March 7th, 2008 Random Friday
In my switch from old G3 to beautiful new iMac, I actually found a lot of photos that I’d forgotten about. Quite a few brought back strong memories of photo jobs, and a number were much more personal. I thought I’d share a few today.
Last summer, at Brooke and Michael’s wedding, Brad and I were out in the chapel parking lot getting ready to head to the reception when this little friend decided to come along for the ride on Brad’s camera.
About a year and a half ago, a friend of mine and I were in a very serious car accident on the way to her cousin’s wedding. We hydroplaned through two big country fences (the kind with logs and barbed wire) and landed in a field. Not only did she and I walk away from the crash, but so did our instruments (a guitar and a violin), two cameras, two laptops, and various other photo equipment. The car was totaled, and we were told we were incredibly lucky. This photo was taken the next day after the wedding - it’s of the groom and his dog, both beaming.
This is one of the first photos I took with my first real DSLR. I was driving home from work (interning at an insurance company, believe it or not) and saw this guy walking down my street. Slowly. He was actually very close to my house, so I pulled in the driveway and ran inside to get my father. Dad picked him up and carried him to the fenced-in playground behind our house (we lived next to a church that also housed a preschool). I then had a blast taking this guy’s glamor shots.
One of my bridesmaids and I took an excursion right after I got engaged to check out what would later be our reception site. It’s a beautiful park that I frequented in high school (ultimate frisbee, baby) and we hung out in the gazebo after wandering around to scope it out. While she took a phone call, I took her photo.
Lastly, this is a photo from Brad’s and my honeymoon. It’s his favorite photo (he took it). We had taken two ferries to reach this island to see some lighthouses, and ended up in this big field. It was 72 degrees and gorgeous. I felt like my heart was leaping out of my body, the day couldn’t have felt more beautiful.
