Mrs. Tiffany :]

Tiffany and I met through a mutual friend back in September of 2007. She needed someone to shoot her wedding & I ended up being her selection :] Since then I've grown to love her and her family and we try to cross paths as much as possible.

Although these photos were shot back this summer I thought it was completely necessary to show you them. Isn't she gorgeous!? Tiffany has always aspired to be a model and to start off her portfolio, we decided to go out and take our normal "Casey shoots for school" photo shoots to a different level. It was the perfect weather and we had a blast :]

Thanks Tiff for being an awesome model. I know we have years of friendship to come & more crazy photo shoots ahead of us!



P.S. What's with this crazy Ohio weather!? 5degrees with 6-8 inches of snow!? Wow.

A Kitty Study

Hey Guys! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I can't believe it's already been a week since the New Year! Wowie. I've officially moved into my new place, so that means posts will be coming more steadily from now on! I wanted to post these next pictures in dedication to my sisters kitty Java. I moved out of their place, and he was my little buddy. So it's weird not seeing him all the time.

He would always come up to my room while I was sitting at my computer- doing stuff like this, and he would roll around, rub on my face, and demand all attention. So one day, I took these photos :]



I miss you little buddy. Whenever mom and dad go out of town, your mine!!! :]

The Allen Family

This beautiful family and I spent an afternoon back in November at Highbanks Metro Park. It was a beautiful day, although we were fearful of rain for a while. We just took some time to explore the area, enjoy the beautiful fall colors, & have some fun. I've grown to love these guys, and have had many other opportunities to spend time with them. Hopefully, this will continue into the future :]



I hope everyone had a spectacular holiday with family and friends. I know I couldn't get enough of all the delicious food that was passed my way. Best wishes to you and yours for the New Year! Here's to 2009!

Cousins

Every year my aunt asks me to take another set of portraits of my three cousins. It's one of my favorite sessions to shoot because they are so much fun & I always manage to get some very great, moody shots. We find some eclectic place to shoot, and just see what happens. Because it was like 18 degrees outside, we shot very fast and they were very cold, haha. I thought my fingers were going to fall off. My cousin, Jordan, brought along her boyfriend- so of course I had to get shots of them together too!



Happy Holidays to you and your family! I'm praying for a white christmas [especially since it's so cold] but it doesn't look like its going to happen.

Sister Love

Jessy and Katey are two sisters that I have had the pleasure of growing up with. These two girls and their families are some of the greatest people that I've met in my life! If you ever need a laugh, a smile, or a pat on the back- they would be there to do it, and I love them for that :]

I've used them all throughout my education as models for projects, so we decided to go to Blue Limestone Park [battling snow and freezing temperatures] in Delaware, Ohio. We would shoot for minutes, get in the car for five. Shoot for ten, car for five. Lol. Here are some of my favorites from the session!



And Happy Birthday to my mini-me :] Taylor, you are 15! That makes me feel so old.

My Crazy Cavestri Girls!

I had a tonsillectomy on Wednesday of last week, and it's just now that I'm starting to feel better. I figured since I was up and going again, I might as well post an update with some photos that I've shot recently.

These are The Cavestri Girls! Very near and dear to my heart, these three girls have been the subjects of my lens for a couple years now. Around every fall we shoot new pictures of them together for their friends and family for Christmas :] They are up for anything & always have smiles on their faces!

Thanks girls, you are amazing.

Inspiration

So I couldn't settle without posting another entry with some photos. It doesn't seem right to start a photo blog, and not post any images [Haha.] SO- I thought that I would show you one of my last projects that I turned in for one of my courses at CCAD.

My professor suggested that I go out and just shoot. No plans, no styling, oh a whim. And I found the experience to be very refreshing and inspiring. I went into a cornfield, sat down- barely directing my model, and just shot what I saw. Let me tell you, if you are ever in a "funk" with your camera and just can't find the right inspiration or get lost- go out and do this!! It brings you back to earth, you find your strengths/weakness, and you get some cool photos out of it.

It's like when we were children, we had all the hopes and dreams in the world- and every free day to find them without worry. You will go back to basics of your medium and just have fun. 

Here's a little of what I captured! :]

It's always nice to remember what you are capable of and take a step back and look at what you've been doing to make changes. Hopefully you'll find your inspiration soon!


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