A Day of Shooting With Mom

My parents came into town this past weekend. I have to say that I wish they lived closer. While I live in beautiful Utah, my parents still live in my hometown of Vacaville, CA. While in town, we took a drive up Ogden Canyon and ate breakfast at The Oaks. (If you get a chance, eat there. Trust me. Awesome food and excellent ambiance.) After breakfast, we headed up the canyon to the valley that resides just east of us. This valley contains towns like Eden and Huntsville. There is an old monastery up there with real nuns and everything! We didn't get to see any on this trip, but the area was extremely beautiful especially with all of the rain we've had this spring/summer so far.
What is fun and interesting to me is how two people who each have a camera are in the same location but see completely different things. These are pictures from my viewpoint. I hope you enjoy!

Duston Todd: Death Portraits

I had the opportunity and privilege of attending and shooting my friends gallery showing this past Saturday. The project called "Death Portraits" was extremely compelling. The images were sharp, concise, provocative and beautiful. If you had the opportunity to see them in person, then you're lucky. This was a one time showing only. If you were unable to come to the show, you missed out. Go check out his site by clicking here and look at this blog. Please enjoy the photographs I took while at the showing. (FYI, there is little to no editing on these photos, minus the one that looks like a mirror image.) So please, enjoy!

























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10 Day Challenge: Day 10

Wow, I made it! I shot a NEW picture every day for 10 days! I have to say, I am a little proud of myself! Next challenge is going to be a little different. I'll let you know what it is as soon as I get the "rules" squared away in my own head. I hope you've enjoyed some of the pictures I've taken during this challenge. I do feel that I didn't really challenge myself enough on some of them, but there are a lot that I am extremely proud of. Well, here's to completing the 10 day challenge! Cheers!

10 Day Challenge: Day 9

I chose to do some shooting at night today. I do wish I would have waited to start this project next weekend instead because I believe the weather would be warmer. Needless to say, I froze my butt off while taking these photos tonight. But, this is the winner out of all of the other ones that I took.

10 Day Challenge: Day 8

I didn't work today. Instead, I took two naps on the couch watching the History Channel. But, I also got a chance to hang out with my 2-year-old niece. I love having her around, she is such a riot!

10 Day Challenge: Day 7

I love this picture of my dog Ellie that I took this evening. I had a little fun with the settings on my camera and this amazing picture came out. Enjoy!

10 Day Challenge: Day 6

Today, I went for a drive. I found this very freeing because I had no specific destination. I stopped when I wanted to stop, I took whatever road I felt like taking.