OH MY GOSH!!! + Photoshoot with my sister! :P

So I have been away for a while and so much has been happening!!!

I have hardly been able to pick up my camera for the past like 4 months because I have been in the Fire Academy at College of the Mainland. It has been an amazing experience but it's taking so much time! I can't really do anything else. Classes are Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm.
Luckily though, I will be done on May 10th!!!

Well here is one of my most recent shoots!
Also my first time to really use my new Paul C Buff Alien Bee external strobe that I got!!

All the images were takin with 50mm 1.8 in my makeshift studio in the garage!!! :)

Let me know what you think!! I love critiques!!!! xD

I know there are quite a few where the background is not consistent... :( I was working with the limitations of my equipment and just trying some new things out.

My Nephew!!!!

This past week we got to visit with my sister and her family because finally came down from California before they move to Alaska for 3 years.  My brother-in-law is in the Coast Guard and got stationed in Kodiak, Alaska ( I am so looking forward to visiting them there :) So anyway, while they were here I setup a little studio in our kitchen.

So that is my little nephew, Anthony. He is a 3 year old ball of energy. It was so hard to pose him. He wanted to go play with the dog, eat cookies, play the piano, run around the house, and go upstairs all at the same time it seemed. I think it took me like an hour and a half to get these pictures. =\


Which ones do you like best?? Which ones don't you like?? Why don't you like them?
Criticism and comments are very appreciated!!!

I was going to do a shoot with his little brother but the day they came over he was too cranky. 

Oh! By the way, the backdrop and bear are mine. xD