Cross Processed

In the art world we have a term for when don't turn out how you planned but it's super cool anyways. "Happy accidents," sounds so Bob Ross! "happy trees." "happy accidents." But that is what these photos are. I shot a few rolls of film for Bethany's bridals and I think the lab cross processed one of them.
Normally I wouldn't cross process portraits, and I admittedly had a sleepless night fretting about it. But I think these turned out pretty rad, kind of old timey and reminiscent of classic photos of your grandmother's wedding portraits. I love that! Not that Bethany looks old!  But sh does have that classic beauty, with the dark hair and milky soft skin.

Evy Day

I am amazed at how much one can accomplish by waking up at 4 am! I just got back from a trip to Nepal with a 24 hour layover in Turkey and I am experiencing major jet lag.

Normally I wake up at 7 am, get Sydney off to school and then crash back into bed until 9 or 10am. I am not a morning person but I'm getting so much done and it's only 7am!!!

Here are some photos of my sweet niece Evelyn or as my family fondly calls her, Evy Day. She is the sweetest baby and is adored by two older brothers and two older sisters.  Plus one photo of older sister, Magpie.

 

Bethany Bridals

Last Saturday I photographed this beautiful bride's wedding. I'm so excited for her and her new husband, Travis. Bethany and I grew up as next door neighbors, but she is a few years younger than me so I didn't know her as well as her siblings. It was so fun spending the evening together! She is a true beauty and her mom was clearly in awe, seeing her "tom boy" all dolled up and completely loving it.

And a side note: if you were wondering, yes, I am shooting again. :) And if you are interested message me.

Breakfast Utah food photography

I had a "happy accident" with my film this week. I think the lab cross processed my film and I am in love with what it did to these shots.

Don't you just wish you could stay at this bed and breakfast? Well you can't because it's my house… But if you really want to come visit you can, and I would totally make you a fancy breakfast and serve it on my favorite blue and white dishes.
I can't decide which one is my favorite. What do you think?

Bear Lake

I am preparing for one of many trips to Bear Lake, Utah, but this year not with my family, but my new husband's family. It's been a couple years since I've been and as I've been looking through some old film I realize so much of my film is from this place. I love it. I love staying at brother-in-law's family farm; hearing the cows, waking up to the sun, taking walks to the cemetery and down along the fields, and spending all day at the beach. I love this place and I love this film.
Here are some random photos from my all time favorite Kodak Tri-x film. I used to shoot with this film exclusively.

Rediscovered film from Alaska

I love resdiscovering old film! It's like Christmas, or like reliving the day you got said film the first time in the mail that felt like Christmas. 

I know these aren't particularly noteworthy but they are from when I went to Alaska. and look how young Syd is. And I love when my holga camera gives me these unexpected results that are nothing I ever tried to achieve, but I love them anyway. (see bottom photo)

Wake me when it's over

Can we be done with winter yet...? Aside from being cold all the time, the other worst thing about winter is not being able to find shoes adequate for winter.

This is hard for me to admit. Maybe I have "cankles"..... I don't think I do because I have a definite shape from my calve to my ankle to my feet. But finding boots that fit my ginormous calves has been impossible. Usually I just try to skip over winter and wearing boots, by wearing slippers everywhere. But I tried on a lot of boots this year. :( I'm still wearing slippers to work.

I prefer the term, so kindly given by one of my brothers friends back in high school, "rugby calves."
It's hard to admit he was right but it feels better than "cankles."

Easter

I hate pastel colors. And honestly, that is the only reason I don't like Easter. Silly right? It's just all pinks and baby blues and cutesiness. But I do love dying eggs, especially when you can get really bold and dark colors like these. This is my favorite green right now.

Here are some old photos from, oh ya know, two years ago.... :)
Someday.... Someday I will have mulled through everything.  If only I could stop taking pictures long enough to get caught up.