Adam and Karin :: Sneak Peek

Hi, Friends. In light of the fabulous Virginian fall that is upon us and the amazing weekend of pictures we've had, I'm giving you a sneak peek from Adam and Karin's portrait session this afternoon. A gorgeous couple, an incredible vineyard, and a beautiful fall in Virginia make me one happy photographer.

Happy Sunday,

Michelle

The Importance of Good Shoes :: Life

I'm scared I'll talk too loudly. Nervous I'll eat out of turn. Afraid I'll excuse myself from the table and walk away with the tablecloth attached to my skirt. And worried I'll forget I'm in the process of chewing my food as I burst into laughter. I get to dress up tonight and while my bedroom floor is covered in a solid layer of wardrobe options, one thing has yet to waver. Like any past bride knows, it's the shoes that make you feel fabulous.  I still have no idea what I'm wearing and I should have been in and out of the shower by now, but I'm putting all of my confidence in my shoes. I'm trusting they'll guide me, in their own time, to the perfect skirt + blouse combo. and send me secret signals through the air when I forget which fork to eat the shrimp cocktail with.

Wish me luck.

Michelle

Adventures with Film :: Photography

Over the past few months Colton and I have been playing around with the medium of film. We both feel that film gives images a classic and timeless feel that is often hard to duplicate in the digital world. While we are hardly ready to set aside the 5D MKII to shoot weddings old school style, we have had fun bringing the cameras along for our weekend adventures. We recently received a few rolls back from Colton's {insert sarcastic voice here} super high tech Super Sampler camera and I thought it might be fun to post a few pictures.

Colton's Super Sampler (a cheap toy camera which shoots four exposures at once) is on the right while the camera on the left is his mother's Pentax from college. I even have the uh-mazing 70s camera strap to prove it.

The following image was taken by Cole at Joe's proposal to Jill a few weeks ago. The exposure and film speed are all off and the noise in the image is only made considerably more grainy by the scan. But the composition, the subject matter, is beautiful and I think that makes it a great picture. I really couldn't ask for any more from a thirty nine dollar camera.

Have a wonderful Monday,

Michelle