My nephew is a SENIOR!

I still remember Cameron as a tiny baby laying on his tummy on the floor while I watched a movie with my sister. One of my favorite memories of him was when he was two or three years old. I took care of him and his sister while my sister went to girls camp. It was my first experience taking care of someone that age for more than just a few hours. I will never forget how cute he was as he ran back and forth in the room acting out little stories that he imagined up. His energy never ran out. Now that I have a few boys of my own, I fully understand that energy and imagination. So, now he's 17 and seems more like one of my friends than one of my nephews, because nephews are supposed to be little kids, right? Maybe the fact that he's so old now really just means that I'm getting old.

I tried to do a variety of editing. I wanted to keep some soft and have others really pop. I experimented with a couple of different techniques to help bring out the color in some of the pictures and came across a fun Photoshop action that sketches pictures. So, I included one of those just for fun.

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Here are some pictures of a beautiful family that I go to church with. The little boy in the orange shirt used to be in my primary class. Their whole family is gorgeous!!!

Sunset Wedding Pictures

Last week I had a fun photo shoot at White Sands National Monument with one of Justin's coworkers and his new wife. They were married at the courthouse only hours before and are planning a big wedding later in the year. We got a late start out of El Paso and arrived only minutes before sunset, so without any hesitation I started shooting and was amazed at all the variety of colors in the sky. After returning home I could hardly sleep and was too busy thinking about how I'd surely ruined every picture. But after processing the pictures I'm pretty happy with how the pictures turned out even though I know they could've been better if only I'd done this that and the other. I have to give most of the credit to the beautiful bride, her stylish flower, her photogenic husband, and their great chemistry.