Shooting Cinderella

Monday I got a call from my nephew Lars.   He was putting together a Cinderella photo shoot for his portfolio and his regular photographer had fallen through.  Could I do it?  Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel.  He was obviously desperate.   Knowing this was important to him and my skills were limited I called a friend that is a much better photographer and ask her if she would like to do this shoot with me.   YES!   Two cameras are better than one...so the pressure was off and I could just have fun shooting and playing with my camera.

Tuesday, we went out to Lake Las Vegas to shoot.   It was basically deserted there so we didn't have to worry about people getting in our photos or that we were irritating others with our set ups.

It was so fun.  But so cold... it didn't get above 48°... just colder as the sun went down.  The poor models were turning purple.  But they were great sports and despite the cold I think they were having fun too.

Here's a sneak preview of a few of the shots I got.  I'm sure Brandi's will be amazing.

Lars doing a quick wardrobe repair.

 

We know Cinderella lived happily ever after....

just hoping Lars is just as happy.

Christmas Cards

I love Christmas Cards...
It might possible be my favorite thing about Christmas...next to Christmas music.
I love getting the mail during December...hoping for a greeting from friends and family.

A few years ago I couldn't bear the thought of taking my Christmas cards down and...throwing them away.  So I created a collage that I leave up all year.  LOVE IT.   We look at it everyday...really.  It makes us feel loved. 

2014

If one of my favorite people doesn't send us an updated photo, the old photo just gets added to the new year's collage.  Then through the year I add the wedding announcements, graduation photos and birth announcements we get.

Merry Christmas 2015

Today I took down 2014
and put up the new photos from this years cards.

Ahhh...feeling loved.