My New Belly Dancing Friends

     This was my first ever event photographing experience. With lots of motion. And inside. I normally work outdoors or in a private space with my studio lighting. Quite a different task, a little scary but worth every min of trying something new! Location was inside the fairgrounds and it was a good challenge trying to get a creative picture in okay lighting without a 'bathrooms this way' sign... he he! In the above picture of the three beautiful belly dancers, on the left, is my best friends mom, Donna. Her and I had been talking on and off for the last month or so about me coming and taking some pics for fun of one of their up and coming performances. So last week she gave me a ring about how they were performing at the Asian Celebration this last end. I feel ashamed, but I've lived in Eugene all my life and have never been to it. Wow what a bunch of cool things to buy and look at and very yummy smelling food! We (my mom & I) even managed to buy a few treasured items including my really cool four leaf clover bracelet! These ladies really new what they were doing and looked amazing up there! I had a fun time getting to know them as I experimented with the idea of shooting event performances. I realize shooting in this kind of environment may not be my great love but it was a very positive couple hours. Thank you Donna for inviting me and I am really looking forward to getting some beautiful portraits of all you ladies!  ~ Zoom Out

Experiencing Friendship.....

Meet Layne, Anna, Jordan & Briar!  It was Laynes 21st Birthday the day I shot these super cute girls pictures.  I think they did a great job at being themselves and living in the moment, they weren't the least bit embarrassed with any passers by watching them pose. I really got a lot of knowledge out of working with a group of girls. Since it was my first 'Experiencing Friendship' shoot,  I was surprised at how well we all worked together and got some totally original pictures!  ~ Zoom Out

Miss Eugene Pro Rodeo Queen ~ Jessica Shafer

Meet Jessica.  She is Miss Eugene Pro Rodeo Queen 2011!  I'm beyond excited to be working with her and her mare Rulu!!  Both of them are such sweethearts and I really enjoyed getting to know them both at our first meeting last week.  I'm a total beginner with my knowledge of horses so I'm hoping Jessica will be teaching me all about the rodeo etiquette and how to friend a horse.  There will be many more pictures as the days get warmer of this rodeo queen!  ~ Zoom Out

Couple Love....

Meet Anthony & Layne!  They are sooo cute!  I'm sorta bias because it's my cousin and his adorable girlfriend!  I've been bugging them for months to shoot their pics and we finally had a chance to meet up in some beautiful Eugene weather.  Right now Anthony lives on the Blue Rider Horse Ranch with a lady who trains horses.  So naturally we had to take advantage of the quite and private space for some couple love photos! I'm so please with how they came out and can't wait to share the rest with them oh so soon.  Much love.  ~ Zoom Out