Duckies for Easter!

These are my duckies, Henry and Lila! They are the most adorable things ever! For the past three years I have been trying to get baby duckies and now my wish has come true! Kinda made this decision on a whim one day when I was with my friend. I decided it was the perfect time to go get my duckies since it was two days before Easter. So off we went to the tractor supply store to by my lil' cuties! They're getting bigger way faster than I expected. I'm pretty attached right now, so it is going to be sad when I have to give them away to my friends farm. Right now they're learning to swim in a babypool in my backyard. They love the water. It's hilarious to see them try to dive underneath. I'm trying to get them to eat strawberries and some other things but so far they aren't going for it. They are my two most favorite things in the world right now and I never want to let them go!

Olivia Bee Photography

http://www.oliviabee.com/

Olivia Bee is and extremely, talented , sixteen year old photographer. Her pictures are amazing and so unique. I'm pretty sure she uses film for most of her photos. Every picture of hers I scroll through captivate me. Olivia's photographs grab your attention and almost take you to another place in time. I think that's why I'm so fond of her style, not to mention the girl is only sixteen and taking very professional photos. Check out her website!

Spring

One of my most favorite things about spring is the cherry trees. I love how the colors and how they line streets and driveways.

Mackenzie Jane

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This little, angel is my cousin Mackenzie Jane. She had just woken up from a nap and had crazy hair, so I quickly grabbed my camera and came out with this shot. Don't let the picture fool you she may look extremely mellow, but she is wild!

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Took this picture from the bus my senior class basically lived on for a week in Costa Rica. About 70 of us boarded a plane to spend a long week in Costa Rica to volunteer churches, orphanges, and other places. The quality isn't too great but theres so many different types of shades, lines, and reflections going on, it makes it different. Our bus was stopped at a light in the middle of San Jose. These two little faces popped in the window and started to wave at us. I feel like this picture represents the majority of our trip. The children we spent time with, and grew to love over the week, had such a huge impact on each of our lives. I think each of us all had a child thats still imprinted in our hearts.

Fair

After this past year I'm gonna have to say I can never go to the fair again! It's way too crowded and dirty for me and not worth the 45minute waits in line for a 1minute ride. Not to mention I came very close to get myself beat up by a group of angry girls. With that being said there are so many different things to shoot. With all the people, colors, lights and activity, fairs are great places to get some unique shots and try out some new techniques, but it definetly presented it's challenges. The crowds made it pretty hard to get the shots I wanted without someone stepping in the way. The fact that it was night presented it's own set of difficulties with having to change the shutter speed and a few other things to capture the lights and colors. Here's one of my favorite shots from the night. I like how the sky slowly melts into different colors, the black outlines and how the colors of the rides pop out at you.

Abandoned Holiday

We went on a trip to Myrtle with some family this past June. It's always nice to be with family, but at the time I had a lot on my mind and just needed to get away from the crammed hotel room and all the people. So i took my backpack and headed down the beach for a walk. The farther down the beach I walked the fewer hotels and people I saw. Eventually all the crowds and hotels became smaller and faded into the haze. I was left alone with a group of seagulls and this amazing hotel right in front of me. There was not a sign of anyone in sight. I feel like in most cases the whole seen would feel ominous or a little eerie, but it was perfect and just what I needed. I walked around for a bit took a few shots, and then laid out my towel and relaxed. So heres a few of the shots I came out with from my little adventure.