Halloween

Since I have no children to dress up and I myself cannot remember the last time I dressed up for halloween, the responsibility falls to Coney.  This is a responsibility that she is not fond of, but it must be done!  She has no choice!  In actuality, she doesn't mind the cape at all, its the head piece that she always shakes off quickly!  It took numerous treats to bribe her to stand still for 2 seconds so I could try and snap some photos, but it was well worth it for these end results!  Check out my adorable little demon!

Business Cards

I have had quite a few requests for business cards lately so I finally decided to take the plunge and get some!  Since I am still working on creating a brand for this business, these are just my starter cards, but I love them anyway!  My excitement when seeing the box of cards in my mail was unreal, you would have thought I had just won the lottery!  Without further adieu please be the first to view the first official business cards of Samantha June Photography!

Black & White

Have you ever felt black and white?  That's how I feel today.  As soon as I got home from work I grabbed Canon and headed directly outside to shoot, to relax, to be creative, to let go, to let my worries slip away.  It's a cloudy day but the colors of the fall are vibrant and beautiful.  But today I feel black and white.  There's an inexplicable beauty of looking at nature in black and white.

Matteo Family Portraits

Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of taking family pictures for the Matteo family!!  They were amazing, had lots of good ideas, and were up for just about anything, which made for some amazing pictures!  They were all troopers even though it was a tab bit chilly out!  I enjoyed our time together and their enthusiasm at getting the best pictures possible.  I hope you guys love these pictures as much as I do!

Eat To Live

Today marks what I hope to be a lifestyle change for me!  Inspired by one of my beautiful sisters, I have decided to Eat To Live.  For any of you who know me, it's no secret that I LOVE food and because of that I have gained more weight than I'm happy with and in turn have tried numerous diets through out the years.  While some of the diets worked, I would always eventually slide back into my old ways and gain back everything I had lost plus some.  It has been soooo frustrating to say the least.  But now I have been introduced to the book Eat To Live by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.  Although I have not yet read the whole book, I decided that I could not wait another day to start this lifestyle change!  And I am so excited about it!  Eat To Live is not just about weight loss, it's about eating to improve the quality of your life!  How could you say no to that?!?  I am going to retrain my taste buds by cutting out processed foods and sugars (and numerous other tasty foods), and in turn gain the healthiest life possible!  I know it will be a challenge, and there will most likely be numerous days when I just want a Big Mac, but in the long run I know a Big Mac will not add to my happiness (no matter how yummy it is).  By posting this on the web, I am hoping it will be a source of accountability for me, because I really want this to be a success!  To start off this morning I had my first green smoothie (delish!).  I made it from almond milk, spinach/arugula mix, frozen mango and banana, and ground flaxseed.  Talk about yummy, I can definitely get used to this for breakfast every morning!  Take a look:

Adventureland

This weekend was Family Fun Day at Adventureland for some of our family!!  Here are a few images I was able to snap of the adventures we had!

All wet after the log ride: