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Safe Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur A few weeks ago, my sister – my ONLY sister by blood – tied the knot with the guy pictured here with her. I was given the opportunity to create photos to celebrate the event, and I eagerly accepted. I truly enjoyed taking the photos, and I was really excited [...]

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Pretty Girl Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I’ve been trying to learn more and more about editing photos using the software that I have. Tonight I spent some time in Photoshop and Lightroom and came up with some interesting re-edits. More photos can be found on my flickr page.

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2011 Self Portrait Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I don’t like New Year Resolutions, mainly because the emotion behind making them fades almost as fast as the ball drops the night before. But this year, I wanted to do something different. I’m going to start taking New Year Portraits of myself. I figure it’s a nice [...]

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Christmas Card Shoot Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I was asked to take some family portraits to be used as a Christmas card, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to do so. I gathered them on the stairs of their house, and got to work. We didn’t have much time – the lasagna was [...]

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Ok, so there’s a back-story here, but I’ll let you laugh at the photo first. (click to enlarge)

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Engaged Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I was given the opportunity to shoot some engagement photos for my brother and his fiancee. I hadn’t ever worked with people directly, and I’m quite pleased with the results. This was my favorite from the whole shoot.

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Late Delivery Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur Back in May, I made a trip to Montrose, IA, to spend a day with family. Two of my siblings had come in from out of town, and my parents rented a house for the weekend. My goal was to explore and take photos . On my way to [...]

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Golden Fields Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I took an opportunity to go for a quick photo trip to try to get a decent submission for a little photo challenge. I went near Jubilee College State Park, and found a golden field of soybeans that were just begging to be harvested. This picture is my absolute [...]

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Setting Sun over the Warehouse District Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I was in the downtown area in the middle of last week, and there was a REALLY neat sunset forming in the western sky, so I found a new spot and stopped to take pictures. At one point, the sun’s rays hit the right angle [...]

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Lightning Strikes Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I had taken LOTS of pictures over the last few weeks, but I couldn’t ever seem to find the time to load them up on my computer and get them posted for you to see. Well, today was the day that I finally got to play with them. This [...]

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