Catching up and sharing some faves...

It has been quite a couple of days! This weekend I had an incredible time with Craig and Kristin on their wedding day on Saturday, and then Sunday I helped out my friend Rachel with her event at the Segerstrom Concert Hall. Today I was on Biola's campus with the Nursing class of 2008 (including one of my favorite bride's, Haley) for their class picture! Kinda fun randomness is that I get a phone call from Mark Brooke who happens to be on campus there too! So fun. It's been a crazy couple of days but so fun and I'm loving every second. I'm just a little behind with the blogging so bear with me and I'll be getting some new posts to share what's been in front of my camera recently :)

I do have some fun new music to share as well as a new site that my friend Darin mentioned today on his blog called Twistori: http://twistori.com/

It's pretty fun to watch as it puts live twitter feeds into these categories....


Super interesting.

And some new music FAVES:




The song "Love and Doubt" runs through my head on repeat a lot :)





The major favorite one is Thrice so I'm trying really hard not to play it *too* much... it's REALLY good and you're going to love it. Promise.

Have a fabulous day!

Ciao,

Karey

Gas costing a bit much?

Those smart cars in Europe are going to start lookin' pretty appealing don't you think? My fave was the first one :)

David

This little Kiddo is so CUTE! And not to mention such a sweet little heart. David and his family and I hung out a little bit ago to capture him at 9.5 months old [which is by the way one of my favorite ages!] and we had such a great time together. This little one is so loved and attended to... just watching him with his family made me wish that everyone could know the feeling of being this loved and attended to. I just fell in love with his thoughtful blue eyes, big happy cheeks, and his sweetly calm nature.






He has two little teeth coming in too!




David and his mom... so sweet...




And with his dad...




Being a true 6 month old... looking for what he can put in his mouth next!




Here's the whole fam with Grandma and Grandpa too! I love this one, you can just see David feel so loved...







Totally a fave!























Thank you all for such a great afternoon together, it was such a treat! And thank you Mrs. Bruck for the picture of me and David... so sweet. My wild hair went a little nuts but I love it regardless:







:)

Ciao!

MADE at Hume Lake

It's been a week since I've posted, yikes! I returned home to a computer a bit out of whack after getting it fixed from the mac store... everything was supposed to be PERFECT [I dream, I know] but low and behold that stinkin' law of Murphy just got me again! [as in everything that can go wrong will go wrong. ick!] I'm happy to report that I *think* things are back to the norm after spending hours on the phone with Epson today to get my printer driver installed correctly :) I also have all of my software reinstalled so I'm crossing my fingers that it's smooth sailing for now!


All of that disaster-ness aside...


There is Hume Lake again... it's full, gorgeous, and my favorite thing is to sit out on those Adirondack chairs in the warm summer with a good book.





I am so excited to say that my weekend at Hume was a complete breath of fresh air and everything I hoped it would be. The girls really responded so well, and my dear friend Jayne who headed up the conference did an incredible job pulling everything together. I wish so much I could post the pictures of the Jr. High girls I got to know but in all of the craziness I never got their direct permission to post them so I have some details to share for now...



Jayne's centerpieces that I LOVED...




And this is of one of my girls who I got to hang out with! She was so cute and had written this on her arm after one of the seminars... the name of the conference is "MADE," and I love how she just owned it! :)





It was the perfect weekend, and once again felt like home.

I'm out!

This weekend I get to be at the fabulous Hume Lake Christian Camps again for a weekend of counseling Jr. High girls and I am SO excited! It isn't very often that I get to take a step outside of my photography world so I consider this a huge gift and a very special privilege. Jr. High was probably my LEAST favorite time in life but I know that they are dealing with issues completely beyond what I ever experienced... they need to know more than ever that they are a work of art and perfect as they are instead of trying to measure up to an ideal portrayed on magazine covers that in real life just doesn't exist.

Forgive me, I think I need to get off my soapbox! :) I just hope so much that this weekend I can come away with some amazing stories of how these girls have grown, been challenged, loved, and whole-heartedly inspired to see the beauty and value they possess naturally.







Hume is a beautiful place so I'm expecting some great things! I'll be back on Tuesday so Ciao until then!

Karey

Corinna and Chris

Last week Greg Bumatay, my intern John Woods and I all headed out to Pomona for an "Impromptu" shoot to practice our *Anti*Skillz* we learned from the workshop in Las Vegas. Greg's past clients Corinna and Chris were up for being our models so we all grabbed some lunch and then headed out and about! It was such a blast and I can't wait for the next time that we put something like this together. Corinna and Chris were an absolute dream to work with and I loved just getting to know them throughout the day.






























































Thank you both for your being so generous with your time and joyful energy, I hope to keep in touch!


Karey

Angel and Dan

This weekend I spent some time with Angel and Dan down in Newport for some good times! We met up at a place that was requested by Angel (I love shooting in completely new places!) and I fell in love with the area. It might be a new running spot that I'll hopefully running into Angel on.. no pun intended. :) They had spent some great times just talking up a storm while waiting for the sun to rise and I can only imagine how many joyful laughs they shared in. The entire time we were hanging out just felt so easy and carefree... just like the two of them are together.

The scenery was gorgeous!






And I just loved their shoes they chose :)













A fave for sure...




This one too!



















Here is a fun little collage that I thought would be fun... my favorite picture of Angel is in here of the bottom left hand corner. Lovely!





Thank you Dan and Angel for such a great time, I am so excited for your wedding! It will be such an honor to capture the day for you both and watch you say yes to each other. Hope you enjoy what you see so far!

Much Love,

Karey