Mackinaw Island

Here is my visit to Mackinaw Island last weekend. I had an amazing time... if you have never heard of Mackinaw Island it is an island on Lake Huron, they do not have any gas power vehicles except for an ambulance and fire engine. They do however have tons of horse and buggy's and bicycles! Once you get onto the island there is a fort that you can visit, tons of walking/cycling trials and a vast array of scenic photo ops! The houses on the island are gorgeous and I'm assuming only for those who can afford a 1/2 to million dollar summer home! The governor of Michigan has a "summer house" on the island too. If you are ever up north I definitely suggest going to visit. The photos of the bridge is the famous 5 mile Mackinaw bridge connecting Mackinaw City to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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This is a shot taken with 2 exposures looking outside of a lighthouse porthole, what a great view!


View of the Mackinaw bridge from the upper peninsula side.


While crossing the lake to get to the island the sun was shining on the bridge tower.


A lighthouse on the upper peninsula side in St. Ignace.


The ferry's that took you to the island and back... they said the spray of water is called a "Rooster Tail" !




A beautiful rock formation on the island called "Arch Rock" over looking Lake Huron.


One of the MANY horses on the island!





The inside of the lighthouses were set up the way they were used in the 1800's/early 1900's.




One of the cottages overlooking the lake on the island.




This is the canon on the fort that they set off during the day for tourists.


There were so many seagulls!

Mason, Michigan

Greetings from Michigan! I am here visiting my uncle, aunt and cousin. Here are some photos I took while ambling around his house yesterday. This weekend we are heading up to Mackinaw Island so I will post some photos from there later!

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Nan and Librado Wedding 10.11.08

Here is a set of wedding invitations that I just got finished assembling. I had so much fun with this wedding, fall weddings are my favorite (mine was in November). Thank you Nan for the experience!

From Nan and Libra...

Sophia Marie

Here is some photography that I took and played around with in photoshop. The beautiful angel belongs to good friends of mine, Damian and Gina.

Here is a little snip it of some of the work that I have done recently. I am currently finishing up a wedding invitation that I am really excited about and I will post images of it once completed. The invitation's shown here are for a 100th birthday, a couple's bridal shower, a 1st birthday (I took the image as well) and a wedding reception.

I just took some photos this weekend of work that I have done in the past couple of months and will post those soon.

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! This is my first blogging of any type so please be kind! I wanted a way to show everyone what I like to do and things that I find really cool and I thought a blog would be the best way to share!

I am a Graphic Designer from the St. Louis, Missouri area. I have been creating for 7 years professionally and I love it! In the past 2 years I have started to venture out into freelancing and it has been such a blessing. I can come home from work and create whatever I want without any 'corporate feel' holding me back and it is a freedom that I have found I would not trade for anything! I have always had a passion for photography and have recently started to move forward with that passion so you may find photography as well as graphic design work in my posts.

You can check out my etsy site at http://www.charismadesign.etsy.com You will find some of my work (wedding/birthday invitations) there. My goal is to try to sell some photographs on etsy in the future once I begin creating some work I feel others will enjoy besides just my mother :)

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