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:

Road Trip

One of the best parts about being in school and freelance is that we get these long breaks between quarters...3 weeks this time. Chris is in a content branding class and his group has chosen to design an Apple sponsored high school. I won't get into details but we are getting to interview some great people, Michelle Rhee, James Victore, and a professor at MIT that I cannot remember his name. So Chris, John and I are headed up to DC today for the weekend. We are staying with friends and get to do some sightseeing....exciting! Chris has never been so it should be lots of fun. On Monday, we are driving to NYC for 2 days then on to Boston! YAY! This will be our first time staying in NYC....wish us luck! We are pretty excited to be able to do this...next year Chris will be working and trips like this won't be able to happen as often. I cannot believe it is almost Christmas of 2008....where does time go?

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Dear Santa...I want a frug.

That's right...a FRUG! This little face has stolen my heart...She is a half French bulldog, half pug mix. Too bad my dogs would be way too jealous (plus they cost enough as it is!) But keep this little one in mind, one day I want one one! Check them out.