Sunrise

Yesterday Kylie and I woke up at 4AM for a sunrise photo session. I had envisioned thick fog covering an endless expanse of bright green cornfields. It wasn't a foggy morning, but we found a gorgeous location near a soybean field with the purple-pink sky changing colors as the sun rose behind us. It was magical. We met before dawn with tired eyes and our cameras and Mexican blankets and floral crowns in tow. I brought along a massive cup of iced coffee as we drove around, scouting locations. We listened to music and chatted easily about the past and the future. Once we found a spot, we hopped out and took photos with my 35mm camera from the 70s and a few digital photos as well. Here are some of my favorite digital shots. I'll share the 35mm photos once they're all developed.

We agreed to have as many photoshoots as possible before she and her little family move south to their new hometown. It will be so difficult to have over 1,000 miles of fields and small towns and highways between us. I'm soaking up these last few weeks of quality time with my best friend.

how we sat on the backs of our cars, and laughed until the morning.

my sister and i got a chance to get together and have a little photoshoot.
we always used to go out and photograph each other.
it was one of our favorite things to do.
but since we've gotten married, we haven't had so much time with each other (even though we live in the same town! come on, right?!)

but here are some images of her.
she's so adorable. i'm allowed to say that, even though she's my twin ;)

























we just had so much fun.
it felt like we were 17 again.

i've got a whole series of her throwing leaves that's really fun,
but i'll wait to post those.

tim & i are having a mini-road trip tonight.
we're having dinner with some friends for a birthday celebration.

oh, and happy friday!
hopefully there a some fun weekend plans ahead for everyone.

all cats go out at night.

a few weeks ago, me & three of my besties decided to have a photoshoot.
the concept?
pitch black, in the woods, disposable cameras, snow, fun clothes.

here's the outcome:






















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photos by: me, kylie, ashton, alayna.

it was so much fun!
we had so many hilarious moments (some of which involved falling in freezing cold snow!)
i highly recommend it as a "girls night out" ;)

i love using film cameras in general.
it's just so much fun to snap away, and not know what the outcome will be!
we definitely plan on having more photoshoots like this,
especially after the weather warms up.

have a super fun day!

happy saturday! ♥

xo.