Epiphanie PICTURE IT: APRIL PHOTO CONTEST

Ok.  One more photo contest this month :)  Obviously it would be great to win a prize or just have my photos acknowledged right :)  But honestly I enjoy participating in these because it not only inspires me to pick up my camera and shoot the wonders of the world but it also challenges me to hone my photography skills.  

With that said this photo contest is put on by Epiphanie.  They happen to make the dopest camera bags I have ever seen.  And they are giving away one of these bags to the winner of this contest. EEEEK! :)

Their April theme is RAIN.  After mulling over tons of photos I have taken with Instagram this month I finally decided on this one.  I like the vintage feel to it.  And despite the murky tone I like the ombre of the pastel colors in the rose and the rain drops that adorn it. 

I entered the Epiphanie Camera Bags + Zenfolio Picture It photo contest! http://bit.ly/Ix1mXq

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RTS April Photo Challenge: Water

It's another photo challenge! Love these :)

This one is for Rock the Shot and the theme is WATER.  This one challenged me a bit just because there are so many different images that the theme of water conjures up.  Here in California the weather is quite bipolar in April haha I mean it was literally 93 degrees last week! Hello...it's only Spring! The week before that we had thunder and lightning storms.  And this week, well let's say it rained again yesterday.  Sheesh ..Can't figure out if I need an umbrella or a bikini this month!

Anyway, I favored the sun over the rain and here is my submission...

Gina was floating around the pool soaking up the sun while I was soaking it up on the diving board.  I looked down at her and shouted "Hey! You are so photogenic right now!  Don't move!" haha

www.rocktheshotforum.com

Do you enjoy the rain or the sun more in April? Hope you have both your umbrella and beach gear handy in any case ;)

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | By The Book

Another week. Another I Heart Faces photo challenge :)

This week the theme required a book.  Immediately I thought of Heather.  During this shoot she requested I photograph her with a book.  While going through the proofs I kept coming back to this shot because it gave me a sense of reverie.  Ya know how you can read an epic love story and you picture yourself in the fantasy world you're reading? I feel as though she's lost in her thoughts...daydreaming of her epic love story. 

This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – www.iheartfaces.com

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | Family Fun

I'm excited to participate in another I Heart Faces photo challenge.  This week's theme is Family Fun.  So I chose a family that is dear to my heart.  We went to the beach and my goal was just to capture special moments of them enjoying each other.  Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy :) 

This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – www.iheartfaces.com

***UPDATE as of 1.20.2012***
I'm honored to announce that this photo was chosen as 3rd place by this week's Guest Photographer Judge, Shalonda Chaddock, of Chubby Cheek Photography.  
EEEEEK :)

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | Best Face Photo from 2011

So. I have been meaning to enter an I Heart Faces photo contest for what seems like forever 

....but for whatever reasons never got around to doing so.  Well, there's no time like the present right :)  It's their first photo challenge of the year so I decided to sit my booty down and get busy.  It's been so difficult trying to pick just one face out of all that I photographed this year but my heart kept coming back to one particular little face...

My Chloe Cakes ..<3

This little cupcake was my favorite child to photograph in 2011. She never needed any direction and was a doll to work with.  She loved the camera and the camera loved her.  And I look forward to shooting her with her family again this year.

This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – Best Face Photo of 2011

Thank you for taking a peek and I look forward to any and all of your feedback ..<3