Busy again in 2011!

So even though I'm not in photography anymore.

.. i've still been trying to keep up with it and trying to improve... It is something that I do enjoy so here are some recent photos I've taken..

and now drum roll.....

I got a special thing to drive around with...

As my first year of high school is passing by, I'm starting to realize just how lucky I am to have amazing friends who are strong in the church and know they're children of God, I am so grateful for my very best friend Mallory Winkel.

I went to my very first high school dance! I'm still getting used to this whole dating thing but it was so much fun! We had 24 people in our group and did everything very cheap but it was a blast! Here's a picture of Jake Villalobos and myself!

And of course I am dancing dancing dancing all the time!! I am competitive dancing this spring and competing a solo!! It's busy and crazy but I am so excited and working so hard!

School is going well, I'm just trying to keep up and deciding on classes for next year!!

2011 is turning out to be a busy year but I am loving being 16 and living life to the fullest!

A new semester!!!

Another Semester is over and now a new one begins!

I can't believe I'm halfway through my first year of high school!!

Time is going by so fast!! I think that 2011 will be a good year!

Hopefully I'm getting better at this stuff...

As my photography class is going to be coming to a close in 2 weeks

I hope I've learned a thing or two.

This picture was actually taken from a pringles can believe it or not and I developed and inverted it all by myself..

And all the rest of these are just recent macro photos I've taken that I've liked.

I feel like I've learned a lot and I really do find photography so interesting, who knows what'll happen but as for right now I really enjoy it!

MY LAST DAY BEING 15!

It has been an amazing year!

THANK YOU THANK YOU all for everything you have done for me!

I'm so grateful for all that I've been given and I'm so excited for this next year to come!

Who knew growing up could be so fun?

More Photography Samples!

Is Halloween Coming or what???

My Dance studio does something called "Freaky Fridays" at Wheeler Farm,

needless to say they are trying to scare the audience with dance,

I didn't do freaky fridays this year because practices are in the summer and we all know how busy my summer was but this is one of my lift partners Michael being a zombie!

Being at wheeler farm was great though because it gave me the opportunity to do my photography homework!

My friend has been painting at their house and they had all their doors set up in their garage.. I just had to take a picture.

I'm enjoying photography I don't like my teacher but I have been able to learn more about my camera and it has opened my eyes to some new perspectives in taking pictures!

Photography Samples

As many of you know I've been taking a photography class..

Here are a few of my samples of some of the things I've been working on!

Quote that made my day

"It's all about a hope for a brighter future, it's my hope that we can all rediscover a positive, uplifting outlook on life, then use that feeling to motivate us to live lives that can positively influence those around us:

our families, our communities and, at some point, the entire world.

It all starts, I believe, with a return to the heart." --David Lanz

David Lanz is one of my very favorite pianists and I was listening to his song "Return to the Heart" and I read this quote by him. Pretty profound I thought.