"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"

Even though the last few months have been extremely stressful for myself, as well as many other people, I am thankful the Christmas is right around the corner! It is true that the final semester is the hardest semester of your life! I had three classes plus my internship, plus work on top of it all. I still had to pay bills!! Then add on the extra photo jobs I did in October. And the unfortunate break up with my long term boyfriend. As much as I know it is the right thing, it is still hard and stressful on me. I somehow am making it through and looking forward to time with my family and the traditions I have become accustomed to in the last few years.

Growing up I hated the holidays. Having to be shuffled between houses and having multiple presents at different places to open, it was all annoying to me. But I was also a teenager with a major attitude problem.

Now as a young adult I appreciate the holidays more than ever. I love spending time with the people I love, and love me, making traditions and upholding those traditions. Some of my favorite things now are not just gathering on Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, but spending time with my younger cousins while they are on break from school. We go ice skating at Steinberg in Forest Park, and bowling, and sometimes if we find time we go to the movies also. For the past four or five Christmases I have been the baker of both sides of my family. I bake about five different batches of cookies that I split and take with me to all my gatherings.

Until next time! Merry Christmas ya'll!!

New York City

OK, I know I missed #tbt. But I am going to pretend that it is still Thursday and post my throw back anyways.

High Line Park, New York City.

Probably the best week of my life was the week I spent in New York City last year. In that week I met so many interesting people, not just the people I traveled with but also the professionals in my field the lived and worked in the best city of the world. I learned fantastic things about my field and was blown away by the amounts of different work that everyone did. We went to MoMA, The Met, Statue of Liberty, High Line Park, among other great NYC attractions. My favorite parts were touring Root BKN, meeting and having lunch with photographer Stephen Mallon, and being invited into Benedict Fernandez's home for coffee, cookies and stories with his wife.

Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City.

If any city could persuade me on leaving St. Louis, it would be New York City. This past trip was my third trip to NYC. I swear each time I go to the City the more I don't want to leave. When I get home I always remember why I love my city as much as I do. Not just because of great family and friends, and also not just for Cardinal Nation, but because St. Louis is home. It is the perfect mix of big city and small town, and that is exactly who I am. Plus I am not sure I really could live that far away from my family or Cardinals, but don't tell anyone I said that!

Lady Liberty, New York City.

Well I think that is it for my (late) throwback post. Until next time!

First post!

How exciting is this? My first blog post ever! I have been wanting to start a blog for a while and here I am actually posting one. 

Let me tell ya'll a little about myself.

Portrait by my great friend and fellow photographer Ashley Peiper.

I am Angie. I am live in St. Louis and love my city. I am a baker, a cook, a laugh-er, a hard worker, and a photographer. I have been doing photography for my entire adult life. Sometimes I believe I was born in the wrong decade, for many reasons, but mostly because I want more time in the dark room. Nowadays darkrooms are harder and harder to find, which is disappointing. I love portrait photography which also got me into weddings. I also like doing nature but I believe they are not the "norm" for nature.

OK enough about me.. Time for some photos. Have a great weekend everyone!!

A beautiful senior portrait in downtown Kimmswick on a gorgeous spring afternoon.

They will be valentines for life! Valentine Wedding.

High Line Park in New York City. Can you see all of the noise and craziness of the city in the simplicity of these leaves high above the city streets?

Lady Liberty from the Hudson River on a chilly fall evening at sunset.