Alicia | 2015 Sandy High School Senior

This past Sunday, I got to spend a couple hours photographing one of my good friends. The weather and light was perfect! We were a little worried it would rain, but it cooperated with us. She is one amazing girl and I cannot describe how much fun I had at her shoot! She is such a sweet girl and it radiates in her photos!! I love her, and these images! I hope everyone else does too!

Photograph of the Week - May 25, 2015

I hope everyone is having a safe, and relaxing Memorial Day. I just wanted to stop and thank our service men and women for sacrificing so much for us.

As many of you have seen on Facebook, my styled inspiration photo shoot went SO WELL. The couple were so great! So sweet too! Here is an image I just edited today! I am so in love with all these images :) I can't wait to show them all to you.

Getting Ready | Spring Styled Inspiration Photo Shoot | Mock Engagement

I am getting ready for my first styled inspiration photo shoot, happening on SUNDAY! I have spent months planning and figuring out what I actually want to do. I picked up some decorations I'm borrowing today, and I get to play with some jars, ribbon, wood, and burlap! I cannot wait to shoot on Sunday. Praying that the rain stays away Sunday evening, during the photo shoot. Can't wait to share my vision with you guys!

Photograph of the Week - May 11, 2015

This past weekend I got to go on a Backcountry Cooking Seminar through PSU. We got to cook some awesome food, and go on a small day hike. This is Mt. Hood looking towards the west. We camped on the East side of Mt.Hood. It was absolutely gorgeous over there! Warm, dry and sunny!

Song and Photograph of the Week - May 4, 2015

Things are coming together for the styled engagement photo shoot! Guys, I am so excited! Can't wait to share it all with you!

I'm almost done with my first year of sign language, and I have to sign a song for the class at the end of the term. I have hopefully picked, Feel Better by Nikki Lang. I am excited to translate it to ASL, it will be a fun song to sign. That is also the song of the week :)

I hiked to Elowah falls this past Saturday with my dog, Mocha. The weather was so nice, and all the parking along the Historic Highway was packed! Luckily I found a spot up front for the John B. Yeon Trailhead. I'm sharing a couple with you guys, I just can't help sharing my sweet dog :)

Song and Photograph of the Week - April 20, 2015

If you haven't heard.....I officially booked my first solo wedding. I cannot wait for June! I also updated my website, and added some images from weddings I've second shot (with another primary photographer). Go look HERE!

In the meantime, if you know a student that is the Class of 2016 and needs senior pictures....send them to me!! If you haven't seen some of my senior photography work, you can see it up on my website, HERE.

Song of the week yet again is country, and guess where I heard it.....in my car!It is sooo catchy! Smoke by A Thousand Horses

Photograph of the week is from my Spring Break backpacking trip! I just edited this one this week. From the second day, we woke up to lots of snow!!

Song and Photograph of the Week - April 13, 2015

It's already the middle of April!!! Gah, this year is going by really fast. It is finally looking and feeling sort of like spring! You know what that means?!?! Senior Photography! I would love to get some people booked this Spring and Summer. Know someone graduating next year? Send them my way!

I saw Interstellar a 2 or 3 weeks ago, and I fell in love with the soundtrack! It is amazing, and it was no surprise it is Hans Zimmer. He is one of my favorites! The movie was long, yes, BUT I would highly recommend it. It was very much like inception.... mind blowing. Here is my favorite song on the soundtrack from Interstellar! Mountains by Hans Zimmer

My watercolor class at MHCC started last Wednesday. It was the introductory class, and we didn't paint, because we had to find out what we needed. But it was a lot of fun. It is a community learning class, and I am most definitely the youngest attendee. The teacher, Polly will be 86 years old on the 2st. She is so cute. I got too impatient this week, and decided to start painting. Here are some things I've painted this past week :)

Song and Photograph of the Week - April 6, 2015

Very excited for Wednesday! The Watercolor class I signed up for at MHCC starts. YAY!  I'm sure some of my work will end up here for you all to see :) I am not sore anymore from the PCT backpacking trip, which is a nice change.Been drinking LOTS of water and eating a ton of food to catch up!

I am a fan of the group Dan + Shay, I heard a song from them I hadn't really listened to before. It was good, and I wanted to share it with you guys! Nothin' Like You by Dan + Shay

I got to go hiking for the first time after the PCT trip. I went with one of the leaders from the trip actually. We hiked to Gillette Lake, which is up in Washington! It was raining pretty hard, and decided to leave my camera in the car. But I have hiked to it before, so here is the lake, when I hiked to it in 2013.

Song and Photograph of the Week - March 30, 2015

I survived a week in the wilderness, and hiking 32 miles! I will definitely be backpacking more in the near future! It was a lot of fun, combining 2 of my favorite outdoor activities was definitely fun! The hikes each day were fun, we got snowed on the first night, and had a small blizzard during the next day's hike. BUT so much fun! I definitely would have enjoyed the 8, 7.5 and 6 mile days more if my hip hadn't been a little angry at me. I survived though! More to come about my hike, as I get images edited I will be making a post for each day of the trip! :)

 One album I had stuck in my head the whole week was Sam Hunt's Montevallo album. You can listen to that HERE!

