Elia's Life

Okay, so I'm still playing catch up. Here are pictures from last year's Halloween. Amanda hosted another murder mystery party. This year's theme was the Roarin' 20's, so we were holed up in the back of a speakeasy. Amanda was determined to set the right mood, so she went all out. It was a ton of fun. I was a "cub reporter" and Hana was a rich flapper. Here's the group of us. It's amazing how much fun a bunch of Mormons can have pretending to drink and smoke. :) Hana and the guys This was such a good time. Thanks to Amanda for pulling it all together. Here's hoping she finds some energy to do it again this year. :)

Last fall I took a photo class from the Ogden Arts Center. It was an advanced digital photography class and consisted of about five sessions. It was a lot of fun and reminded me how much I miss taking pictures on a regular basis. I really, really need to get back in to that. Anyway, here are some portfolio pictures from two of the classes. One day we worked on Portrait photography. This was a ton of fun. I think I could really get in to studio if I had the time and more importantly, the money. So if anyone wants to bankroll a photo studio for me, just give me a call. :) Our homework for the class was for each of us to bring a model. I actually convinced two people that they should come, Hana and a coworker. It was a good thing too since I was the only one who brought anyone. Hana was definitely the class favorite. She was a lot more photogenic than Hayden, although I still have to give him props for actually coming. A second class was night photography. I hadn't ever done anythi...