Shot Sharing - Portraits with Dani

last week I had the privilege to shoot Dani right before leaving Arizona.

how adorable is she?

 it was such a fun shoot, I had to share :) 

happy Monday everyone!

Photo Story as of Lately

Lately I have been so busy,

this is the busiest time of year in terms of school work.

lucky for me, I love a lot of what I study in school.

Here is one of my recent assignments in photojournalism.

It was a photo story about an amazing little rider from Colorado.

It was a total pleasure following her and her fellow riders from 

Colorado Equestrian at Lions Crest

while they competed in the Scottsdale Carousel Horse Show.

Have a great weekend everyone :)

Shot Sharing: Colorado Sunrise

This past weekend I got to visit Colorado

(surprise, surprise)

I snapped these shots on the way to Winter Park Friday morning,

had to share this gorgeous mountain sunrise.

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I also have to say how much I enjoyed myself at Winter Park.

The snow was absolutely amazing ... PERFECT conditions on Friday

so I decided to take out some demos.

First, I took out the 2012 Rossignol S7s.

I have been resisting the s7 hype, because quite frankly I can't stand to look at them.

The women's version is just ...

"not my cup of tea" to say the least.

Well, fret not if you share my views ... the men's version is exactly like the women's!

Same ski! So I took it out. It handled really well.

Turned well. Floated well. Good all around ski, 

though I still like the 2013 Icelantic Oracle and 2013 4Frnt Aretha better.

I also got to demo 2012 K2 Missdemeanors!

K2 Missdemeanors are in the K2 Park Ski line, but I was so pleasantly surprised at how well they held up all mountain.

I also think the top sheet is gorgeous.

They turned effortlessly and handled in the moguls. 

The floated decently on the powder 

and were extremely stable in crud. I was a big fan. 

(And no, this message isn't sponsored ... I wish haha)

Anyways, while I'm in the park mood,

flash back to xGames ... where everyone is in the park mood :)

Radiant Reds

Finally home from the mountains.

It has been fun ... kind of ...

I have a pair of adorable red heels

which I can't wear for 6 weeks

(worst part about knee surgery ... seriously)

but in the mean time, 

I can still obsess over red :)

Elie Saab Dress

Cary LaCouture Photography

At work I came across this flower photo,

and I immediately thought of the dress pic I had saved from before. 

High fashion meet nature ...

BEAUTIFUL!!

Fourth Fly Over

This morning at the Vail parade.

This shot couldn't wait.

Happy 4th Everyone!!

Summer in Vail

Today was my first and last mobile day in Vail.

I took advantage.

Strolled around the beautiful Vail Village.

Columbines were in full bloom :)

Got me feelin a little Colorado spirit.
How Beautiful is Vail?

And hey - it was a successful day.

I set in stone my life goal:

to own a shop of some sort ...

graphic design, cupcakes and cards ... whatever

and live above it in this magical place.

My place will of course be complete with 

adorable sleeping dogs on my steps

and children playing in the fountain outside ...

I'm going to conclude this post with a thank you to the Steadman Clinic.

 A preliminary thank you that is ...

if they mess me up tomorrow, I can revoke it. Remember that over there guys.

Anyways,

thank you for not only being the best orthopedic surgeons around

but for also being in Vail :)

Happy Mothers Day

So I know Mothers Day was yesterday ...

but my mom and I spent all of yesterday on a lovely drive home from ASU.

Arizona to Colorado is 14 hours of scenic ay?

yeah, not so much ...

We had to stop to snap this shot - it was 99 degrees in the middle of a desert?

Anyways, I feel I owe a post to my wonderful mother even if it is a day late.

I also have to fill you all in on the magical journey we had.

This is her ... on the Utah state line ... say hi:

Yeah ... she always acts like this. 

No, no, no ... this should just tell you how boring the drive is.

(ps. that truck driver honked ... my mom is hot, we know)

This is a real picture of us. We are at the 4-corners

(Arizona, Colorado, Utah, NewMexico)

you wouldn't know that though, because the idiot who took our picture 

didn't even get the 4-corners in it? (we're standing on it, I swear)

Ok, enough boring road trip ... 

this is my mom and I ... being completely normal

I love her :)