If You Try to Hold Me Back I Might Explode

Went on my first REAL shoot today..

Once upon a time I got what some might call a baby internship with two REAL working photographers.

Yeah, it's kinda a big deal to me :)

I was so excited when they said I could tag along on their shoots to learn and help them with their equipment and such! I figured it wouldn't be all the time, cuz I mean these are pros they don't have time for us little pee on beginners right? Wrong! Can I just say that there are people in the world still that are giving of their time when they don't necessarily need to be. Which is incredibly refreshing. These people are so kind to answer all my 11455 questions and show me the little tricks of the trade.

Today I learned about aperture, shutter speed, different lenses & their uses, lighting techniques, remote control flashes & the menu items of Smokin' Blues BBQ.

Yep. We shot a lot of mouthwatering smoked meats and southern dishes, I'm guessing for the menu's or just advertisement. Pretty sure it was amazing, but next time I am definately bringing a pen and paper! So much to learn, it leaves me wishing to be a kitchen sponge, so I could soak it ALL in. Love every minute of it, and Monday they want to shoot me and my friends! So I'm pretty excited about that too! Kinda nervous to be on the other side of the lens but it should be pretty sweet and artsy so I'm excited to get some friendship pictures.

Girl Talk, Modest Mouse, Beirut, Matisyahu, all in a matter of weeks. I am already anticipating & excited for a grand time with my buddy Mr. Bury. Now only if I could get my hands on some Regina, Ingrid, or Missy love...(in a completely platonic way.. ha) Hopefully some country is in store as well, we shall see!

Ask & you shall receive. In ways that usually make you say in the end, Oh my thank you!! I really dodged a bullet. I am realizing this with every passing day.

I've been playing my guitar A LOT more. It's so nice how music can comfort you in weird ways. I can actually play songs now.. so it's a little bit fulfilling having baby calluses :)

Also, this week has been so crazy and filled with zero sleep and more fun then a girl should be allowed to have, it's made me remember a little something I kinda forgot about myself..

Sometimes.... I can't be Tamed.

:)

Summer Adventures, So far...

Do you ever think about how much Heavenly Father just looks down and laughs at us?

Sometimes I worry about THE dumbest things..

After a lot of scripture study I felt like someone said Chelsea, you're fine, Chiiiillllll. :) So..

I feel Sheepish.

Heavenly Father will not let my life go on a path where I can't learn. I figure as long as I am constantly looking to learn from life and what it throws at me, He can do the rest to get me to be the person he wants me to become.

It's weird how to me things are a huge deal, but to him who is all knowing, he probably just laughs that I am such a silly human. :)

So glad he has an everlasting Love for me cuz I sure need it!

Anyways, Summer is in full swing! I was nervous about being in Logan this summer cuz I didnt want to be left all to my own self, but it has been a blast! Once upon a time I have this friend named Court and he lives on a Dairy farm. It's pretty much the greatest place I have been this summer. These are jsut some things that I have done there,

1. Riding Four Wheelers

2. Driving a giant Yellow tractor

3. Letting Baby cows suck on my finger :)

4. holding newborn baby kittens

5. Milking a Giant cow

6. Climbing up giant 60 ft silos (sp?)

7. Holga-ing rusty farm equipment

8. Climbing up the side of barns to a secret fort

Love Farms & the smell of cows and hay! Sheesh life out there is happy, outside in the fields and being outside the city I realized is sustainable happiness.

These past couple weeks have been filled with summer time activities such as -

Rodeos

Off Roading under the stars

Crafting

Weddings

Road Trips

Going to Temple Grounds to read, ponder, write.

Running on the River trail.

Barbeques

Bonfires

Letting the Outdoors heal you.

Being surrounded by Wonderful people all day long!!

Hi, if you havent noticed, I am greatly blessed. So grateful.

LOVE.THIS.

Just ask him how he made it

He'll tell you faith and sweat

And the heart of a faithful woman,

Who never let him forget,

Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You

Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense

Never let your prayin knees get lazy

And love like crazy

Always treat your woman like a lady

Never get to old to call her baby

Never let your prayin knees get lazy

And love like crazy