I put out a call for models... I needed an engaged couple that would be willing to do all of the cheesiness that is an Engagement Session without any concrete vision or really any hope that the photos would even turn out. THANK YOU RENEE AND MICHAEL! They came, they posed, they loved and they got free photos! Honestly, I had no idea how the pictures were going to turn out... but when I got home to edit, it was the first time I thought to myself "wow, I may be able to do this"

I bought my Canon Rebel in 2011 -- 6 years ago! I would go in spurts of taking photos at family holidays and then it would go back in my camera bag for months on end. About 6 weeks ago, I made the decision to learn how to use my camera better. Then, I made the decision to venture into Manual Mode... (GASP!) My world changed. For the first time in 6 years, I knew how to take picture that I manipulated with my camera settings. It was like a light bulb went off in my head and it