black and whites are here to stay

These are more photos from my brother-in-law and his fiance, Kala's, cabin shoot. I broke down and am using a flash drive to transfer images to our laptop that has a working internet. I'm loving black and white photos lately, so here is their mini black and white love shoot series...

This...and...That!

My life is in swirls....here, there, everywhere! Ahh! My husband and I moved... our new place is a mess... our desktop computer's internet access is still having problems... so, I haven't had a chance to load any new photos lately. SOON though!

Upcoming posts: Labor Day weekend wedding at NW College (SO fun!), a one-year old's birthday shoot and much, much more! Stay tuned...

Baby Cousins!!

On Saturday, I had a new kind of shoot. Two brothers, their wives and their baby daughters wanted to do a family shoot together. You may recognize one of the couples since they appeared in my very first family shoot. The morning at Como Park couldn't have gone better!

Out of curiosity...

I've been doing some thinking and something has to change...

Pro photographer or not, leave a comment about what computer you use for editing your images. I'd love to hear your opinions! Thanks!!

I Remember When...

About a month ago, my high school youth pastor's wife contacted me about doing some portraits of their kids. I was thrilled to work with them! The kids were more than into it, which is always helpful :) I was a senior in high school when Kate was born and I even have my picture with her when she was a baby from some church event. I remember when these kids were just teeny tiny and they are so grown up now!

Cabin Love Preview...

I spent the weekend at my in-laws' cabin up in northern Minnesota with my husband, my in-laws, my brother-in-law and his fiance. While there, we did a mini engagement shoot. Here is a preview... more to come!

A Lake Nokomis Shoot

My wonderful aunt, uncle and three cousins live about a block off the beautiful Lake Nokomis. I asked them if I could do a family shoot for them as practice. They were totally willing and excited (I think!). We had a great time and I'm so thankful that I have them so close by! Thanks J, J, A, H and K!

Our Own Love Shoot!

Aside from our wedding, I feel like my husband and I have no special pictures together. This was my best attempt during our get-away. It was difficult on a sandy beach, but thank goodness for the gorillapod (mini tripod with legs that bend!).

Anniversary Get-Away...

My husband and I spent a weekend in Duluth to celebrate our 3 years of marriage. He planned everything about this weekend down to the last detail. Both days were about 85 degrees and pure sunshine. A slight breeze off Lake Superior made it absolutely fantastic. On our drive up, we stopped at Jay Cooke park for some hiking. Then we ate at Gordy's Hi-Hat in Cloquet. Later, we checked into the South Pier Inn right in Canal Park. We spent time at the beach, on our room's patio, and around town. What a great weekend and what a great husband for planning such a fun get-away. Here's to us...

The Lift Bridge rising for a sailboat to come through. And that is our hotel on the right. We were right on the water! Gorgeous.

Aww. Happy 3 years...

On another note, over the past week, I booked a bunch of photo shoots for August! Keep coming back and check them out as I post. First one should be posted by the end of next weekend!

So much stuff!

There are so many exciting things happening!

1. I've purchased a domain! Is that how you say it? The new website, http://www.briannagrayphotography.com/ is officially under construction! I'm also exploring business card ideas. Fun stuff.

2. Knowing that a bunch of equipment purchases are in my not-so-distant future, I've come up with a price plan for photo shoots. If interested, please drop me a note at briannagray123@yahoo.com for details!

3. On a personal note, this week I will celebrate 3 wonderful years of marriage with my husband, Brian. I love him more and more as the days go by. Here's a pic from our weekend in honor of my husband (doing what he does best... eating!).

*More pics to come!