new stuff

Two days in a row...don't faint!
Here are a few pics from the cutie pie I hung out with today:

Life in general

So...first of all, Chris and I are going to be starting our own blog together. It will go along with our new site, still in the works, at chrisandleighanna.com. We figure with both of us talking about design, photography and whatever else strikes our fancy, we might be able to keep it current! Let me know what you think of the new design.

Chris has been in NYC all week, attending the SahreVictoreWilker Workshop at the Art Director's Club. Apparently, he has been bitten by the NY bug and is talking about possibly going there one day to live...wow. I used to never think I could get to a place like this but once I started changing my thoughts and expectations, it started happening. Anyways, he is learning lots plus getting to hang out with some really awesome folks.

I am headed out tomorrow to Johnson City, TN to photograph the Tyson family. They are some friends of ours that I have not seen in years, since they moved. I'll post a few pics here soon! After that, I am driving to Nashville to shoot for LifeWay! I am pretty thrilled about this and very thankful. It should be a really fun shoot to promote their Children's Music Series theme for next year.

Yeah, and in case you have not heard, Chris will be graduating in October! We are planning a trip to NYC for the photoexpo and his portfolio show that month. Keep your fingers crossed that an incredible opportunity will present itself to him soon!!! I will be leaving PC as well, and keep shooting and assisting...big changes ahead, it could get really exciting!

where am I going?

Gosh, isn't that the million dollar question that we all ask ourselves? I have not been taking photos long enough to figure that one out yet...I have not found my "style" yet. But...I have found a person whose work I absolutely love...and I even have a bit in common with him. Norman Jean Roy Apparently he studied graphic design before finding photography...he lived in Nashville while starting his career (anyone know him by chance?) and he is only a few years older than me. I think his work is amazing and would love to be able to shoot like this. I guess me and a few thousand others... ;-)

Check out the article on PC...

Taxi

If you look closely, the last ad on the page, with the girl holding the mirror...that's my shot!

published again!

http://gettotallyrad.com/recipes/
Check out my pier image from Belize on the front page!
WOOO HOOO!

2nd quarter finals

I kind of forgot to update this for a while....school is kicking my butt this quarter!!
Here are some final shots that I turned in from last quarter...

My right hand man

Chris and I have not worked together too much in the past ten years. It is really hard to do the same thing and not argue about it. Now that I am doing something different, it seems to be going a little bit easier. Last quarter, he had to make a poster about homosexuality and signs. He decided to do a poster on the moral issues between gays and Christians. Turns out, he had a great concept that I shot and photoshopped together for him. We have heard a lot of good response from this but last week, we were shocked to find out we had both won a gold award at school and together we won Best in Show for the quarter! It sure does feel great...and I am sure glad to have someone so special to share it with. Here is the photo...

I'm gonna be published!!

I got the news last week that 2 of my photos (daisy and the umbrella) have been chosen for the next issue of CMYK Magazine! WOOOHOOO!!! It will be coming out in June!

Belize

it's about time

I have been really lazy about updating this huh? Sorry about that.
Finished my first quarter and went on the trip...we lived out of the car basically for three weeks, it was really good to get home! As soon as we got home, 2nd quarter began. It has been going good...but much different than last quarter. I have a still life class and an art photography class, along with another illustration class and advanced photoshop and printing. I feel less challenged this quarter but that's ok, I know it will hit soon enough.
Here are my final pieces from last quarter. I got a 9.6 out of 10 overall (and that would have been higher if I had not gotten a 8.6 on my flash work!) One of the professional photographers even gave me a perfect 10. I was pretty stoked!

Sunrise/Sunset
Shaft of light:
Extra shots from the shoot:

Goggles:
Motion:
Up Close:
Vermeer Lighting (window light from one side) 1960's Bob Dylan inspired
Additional shots:
Shoot a fruit: