Trying new things

I have been asked to step out of my comfort zone multiple times over the last few weeks, and it has been F-U-N.  It has also been a little scary. 

What on earth could possibly be out of someone's comfort zone, you ask?  Well, besides never having done newborns or seniors (both things I have now tackled or am tackling soon), I was asked to do a shoot for a music CD cover.  Cool, right?

It is for a family friend's daughter who is a local singer-songwriter at the ripe old age of 17.  My sister-in-law Chelsey came with me to do makeup and advise on hair.  I scouted locations and then we got down to business.  We had two favorites.  One was the winner for the album cover:

And the other was deemed a winner by mom and will soon be the latest addition to the photos displayed in their home.  Success! 

Summer Wedding!

I don't do weddings, as a rule.  Unless the mood strikes and a person calls at the right time with the right circumstances.

I'll admit it.  They scare me.

The first time I did one, I knew the groom fairly well, it was a small and intimate backyard wedding, and there were no attendants.  I didn't sleep the night before and wanted to puke all day until the wedding.

This time there was more sleep and less nausea, but I still wasn't sure what the heck I was thinking when I agreed to do it!  But now I have an average of one wedding per year under my belt, and I think I like that frequency.   I still have a reason to swoon over wedding photography the other 364 days of the year - perfect!  I'll leave the other days to the pros, like my all-time favorite Boise wedding photographer, Tana Photography.  I stalk swoon over that site often.

Anyway, this year's wedding shoot ended up going very well!  I spent a lot of time with the bride and groom, and who doesn't love shooting a beautiful, low-key bride in a gorgeous dress that includes orange tulle?  Here are a few pictures from Sara and Ben's big day: