Out with the Old and and In with the New.

Happy New Year!

It has been about a year since my first post!

Vanity

I need models. Please. :)

Seattle Fall

I took these photos last year for my first photo class. It is fall again and figured I need to post something since it has been a long time, so I found a couple of ones that were pretty decent. The only photo on this blog is the rose, but it is black and white, so I figured I should show you how beautiful it is in color!

Jumping into fall...

The last day of summer is just a few days away and I feel like it is just the beginning. I have a feeling it will be a good school year, but will miss the sun and my sleep.

Katie!

An old friend of mine at a track meet a few months ago. It amazes me that she can look this good shortly after running.

I have always wanted a Black and White Room.

Kirkland All- Stars!

Here are a few pictures of Noah's kick-ass little sister Sophia and her softball team from when they won their district tourney! When I was at the game I noticed her mom had bought these not so high quality "professional" pictures of Soph, that not even she was very happy with, so I told them I could easily remake the photos. They turned out much better then I hoped and discovered how much I actually like softball games (though I think part of it is because I know how much Noah hates them :P ) now Sophia and her team are competing at state and will most likely be going to regionals!

Oh and by the way, this was the score....

Seattlites!

Awile back I went downtown with a few friends and I had just gotten my new camera, so I was taking ALOT of pictures! As we were crossing the street, I saw this old man coming on a bike and I just wanted to see what would happen if I pointed my camera his way. Well, he looked right at me and smiled! It totally made my day and has become one of my favorite pictures since!

Dear Old Man on bike,
If you ever come across this picture I hope you like it! Thank you so much for letting me take it!
Love, Kyla

Noah Swain - "both my savior and my sin"

:)

Solstice.

The summer solstice is here! That means school is out and summer vacation is here! Woo! I would say hot weather too, but Washingron does not want to seem to give us a break with the weather. It looks more like October here. Luckily, it gives us a good day every couple weeks so I  managed to get this shot as the sun was setting.

Cover Art.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

"Beloved" by Toni Morrison

Slow Life.

Crucifix

Track!

I went to my friends track meet yesterday and it was loads of fun! It was also pouring rain and freezing cold, but totally worth it! I got a bunch of good shots of them when they weren't in motion, and like 3 when they were ( I took almost 500 pictures), so that is why there is only one in running picture in that collage. This also helped me realize that I REALLY love taking portraits!

P.s. Happy April Fools Day!  

16 is going to be a good year!

Rayna, there are no words to describe you! This was in the Seattle Public Library on my birthday, she was distracting me while everyone prepped for the party. Oh, and this is from my old point and shoot.

This was a a few days before my birthday, it was a beautiful day and thought I would post it :)

Birthday Roses!

It was my birthday this past weekend and it was the best birthday ever! I turned 16 and didn't think too much of it cause all of my focus was on getting enough money to purchase that beautiful Nikon D3100 up there. While I was trying to find the best deal, let alone the money for the camera, my best friend Rayna had planned me a surprise party! and to my surprise it made all the difference to help me start my dreams as a photographer. Each of my friends piched in $20 as my gifts! Thanks again to those people, I love you all so much! This is my first SLR camera so I did not go all out. I stuck with something simple, but something that could also give me high quality photos.
P.s. none of these photos were touched by photoshop.

Random photos of random things.

I love thrift stores!

I found these amazing boots at value village last week and it sparked something inside me! Not only do I  a new passion for thrift stores, but I also decided I love boots!!!