Keith and Shannon

Oooh...a sneek peek at my session with Keith and Shannon. They were the sweetest young couple and are planning a summer wedding. We had a really great time at the Henry Ford Estate, despite the hot, hot weather. Isn't she adorable?

It's here...

My new camera arrived yesterday. After much research, I went with the Canon 40D and a new 17-50 2.8 wide-angle lens. These were the first couple pics to come out of the camera. I'm in luv and can't wait to get to know my new friend better!
If you're wondering what my beautiful subject is, it's a sling that was made for Jillian and I by my friend, Jessica of HeartStringSlings . Thank you, Jessica!

Oh, come on...what would a new post be without some crazy cute shots of Jillian? Ok, so here ya go!

Morning light

We love to play on the deck in the morning, after breakfast. The morning sun is incredible, and won't be around much longer as winter is sneaking up on us...These pics reminded me of "Here comes the Sun" by the Beatles, one of my favorites. I always sang it to Jillian while she was in my belly, and still do. She smiles every time.

I feel like I've loved these two my entire life.

Lesson One

Well, I'm deep into lesson one with Amber Ludlow. This week is all about my basics... ISO, shutterspeed and aperature. And finally, we get some sunshine here in Michigan, so I can get going on this week's assignment! I really wanted to have good natural light, and it was almost dark when I got home from work, arrrgh. I thought about pulling out my seamless white backdrop, and I may still do so...stay tuned

Finally, done...doesn't call for a drumroll, that's for sure. So the assignment was one subject, (not a person) different settings. These were shot in Manual Mode (yay for me!) with my 50 mm 1.4 lens. Yeah, I know, I'm so fantastically creative. Bottles of wine. It's been a long week. And yes, I cracked one open when I was done!

I've been {tagged}

I've been tagged by Tesa, a friend I met at ILP. Go check out her blog at http://tjleeder.blogspot.com/. Doesn't her georgous images make you antsy for fall?

Anyways, being tagged means that I have to come up with 8 things about me, and then "tag" 8 more friends to do the same. So here goes...

1. I'm a car girl. I grew up around classic cars, was helping my dad when I was three years old, and go figure, I've settled in the Motor City with a man who also loves classic cars. I can name about 99% of cars and give you their make, model and year. I'm a car nerd! And as of yesterday, I'm the proud owner of a 1967 Mustang Coupe in Wimbledon White. A 35th birthday present from my amazing hubby. I'm in love!


2. My daughter's middle name is "Cruz" and it means Cross in Spanish. I fought tooth and nail for that name, and if we had a boy it would have been his first name.

3. I have 3 tatoos. A butterfly, a flower, and an Om.

4. I'm 35 years old and I still get laugh-attacks. You know, the ones you used to get when you were 7 years old and almost pee your pants? Yeah, those. All the time. Especially with my family.

5. I lived in Panama, Central America when I was 8-12 years old. I've seen poverty like we'll never see here in the United States. I had a taxi driver who drove me to elementary school everyday. We had a live-in maid, and my mom didn't speak a lick of Spanish. My sister was born there. Noriega was in power. What an amazing experience.

6. I'm gearing up for my first photography class in 15 years. And boy do I need it. Remember, before digital? Nothing like processing film in a 6x6 closet! I'm not sure why I waited sooo long!?

7. I'm horrible at remembering names. Really bad. That's not good considering my "real" job is in sales!

8. Running out of interesting things about me... ok, I LOVE the color grey. I know, strange color to love, but I do.

Ok, now the fun part, I get to tag 8 more friends. So here goes... Tagging...

1. Nicole Fields http://www.nicolefieldsphotography.com/blog/
2. Meegan Littlefield http://meeganlittlefield.blogspot.com/
3. Tagging my idol, Erin Drallos
http://www.footprintsphotography.blogspot.com/
4. Amber Ludlow flickr.com/photos/8645758@N06/530998101
5. Sarah Quiara http://roxyandkaiphotography.blogspot.com/
6. Chris from ILP http://www.justusplainandsimple.blogspot.com/
7. AmberJo from ILPhttp://amberjohanson.blogspot.com/
and finally...
8. Nicholette! http://onedayatatime365.blogspot.com/

Thanks guys, have fun :)

Libby & Jillian

Just a couple pics from this afternoon. What a couple of cutie patooties!

Yesterday, I found out that starting on the 24th of this month, I'll be working under an amazing photographer in the industry...Amber Ludlow! I'm excited and nervous all wrapped up into one, and thrilled that she's including me in her next class, "Photographing the Everyday". I haven't had a photography class in 15+years! After searching high and low, and weighing my options, I knew that I wanted to start out with a mentorship-like setting with a well-established photographer vs. taking a generic class online or at a college. Amber has amazing vision through her work. More importantly, we share similar philosophies... "There have been so many times in my life where I wish that I could freeze time. Whether it was a vacation that I was really enjoying, or the first time we brought Jackson home from the hospital. In a sense with my camera I am allowed to do just that. I can freeze a single moment in time. Wow, what a powerful concept that is! There are many big events in our lives that we want to remember, like past Holidays or sending your first child off to kindergarten. But the in between moments are what makes our lives ours. Those moments are what I set out to capture. Those moments tell our story"

I couldn't have said it any better myself. Thanks Amber, and I can't wait to get started!