Here is a little sneak peek into the snow we had! :)

Song and Photograph of the Week - March 23, 2015

When this is published, I will be on a backpacking trip! A whole week out on the Pacific Crest Trail, 12 of us (PSU Outdoor Program) are hiking from Lolo Pass, in Zigzag, Oregon to The Bridge of the Gods. I am hoping to have a good time, and am looking forward to hiking 32 miles :D

I am currently listening to a new song (to me), that I heard on the radio the other day. It is country, like most of the other music I listen to in my car! But I hope some of you will enjoy it! Love Me Like You Mean It by Kelsea Ballerini

The Photograph of the week is from a hike I did with a couple of awesome girls from YoungLife! We went to Mirror Lake, I had never been there but it was beautiful. And typical of Oregon.....rainy!

Song and Photograph of the Week - March 17, 2015

Finals are over for me!!! WHOO! I am now gearing up to go on a week long backpacking trip during spring break, aka next week! Happy St. Patrick's Day :)

Do you ever hear a song, and don't really like it at first? That happened to me this past week. I heard Lay Me Down by Sam Smith on the radio and I wasn't a fan. But once I got home and listened to it again.... its been playing non-stop on my spotify :)

On Sunday, I got to go hike to Mirror lake with a couple of girls from the YoungLife club I volunteer with. I had a lot of fun hiking with them! Even though it rained :( the lake was beautiful! Wish we could have seen Mt.Hood though.

Song and Photograph of the Week - March 9, 2015

As my final papers are due this week, I am not preparing a full week of posts. I have a Gothic short story to write, and an analysis on a short story to film adaptation. :) Oh boy!

Song of the week, I heard this on the radio the other day. I have heard it several times, but never looked up what song it was! It is such a sweet song, and warning, it is country :)
Mean To Me - Brett Eldredge

I love to find rock stacks on my hikes. I've found 2 this year already! This one is from my hike at Horsetail Falls.

Song and Photograph of the Week - March 2, 2015

As I am catching up on editing all my adventure photos, I will bring back Song and Photograph of the week this week!

I assume most of you have seen the trailers for the live action Cinderella film already. One of my favorite songs on one of the versions is Aeon. It builds so nicely, I love it! Nick Murray – Aeon (feat. Juliet Lyons)

I went on a hike to the Herman Creek Pinnacles this past Saturday! It was so windy, but fun. My friend Ryan went with me, and we figured out we are both pretty clumsy :P Both of us fell at one point or another :) I captured this image on that hike. I got it how I wanted it on the FIRST try! WHOO! I loved how the sunlight was catching on the moss.

Oneonta Trailhead Hike - January 2015 - Part 5

Continuing over the bridge and up the connecting trail, which, if you continue a mile or so will take you down to Horsetail Falls. We didn't venture down that far. But we did stop at the look out at the top! To our surprise, there was a little rainbow!

Oneonta Trailhead Hike - January 2015 - Part 4

Upper Oneonta Falls.....SO MUCH WATER. It is pretty loud, and amazes me at how much water flows over the edge. Makes for very fast rapids, and white water below! So cool! If you follow me on Instagram, you've seen this snail. Can I just say he is soooo cute?! I thought I was seeing just a shell, then I looked closer and it was a whole snail!!! And here is the bridge that could use some help, looks cool and safe. Looks are deceiving!

Oneonta Trailhead Hike - January 2015 - Part 3

So this freaking awesome tree.....looks like something out of Narnia! I was so excited when Sara pointed this out. I had totally missed it! Then a view of  the water (from the bride) which is pouring over the edge to make Lower Oneonta Falls. Note, this bride probably needs to be replaced, the sign of "one person to cross at a time" has been there for quite a while......scary :P

Oneonta Trailhead Hike - January 2015 - Part 2

As with many hikes in the Columbia Gorge, you get great views of the Columbia River! Never ceases to amaze me. Also, found a super poky plant, I thought it was pretty; it was very hard to get into focus though! But look at those spines! Always finding new plants to photograph on my hikes!

Oneonta Trailhead Hike - January 2015 - Part 1

January 19th was a holiday, and my friends and I took advantage of that! No school, no work, a free day! We were planning to hike to Triple Falls, but alas, there had been a landslide, and the trail was closed. So we decided to continue on down to Upper Oneonta Falls! Here is our little adventure!

David J Sorrell - February Collab Friday - Two

Continuing from last Friday, David Sorrell made another great piece! I hope everyone enjoys! My image, his amazing hand lettering! This image is from THE WORST HIKE EVER! You can read a little about that hike HERE.

Find him online at www.davidjsorrell.com
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Angel's Rest Hike - January 2015 - Part 6

On our way back down, I decided to stop along the river/stream that you cross. I think I stop there every time, just so pretty! The last image is from Crown Point. Mocha, and I beat the rain on our hike. But by the time we got to Crown Point, it was rainy, and so cloudy. Still had to stop for a photo, the Gorge has that effect on me! Hope you enjoyed this week's posts on Angel's Rest!