O.K. this is something new for me so bear with me. I have had the best week! I just got back from a photography convention in Las Vegas. It was unbelievable! I learned so much and saw so many incredible things! I have never been on a plane before and aside from the ear popping it was great. Take off was the best.
I was very homesick for my husband and kids and called home about ten times a day. Of course I took a lot of pictures and I got myself a new toy. It's called a lens baby and what it does (or is supposed to do) is focus in on an area and blur everything else. I haven't quite figured it out yet but I'm getting there. It's a tricky little thing.
My favorite place was the Bellagio Hotel. The ceiling in the main hall was covered in a blanket of vibrantly colored glass flowers. Just off of the main hall they have a flower garden and a butterfly house. But this was no ordinary flower garden, there were giant butterflies and enormous glass flowers, there were giant snails made from real roses and well you get the picture, it was like being in a dream (with a hundred other people).
I was very homesick for my husband and kids and called home about ten times a day. Of course I took a lot of pictures and I got myself a new toy. It's called a lens baby and what it does (or is supposed to do) is focus in on an area and blur everything else. I haven't quite figured it out yet but I'm getting there. It's a tricky little thing.
My favorite place was the Bellagio Hotel. The ceiling in the main hall was covered in a blanket of vibrantly colored glass flowers. Just off of the main hall they have a flower garden and a butterfly house. But this was no ordinary flower garden, there were giant butterflies and enormous glass flowers, there were giant snails made from real roses and well you get the picture, it was like being in a dream (with a hundred other people).
My room was pretty cool too! It over looked the pool, not just any pool, this one has a shark tank in the middle and a water slide going right through the middle. Scary! 
I came home Thursday and my husband Tom and I always watch CSI so of course I kept making him rewind the dvr so I could show him all the places I saw and tell him all about everything. He was very sweet about it but I just don't think he cared as much as I did.
After going to the convention, and seeing and hearing from the best of the best in the wonderful world of photography, I could not wait to shoot a wedding and tonight I got my chance. I photographed Andrea and Dan's wedding and it was great. They have a wonderful family and a great sense of humor. We had a great time even with the formals (let's face it -nobody likes doing the formals). I think I had more silly shots than anything. We even got some shots of Andrea standing against a metal building complete with graffiti. Everything turned out beautifully and I could not stop smiling.
I came home Thursday and my husband Tom and I always watch CSI so of course I kept making him rewind the dvr so I could show him all the places I saw and tell him all about everything. He was very sweet about it but I just don't think he cared as much as I did.
After going to the convention, and seeing and hearing from the best of the best in the wonderful world of photography, I could not wait to shoot a wedding and tonight I got my chance. I photographed Andrea and Dan's wedding and it was great. They have a wonderful family and a great sense of humor. We had a great time even with the formals (let's face it -nobody likes doing the formals). I think I had more silly shots than anything. We even got some shots of Andrea standing against a metal building complete with graffiti. Everything turned out beautifully and I could not stop smiling.
Some of my favorites:
Oceans of love!
Callie
