Giving is Awesome!

Here are the details about my Giveaway!

I am doing the giveaway through Giving is awesome! www.givingisawesome.com

You know someone who's experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can't afford custom photography, but who would cherish it forever. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their amazing spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography -- $550 worth, to be exact. I am giving away a 1 hour engagement (or "in-love") session. They will also get a 5x5 10 page custom photo book, and a $50 print credit.

Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the winner receives $100 off of any of my photography services!

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does not qualify as sincere financial need.)

* The nominee must reside in Oregon or Washington. Tell me who you know, what they're experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

* You must e-mail me the full story : Contact@RebeccaDryer.com.

The deadline of the contest is Feb 14th

The winner will be announced on February 21st-- now...get nominating! I can't wait to read all of your entries!

Open your heart to someone -- and thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

With love,

Becca

Multnomah Falls In December

Steve and I made a trip up to Multnomah falls during a week when it was VERY cold and icy around Portland. It is rare to be able to get up there when it is cold enough for it to be frozen, but have the roads clear. Needless to say, it was a seriously breathtaking sight, and I am so happy that after 20-ish years of living in Oregon, I finally got to see it!
I will let the Photos speak for themselves
Here goes!









Also.. a very rare picture of Steve and I! It is not very often that I volunteer to step out from behind the lens, but I was brave this time, and I handed my camera to a random person to take this photo for me... I am glad that it turned out!

Patricia & Brett...Daisy & Rosie TOO!

I met up with Patricia and Brett one afternoon for a family/doggie session. I had so much fun hanging out with them, and playing with the girls! 'Here are a few faves from their shoot!

Past due Blogging *WARNING*

Alright! It is time for me to get caught up on my Blog! So much has happened that I have skipped blogging on! So I have decided to Update about all of those things! Be forewarned that there is going to be about 15 new blog posts in the next week!

HERE WE GO!

Oh Also... They will probably be extremely out of order I will try to post ISh dates with each of them

Kristen & Evan's Engagement session

Kristen & Evan also met me in Cannon Beach for their engagement session. They are from Nebraska and were in Oregon for thanksgiving to visit family. Kristen and I have been talking for a few month over email and it was fun to finally meet her and Evan in person! I enjoyed hanging out at the coast with you two, and finding fun places to take pictures! Have a great stay in Oregon, and a safe trip home!





I took an extra camera and Alison (my sister) took some photos too! The shot below is one of her shots!

Christy & Tyler's Engagement Session

I met up with Christy & Tyler at Cannon beach for their Engagement session. We had so much fun hanging out on the beach and enjoying the beautiful weather! They are so in love, and I really enjoyed being able to capture that in their photos! I am so excited for their wedding day in February!

New Album

I ordered my first album from my lab and I received it today! I am so excited about it, and pretty impressed with the awesome quality and customer service of the lab I use. They never fail to amaze me! Here are some photos of the album in all it's glory.

Light Graffiti on the Dance Floor

This is a photo that I took at Nate an Jori's wedding, just before we left. I was taking a long exposure of the dance floor, then when I looked at the photo on the back of my camera I noticed a little stream of light moving around above the people on the dance floor. I looked up to try to figure out what it was, and I noticed one of the groomsmen dancing around with a little keychain LED light. I called him over and asked him to make some swirly designs in front of the camera for me. I had my fisheye lens on, and took a 30 second exposure. This is what I got.

NOTE: I love the walker on the side of the photo. I did not even notice that it was there at first, but I think it adds a lot of character the picture!

Jannette & Charlie at Camp Colton

Jannette was a bride of mine at good ole' Bridal Exclusives. When she came in to find her dress, we got along really well and I just knew that I had to be her photographer!! She soon contacted me and we made it official! Jannette and Charlie are such a joy to be around. Their families are also pretty AMAZING! Elisha and I felt so welcomed by everyone! Their wedding was at Camp Colton in Colton, Oregon. It was such a beautiful day full of fun memories, and some pretty awesome cultural traditions!

Thanks you so much for sharing your day with us Jannette and Charlie!
Congratulations to you both!

The awesome-ness of editing!

I just wanted to do a quick blog to show how AWESOME photo editing in Lightroom is! It never fails to amaze me, how you can take a an alright photo, and turn it into something that is AMAZING! Editing is a very important part of photography, and each photographer's style. the process takes time, but it is worth it! Through the editing process, it is possible to take a photo that looks like this......



and turn it into this....



Pretty awesome right??