Well, this was the finale of the Box Turtle Fashion Show. KORTO MOMOLU!! Hopefully, even though I wasn't able to get good photos of every one of her models, she will like them when I give them to her. I hope this is my big photography break!!!

I finally got to do some professional work!! I went to the Box Turtle Fashion Show this weekend in Little Rock, AR. I had been attending the Project Runway Watch Parties with my mother-in-law and she happened to casually mention to one of the designers on the show that I was really good with photography. The designer was Korto Momolu. Korto told me that she did not have an official photographer and if I wanted, that she would love for me to take pictures of her show!! Needless to say, I immediately asked my boss if I could take off for this chance. She let me off and I got my camera ready for this new adventure. I asked Darla (mother-in-law) to go with me so she could share in this occasion. Her husband (Jerry) also went with us. Well, we got there very early and waited to see if we could talk to Korto. She never came out from wherever she and her models were hiding, so it was an all-for-one battle on the horrible seating arrangement. I and my family ended up sitting on the ground, facing the stage at a slight angle. It was a hassle for to shoot my pictures because there were some very excited children in front of me, the lighting was absolutly horrible, and some adults were mad because I kept sitting up to get my pictures. Darla set them straight though lol. Even with all those conditions, I managed to get some really good photos. These photos are from other designers that went before Korto's show.

In this project we were assigned the theme of using words in the photos. I decided to use my family in the photos and use words that describe who and what they mean to me and a favorite quote they use. These were definately a favorite of the class. The last photo in this series is of my ex-fiance, so don't think I am double-dipping on boyfriends or anything like that...haha.

This particular project dealt with movement. I am a very shy person, so I didn't want to just run up to someone and flash a camera in their face. Some other students decided to do that and they were threatened with death. I decided to take a picture of a mannequin because I knew she would not mind. I also took a picture of my friend Katie while she was reading and another girl while she was working in the background. Both photos turned out exceptional, not because of the way I showed movement, but because of what was going on in the photos.

These particulars photos were from a project that dealt with texture and lighting. These are memorable photos to me because of how hard they were to take. I wanted to do a classical touch...something that reminded me of fruit paintings. When I gathered all of my essentials together, I was still without good lighting. My dad gave me his halogen shop light...he didn't tell me it got hot after a while of using it. By the time I was almost done, I was sweaty and my camera lens was fogging up.

These photos were from a project that required to be in the form of an essay or story. I decided to go with my mom and dad on a fishing trip. Fishing is one thing that they both love to do, so I thought I could catch them in their natural setting. These photos were my favorite in the story.

This picture was the second picture I presented during my college career. Our project was on perspective. When I took the picture, I loved the peacefulness and serenity that this small monument displayed. I wanted this to become more like a dream state. I shot the background out of focus because I wanted attention to be based on the small body.

This photo was also for the perspective project. I took this particular picture becuase I loved how the eye follows the coloumns and the gate.

This was one of my favorite projects while I was in college. I was taking an independant course in photography and we had to think up creative projects to receive grades. I took inspiration from the Starn twins on this particular project. I took two different negatives (that I developed myself) and used them in such a way that shows an underlying theme of friendship. By this time in my photography classes, I basically knew everything that I needed to know about taking and developing photos.