♫ do you realize? ♫

  

  

I really loved this shoot with Rachel. We had a lot to work with, with the railroad track, corn field, run-down buildings, etc. It was definitely a lot of fun to shoot. The sun was just going down, so the lighting was great in a lot of these as well. If you haven't caught on, I name each blog I post a different song title. Not just any song though. It's a song that I either associate with the person or subject I'm photographing, or rather a song that really sets the mood for that particular setting. This song by The Flaming Lips, reminds me of summer days with Rachel. Driving with the windows down, ray bans on, and living as carefree as we'll ever be.

 ♫ And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know

You realize that life goes fast

It's hard to make the good things last

You realize the sun don'-go down

It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round ♫

♫ no envy no fear ♫

For this shoot, we didn't have a lot to work with location-wise. So I focused mainly on headshots for Serena. She definitely wasn't shy about striking a pose for me which was fun to photograph! I think both the black and white and color shots worked well. I hope you agree!

♫ every day we try to find

search our hearts and our minds

the place we used to call our home

can't be found we we're alone ♫

♫ animal ♫

Right behind my house there's a farm that I love to take pictures of. The cows and horses just stared at me as I snapped away, completely unfazed. It was a gorgeous day, and I really love how these turned out. Especially the flies on the cow's face...definitely gives the picture a unique quality and some energy.

 ♫ In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody I knew before, long long, long ago.

But I'm still trying to make my mind up, am I free or am I tied up? ♫

♫ starry eyed ♫

I recently did a photoshoot with one of my best friends, Anna. I had a lot of ideas of what I wanted to do with the shoot. Some turned out better than I had expected, and some I was a little disappointed with the outcome. Either way, it's going to take a lot of convincing to let me paint all over her again! I hope you enjoy.

 ♫ So we burst into colors

     Colors and carousels

  Fall head fist

      Like paper planes and playground games ♫