All smiles

These two boys were so smiley, they loved the camera! Mom definitely has her hands full while daddy is away :)

Endless energy!

I just loved this little guy! He would not sit still for anything, lol. Photographing him was kind of like shooting a football game... except that I could never predict which direction he would go! I wish I had that kind of energy :)

I'm sure his mommy can't wait for her husband to return home... especially with baby number two almost here!

Cute kiddos!

These two were so silly and fun! Big brother was having a blast showing me his karate moves, and little sister had so much spunk. We did some shots of mom with the kids too, but I'm still working on some photoshop magic... swapping heads and such :)

I hope their daddy enjoys these pics when he sees them. What a lucky guy to have such cuties!

Photos for daddy!

Today I photographed little baby S. and her gorgeous mom. She was absolutely adorable and she just loved my enormous camera... and my camera definitely loved her too!

Her daddy is currently deployed overseas with the Air Force, which is how I met these two. I'm currently offering complimentary photography sessions to families of deployed personnel. This is the first of many to come!

I think her daddy will be excited to receive these pictures in the mail :)

More of Matt and Ashly

Just a few more :)

Matt and Ashly :)

Yesterday my cousin Matt got married! For once I was actually a guest at a wedding, and it was so fun!! My husband and I were able to dance the night away, and celebrate with some of our favorite people :)

Of course, I had to take a few shots... and now I just have to show off how adorable these two are :) I'll post a few more tomorrow morning, because right now I'm just exhausted after all the traveling...

Anyway, they're such a gorgeous couple I had to put something up tonight!

Weekly Photo Challenge - "Doors"

I didn't shoot exactly what I had in mind this week, but it was still fun! I found a door within a door which was cool :) Here are the results:

ISO 800
Shutter 1/100
Aperture f/5
Focal Length 41mm



Monica's pic:

ISO 250
Shutter 1/250
Aperture F3.2
Focal Length 50mm



And Leisel's pic:

ISO 100
Shutter 1/50
Aperture F/9
focal length 52mm



"Food"

And if you're shooting one of your favorite dishes... be sure to include the recipe, lol! Happy shooting :)

Weekly Photo Challenge - "Personality"

This week was super fun, and most of us chose children as our subjects which is probably not a huge surprise :) Here are the results, beginning with my shot of my very silly four year old!

ISO 400
Aperture F 5.6
Shutter 1/400
Focal length 160mm



Monica's photo:

ISO 100
Aperture F9
Shutter 1/250
Focal Length 43mm



Jessica's photo:

ISO 100
Aperture F 2.8
Shutter 1/3200
Focal Length 50mm



Leisel's photos... she just couldn't choose one and I can see why! lol



Heidi's photo:

Aperture F 5.6
Focal length 26mm



And our challenge for this week is:

"Doors"

Happy shooting!

More boys... and their bikes...

Here are more pics from my husband's motorcycle trip. He asked me for vivid colors... and I think I delivered :) Enjoy!

The boys are back!

My husband and his 4 brothers rented motorcycles last week, and went on an epic "mini" ride together. I have a feeling this will be the first of many to come...

Of course I had to get some pics!

Here's a quick preview, with more to follow soon. Be sure to click on the photo so you can see the larger version :)

Troy and Ana

Last week I had a blast with Ana and Troy at their engagement shoot. I love when couples get into the photo session and really ham it up for the camera. These two were SOO fun! Take a peek at these photos, but don't be too jealous of all the fun we had :)

Wedding at The Grove

These two were adorable! I was lucky enough to photograph their wedding ceremony last week at The Grove. Here are a few of my favs from the day:

Weekly photo challenge - "Sunset"

I've had a few more people ask about joining our challenge, and we'd love to have you! Just read the instructions I posted a couple weeks ago, and send me your photos :)

So this week's challenge makes me want to shoot sunsets every week! Here are the results beginning with my shot:

ISO 200
Shutter 1/60
Aperture F/5.6
Focal length 27mm



Monica's shot:

ISO 250
Aperture F8
Shutter 1/80
Focal Length 135



Heidi's shot:

ISO 200
Aperture F 6.3
Shutter 1/160
Focal Length 35mm



Leisel's shot:

ISO 100
Shutter 1/125
Aperture f/11
Focal length 60mm



Nice work everyone! And our challenge for this week is:

"Personality"

Weekly Photo Challenge - "Sunrise"

I don't think I would define this week's theme as a "photo" challenge as much as a physical one, lol. You basically can't go wrong if you catch the light displayed at sunrise. Which reminds me of one of my favorite photography quotes:

"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary!"

As you can see below, all of the photos below are extraordinary! Getting up early again made me wonder why I'm such a night owl. I was amazed at how many people I saw out running and biking at 5:30 am!! Now I'm starting to think maybe I should join them :)

Here are the photos, starting with mine:

ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Aperture: F22
Focal length: 60mm



Monica's photo

ISO: 250
Aperture: F20
Shutter: 1/125
Focal Length: 100mm



Jessica's photo
ISO: 400
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter: 1/125
Focal Length: 55mm



Leisel's photo
ISO: 100
Aperture: f22
Shutter speed: 1/20
Focal length: 27



Heidi's photo

ISO: 200
Aperture: F9
Shutter: 1/320
Focal length: 24mm



And this weeks challenge is:

"Sunset"

Now this theme is easy, and super fun! Try to capture your subject during the last 30 seconds or so of available light. If you don't know this secret already, you'll be amazed at your discovery :) My college professor dubbed this magical time at sunrise and sunset as the "sweet light." I can't wait to see the results!

Weekly Photo Challenge - "Something Blue"

I'm super excited because the weekly photo challenges are getting more popular, which I think is fantastic! Numerous people have talked about joining in, and several individuals are starting to send me pictures each week. So far we have a mix of pros, amateurs, and newbies! It's awesome to see the assigned subject through so many different perspectives. I've learned so much already and gained a lot of inspiration as well. Each week I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with :)

Keeping the growth of the challenge in mind, I've decided to make a few changes:

Number 1 - I've decided to post camera settings along with each photograph. I think it will be useful for everyone to be able see the technical side of each photograph as well, so please include that data along with your photo if you feel comfortable doing so!

Number 2 - From now on, if you would like to be part of the challenge please e-mail me your photograph by Sunday afternoon. This will save me SO much time, thanx! Here's my address:

mindy@redrockstudioslv.com

Number 3 - If I get too many submissions each week, I may have to limit the number I post on my blog simply due to time. I'm not sure exactly how I'm going to work this dilemma, but I'll keep you all updated!

I think that's it! And just for kicks or anyone new, here's a review of how the challenges work:

Each challenge is one week in length
Only one photo per person (I know it's hard!)
Results are posted each Sunday night

Happy shooting!

So back to this week's photos. This is my daughter's bubble bath, which was the most incredibly blue thing I could find!

ISO: 100
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/100
Focal length: 70mm
Window light



Monica's something blue:

ISO: 160
Aperture: F4
Shutter: 1/2000
Focal length: 30mm




Jessica's something blue:



Leisel's something blue:



Heidi's something blue:



And our challenge for this week is:

"Sunrise"

This will probably be the most difficult for me yet... I love sleeping in which is horrible, seeing how early morning light is simply stunning!