The Salt Flats

I don't mean to brag but I think that these photos are lovely. They turned out just how I envisioned them... Dramatic, dark and yet beautiful! It was a LONG day and we both have the sunburns to prove it! But it was so worth it! I loved working this shoot and I loved that I brought to life an idea that has been stuck with me for months! There are SOOO many photos to choose from! I love them all!

And OMG! Hayley will forever be one of my best friends and my number 1 model! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful friend. We had such a blast shooting this! And afterwards we went to Wendover and played the penny slots! I won 10 cents! Haha















Anyway, after all this, there is still that internal struggle, "Am I good enough?". I think of my friend Jennifer and how perfect and lovely her photos are. And even though I know that we have two totally different styles (we are from different planets!) I can't help but wonder what it would be like to see like she does and shoot like she does. I actually feel this way about all my photographer friends. I have so many talented and amazing friends.

Whatever, that is not the point. The point is that you do what you love with the support of the ones that you love and suddenly EVERYTHING is possible....

I am proud of this shoot no matter what!

Photo this semester....

I had to do a self portrait assignment this past week. Mine is not very happy or creative because I have been very tired, stressed and generally emotionally and physically exhausted this semester.



I also did some "contemporary portraits" of my friend Christina and her daughter Cora for the assignment. I realized that portraits are NOT my strong suit. As a matter of fact I am terrible at giving people directions and posing. I just want to show people as they are in their environment. Maybe I'll get into documentary photography and photojournalism after all. That was what got me into photography in the first place!

I just can't be the typical Utah portrait photographer. I hate doing it! It is always my worst work. Unless I have a specific goal or idea in mind for a shoot then I just go with what is most comfortable for the person/people that I am photographing. And with that the photos always seem more personal and have more meaning and depth. The sad part is that most people here (Utah) want the commercial portrait photography. And don't get me wrong it is great for some people, some photographers, but for me it.... it just doesn't click. It might be a money maker but when I first started to become interested in photography it was because of a National Geographic magazine I saw when I was a little girl not because of some family/bridal/baby portrait.

Anyway.... enough ranting. Here are some pics of Christina and Cora. I have a lot more that I am editing right now too!