Farewell Montana, I'll see you again. Soon.

Montana was a great experience. I went for the sole reason to see my boyfriend in the USAF, Travis Flynn. I never thought I'd say this but I am strangely glad he was stationed at Malmstrom AFB. At first, just as others would as well, I had my doubts about the state and kept saying, "I wish you were in the Southeast". The first day I was there I was blown away by the beauty and landscape of Great Falls, MT.

On the second day, we went to the local mall..and spent an unnecessary amount of money at Buckle.. I got a little familiar with the store names there. For example; Dick's Sporting Goods= Scheel's, Publix=Albertsons. Soon after we left the mall, we felt the urge to drive to Helena to see what that city had to offer. On the way there, I wined like a baby because I just wanted to stop every mile to take a picture. Yes, It was that beautiful. The town didn't have a whole lot to offer, but if you're one to appreciate landscape, you have what you want. We came to a stop where you can park you car, safely, and look over. It was so amazing! Everything was so clear and easy to see. No matter what, the sky would always look as if it was 'falling'.

The third day was the adventurous day. Travis and I decided to drive to Glacier Park. We got lost. VERY lost. So, we took advantage of being lost and stopped at multiple locations to take pictures. The weather was misty and foggy, but it honestly added a great effect to my images. As the day started to clear up we drove into (What I thought was part of Glacier Park) and I took a thousand (or more) pictures. It was so windy, my hands felt frozen. We saw so many intriguing things such as wild horses and indian cloths. Once we reached the entrance of Glacier Park we saw the fee was way too much, so I would have rathered pay the annual fee of just 10 dollars more. There was no clerk to take care of us so we mutually decided to drive back to our Hotel in Great Falls.

My last FULL day we decided to stay around town and just relax. By relax I mean go to car dealerships and bowl. Since neither of us were hungry until late that night, we just stalled around and explored a little more around the city. Travis took me to a restuarant called 'Jaker's'. It was delicious!

The morning I left, I was pathetic. Of course I can't hold in my emotions so I cried infront of everyone at the airport. But, security gave me tissues!

Great Falls is a beautiful area and I highly recommend any photographer to go there. Hopefully one day, I will be able to live there.

The only downside: No Sweet Tea, No Chick Fil A.

Montana.. Big Sky Country

My trip to Montana has only been a day and a half so far, but we have done SO much! A lot of people say, "Well what is in Montana that is so special?" Well, I told a friend the other day, "A photographer going to Montana is like a shopaholic going to Paris". I love it here. It's not too cold yet, so I'm not freezing. Everywhere you go, there is a mountain in sight and it's breathtaking. My first day here Travis took me around town to see what this town was like. He showed me a road that practically drives into the Missouri River. I had never seen a huge river, so I asked if we could park the car and get out. I took so many pictures of the scenery. The sun was PERFECT (5:30) and everything felt so relaxed.
Needless to say, this town really makes me want to stay.

Photojournalism is surprisingly fun

Photojournalism is full of surprises. Our next assignment that is due is the 'Feature' assignment. At first I was walking around at a festival trying not to feel like a 'creeper' but I got used to it. I even had a lady ask me to take a picture of her kids holding a bird. Seeing the facial expressions on different random peoples faces is priceless. After I got home, I took a look at what I shot. I zoomed in on individual people and couldn't stop laughing. No matter where you are, some kid (or adult) is always digging for gold. I was overall really happy with my shots, but I just hope Ms. Finch is pleased with AT LEAST one.

It's High Key Time!

I LOVED this! It was so much fun to be able to use the backdrops and different accessories. We were given 30 minute time slots, which made me nervous, but we made do! Christine Eaton met me at the school and modeled for me in an old dress of mine. Overall, I was very happy with my shots!

Child Portraits

Our second assignment for Advanced Portraiture was Child Portraits. Since we had an age limit of 7 or so.. I chose to shoot the cutest little girl I know, Madison! I had complications with my set.. I wanted to do a "tea party" set, but couldn't find a table to use. So, I compromised and decided to get hay, which would later be used by my father, and pumkins! My idea was to do a 'Fall' theme.

An eventful day of pet portraits

In advanced portraiture we are to shoot portraits that may be a bit of a challenge. Our first assignment was Pet Portraits. I was excited and I wanted to bring in my Bulldog, Duke. Then, I pictured Duke eating the backdrop and knocking down the studio lights. SO! I brought my Palmeranian, Shiloh.

Luckily, Shiloh was a little scared so it was easier to position him. Making the portrait easy. The hard part was finding junk to add in. Who know JUNK would be hard (and expensive) to find?

It's football season!

Our first assignment for Photojournalism was to shoot at a sporting event. I chose to shoot at the high school I attended... which was a problem because all I wanted to do was talk to people I haven't seen in a while. Oopsies :-)

Also, I fell in love with the lens I shot with. A beautiful 70-200 f 2.8 L... a little obsessed ;)

Just so all my classmates know..

Yes, I do have a blog. No, I am not in the Multimedia class, unfortunately. So, since everyone keeps asking me about my bog.. I figured why not keep everyone up to date on my school work. Therefore, as oppose to just posting a little bit of the fun shoots I do for myself. I will post everything!

We are already almost half way through our 5th quarter as an upper quarter student. And it seems like its only been a week. So much work!