Charcoal

I actually took this picture about 3 and a half years ago, but I haven't grown tired of seeing it yet. I don't remember what that assignment was that caused me to initially take this photograph, but I always thought it was neat that I was able to combine two projects by taking a photograph of a charcoal drawing I was also working on at the time. I had completely forgotten about this picture for about a year until I was looking for a photograph to submit to Wassenburg Art Gallery for a contest they were hosting. I stumbled across this and was caught by its simplicity mixed with rich textures. I submitted it in the Still Life category and this won first place! This was the first time I had entered anything into a contest so it was very exciting to win. And now I have this beautiful photograph hanging on my wall. :)

afO's The Beams are Creaking

I get the privilege of photographing all for One, Inc. productions each season. This is a handful of pictures from their production of The Beams Are Creaking. It was a wonderful show and I am so glad I was able to capture the special moments created on stage by the very talented actors and actresses.

Promise Elizabeth - Newborn

These are some of my favorite pictures from my first photography session with Promise!  She was so tiny she fit easily into the basket, but the basket kept wanting to wobble over.  I steadied the basket with my foot as I took the pictures.  All in all, the session went really well and it was so much fun!  She was my youngest subject ever!!

Birth of Promise

Join me in welcoming my beautiful niece, Promise!  She was born on April 26, 2013 at 8:21 pm.  She was 21 inches long and weighed 8 lbs and 5 ozs!  My sister did SO well!  I am so proud of her!!!

This is Promise being held by Mark Sr with Mark Jr watching over just a short time after birth.  And I had to include the first complete family photo!  :)

Maternity

I am very behind on this, but this is one of the pictures from my maternity photo shoot with my beautiful sister!  Her precious bundle of joy will be born soon... more pictures to come.   :)

Baby Shoes

These are a couple of pictures that were taken for various classes I took at IPFW.

These precious little shoes belong to my niece. She is way too big to fit into them now, but I found a new way to use this picture. This is now being used in honor of my sister who is having her first little girl in just 7 weeks! I am very excited for her, and I can't wait to have another niece!!

Sarah

This is my beautiful twin sister, Sarah, who has been subjected to modeling for me on many occasions. She has put up with my tired-less urge for perfection no matter what the conditions. She is such a blessing to me! :)

All of these pictures were taken to fulfill assignments I had in my classes and some of them were also entered into contests or put on display at various different locations.

This last picture was actually a mistake (flash didn't fire as expect), but the results were too beautiful.  This picture has been hung in the hallway of IPFW when I attended there as well as a couple other places.