Brainwashed

I traveled to the great state of Oklahoma a few weeks ago to be "Brainwashed" by the ever-so-talented photographer, Lauren Clark. It was a whirlwind trip! I flew into Tulsa and drove to Stillwater the next morning and then back to Tulsa that night only to get up at 3:30 a.m. to make my 6 a.m. flight back home. I would do it all over again though because it was an amazing experience and I spent it not only with Lauren, but with two other really great people.

I think I missed my boys more than they missed me. It was the first time I left Hudson for more than a few hours, but my mom came to watch them and I knew they were in good hands. He did really well and drank the milk I had pumped out of his sippy cup like a champ!

Photography has long been a passion of mine, but I've just been kind of stumbling through not really making the time to fully pursue it. That is, until now. I really did leave feeling brainwashed and loaded with more information than I know what to do with. I'm still sorting through all of it.

Here are a few pics from the session we shot with Lauren. We had the CUTEST little family as our models! These are not perfect and some were shot with my kit lens (blech, gag, spit), but I was learning as I went and trying to move quickly. It is a continual learning experience and the more I learn, the more critical I am of myself, but you have to start somewhere!

 The beautiful Lauren Clark. I have to admit that I was kind of star struck when I knocked on her door, but she immediately made us feel comfortable and was truly genuine in her advice to us. She is pregnant and was sick that day, but still gave us her time and even sat with us at a coffee shop late that night.