ROB FENN & BEVERLY HILLS

Rob Fenn was hired by the Beverly Hills Times Magazine last month and asked if I would shoot his profile for the magazine. Uhhhh.... yeah.. of course! He's the Music - Movie - Entertainment Editor. He also just launched his blog titled 'Check My Brain / Blog' to promote the magazine. If you want to know the ins and outs of anything that has to do with entertainment, check it out.

So for the shoot, we were both thinking of kind of a 'run down' look... Ya know. Beverly Hills. Ok. So the opposite. ;) But I was very happy with the outcome of the shoot. And I'll use Rob's words... Thank you for making me look exactly how I wanted. It's like old school meets rock 'n roll. I love it. It's perfect. I'll take that compliment. Anyday. ;)

I usually show my favorite last, but this time I'm showing it first... This one says it all!

I like this angle... It kind of has a 'musician' feel to it..

THE NASHIF FAMILY

As I mentioned before, this is such a beautiful family and I'm so happy they chose me as their photographer.

I pulled up to the location of our shoot, got out of my car to walk around and take a look, and as I did it started to snow...a kind of a wet snow. Terry and Katie pulled up, and Terry and I both looked at each other with our hands out...like, it's snowing! But we decided to shoot anyway and as we were getting ready, it decided to stop snowing (most of the time). Yay!

Their daughter, Macie, is THE cutest little girl. Ever. But she does have a mom that is absolutely gorgeous. And Terry, you're pretty good-lookin' too. ;) I had so much fun getting to know them and following them around with my camera. I loved every minute of it!

Here are a few more images I was able to capture during our shoot...

I love this one...

And this one...

Another favorite!

Thank you Katie, Terry, and Macie! Between the snow and the little 'break' I had to take in the middle of your session...I had a great time with all of you. ;) Ya'll are absolutely awesome!

NASHIF FAMILY SNEAK PEEK

I was gonna wait until I finished going thru all the images from my session yesterday morning, but I couldn't...wait...any...longer.  I had to show a few.  Had to.  This little family is just simply beautiful all the way around.  

So here's just a quick little peek...

I will post more soon of this fabulous family.

 

Just look at this little beauty...

I know I said I haven't gone thru all the images yet, but I'm thinking this will be my favorite.  I absolutely love it.  Thank you Macie.

More to come.  I promise.  Hope ya'll don't mind.  ;)

JUST A LITTLE...EARTHQUAKE

It was about 1 a.m. and I had just turned in to go to bed.  About 5 minutes later my bed started to shake and then I heard all my glasses and things downstairs rattle and shake.  It lasted for probably only a matter of seconds.  But felt more like a couple of minutes.  I had felt a little earthquake once before in California a long time ago and can still remember the feeling.  This time it was little stronger.  I ain't gonna lie...I was kind of freaked out.  My neighbors started waking up and making noises...I just couldn't sleep after that.  So I decided to look it up and found the University of Utah's site for tracking earthquakes. (The University of Utah's Seismograph Stations.)  And there it was, listed as the most recent earthquake at a magnitude of 2.9 at 1:08 a.m. right here by Lehi.  It doesn't get any closer than that.  Now I know it was only a 2.9, but after that, I don't ever want to know what a higher magnitude earthquake feels like.

I've decided I'm a hurricane girl and not an earthquake girl.

I took these 'snapshots' off the U of U's site:

That red square right above is 'my' earthquake.  Pretty much right where it says, Lehi.  (Oh, and those brown lines are not roads, but instead fault lines...the roads are the white lines.)

Here's a closer look...

If anybody likes to 'read' about the details of earthquakes, here ya go...

ALA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM

I had to opportunity to shoot the ALA High School Varsity Basketball Team a month or so ago.  It brought back memories for me of my high school basketball team photos...back in the day.  ;)  I love having those photos to look back on.  To look back on those memories of teammates, friends, and coaches.  I loved every minute of it.

I wanted to let the players and parents know that its not to late to order the team and individual shots of their boys.  So if you haven't done so, there's still time.  Just go to my website or feel free to email me at:  ameesorensen@mac.com .  My site has the team and individual images from the shoot for you to look at.

I also wanted to thank Chad, the Coach!  Good luck this year!  I've seen you coach and you do an excellent job with these boys. 

LIVE IN THE MOMENT

The New Year has begun.  Resolutions have been started.  Goals have been made.  A new hope has been given.  With each new year that starts, we hope it to be better and greater than the last.  Some look at this time of year as a new beginning...a chance to start over.  I, for one, would like to look at each day as a new beginning.  A new start.  A new day to start new goals and work on the ones I already have.  I agree, a new year can get our brains thinking of more that we want to accomplish in life, but just think what we can accomplish if we try to improve our lives each and every day...by 'living' in the moment.  Making each day count.  For each day is a blessing given to us to improve our individual lives and enrich others.  To work towards accomplishing our goals we have made for ourselves.  Some big, some little, whatever they may be...they are our goals.

Live in the moment.  

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And since a post is better with a photo, here is one of my beautiful niece, Emeree.   Who loves to be called 'cute' or 'pretty girl'.  I know this, because when I talk to her and flatter her with those words, her eyes light up as she smiles, all while batting those beautiful eyelashes at me.  I love it.