Crafty Hands

Man Overboard

Tonight when I got off of work, it was raining. Not a hard rain, but it managed to make all the roads so saturated and reflective that I was dying to take someone out to take pictures. By the time my sister drove down from Titusville, most of the roads had already soaked up the excess, but we drove around and still managed to find some puddles in front of this green neon light. Among our other stops was the hospital parking garage, and the Eau Gallie causeway, where we ended up not even taking photos because a man was on the verge of drowning. Dylan jumped in and saved him, where I then had to crawl down to the base of one of the pillars to help him and this stranger up. We all started talking about the chain of events that lead us to this place to save this man. Dylan concluded that if I had not switched to Canon, this man would have died. Never really been a fan of night photography because of the noise and lack of sharpness, but here are some of my favorites from tonight.

Therapy

Many frustrations today, but lots to explore.

First Day As A Canon Girl

Last week I sold every last bit of my Nikon gear to be able to get a 5DMKII. It came in the mail today, along with my battery grip, so Dylan and I spent the whole day wandering around town taking pictures. We stopped by the library to pick up some new library cards, which of course meant we had to harass the geese at the pond, then we went to get burritos and topped them with loads of sriracha sauce, followed by seeking out fire wood. I've never used a full frame camera until today, and the raw images are almost better than real life. So excited to take lots of new pictures.

Murphy Wedding

I spent my New Year's night photographing this simple and lovely wedding on the river after a last minute change of shifts at my day job. I loved all the pink, and the personalized M&Ms.

John & Abby

There used to be a time when I would have so many butterflies in my tummy when someone asked me to take their photo. So much so that I would turn jobs down out of fear and doubt in my capability to capture nice images, which is what happened a few years ago when Abby asked me to photograph her for her modeling portfolio. Keeping this in my mind, I knew I had to put myself out there when I saw that Abby was looking for a photographer for her maternity photos. We met at Playalinda Beach, which easily became my favorite beach due to the lack of hotels and surf shops lining the horizon.