Whats with me? I must really love this blogging thing, I think I'm craving it because I haven't posted that many lately.....hmmm.

Some of you may know that I'm really involved with an organization called Youth With A Mission. For those of you that don't know, YWAM is a missions based organization all over the world that focuses on evangelism and service in as many countries as possible. Within YWAM, there are different specialties and missionary based programs that focus on the different talents of those involved. An example is the specific ministry I'm involved in under YWAM called Musicians For Missions. MFM specifically focuses on using the musical talents of people by equipping them to know how to use their giftings in other countries to bless those they're serving. Karen Lafferty, the founder of MFM, brings young people from all over the world to her hometown to teach them how to use music in the missions field. Karen also gives people the opportunity to tour the states with her playing music for different churches and ministries as well.

Recently YWAM and MFM put together an east coast music tour that I was supposed to be traveling with, playing music, but because of my photography business scheduling I wasn't able to help out this time around. Instead the group asked me to do a quick photoshoot with them to help with the promotion of their tour.

The shoot was scheduled to be an outdoor shoot but because of the weather, I had to move it inside at the last minute. I was so excited to use a new photo setup! I decided to choose a room with a good amount of natural lighting, but also used an umbrella flash to disperse the lighting a bit more. The effect was an overall natural lighting look, although most of the light really was studio lighting. I was so happy with how it turned out since I only had about an hour's worth of prep and setup time to figure out how I was going to transfer an outdoor shoot to a studio shoot.

So I threw together this continuous loop for you guys, I didn't really want to turn it into a real slideshow, but this is fun nonetheless! Enjoy!

So I've finally finished editing all 2,000 pictures from England!! It was such a wonderful trip, I'm so blessed that I was able to go and see all that I did, and to be able to minister to the English people a bit. Amazing. My heart is totally with England now, and I'm really hoping to go back very soon and do even more ministry.

I've put together a slideshow of some of my fav pics from our time there, and I've also put up the remainder of our video....which is really random and hopefully a bit funny.

I hope you guys enjoy this post and I hope that it captures just a little bit of how I saw England.

Hey everyone!

So this week I'm in a pretty different place.....obviously you can probably tell where by the title of this entry.... Anyway, its always been my dream to come to England. It definitely still doesn't feel real even though I've been here for a week! I can't believe it! A week already! Time totally flies. Karen Lafferty invited me to come with here to the UK because she was being awarded a Christian Music Association New Christian Music Radio Play award, and she wanted a photographer, but she also wanted a musician to travel with her. She decided to make an entire tour instead of just coming over for a weekend to accept an award. So I've been traveling with her taking TONS of pictures and playing music. Its been amazing. The people here are so wonderful, and the cities and countryside are beautiful. I really don't know if I'll leave.....just kidding mom.

Anyway, throughout the week my good friend Callie, who's also been traveling with us, has been video tapping alot of what we've been doing, so I made a little video journal from the footage! I thought I'd post it for you all! Its kind of random, but really, when am I not? So I hope you guys enjoy it....I'll be posting a few more videos and then a super awesome slideshow from the trip in the coming weeks. In the mean time, I'm staying at this swanky 4 or 5 story mansion called Holmstead Manor. Its seriously huge and beautiful! Tomorrow we'll be off to London for a fun time of site seeing, and I'm hoping to fit in a small photoshoot as well.....should be fun.

Enjoy!!! Talk to everyone soon!

Howdy Folks!

I just spent my weekend in Capitan, New Mexico. So, let me just say, Capitan has no cell phone reception. Do you know how hard it was for me to not be able to text my friends?! AHHH! I know, I'm such a chatty girl. However, being out in the country in Capitan without internet and cell signal was actually pretty amazing.

I and some friends stayed at this 3200 acre ranch in the middle of nowhere and it was gorgeous. They had so many animals hanging around to play with, and landscape to photograph, it was just beautiful and relaxing. Since we were down playing concerts in that area I didn't really have a whole lot of time to just hang out and enjoy my time at the ranch, but I was able to snap a few photos and thought I'd share with everyone. I should seriously shoot more landscape stuff!

Oh, I forgot to mention....I'm kind of an animal lover, and since there were animals coming out of my ears at the ranch, it was only natural that I had to bring one home with me.....so everybody meet my new little buddy Jack!!! He's a Miniature English Jack Russell Terrier, and he's amazing!!! I hope he likes his new home in the city instead of his country ranch digs....I think he will. ;)



Anyway, enjoy the rest of the pics!!




From left to right: My good friend Chad who plays drums in the band with me, don't really know where he's looking...my amazing self...my new friend Gary from Auburn, AL, and one of my bf's Jen Bullock who looks like Ellen Degeneres but with black hair...don't tell her I said so. We were on an awkward hill, so Chad and I aren't that short....but Gary really is that tall. Weird.