Downtown Family Pics

I love this family. They are seriously THE nicest people. I was so happy to be able to take their family pictures :) Gorgeous family!

Jessica + Hyrum

My little brother (in-law) tied the knot May 2nd!

We just LOVE Jessica! She is so kind and totally gorgeous! I am so happy for these two.

It was a beautiful day and Jessica looked stunning {as always!}

Hyrum looked pretty sharp as well ;)

Love you both!

The first dance as 

Mr. and Mrs. 

My sweet in-laws and their baby boy! All 8 of their children are now married!

The Logan Temple

Jessica's darling Mom made this gorgeous cake and her friend make the cake topper!

So fun!

Congrats you two!!

Baby Clara

Baby Clara is such a sweetheart! 

Karate Kicks and Baby Cuddles

I had the privilege of doing a photo shoot with Melissa and her amazing kids! It was a blast and her kids are super fun!! Thanks for letting me capture the sweet smiles of your wonderful family :) 

his pose of choice! haha

every photo shoot should end with a karate kick…

Becky's Maternity Photo Shoot!

I had the privilege of documenting this lovely mama's 4th pregnancy! She is gorgeous! It was my first maternity shoot and I loved it. Here are some of my favs from the shoot:

Thanks so much Becky for letting me be take you pictures! 

I am so excited to see sweet baby Helen soon! 

Revelas Family

It was so amazing to have a photo with the Revelas family. They are awesome!! I got to shoot on location of their gorgeous house and property. It was a photographers dream!! Simply gorgeous!

These were taken last fall, but I have not posted them yet because life got busy--you know, having a baby and all :) Anyway, here are some of my favorites:

Do You See What I See?

Today I was looking at Click It Up A Notch {one of my favorite photography websites} and found this wonderful article, "How to Build Confidence as a Photographer: Part 2" by Brennan Lanter.

It really helped snap me out of my "everyone is a photographer and SO much better than I am" slump.

Phew! Glad to be out of that! 

It was depressing.

She mentioned that one thing she does is pick out a photo she took in the beginning of her photography journey and re-create the shot using all the skills and knowledge she has now. By doing that, she can see how awesome she has become!

This is the best kind of comparison.

Compare yourself, to yourself!

That is the way you will see growth.

That is the way you will find YOUR style.

Let me show you my very first family photo shoot:

2012

This was one of my favorite pictures from that shoot. It's not baaad. The family is gorgeous regardless of my skill, but I look at it now and can definitely see how I can improve it.

Now, here is a photo of the same family one year later.

2013

See?? I've improved!

…and I still have room for improvement. 

:)

It seems like there are so many photographers out there (and there are), but there is no one photographer like me. No one sees through a lens the way I do. 

I have two amazing photographers in my family, one is my eldest sister and the other is one of my sister-in-laws. They are both fantastic at what they do! I love their work. At certain times in my photography journey, I felt like I needed to be more like one or the other, but that is not true! 

Like I said, they are fantastic at what they do. I am fantastic at what I do. 

So, for anyone one is who struggling with their confidence as a photographer, 

or whatever your chosen hobby or talent is, chill!

It is your talent that God has given you. 

When I was in my slump of "everyone is a photographer and better than me" I told my husband I was going to drop that talent and weave baskets. I just wanted a talent/hobby that everyone and their mom didn't do. I felt like I wasn't an individual anymore. 

Pshhh!! 

I was wrong. 

It doesn't matter if every one on your block weaves baskets.

No one can do it like you.

So, get out there!

Embrace what you do best.

Love it.

Be motivated and inspired by others work, but compare yourself to yourself.

The world needs what you have to offer.

Show the world what you see!