snow queen

As a photographer and hairstylist, it's probably the most convenient thing in my life to have a best friend who volunteers for my projects and experiments. She has been a blonde for most of her life, and we've recently been taking her hair darker and darker with amazing results. So naturally I had to photograph it in conjunction with a project for school I had coming up.

As it turned out, I didn't end up using the photos from this shoot for any school projects because they just didn't fit. It doesn't matter though because I still love the images on their own! The day after a snow day is the best for beautiful light and pristine landscapes, and this girl is just stunning anyway.

Thanks Meg!

Kaelin + Trevor

My sister in law is getting married! Can't believe it. I pretty much insisted on taking their engagement pictures, and boy am I glad that I did because HEART EYES for days over these images. I used to think I didn't like taking pictures of people. But the few family shoots I have done and this one in particular has changed my mind- I love it. I love capturing genuine, tender, silly, moments of love and happiness, and these guys had those in abundance.

We drove up Big Cottonwood canyon in search of a foresty, woodsy area because that's the primary backdrop Kaelin and Trevor wanted. I think we nailed the location, and the timing at that, because it pretty much looked like Christmastime up there. The mountains are beautiful, the trees are beautiful, the drifting snow is beautiful, Kaelin is beautiful (Trevor's alright too), and all those things make for a happy photographer and gorgeous photographs. I also rented an 85mm lens for this shoot to see how I liked it, and mmmm.... I might have to invest in one of those.

Congratulations Kaelin + Trevor! I can't wait to be a bridesmaid in their wedding in January :)