TANG SISTERS | PORTRAITS (SNEAK PEEK)

This spring break week I've had the honour of being at Bethel's School of Creativity as a volunteer photographer. I have so loved sitting and hearing from some of my heroes and in the midst of all the running around, I still have moments where I sit totally blown away by the fact that this is all happening. Rewind one year and I was just in Auckland dreaming of being here in Redding one day. It never ever crossed my mind that I'd be staring at the back of my camera one day with images of some of the greats I had spent hours watching on iBethel TV. 

Yesterday afternoon I jumped in on a photo shoot the incredible Heather Armstrong had set up for her photography class. Oh my goodness. Enchanted forest magic. Hadley, Audrey, Beckah and Grace are the best models. Ever. I cannot begin to tell you how easy they make it! 

More photos coming! Working my butt through my to do list.

JENNA BROOKS | PORTRAITS

So excited that these images are finally seeing the light of day. In late January we got to work with the beautiful Jenna and her husband, Joey, on a mini photoshoot set up by the one-of-a-kind Heather Armstrong for us to practise and grow our photog skills. This was the first time I got to work with models and it was the last time I shot on my 60D before the glorious upgrade to my 6D. Dang, I have a big learning curve ahead of me when it comes to directing models. Up till now I have worked primarily on documentary style photography where no direction is required - just a keen eye and swift ninja photo-snapping skills. So this next season is going to be me grabbing opportunities where I can to learn - I've got a wedding coming up this Friday, some portrait shots lined up with friends, and hopefully a newborn shoot too.

On a side note, wait till I get started on just how steep I feel the learning curve is for videography and production. So much learning, so many techno terms, so much gear, so many brainiacs and so much fun.