Oklahoma

My friend Crystal invited me to help her shoot Oklahoma at Bishop Dwenger High School over the weekend. It was a great time and the kids had a great deal of talent. We are still in the process of editing the pictures, but I wanted to share some fun sequences. Don't forget to check out Crystal's blog soon for more fabulous photos!



Oklahoma Hello!



Persian Goodbye!

Help Portrait

A few weeks ago I had the amazing opportunity of helping with the Toledo Help Portrait Event. It was part of an event that happened world wide where photographers come together to use their time, and talents to give back to the less fortunate during the Christmas season. It was great meeting lots of new people, and hearing their stories. The event was a huge success with over 200 portraits taken, and I can't put it into words. This video, put together by Cool Media Pro, does a great job of capturing the day!


Toledo Help Portrait Volunteers

Peek-A-Boo

I think this one speaks for itself:-)

Sydney

One of my favorite little girls came over to my house today, and I couldn't resist getting my camera out for a bit.

Brett + Rachel's Wedding

It's been a long wait, but I was finally able to post Brett, and Rachel's wedding. They are an amazing couple, and I was so glad to be apart of their day. I Hope you enjoy the pictures, and feel free to leave comments!

Bubbles

I love little kids, and how they get excited and such enjoyment out of little things. I captured these at my friend's rehearsal dinner, and thought they were just too cute not to share!

Wedding Weekend!

It seems like forever since I last left a post, but February was so busy. It seems like I hardly had a moment to myself with plans every single weekend. One of them being Rachel's and Brett's wedding. I got to fly into St. Louis, and meet so many wonderful people. The weekend was filled with parties, and so many wedding preparations. It was amazing how everyone came together to make the wedding spectacular. We made everything from our own table decorations, to the unity candle, to our own flowers arrangements. Rachel was amazing and did so much of the wedding things by herself. It was such an emotional weekend for everyone as well. So many things happened. The bride's parents couldn't make it in due to medical circumstances, some people from Ohio (including the ring bearer) couldn't come due to weather, and the groom had the flu just a few days before the wedding. In the end the wedding turned out so beautiful. I will have pictures posted of it soon, but in the meantime here are some other ones from the weekend.

Best of 2008

I know it's a little late for this post, but I wanted to share some of my favorite images from 2008. It was an incredible year for me, and one of the most challenging ones of my life. God was amazing through it all, and taught me more than I could have ever dreamed. I am truly blessed, and really looking forward to this year. In the meantime I hope you enjoy some of my best shots from 2008.

Ryan and Abby's Wedding

I absolutely love weddings, and was really excited to attend Ryan and Abby's this past week. They are such a great couple. I love the way that they look at each other, you can just see the love they have for each other. The best man, and Abby's dad both made a toast that had us all laughing, and then crying. I am so happy for Ryan and Abby and wish them the best of luck in the future!

Troeger Family Christmas

Last Friday, I got to spend the day with my amazing family to celebrate Christmas. It was a fun night, with lotz of adorable kids running around. Toward the end of the evening a few of them were getting tired and cranky, but still very cute. The twins are getting so big, and they all just steal your heart:-). Even Grandma-Great got in the fun and played with a life size Elmo. Anyway I hope you all had a very enjoyable Christmas filled with many blessings!

Steve and Holly's Wedding

A few weeks ago I had the privileged of videotaping Holly, and Steve's wedding. I was very fortunate to know both of the talented photographers, Jay, an instructor at Owens Community College, and Ben, (pictured in the second row) who I went to school with while I attended Owens. I am very grateful that they let me hang around them after the wedding, and for their willingness to teach me a few things.

Election

Since election day is just around the corner I thought I would post my pictures from the rally at Bowling Green State University that I attended last week. I'm still working on improving the format, but I promise that will be worked out soon. I hope you enjoy, and don't forget to vote on Tuesday!

Finally...

After a few months of looking at other photographers' blogs I finally got inspired to start my own. I am looking forward to posting my pics, and I would absolutely love your comments. So check back soon for my first post, and let me know what you think!