hello hello.

It has been a little while. As promised, the mother's day photos are HERE! :) Haha, this week has been a little crazy as I'm attempting to take organic chemistry this summer. Not how you would spend your summer? ...yeah...I don't know what I was thinking!!! Hopefully I'll have enough time to fit in photography!

What a weekend!

Ah. The stress of finals are OVER! Too bad in a week, eight weeks of organic chemistry start. But I am so thankful to be home for a week! Sonya, my best friend and amazing and talented photographer, is also here for a few days to move. I know it's hard for her to be away from her hubby, Steven, but I am excited for girl time!

So much has already happened in the past few days! Friday, it was Christopher and I's one year. He surprised me with a canoe ride down to our favorite waterfall. :) We picnicked near the waterfall and he brought Taste of Thai. yumm. Talk about a photo opportunity! It was beautiful.





Saturday was my sister's senior prom. awwww. Her and her boyfriend were adorable. Hope (my sister) wore a beautiful purple dress and I was able to be her personal paparazzi for the day. Sonya joined me a little later and we got some great shots before they went and danced the night away!





After they were off, I shadowed Sonya at a family portrait session. What a family. :) They had just one son, about age two, who was a character. They were a beautiful family and I got a few really great photos to help build my portfolio!





Sunday was of course, Mother's Day! Christopher was able to come to NOVA for church and he spent the day with my family and I. :) We went into downtown Warrenton for dinner at the Black Bear Bistro with my parents, sisters, grandparents, and boyfriend. It was fantastic. We were even able to get some family pictures downtown. However, I haven't gotten around to putting them on my computer. But trust me, you WILL see them :) ... soon!!


Phew. What a weekend. I am so glad to be home!

Graduation Photos! :D

Editing is all done!! eee!! Unfortunately, finals are not. :( So the whole trying to not let photography distract me was a bust... On the bright side, I'm really happy with the way the photos turned out!! The session was with a group of seniors from James Madison who graduate SATURDAY! Congratulations girls! It's strange to think that in just one year, I'll be in their shoes!

Here are some of my favorites! (To see more, check out sonyaruthphotography.com and click on charity's gallery!)










Congratulations class of 2010!

Blog?

Well, I never thought I would ever have a blog, but here I am. It is finals week, and quite frankly, I am open to any and all distractions. My first choice of distraction is to edit all the photos from this weekend, but I am trying my hardest to wait until I actually have the time to devote to them.

To all you curious people reading this wondering why I would start blogging (I guess I'm talking to myself here too), this page is going to be devoted to all of my photography endeavors. After talking to Sonya about some upcoming weddings in Oklahoma and North Carolina I decided I would like to share with the world stories told by pictures.

It's Sonya and I's goal to put forth 10% of our earnings to travel. Well, not just travel. We want to tell the untold stories of the world. It really is neat to see how God uses our experiences (good and bad) to shape who he wants us to be. Our friendship started in Ecuador the summer before high school's senior year. The next summer we traveled to the Czech Republic, and then last summer we had an amazing opportunity to spend two months in India. Throughout our travels we have seen great poverty and extreme wealth, people who need the Lord, as well as people who have found joy in Him. Christ has placed in our hearts a great passion to see all nations come to Him. It's funny, and to most it probably doesn't make sense, but we would like to use photography as a means to this end. I cannot wait to see where this journey takes us!