30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 2

I told you I would forget..and look at that, I did.

So on to day two, which really should be day 3.

--*A picture of you and the friend you have been closest with the longest*--

This one wasn't too hard.

But choosing a picture was. So I've decided to show you a few pictures from a couple of weeks ago when the friend I've been closest to the longest came to spend the day with me.

Ashley Marie. One of my best friends, and the girl I've been closest too, the longest time.

And as a shout out to her, she got her drivers license this week!!! Yay Ash!

We've had so many good times together.

We often recall some of our experiences we've had and laugh about them over and over again.

And like the rest of the population of 18 year old females out there, we both are crazy, love music, and laugh A LOT.

But who says that's a bad thing?

So here's to my amazing friend. Thank you for always being there for me. I love you!

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 1

Everyone on facebook has been doing it.

And you know, since I am a photographer, I should be doing it too.

It's the 30 day photo challenge - and here's how it works:

Each day for 30 days, I will (try to) post one picture for each instruction of the day.

And well, day one is - A picture of yourself with ten facts

So here I go.

Picture taken by RLK Photography

Ten facts about myself is a tough thing to come up with. I wanted to make it 10 things that most people don't know. So here's my attempt:

1. I just turned 18, and I've just finished my 4th semester of college.

2. I absolutely hate reading.

3. Something I love doing the most is editing my photographs.

4. I own two computers. My windows laptop, and my mac.

5. No, I don't have texting.

6. Pennsylvania sucks. I am moving asap to MD or WV.

7. Yes, I've had brain surgery twice.

8. I can talk your ear off if you let me.

9. I have my own kayak. (and car)

10. Pretty much everything I own, I've bought myself. And I am not in debt to anyone. That's especially true for the big things I have as well.

So that's me in a nutshell. Want to know more? Just ask! Like I said in #8, if you let me, I can talk your ear off. All that is required is your attention.

I will TRY my best to post #2 tomorrow.

Portrait Assignment: Mood {Amy}

So this week for my portrait photography class, my assignment was to shoot a "mood" portrait, other than "happiness." So here are some of the results I came up with.

I think this one is my favorite.

And just so you know, she can smile too. :)

A Visit From Frankie

We had a surprise visit yesterday from a friend..

and his new puppy!

Engagement :: Jessica & Ben :: Twin Lakes

First engagement shoot...ever! I hope you enjoy some of my favorites. :)

Where to start?

I have so much to tell! First off, for those of you who were wondering what my big news was....well allow me to tell you about this lovely lady.

This is Miss Tiffany Joy Ziegenfus, the owner of TJZ Creations which is a photography and graphic design company. A few weekends ago, Tiffany asked me to assist her on a wedding shoot. Of course I accepted very quickly and gleefully.

So the wedding day came, and I met her at her studio in Greensburg, and we headed to the brides house. It was an amazing day. I learned a lot about photographing a wedding, and realized that I wanted to do this forever. (okay, I did know that before the wedding, but this just confirmed it.) A few days later, Tiffany left me a message on facebook saying "Call me, I have some news." Oh boy. Was that good news? Or bad news? So I called her, and left a message on her cell which wasn't working very well at the time.

We played phone tag for a few days, and finally caught up with each other. She asked me if I would consider being TJZ Creations very first intern. AND OF COURSE I SCREAMED YES!!!!!!!!!! =)

Okay, maybe I didn't scream. But I was squealing on the inside. So she said if I wanted, I could start asap. I was so happy. I still am. So we worked out that wednesdays I would go to her studio and she would teach me everything she knows. And if she had a wedding or something to do on a saturday, I would assist in that. It has been a fantastic journey for me so far. We have shot a wedding together, an engagement, and a portrait shoot. AND she let me take her pictures. (hence the ones above) So all in all, I am learning a lot from her, and she is a fantastic teacher.



NEXT ITEM: As her intern, Tiffany bought me an external flash for on my Canon 50D. I was so excited to get it and try it out! So I used it this past weekend for my Aunt's baby shower. It is AMAZING. And I am so thankful to have it.



NEXT ITEM: School is going fantastic! I am learning so much in all my classes, and I am thoroughly enjoying my portrait photography class on wednesday nights. I am learning all about studio lighting and camera lenses. It is fantastic!



NEXT ITEM: I have been praying for a while that I would be able to get a mac sometime soon. I already have two weddings of my own booked for this year, and thus I needed a mac and photoshop. Well I had looked into it and I was going to get a macbook pro, and hopefully order it sometime later on this week. I have to say, I didn't really pray about this. It was just something I needed to purchase, so I was going to do it.



Well God was listening to me anyways. And He knew what I needed. On thursday at school, I was outside (since it was 65*) walking around with my friends Sarah and David, and I just so happened to pull my phone out of my pocket to see what time it was. When I pulled it out, it said "New Voicemail." It said missed call from Kara Abbey. Hmm...my sister is calling me! She coming here on friday for the weekend to stay. So maybe she wanted to ask me something? Well I dialed up my voicemail, and she starts to tell me how this guy who she worked with at RAC was selling his mac on craiglist, but no one had taken any interest in it. Apparently he asked her if she knew anyone who was looking for a mac, and she said "I know my sister is!" So he said for her to find out if I wanted his mac mini, and he would sell it to me for $550. I was going to be paying around $3000 for a macbook pro! Now granted, it was used, so I was a bit leary. But when she told me that the only reason he was getting rid of it was that he was getting a new computer, I was starting to consider. She then told me that it already has photoshop installed on it, and she knew it was CS5 (the most recent version), but she didn't know if it was the extended version. It also came with two 17" monitors, and a nice speaker system. She said if I wanted it, she would see if she could bring it down the next day (friday) when she was coming here. So I said YES. And let me tell you, as I am typing on it, it is the most amazing thing since...oh I don't know...windows 7? haha..IT IS AMAZING!!! It is exactly like the systems we have at school. AND IT HAD A SURPRISE ON IT! It had Photoshop CS5 EXTENDED EDITION AND Microsoft Word for Mac 2011!!!!!!!!!! Those two things alone cost $550! GOD IS SO GOOD!!!



So that's about it for now. Since I do have photoshop at home, I WILL be posting more frequently.

I have some exciting news!!!

And it has something to do with this picture! :)