photography class

carson is in a photography class right now, so a lot of times i go with her while she is working on assignments. benefits of her class without the stress of getting a grade. i'll take it. these are just some of the pics that i've taken with her over the past couple of weeks. ¡excelente!

the place: utah valley, utah

the peeps: nature, and my feet

the dates: feb + march 2012

washington dc

it had been about a month since i had been on an airplane so i figured why not go to washington dc for the weekend to visit the lovely jilli and jane. it was a short trip but such a perfect weekend. we saw the sights, laid out on the grass at the mall, went to the smithsonian (i was in heaven with all the french impressionism), ate a lot and spent time with jane's family. it was her grandma's eightieth birthday, so we threw her a little birthday dinner. its safe to say that i'm obsessed with her grandparents.

the place: washington dc

the peeps: #thecoltons

the dates: august 18 - 22, 2011

day trip

momma, poppy and i wanted to make the most of my last weekend at home so took a little day trip to la. we stopped in pasadena on our way up for lunch and then made our way to the getty villa in malibu. spectacular greek & roman art combined with beautiful gardens made for a wonderful afternoon.

the place: the getty villa, malibu

the peeps: artful subjects

the date: august 13, 2011

i made french macarons

or, i tried to make french macarons. for various reasons i failed miserably. but it's all good. at least my nails look great.

the place: the parents house

the peeps: me and failed macarons

the date: august 9, 2011

camping

to be completely honest, i don't enjoy camping. this was the first time and most likely the last. dirt really isnt my thing. but if i have to camp at least arches national park is really pretty and makes for some sweet pictures and ridiculous stories.

the peeps: jane, me and 500 other kids at massive moab trip 2011

the place: moab and arches national park, utah

the date: june 17 & 18, 2011

weekend getaway

jane, carson and i took a little weekend trip to park city and it was perfection. running, hiking, reading in the sunshine, eating, eating, movies, shopping and sleeping. and to finish it off we stopped by the rugby championship with some lovely friends. the ideal weekend if i've ever seen one.

the peeps: jane, carson and a crew

the place: park city and sandy, utah

the date: may 21, 2011

empire state of mind

i went to new york. it forever changed my life.

the peeps: fashionable people

the place: new york city

the date: may 1- 6

this one time, on the surface of the moon

for reals though, we went to VEGASSS to celebrate the new year. in case you've never taken the drive from orange county to veags, it looks like the surface of the moon. no joke. sadly though, these pictures at a gas-station-on-the-surface-of-the-moon are pretty much the only pictures i took the whole mini-trip cause, well, we were in vegas and i was too occupied with other things to be taking pictures. happy new year, though!!

the peeps: briana&scott, katie and me

the place: somewhere between orange county and vegas

the date: december 31, 2010

b&w christmas day

the black and white shooting continues! some people don't like it and tell me to switch my camera back to color; but they're just gonna have to wait a bit longer. christmas was a little different this year, with both my sisters being gone and married, so the rest of us hit the beach for a little stroll before the rain came back in and it was fantastic. merry christmas, dolls.

the peeps: dad&mom, jt, and kako

the place: capistrano beach

the date: december 25, 2010

my black & white boat parade

i never really shoot in black and white. it's cute but i think it's slightly overdone and shortcut way to look artistic. that aside, i thought it would be fun to mix things up and shoot ONLY in black and white over the holidays. so far it's been fantastic.

** update!! this picture, the one right above this, is gonna be in gallery 303 march3-march14 **

the peeps: dad&mom, briana&scott, brittanny&jason, jt&bella, paul&debi

the place: balboa island, california

the date: december 18, 2010

just another afternoon

truth be told, i was trying to avoid doing homework. so i coerced my beautiful friends into doing a photo shoot. it was a little less photo shoot a little more walk through nature slash goof off. which i am totalllyyy fine with. also, its afternoons like this that make provo more bearable for me. pretty people, pretty nature, and photography.

the peeps: rhyan and pennie

the place: provo canyon, utah

the date: november 4, 2010

flickr set: just an afternoon stroll

autumn adoration

yellow&red&orange leaves.

park city mountain resort.

pumpkin spice lattes.

photography&sketching.

cool air.

carson&brooke.

the peeps: carsi & me

the place: pc mountain resort

the date: october 16, 2010

flickr set: autumn adoration

summer cannot come fast enough

i may or may not have skipped out of church early today so that i could have enough time to enjoy this beautiful spring day. 50 degrees, partly cloudy. if only the beach was closer. utah lake will have to suffice i guess. it actually kinda reminds me of rancho lake with the big boulders and dirty water... you get my point. not that nice. but still i'm glad summer is so close.

the place: utah lake, provo, ut

the peeps: danielle, britany & becky

the date: march 21, 2010

i would gladly hit the road get up and go

you know that maroon5 song? sunday morning? play it next time you go on a drive. it might just change your life.

technically speaking, i took these on a sunday afternoon. [let's just pretend that it was in the morning.] nothing is more relaxing for me than a good drive, good beats, and my camera. so i conveniently combined the three and came up with these.

the place: provo canyon, ut

the peeps: mother nature

the date: november 8, 2009

i kinda maybe like you a lot more than i originally planned.

if you really know me. or probably even if you don't know me at all, you probably know that i LOVE adventures and i often plan random ones to feed my appetite. the past two weekends i have ventured to downtown salt lake and park city. i've been to both places countless times, but both trips gave me a new love for each of the cities. maybe it was because of the fabulous ladies who tagged along with me.

midway, ut

park city, ut

park city, ut

salt lake city, ut

salt lake city, ut

salt lake city, ut

salt lake city, ut

salt lake city, ut