Kyle and Lindsey

Kyle and Lindsey Davis
Married on June 20, 2009
© Tessa Lykins Photography

Senior Thesis Photography Exhibition

I'm finally posting images of the senior photography exhibition! These are just the images of my part of the show, I have plenty more of my fellow classmates. Notice my wonderful "Portraits of Family" book on the table I borrowed from Amanda. Starting this weekend I am going to be working on Book 2. I didn't get to include everyone I wanted in the first one, so hopefully by December "Portraits of Family - Book 2" will be finished. And I had to include the photo of my mom and I - you are my biggest inspiration!

Photo Walk #1

I need inspiration. In order to do so I actually have to get my camera out and start shooting (it doesn't matter what, I just have to start). Driving through the Gallatin Gateway and having this beautiful weather has gotten my creative eye out of hiding. I am putting together a photography walk. If anyone is interested it will be July 7, 2009 at 3:10 PM (when I get out of work) by the Story Mill. I haven't figured out where exactly we are going to start but we will wander randomly from there. Part of this came from "oh my god I haven't picked a subject for my senior photography project yet", and part of it came from me needing to be inspired in photography in general. I get so burnt out during the school year with my projects that as soon as vacation hits I ignore my camera. Poor thing, must feel neglect and abuse.

I have also been looking into travel photography a little more seriously (food, people, language, and traveling...honestly that's kinda what I love to do) and in order to become a good travel photographer I need to learn to capture the essence and details of anywhere I go. Including Bozeman, MT. If you can't photograph where you live well, how do you think you are going to photograph anywhere else? Enough of my ramblings. Let's get out there and take some pictures.

Which Tux?

I loved how the guys' tuxes came together and really enjoyed their boutonnieres. Can't decide which photo I like better of these two. I like the angle of the first one better but the beard bothers me. I like the hot light of the background of the bottom one. Any comments? Any help would be appreciated (so I can decide which photo to use if I show these to anyone).

Lindsey/Kyle Wedding June 20, 2009

So, being a bridesmaid makes it a little bit harder to catch those photo opportunities during the wedding. Instead, I managed to get details of the wedding and some entertaining expressions of the bride from behind the scenes. Also got to do a little documenting of being a bridesmaid. Don't know how I feel about the photo of the back of the dress, I feel like there should be a vignette or something to give it a little umph. Beautiful wedding and a beautiful bride.