Sutherlin Stampede 2011

As a horse owner and western rider, I naturally love rodeos. Basically anything western, old west, rustic, and horse related actually. We weren't able to stay long, but we did get to see some roping, bull riding, broncos, and barrel racing (I actually got to see my friend, Courtney's, run). I haven't been to a rodeo in, oh, at least ten years, but I'm glad I went to this one.

Some Randoms.

Just some random photos taken between April and July of 2011. I've been really into old, vintage, and rustic things lately; if you couldn't tell.

Graffiti Cruise 2011

If you're into classic cars, muscle cars, or rat rods, this is the place to be. A few of my favorites from the cruise.

Second shoot with Mary

This shoot was great, we all were so much more comfortable with each other and I think that really can be seen in the photos from both me and Jon. The first shoot was really good, but this one was just so fun. I got a lot of funny poses and faces (my favorite one I didn't post). We also got some great photos of Mary and her daughter also, but I won't be posting those on here. In this shoot we got to play around with a Harley as well as do some indoor shots. This was another shoot with Jon for N&J Photo Play, which I am loving being a part of by the way. Here's a few pictures I took from this shoot:

First Shoot with Mary

This was my first real shoot with a model. I've done favors here and there, like my boyfriend's senior pictures, "candid" event photos, friends' graduation pictures, etc.; but I've never really just gone and taken pictures of someone where we have "model" and "photographers," it's always just been close family and friends.
I met Mary through my friend, Jon (with whom I'm taking pictures with through our photography project "N&J Photo Play"), and fell in love with her. She is such a unique girl with a great heart. We have many more shoots planned with her, but this one was kind of an ice breaker for us. Here are a few of mine from our first shoot: