Love in the Afternoon.

Sara and i met under sheer luck and happenstance {aka: college dorm pot-luck}. ;)
My first-ever roomie and i met the summer prior to my freshman year of college, and the two of us became fast best buds. It couldn't have been a better fit.
Now she's found the man of her dreams, Richard/Richie - i'm fairly certain she told me stories about him our first week together at Franklin College {i'm pretty sure it was all good things?? harhar}.

Although i'm moving out to New York City this Friday {woot, woot!!!!} i will be making my way back to Indianapolis the third week of September to shoot their wedding. i may be a teensy bit homesick by mid-September anywho, so seeing them get hitched and being part of their wedding will be icing on the {wedding}cake {cheesey, iknow! ha}.

We had a gorgeous day for this engagement shoot - not too sweltering for an August day {yesss}!
I am SO, SO, SOOO THRILLED for my very first roomie and her fella. I had a blast with them - being all silly and romantic on this afternoon.
Cheers, you two!

My next post will most likely be from my new apt. in NYC, so stay tuned for more fashionista-y posts. ;D

xoxo

Carrie + Luke: aka The Gigglers

Don't ask Carrie and Luke to be serious - at least not while posing for a picture {unless you want them to bust out in laughter}.
I could tell Carrie and Luke would be a fun, adorable pair to shoot, but i've never had a couple be quite so giggly when asked to do a "serious" shot. After a few times, i figured it out, and was able to use that to my advantage to get some extra goofy grins. :P
Me: Do a more serious pose - no smiles for this one.
Them: PFFT!! {hahahaha}

Here's a bit of an example - except there wasn't a serious from the get go but the reaction is perfect.

I even tried using different verbage in place of "serious" - for instance, pensive, thoughtful, that type of thing ... those words brought on the same response, if not more laughter!

I did get a few good "pensive" {my personal fav} shots, so i give them props for pulling it together ... by the wedding they'll be pros, eh? :)

"Serious" or not, they make a verrrry cute couple and are great fun to hang with on a hot summer day!

{they totally look like giddy Indianapolis tourists to me here - little do they know Indy is in fact Naptown, ha}

Cheers to Carrie and Luke! {they're wedding is this coming June 2010 :) }

xoxo


one of the few "serious" shots. ;) we pretended to be staying at the Conrad for these, mwhaha ...




almost my favorite of the day {outside of Oceanaire, drooling at the thought of a $40 seafood meal}.




my personal fav of the day {love sneaky kisses}.

DePriests in Da House!

that's right, i'm starting this off uber cheesey.
got a problem with it? :)

i did a much anticipated shoot out with the DePriest kids in the sweltering June sun the day before last.
{not the old western type of shoot, mind you ;) }

now, i enjoy roasting in the sun as much as the next person, so i was a smidge worried that the kids wouldn't feel like working it for me so much.
to my delight, their mom, Recina, had them hydrated and ready to give ME ideas for poses! LOVE camera friendly chillen'.

we galavanted around the park - they showed me their tricks on the monkey bars, and climbed to the top of the rope tower thingy like it was Mt. Kilimanjaro. the boys even found a dead fish to run around, waving it about like a prize {EW, right? ha, boys}.

there were a few grumpy moments - but with little H2o and bugs zooming about, it was more than understandable. mama recina was super helpful in bribing their cooperation through McDonalds drinks {SWEET TEA!} post shoot. :)

Westin {eldest to youngestest}, Peyton, Kaley 'n' Mason - THANKS for running around with me and the ducks in the park, and for being such graaaand models!!

xoxo
la



i love mason's expression and the little shadow in front of him. :)



the strapping, young men.



and we found duckies to chase.



EXPERT goofy faces.



mason's turn to climb to the pinnacle!



who doesn't like to chill inside a slide??

Lady in Red.

Recently I attended this cool Indianapolis 3-day photography conference at the Omni Severin in downtown Indy called OSP Indy.

I discovered it through a photog friend of mine. It was VERY cool and informative for young photogs like myself!
It was a fantastic way to network and learn about photography do's and don'ts, trends, business tips, and the like.
I met loads of rad fellow photogs from across the MidWest - not just the Naptown. I was quite surprised at just how many folks from out of state attended this event, which was cool!

One of the most fun things {out of the many fun things ;)} we did was a retro fashion shoot with a few of our fellow photogs there. If you follow my blog in any way you know I go GA-GA for annnnything RETRO+VINTAGE, sooo I was THRILLED, to say the least, when I got to follow around Brandi Brown like paparazzi for a couple of hours. ;)

It was a breezy afternoon but we all had a blast shooting this hottie!


Snaps to photographer KC Ferrell for sponsoring the event. :)

Enjoy!

xoxo


Brandi channeling Ms. Mary Tyler Moore, heh.


Brandi and the City!


Lady needs a little primp.


I would simply looovvvve a pair of kicks like these!!


Now THIS is pure Brandi Brown!


Who wouldn't want a big, fat smooch from this hott mama?? :)


Room with a view ...


Getting cozy ...

kris: man on the street

i'm working on something BIG ... but i can't tell you, YET.
this shoot is part of IT ... about a week ago i put a request up on facebook and myspace for ANYONE with a era-specific costume piece to give me a holler so i could shoot him/her. welp, my pal kris was the first to offer something (a WWII pilot helmet) so a few days ago we hit the mean, bitter FRIGID streets of indianapolis.
i wanted to do a shoot in the mall, but a policeman on one of those silly Segway deals told us we weren't allowed ::shakes fist::. instead, we froze downtown, taking great relief in a bar and borders along the way.

fun tidbit: kris is also a photog - for NUVO Newsweekly and other rad freelance work.
i am EVERSOOO grateful to kris-stoff for taking a step on the opposite side of the lens to chill (literally!) and do some quirky, random shots!! :)

enjoy and discuss!

xo


QUITE the patriot.




pilot with a softer side (i made him do this, of course).


the coachmen let kris take the reigns - woo!




not frosty!!


wwII pilot, space ship - eh, eh?