Monarch

Landing
September 2008

Ok. Picture me running in circles in a field, with Alice around my neck, in the middle of gym class. That pretty much sums up how I got this picture. I basically chased the thing down until it finally landed. Hey, nobody ever said the life of a photographer was easy.

Monarch

2006

I also took this shot at school during Field Biology class my sophomore year. Honestly, that class is really what sparked my interest in photography--as funny as that sounds. We spent a lot of time outside and I always took my camera. When I happened to get shots like this one, my love for the art grew exponentially. This is another one I took with my old Nikon. That little camera really is impressive--it's the main reason I decided to stick with Nikon. I'm glad I have Alice though. :)

The Playground

The Playground
August 2008

Well, I survived my first day of school as a senior! It was rather uneventful actually. I have 3 study halls in a row {with lunch in the middle} on Wednesdays. Today, to fill up some of that time, Christine and I went outside to recess with the 1st-3rd graders. Of course I made Christine push them on the swings while I took pictures. :)

I took this picture of my cousins {from 2 different sides of the family}, Grant & Carson. They both started first grade and this was their first time having recess. I just thought they were adorable--watching the s on the swings. And they both look so stylin' with their new clothes on. :)

I played up on the cloudy day effect and reduced the color saturation in the photo. It almost gives it a vintage feel--which I love.

Stay tuned for more pictures of the lovely students at RTCS!

Back to School!

School's Out
June 2008

We had our annual "Back-to-School Night" this evening. Very exciting!! It's such a strange and foreign feeling to be so ready and excited to go back, but I am. I'm pumped to have a fantastic senior year. I'm also completely happy about all of my classes this year: AP World Literature, AP European History, Christian Apologetics, Advanced French, Art, Choir, Music Theory, Music Ensemble, Elementary Music Teacher's Aid, Chapel Planning, Senior Project, College Prep., Yearbook, Newspaper, and Gym. Oh man! That sounds like a lot when you actually type it out...eek! Most of the elective classes only meet about once a week though...so I guess it's not too bad. I'm so thankful for all of the musical experience I'm going to get this year. It looks like I'll be spending somewhere around 9 periods a week in the Music room! Yes!! Plus, the fact that I've managed to scrape by with absolutely no science or math classes fills me with joy. :) I really can't wait to start my senior year. I know the Lord has great things planned for me and I'm so excited to see what they are!

I posted this picture today mostly out of irony. I took it on the last day of last school year. The locker room is always a disaster on the last day. This trash can was just randomly sitting in the middle of the room. Decorating my locker is one of my favorite things about the first week--and taking it all down is my least favorite part of the last week. I'm pretty sure this year I'll probably sob the whole time. :)