Blessing Ceremony

Two weeks ago I attended the blessing ceremony of my friend, Rachel.
Kendal (my oldest sister) was part of the worship team for the event, so I came early and was able to photograph some of the happenings.

My friend, Cailin was the hairstylist and official photographer. She is very talented at both! (this is my friend Anna Marie to the right)

Sophia entertained us with interesting snippets while I sat on the counter taking pictures and Cailin worked on Rachel's hair. Sophia played "Mary Did You Know" on her harp for the ceremony.

 

 

 Rachel and I had a blast the day before decorating the church, and then decorating these cupcakes while watching Night at the Museum 2.

                                                    Stephen and Jimmy, Rachel's brother

 

                                                          Rachel was soooo gorgeous!

 

 

                 Adelaide, me, Rachel, Hannah Grace, Morgan, and Cailin after the ceremony (Morgan also played her harp for the ceremony)

                                                 
                                                              Cailin, you're the best :)

 ~Kelsey Morgan

Calling opinionated photography peoples

 So today I was taking  photos of myself for practice. (my models were watching a movie) When I was going through them afterwards, and I noticed that in my favorite picture, I had accidentally cut the bottom part of my chin out of the frame. Whoops. Easy to do when you're using a 50mm prime lens and your arms are getting tired. I put the photo in my profile slot, but  I'll probably replace it, depending on feedback.
So my question is, would the photo look better if I was to: crop the top of my head out also, leave the picture the way it is, or delete it?  And please don't be too shy to give me your honest opinion, even if it is to stop photography altogether, 'cause I'm going to keep trying anyway. :) Personally I think it's an okay picture, but it would have been a whole lot better if I wasn't missing the bottom part of my chin, and if I had cropped the right part of the shot out, and not the left. But on the other hand, I'm not shooting for "okay" photos. Practice makes perfect, I guess.
Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week,
Kelsey

Favorite photos from recent photo-shoots

These pictures are from a photo-shoot my older sister, Kendal and I did while we were on vacation.

I love my Chuck Taylor sneakers, and I thought they would make a good prop. :)

                                                                       My dad and I

           
These were taken with my new 50mm "pancake" as my friend Cailin calls a prime lens :)
This is my sister, Anna. She makes a great model!

 

~Kelsey

Recent Photography

Hi guys!
 My recent absence from the blogging world is mostly due the fact that I've been spending my free time learning about photography. My parents gave me a wonderful gift of a Canon 60D  this spring, so I've been practicing with it. Recently I discovered a nearly perfect spot for taking pictures in our upstairs room. The walls are light colored, angled, and  there's a window.  So the pictures of my younger sister, at the bottom of the page were taken in that room.
Here are some recent shots I've taken. They are far from perfect, but I'm learning as I go. :)



I took this picture at a farm where a friend had a birthday party

 

 

 

 

Fourth of July concert and fireworks

 

 

One year portrait I took for a family friend

 

 

 

I hope y'all all  have a great weekend!

~Kelsey