2.07.2012

Zeke - Lubbock High Senior

It was a beautiful morning this past September 11, 2011 when I met with Zeke, his Mother, and his girlfriend for some Sr. pics.  Zeke mainly wanted the focus to be about his role in the ROTC program and wanted to have his picture at the September 11th memorial site here in Lubbock.  I of course, happily obliged!  :)























Zeke + Melissa, thanks again for thinking of me!  I can't wait for Sr. pics again in the spring!  ;)  

Till next time
-Triny 

The Gryder Family

I was over joyed when my good friend Laura asked me to take some family pictures for her.  I had the pleasure of photographing 3 generations of love and I loved every minute of it!  Here are a few favorites from our day.  

Laura, Sebastian + Kelvin


It's the Gryder Family!  :)






just look at that lil face!  :) 








LOVE this one!  

and this one...

who am I kidding, with this kid, I love them all!  :)




Thank you all so much for sharing the day with me!  I loved being surrounded by your families love!  You guys were amazing!  :)

Till next time,
Triny

Where has the year gone?...+ Moving on

I sit on the couch tapping my over grown fingernails on the keyboard as I search for inspiration and try to think of something profound and yet delightfully witty to write about.  Trying to discuss this past year and all it entailed (since you wouldn't know from reading my blog posts or rather lack thereof).  I try to remember all the lil tidbits that would come to my mind throughout all these days past that I thought I'd like to share.  I pull up a few of the blogs and news outlets I read online daily and try to search for the different articles/ blog entries that have sparked ideas and suddenly a flood of questions hits me..... Where has the year gone?  Why didn't I ever get to all those things I said I was going to do "later"?  What was it I was doing that was so important that I continued to put it all off time and time again? What did I do in this year that made me happy? Am I truly happy with where I am?  What I'm doing?  Where I've come?  No.  I'm not.

Now don't get me wrong, I love my life and thank the good Lord every day that I'm blessed to have it.  I have a healthy, loving husband, the greatest, funniest 9 yr old there ever was, 2 of the freakin' cutest chihuahua puppies you've ever seen, and family and friends that know me best and still somehow manage to love me the most.  I'm a blessed and fortunate girl and I know it.  But blessings and luck will only get you so far, at some point in every success story there's good old fashioned work, hard work.  And I, well to be honest, I haven't been putting in the work.  I've been doing the bare minimum and expecting things to just happen. Not taking any steps forward, just kinda getting by and hoping things would somehow change, they'd have to right?  You might be able to tell by the number of blog entries, things haven't exactly worked out that way.  Somehow I'm not sure, I've forgotten that I am *an aspiring photographer; hell it even says so on the top page of this blog!  Yet, I've tried not to really get into it and what it's meant to me, the struggles I've encountered and the times I've wanted to scream and the times I've wanted to cry.  But why, why even try to hide that?  Why not talk about my faults, but then the lessons I've learned through them?  Why not be open throughout this process and share this journey?  That's what I intended, it's the reason I started this blog, because I was ready, ready to pursue what I wanted out of this life and I was ready to see what all that would mean to me.  So now, what do I have to lose?  People will hate it?...OK, so they won't read it.  Seriously, worse things have happened.  :)

Here I sit now another year older and although I'm not exactly where I'd like to be I finally realize if this is ever going to work, I'm gonna have to work my ass off for it.  And now suddenly, I'm ok with that.  :)

Since every post is better with a pic, here's the camera I'm currently lusting saving up for.  I had hoped the rumors were true and the new Canon 5D Mark III would be released on my birthday, but alas no.  Not that I would've been up ordering it from B&H, but ah well, a girl can dream!
Till next time
-Triny

**part of moving on and doing more rather than just thinking about it involves sharing the work that's been sitting on my computer waiting to be seen by someone other than me (of course, the clients have had their discs for months).  So up next 7 sessions!!!  It's really late, but I'm already going and don't wanna quit till it's done so there may not be much to read, but of course you've read plenty already!  ;)

11.23.2011

Missing blogging + Fall + L.A.'s 1st Birthday!!! (Lubbock Kid's Photographer)

So it's been forever and a day since my last post and to be honest, I've missed blogging.  There's something soothng about writing your thoughts down that leaves me with a feeling of accomplishment.  Yes, it still scares the bejezus out of me, but I'm working on it.  Try as I may I can't escape the fear that comes with putting oneself out there for the world to judge.  That's the funny thing about art; you appreciate it, respect it when it 'speaks' to you or you think it's been done well, but it's all so subjective and where one person can love it others are left wondering, what all the fuss is about.   

So, as I try to overcome my fears and thoughts of utter and complete failure, I'll do my best to remember that now, in this moment I am on a journey.  Where my destination will lead for the moment is unclear, but as I truck along this road I'll be sure and have my dreams in tow! :)  

The weather is finally changing here in West Texas.  It's gone from HOT and humid to HOT and dusty ;) and now we've arrived at my favorite time of the year FALL!!!  The leaves have changed colors and you can just feel it's autumn by the crisp cool air.  It's the time of fireplaces being lit in the evenings, families snuggling under blankets, and some good ol fashioned football! 

A few months ago, waaaay before the shift to Autumn (told ya it'd been forever and a day since I blogged), I had the pleasure of photographing L.A.'s (Little Anthony) 1st birthday party!  I've worked with Anthony (the big one) for the past four years and have enjoyed seeing his Lil Man grow.  We had a great time at Texas, I mean, Lubbock Water Rampage (who knew they'd changed their name?) splashing around and enjoying the sun!  Here are a few favorites from our day! 



















Anthony and Veronica, thank you again so much for allowing me to share in L.A.'s 1st birthday!  I look forward to more good times with your lil family!  :)