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Un-blogged photo gems

I spent some time this week digging through photos from Angie Wilson Photography sessions 2008...and came across a couple of gems that never got blogged. Thought I'd share, since it's been a little while since my last post.

These first two are from Arica's senior portrait session:





Stella, from her family photo session in September:



Payton, from one of the best-ever children's photography sessions:



And this one was from Becca's senior portrait session:



It's been a great year, and I'm excited for the many photo adventures ahead in 2009! Happy new year everyone!!

December Senior Portraits: Jeremy

Brrrr! We've had some cold weather this week. Thankfully, last week when I shot Jeremy's senior photos, it wasn't QUITE as cold as it is now (though it WAS pretty close). High-five, Jeremy, for making it through without catching frostbite!
Here are a couple of my favorites:

My Favorite Soup. In the World.

A few days after I had Colin, my friend Karna (who happens to be one of the most awesome cooks ever), brought dinner to my family. Along with pumpkin cookies and cornbread (yes, I still remember...it was THAT good), she brought what has become my absolute favorite soup. Man oh man! I made a batch the other day, and thought I'd share the recipe.



(I believe this originally came from an issue of Cooking Light)

Butternut-White Bean Soup

Ingredients

3 bacon slices (if I'm in a good mood I up this a touch) :)
1 cup chopped onion
2/3 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups (3/4-inch) cubed peeled butternut squash (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/4 cup dry white wine
4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano (1/2 T if dried)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 (15-ounce) cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons of drippings in pan; crumble the bacon, and set aside.

Add onion, celery, and garlic to pan; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add squash; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add wine; cook until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in broth, cumin, red pepper, cinnamon, and cloves; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until squash is tender. Stir in cream, oregano, salt, black pepper, and beans; bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
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Mmmm. Mmmm. You're going to love it.

...and of course, back to normally scheduled "photography" blogging soon. Jeremy's senior portrait session up next.

Children's Session: Zoe at the Primary Children's Hospital, Aurora

When Dani first contacted me about photographing her daughter Zoe, we discussed a few possible options for photo session locations. Midway through our conversation, Dani told me a few of the tremendous events that have already happened in Zoe's life...the biggest being open-heart surgery at four months of age. In every photo session I make it my goal to capture the personalities of my subjects, so we decided to shoot the session where Zoe has spent a portion of the first year of her life--the Primary Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Our goal there was to capture Zoe's courageous spirit and cheerful personality.

This one, to me, screams of Zoe's courageous spirit. So beautiful, so brave, with the scar to prove it.





...and these ones, of Zoe's cheerful personality.







I think Zoe's parents are equally courageous and amazing.







This one was probably the analytical Art Historian in me coming through...
Looking ahead toward a bright and beautiful future.

Angie Wilson Photography Free Session . . . And the Winner WAS:

Remember back in September...the drawing I held for a free photo session??? The winner was Erika, who gave me the privilege, last week, of photographing her awesome family:





Doesn't it seem as though it is statistically impossible for 95% of my recent clients' print orders to all come in within a few days of each other??? Yeah...I thought so too....but here I am with a fat stack of print orders that need to be worked on...

Sorry blog. :)

My Friend Stacey

One week before my very first year of college, I moved into the dorms at BYU. At freshman orientation I met Stacey, and learned that she lived in the dorm room next to mine. At the time I had no idea, of course, of all of the adventures, and laughs that we would share throughout our undergraduate lives at BYU.

This Thanksgiving Stacey came to Colorado to spend the holiday with my family and me. We went into the "forest" of my parents' backyard for a mini photo shoot.



My sophomore year of college I took an Intro to Photography class. Stacey was my roommate, and thus, my designated model victim when the assignment was portraiture. :)





And NOW....a Blast From the Past.

I decided to dig through a box of old photos...ones from my college years, filled with lots of Stacey. I found a stack of photos from the summer after our freshman year, when my family was living in Windsor, England. Stacey came out to visit and we backpacked through Europe.



Biking through Amsterdam and in the mountains of Switzerland...and even though we're acting tough like we totally conquered that mountain....I'm pretty sure we had just gotten off the tram to the top. :)