Alexis

We're going to take a throwback to when I first started trying photography.  I had a friend, a few years ago, who worked as a model.  I thought it would be a very cool idea, as well as a challenge, to try to do a photo shoot with her. Going into it I had absolutely no idea what I was doing.  Good thing she was patient enough to deal with me.  I had my little photo shoot area set up in one of our spare rooms, brought in some lighting, had my new camera and we were ready to roll.  I art directed her, and she did a magnificent job of following along (thanks to a wee bit of experience.)  It was the first planned shoot I had ever done.  I am much more into journalistic photography than organized photography, but it was a fun experience nonetheless. 

I'm going to take this opportunity and introduce you to my family!! I have 2 younger sisters and my parents.  Kayla and Emma end up being the subjects of a lot of my photos (probably because they're around and are both a little full of themselves...), but it works out well for me.  They usually have no issue "modeling" for me.  My parents are a bit different.  My mother refuses to take a picture, so unless I capture her without her knowing, I don't get too many pictures of her.  My father doesn't really care about anything, so he'll sit there and let me take his photo, but he is not quite the best model.  By far, however, the most photogenic in my family would have to be Roxie, the dog.

Bugs

Not to be weird but I have a low-key obsession with photographing bugs.  Man oh man,  I wish I had a telephoto lens so bad.  I love the look of a shallow depth of field.  I finally invested in a no zoom micro lens, which photographs beautifully, but requires me to literally be an inch from my subject.  It can be a pain in the butt.

I love bugs.  I love their vibrant colors, and the fact that they're so small, not too many people actually get an opportunity to see them up close.  Perhaps that's why I like to photograph them so much; it's something new to look at.