Things I See- Winona Lake (Winona Lake, IN Photographers)

Shot some more film and here are the results. I love Winona Lake, IN. My parents live there & I lived there for a while. It's such a great little town, with lots of personality!

Baby Sadie (Warsaw, IN Newborn Photography)

As much as I love making photos of people in love, I adore photographing two people who fell in love, got married, then made a baby! Miss Sadie is one such baby. It feels like it took her f-o-r-e-v-e-r to get her, but she is PERFECT and we were so excited to capture her newness!

Things I See- Little Miss B (Warsaw, IN Photographers)

There is just something about film... a quality, a yumminess, something that draws you in. I've been practicing film lately, but only on inanimate objects, which after a while is a little boring. So on my day off this week I met Grace (of the awesome Whalen Creative Group) and her itty bitty daughter, Miss B, to shoot some film with real live people! Here are the results:

Grace & B, Thanks so much for playing with me! ~Naomi

Steve & Jeanne- Oct 29th, 2011 (Bourbon, IN Wedding Photographers)

I can't really come up with a good reason I haven't blogged this wedding yet... they received their photos months ago! I guess part of me didn't want to admit 2011 was over. We had an awesome season, and this wedding was a party that didn't want to end. Maybe I was hoping to extend that joy forever.... Anyway, Steve & Jeanne got hitched on a gorgeous fall day in Bourbon, IN. The ceremony and reception took place at the Back Forty, a shooting sports and reception venue. It is an awesome place- and we were so glad we could be there and capture the fun!

What we are working on... (Warsaw, IN Wedding Photographers)

I'm behind on blogging again, and instead to posting the latest & greatest, or even finally getting our last wedding for 2011 up, I'm going to post about my heart. You can see my heart in the photo above- the two loves of my life: My husband, and my film camera.

Film has actually become rather trendy in photography these days, weddings in particular. I'm not shooting film because it is cool. I'm shooting it because it is where my heart is. I'm following my heart. Doing what I love. And while I love shooting weddings- what I love MOST is shooting film.

In a move that is huge for me, Samuel and I made the decision to have me attend a workshop in Chicago in July called FIND (Film Is Not Dead). I'm going because I am trying to reconnect with what I truly love, and trying to spread my wings.

Even though growth requires pain, I am loving where I am going. And I hope you do too. ~Naomi

My awesome sister!

The other day Samuel and I were heading out on the trails to blow some film, and hopefully take some new photos of "us". Lately we just haven't been able to capture what we want, via tripod, so on a whim we asked my 12 year old sister if she'd help us out. I've taught her about basic exposure and such in the past and she showed great promise just playing around. She was game, so I showed her what I wanted, and well, the results blew us away! Thank you SO MUCH, Emmalee, for helping us!