New lens! 70-200mm f/2.8 IS

Hooray! I finally got it. I've been meaning to buy this baby for at least a year. Finally came up with the funds at the right time. It's mostly for weddings, but after playing around with my kids, I'll probably use it a lot for child sessions as well. It's pretty fun! This was shot wide open. Love that bokeh!

School Pictures: American Legacy Academy

I've been working with them all year (Christmas DVD project, remember?) and they have been fantastic! The kids had fun doing pictures as they got out of wearing their uniforms for the day! We also let younger siblings come, so we could get group shots as well. Hectic, but definitely fun!

American Legacy Academy is also hosting a dance event called 2nd Chance Prom on Friday, June 5th. It'll be a fun dance night, so grab a date and join us! I'll be there to take formal pictures, and hopefully dance with cute husband as well!

Brianna Graham Workshop

Over Mother's Day Weekend I went to Brianna Graham's 3 day workshop in Salt Lake City. It was AMAZING. She is so talented! I highly recommend this to anyone that's serious about improving their talent. We spent a day in the studio, a day shooting outside urban, and a day on Photoshop techniques, marketing, & business. I learned so much and am still trying to incorporate it all in to my style. Anyway, so I'll probably be throwing out random pictures here and there from the workshop as I find time to edit. Here's one that I did tonight:

Urban SLC Family Session

I was going through these images prepping them for my client and realized I hadn't ever blogged them!! We had a blast wandering around Exchange Place in Salt Lake City. One of those days where I wished I had the stamina of a 3 yr old boy. Man, are they ever fun! Thanks for a great session!





One of the two storyboards I put together for them:

Kyle & Madeline Wedding

I'm excited to show you more of their wedding. For now, here's a preview:

My Mother's Day Weekend

consisted of this:



And this:



and this:



So... I'm a little behind. Thanks for being so patient if you're waiting on me to place orders/return voicemail/have a playdate/contact me in general. :) I'll get my life back to being organized this week!

Rachel's Dance Recital

Rachel has had a dance class through the local Parks & Recreation Facility for the last couple of months. Tonight was there big recital! She had a blast in both the class & dancing for all the parents. Afterward we did a little studio session. *ahem* mini session-- see website for details :) For those that like the photography:







And for those that want to see how cute my daughter is (*sigh* I love her). She's second in from the right on the front row: Oh- and this video was taken with the 5D Mark II. I need some video editing software. Hmmm....

Graduation!

In April, we celebrated Cute Husband's graduation with an MS in Computer Science from BYU. It's been such a good experience, but we are SO grateful to be done! He learned a ton, met some great people, and convinced me that I never want to go for a Master's Degree!

I'm so proud of you, honey!







Sam finds almost all of my great photo locations. We've been saving this one for a few years.

Studio Mini Sessions

I've had a lot of requests for something like this, so I thought we'd give it a go!!

The Details:
Cost : $60
* 1 child, each additional child $15
* 30 minutes in our creative studio in Lehi. Lots of clothing changes!
* 10 (or more) fully edited images viewable in an online gallery.
* 3 full-resolution digital negatives.
* 1-8x10 print.
* No minimum print purchase.
* Perfect for milestone events! Baby's, missionaries, school pictures.

The examples:



I still can't get over all his fun facial expressions!! Reminds me of Andrew when he was this age. *sigh* They grow up so fast!

Curren update!

I guess it's been awhile. So, here's more information than you probably wanted to know...

Our yard: Yes. It's a mess. hahaha we're working on it. Planted some flowering pear trees and some bulbs, rotatilled the garden and the front yard, Sam's working on the sprinklers, and we're growing veggies in pots that are getting way too small. It needs to stop snowing!!





Easter: I was not really looking forward to it, but it was actually really nice. We had a great time, the kids loved finding their easter baskets & eggs (can you see the look on Andrew's face?) and a nice Easter dinner at our house on...



...our new table! Hooray!! We've had hand-me-downs since we were married and finally made the plunge to purchase a new one. We're so happy. We bought the table--double butterfly leaf, pedestal table, seats up to 10-- at Knight's Mattress & Furniture, and the chairs at RC Willey. Plus, I got my vinyl boards from Bekah (she's amazing, check out her stuff) and put the rest of the pictures up on the kitchen.



Spring pictures of the kids. Next up is our living room wall, 12x12 styrene mounted photos surrounding a 32x42 picture of the Timpanogas Temple (which I have yet to take. Stupid snow):



And, just because this one is so her:



I've also painted my studio, and to celebrate, Sam & I took some new profile pictures. And no, my hair is not really that dark. :( It's actually going back to being quite blonde. *sigh*



Anyway, that's about it. Sam's graduating next week, and Grandpa Curren is coming out for a week to help with some projects so there will be more pictures after that!