When my girlfriends found out we got our own camper, they wanted to make a date right away to go camping together. Silver Lake is a favorite of all of us. We represented a variety of campers! We have our popup tent trailer, my friend has an adorable scamper and my other friend had theirRead More
Mountain Wildflowers
My last post was all about taking our precious granddaughter up to the mountains to teach her about photography. Of course, that gave me the opportunity to capture some of the amazing wildflowers myself! Our first stop was Silver Lake. One fun thing that I will share. My granddaughter and I were talking all weekRead More
Photography is contagious…in our family!
A few months ago, we took our Granddaughter with us to a photoshoot. We put her to work! read the story here: http://farrellfocus.com/sharing-our-photography-passion-with-our-granddaughter/ This past week she came to visit us. I asked her what she would like to do while she was here. Her only request was to go to a photoshoot and assist! So,basically,Read More
Wait for it….my “AFTER” pics are ready to show you! Pop Up tent trailer remodel
I’m so freakin excited to share these pictures. We have worked hard on our little project. We have a busy life and because of that, we have had to put this project on hold many times. Yes, there are still some things that we plan on changing, so stay tuned, but here are our afterRead More
Walking around Woods Lake and finding a waterfall
If you ever wonder how we find so many cool places in the mountains for our photo shoots, it’s because we go up there a lot. And, we love it!! Hubby was stuck in front of his computer for 2 days straight, and I thought he needed a break. So we decided to go “upRead More
Love helped me conquer my fear of dogs
Let me clarify that. I’m still afraid of dogs, in general. But, not like I used to be. When I was a little girl, we had a dog that I loved. Adored. I actually used to fantasize that he would one day be able to talk. He was a cocker-poodle mix and we mostly hadRead More
PUP our new project! Tent Trailer makeover
Traveling is something that I love to do. In particular, Road Trips. I love riding in the car, with my hubby and doggies, listening to the radio and watching the scenery go by. Taking a drive to a beautiful place to take photos is our favorite thing to do together. And, we have done thisRead More
Crystal Hermitage Gardens, tulips galore!
I love this time of year. It’s almost a race to see all the beautiful flowers before they are gone. On Instagram, I started seeing a tulip garden that was somewhat local to me….I knew I had to go! It took some planning, because this place is almost 3 hours one way for us! We chose aRead More
Amazing Burney Falls
One thing I LOVE about Instagram is finding new places to go and explore. I had seen photos of Burney Falls posted by people I follower and I really wanted to go see them. But, WOW! It’s far!!! We thought about going on our way home from Eureka a few months ago, but we wouldn’tRead More
Amador County’s popular Daffodil Hill
This beautiful place is one of the (if not the NUMBER ONE) destinations for tourists in Amador County. And, it’s only open a few weeks each year!! The story behind the lovely flowers is that the wife of the original homesteader wanted flowers that reminded her of home. So, she planted bulbs and continued eachRead More
Yosemite in the winter
We had an awesome day driving to Yosemite. The weather was perfect (it snowed the day before). We packed up our doggies and took a day trip to one of our favorite places on earth! I always say that Yosemite is “ours”, other people just get to see it too! (jk) We pretty much doRead More
Classic Travel Trailer Heaven
I have happy memories of a time in my childhood of my grandparents visiting us with their Travel Trailer. My memories are not crystal clear. I don’t remember the exact brand or color. But for some reason, this set up reminded me of them. They pulled the trailer with a car. It was a bigRead More
Snow Day in Lake Tahoe
We watched the weather, looking for a snow day, and we found it!! Snow showers are the best, I think, because if it’s snowing too much, you can’t really see anything. And, yes! It was really really cold! We always resist putting on chains too soon. Well, Hubby resists. I am constantly saying, “do youRead More
Amazing Sunset in the mountains
We drove up to the mountains for an engagement shoot with plans to go to several different places. Each place was even more stunning than the next. This was our first stop. Hubby took this amazing photo of Elle and Josh. Everywhere around us was beautiful. I snapped a few of my own. Then weRead More
Mountain drive and EPIC sunset
We love to drive in the mountains. But, you knew that didn’t you?! This was a beautiful fall day.
January Portraits and new backdrops
I made some new backdrops for my studio and I needed to test them out. My daughter is always ready to help. She has such great style! She really knows how to put it all together. Plus I think she’s beautiful! And, I’m NOT biased! <grins>
Side benefits to my job….scenic photography
So many of my favorite nature landscapes were taken while I was assisting my husband at a shoot. He doesn’t really need that much help anyway! And, we go to the most wonderful places. On this day, we went to our favorite spots on Highway 88. I was able to snap a few shotsRead More
Finding new spots…Blue Lakes
Most of the time we are shooting for our clients and of course it would be weird to bring our dogs with us. Plus, they would require waaaaaay too much attention! So, when we can, we love to take a drive, just for ourselves and bring “the boys”. Pookie and Buster. They are awesome travelRead More