Dried

Staring out my window I can now see a thin layer of powdery snow below still leafed trees.  An ominous winter is ahead of us folks.  I took the photos below back in September, which compared to this weather seems like sunny California times.  What better way is there to embrace the potentially unpleasant next 5 months than some good old pictures of dead/dying/dried things.  Mmm, really makes you want to read on, huh?

Dan and Stacie~Engaged

Meet Dan and Stacie.  Dan is Joel's(the BF) older brother and Stacie is Dan's fiance.  Did you all get that?  They're getting married this spring and I was lucky enough to have a little photo shoot with the soon to be Mr. and Mrs.  Happy engagement, Dan and Stacie!

 

Weekend Update

I am officially an alum of Roger Williams University and while this statement was true as of 5 months ago, I feel even more official as I attended my first alumni weekend this past Saturday.  It was so wonderful to visit the adorable little town I called home for the past 4 years and to see the friends who I shared it all with. We danced at our favorite bar, ate a yummy dinner at our favorite pub, and had a delicious breakfast at our favorite diner on main street. 

Flashback Friday

I took my first photography class when I was a sophomore in college(3 years ago, wow that sounds so long ago).  In a world of digital technology that little guy below seemed like an ancient artifact.  I would spend hours in the dark room developing photos that shamefully bad.  Slowly(which at the time seemed very slowly) I got used to my little promaster camera and got a taste of the photography bug.  

I took the class on a whim, mostly because it fulfilled a major requirement, but it turned into so much more than a completed 3 credits on my transcript.  Not only did the class teach me fundamentals of photography, which I still value, I found something I'm good at and really love-bonus points for the latter.  Now using my digital SLR camera, I think my appreciation for digital photography is far greater than if I hadn't endured those long nights in the dark room.  Thank you promaster camera, and thank you photo 100, you've allowed me to see things I would have otherwise not had the chance to. 

Here's a little preview of some of my favorite photos from class.