Fun with Vintage and Frames!

I am having a lot of fun giving some of my older images a new look - or a old look - depending on how you see it. I think I will start an area in my esty shop showing off these creations for anyone who loves vintage. I am also looking into taking some of my prints and varnishing them onto wood for some homemade framing that lends itself to the look of my images. I'll post photos of what I create!

Special thanks to Ginger who loves to brainstorm new ideas with me!

Memphis, Tennessee

I just returned from a trip to Memphis and we spent some time on Beale Street. I was able to get a few images taken, I really wanted to take some night shots but with no tripod and the streets getting too busy at night, that idea fell through. You will also see some antique shots that I took at one of the shops on Beale Street. Enjoy and please let me know your comments!

Connor Joseph Johns has arrived!

Friends of mine Jason and Sara Johns have a new baby boy they are bringing home tomorrow. He was born on Monday January 26th which was also my husbands 30th birthday - very cool! I was lucky enough to be able to capture some photographs to document the day, here are some of my favorite that I wanted to share...

Monday, January 26th • 9:21 PM • 7 lbs 4 oz • 20 3/4"

A quick Monday morning post...

Stop on over at http://qbranchltd.blogspot.com/ where I have been featured in the weekly artist blog. I met pastperfect through Photographers of Etsy and I am very excited that I was chosen for this weeks blog! You can check out their esty stores at: http://pastperfect.etsy.com and http://qbranchltd.etsy.com


Happy Holidays! I have new images that I am going to try to post later this week... it's that crazy time of the year, no time to get anything done!

My first feature in an Etsy Treasury!

Thank you to Xenya of http://www.xenya.etsy.com who put one of my photos in her treasury, it's my first one!

Take a look if you get a chance, it expires Wednesday (12/10)...

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=25683

2009 Calendars are Here!

I am excited to offer in my etsy store a 2009 calendar featuring my HDR cars. Each of these old and forgotten cars have a story of their own to tell. I hope you have a special someone in your life who would love to look at these cars each month. Each shot was taken in HDR format which gives the full range of textures in the shadows and highlights. I took each shot with a Canon 40D DSLR camera. Then scanned into Photoshop and adjusted.

Every page has has been printed the same GLOSSY premium Fuji Crystal Archive paper and chemistry that my other prints are printed on. Each month measures 4" x 6" and they all sit in a clear jewel case for display. The jewel case also can be used as storage for the prints. Included is 13 pages, the cover and 1 page for each month in 2009.


This will make a perfect Christmas present for the car lover in your family. They work perfectly in a study or office or you can take them out of the case and place them on your fridge... whatever strikes your fancy :)

Old Rustic Cars in HDR

Well I have been busy working on photographs! Here are a few of the latest shots that I have been working on I also took these shots and made them into a 2009 calendar which I will be selling in my etsy shop. They should be ready this week, I'm waiting on the processing to get done and then I will have them up for sale. I'll post some photographs of them on here and a link to the store if anyone is interested in them! I know they will make great christmas presents for me this year!

I spent some time driving around where I live and found some wonderful old rustic barns and automobiles. I LOVE shooting anything old, rustic and broken down. I just think it has so much character! Below are just some of the cars that I came across. The barns I have not gotten a chance to work on yet but I will post the barn images once I do get them done.




I found this old Plymouth on one of the back roads by my house. I took a ton of images of it because I thought it was so cool looking! The above image is my favorite shot.














I think this tire shot is my second favorite.


The seats were just springs... so cool!








This truck has a funny story, 2 years ago on our wedding day my husband and I took some of our wedding photos in front of this truck... we went back 2 years later for some shots and the date we wrote in the dust of the truck is still visible! I had forgotten all about it!