the almond orchards and then she took me to her grandfathers ranch. WHAT A PLAYGROUND! Here just a few of my FAVS!

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