We also went to a hidden place called Castle Hill. There is graffiti everywhere. Every time you look at the graffiti, you find something you have not seen before. Real life I Spy. It's on Baylor Street and pretty hard to miss. There is actually a castle at the top of the hill, above the graffiti.


Austin's Nature and Science Center is pictured above. Lovely weather and an even better sight.

Here are a few more pictures from Mt. Bonnell. Enjoy!

         In celebration of today's game against TCU, and finding the time to make a blog post, I'm finally posting the game day dress I made. I knew I wanted to make one when I found out how easy it was to make, but did not actually make it until the night before I left for UT. There are so many different kinds you can make that just require minimal sewing and creativity.

There are so many feelings that are running through my mind and thousands of other freshmen right now--excited, anxious, and independent, to say the least. I cannot wait to see what is in store. Moving in was simpler than I thought, but dorm decor has been a little challenging. New walls (Not really new, more like blank) to hang photographs, new room set up, ultimately, a new start. I wanted something that was artsy but simple and welcoming. Over the summer I did a few DIY projects, courtesy of Pinterest, including spray painting a bottle and making a ring bowl.

The clothespin idea on a string was inspired from my art teacher who definitely inspired me by her craftiness. I just compiled a few of the postcards I had--one from New York, another from my friend in Colorado, and some photographs. Also, a watercolor piece of mine and one done by a friend. Enjoy and Hook'em!

Differing from my usual scenery, I decided to switch it up this week by asking a friend of mine if we could do a shoot in Waxahachie. I have always wanted to photograph there but it just never worked out. Meet Maddie, a gorgeous girl who was super willing to give my ideas a shot--especially in this Texas weather. At first it was over 100 degrees, within an hour, there was a cool breeze, stormy skies, and much better pictures as a result. The shift in weather definitely helped the shoot because it differed from the usual blue skies, white clouds. I finally got to experiment a bit with various hand movements and as a result, I decided to only add contrast to them since the photographs already had vibrant colors. I hope you enjoy them! Happy Friday!

Summer has sped by and it is already the middle of July. Well I went to Crystal Beach (near Galveston, Texas) earlier this month with my cousins and loved the scenery there, and the beach of course. It's not remotely close to the dried grass and leafless trees found where I live. Well it's not completely dead here but it is not the most appealing environment. But here, it is luscious, green, and soothing. I decided not to edit this set of pictures too much because the natural scenery and the natural look of my cousin, so it went hand-in-hand to me. I also found that it seemed to make more of an impact in black and white because of the various textures of grass, rocks, flowers, and water. A little bit of scenic photography for you too. These pictures are somewhat a reflection of the type of pictures I take, including landscape as well as people, with a major focus on people. I used to only do landscape and it was nice to have the major focus on it again, with a model. I'm a big black and white photography fan primarily because it allows the viewer to focus on the content rather than the colors.  Hopefully I'll get more into it, enjoy!