Kari Hammond photography

Monster J

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Little man A

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Baby L

2009-05-12T22:47:00.004-06:00

Here are some of the pictures from a little shoot I did with Baby Lola on Saurday. She is two weeks old and still as beautiful as I remembered

DETAILS

Her name is Lola

2009-04-24T21:50:00.004-06:00

First taste

2009-04-02T23:30:00.003-06:00

My little Austin tried straberries for the first time this week and of course I had my camera on hand! He LOVED them!!! He took the whole thing and just sucked all the yummy goodness off.

Home sick

2009-01-15T19:24:00.002-07:00

Being as my lovely little babies got me sick this week, I am at home being a bum. So I decided I would start another blog about my life. I will still use this one to show off my mediocre photography skills but the other one is more an update of the happenings in my life. Enjoy!

http://karibeargrowls.blogspot.com/

Baby Bodkin's Shower

2009-01-08T18:43:00.004-07:00

My best friend from High School, Lindsay, is having a baby in May. Her husband and her live in Japan, so while she was in town for the Holidays her family threw her a baby shower. Mom and i drove like maniacs from Utah so that we could make it in time. So I obviously didnt take all of these but I wanted to share. Her husband and her are very evil and decided they are waiting to find out the gender of the baby. It was very difficult finding a gift so I decided to make her a blanket. This blanket was the very first thing I have made, EVER! (well beside like a pillowcase of something!) It was so fun catching up with friends and seeing my dear Lindsay pregers!!!

What do you think???

My little green ninja turtle/shepard!

2009-01-08T18:26:00.003-07:00

I can not believe I forgot to include these pictures of Jacek from Christmas Eve. He has totally stolen my heart. I can only hope one day I have a son this cute!

LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM!!!!

Christmas Eve

2009-01-08T17:48:00.004-07:00

With Erik and Meg out of town, we spent Chritmas eve with the Budge Family. Since they are my adopted nieces and nephews and Mom thinks of them as her Grandchildren it was a perfect way to spend the night. It was full of choas, songs, tears, food, and a wonderful version of the Christmas story.

Sadly earlier that day when all the kids were jumping off the couch into a pile of pillows, little ciel jumped and landed funny on her elbow. A piece broke off and she had to spend the day in the hospital. She made it home just in time for dinner (she got a special happy meal from McD, all of us were jealous!). She kept crying and saying "bandaid off!" It was heartbreaking. But she was a champ!!! She had to have surgery later in the week and they put in 3 pins. What a brave little 3 year old!

Now i have to say, getting dressed for "the Christmas story" was the most entertaining part. Everyone looked adorable of course and did a fantastic job in their parts.

Such a special night with an adorable family! Thanks for making us a part of the Budge family

KC and Ashton

2008-12-06T20:22:00.004-07:00

KC and Ashton were nice enough to humor me and 'hire' me to take some pictures. Here are a few of the ones i thought were fun/cute.

I had a little too much fun messing around with the sun. What do you think???

A day in the life...

2008-11-21T21:38:00.004-07:00

Back in my photo 101 class we had a project to follow an object (or anything) around for a day, I decided to follow Beckham, my cat. Here are some of the interesting ways I have come across her during the day. Yes i know, I have an odd cat...get over it! At least she is cute

TAG!

2008-11-13T22:27:00.004-07:00

Melissa tagged me on this one. Lucky I love you like family ;-)
4th picture from my 4th album:

This was taken in Almo, Idaho. Never heard of it?! Thats funny! Thought everyone went to Almo on a normal basis. Ok, so Almo is right by the city of rocks. My good friend Jayne and her family are way into rock climbing and her dad decided to build a wonderful cabin right int he middle of teepees and urts (is that how you spell it?!). It was beautiful and SOOO peaceful, which is just what we needed. So there you go! My first official tag. Um...not sure if anyone will read this but i tag KC, cassie, and Lindsay and anyone else who would like to participate

More of my projects from Photo 102

2008-11-02T11:49:00.005-07:00

OK to better explain these pictures I will first introduce you to my all time favorite photography and teacher. Her name is Nicole Hill (well actually I don't know what it is, she just got married last week!!!). She is just a little younger then me but has been obsessed with photography since she was very little. She is amazing! and so very creative. Check out her blog and you will get an idea of why I love her and her work so much. http://www.nicolehill.blogspot.com/
She and her husband will be moving to San Francisco in January and I cant wait to take advantage of her. The Budges have already booked her for a photo shoot of the kids. And if I do decide to ever get married I can promise i will do whatever it takes to make her my photographer...does that help explain my obsession???

OK so onto some of my photos:

We had to go up to a stranger, in his/her element and photograph them. Well if you know me and my anxieties you know this was no easy task. So I drive past this guy everyday on my way to work, I got the nerve up, jumped out of my car and asked if I could photograph him. He was HILARIOUS!!! I was too anxious to ask him if I could cross the construction line so his face is a little too shadowy, but this is my new friend. He no longer works on my commute path but I give tribute to him and his strength to stand in the sun all day!

My next project was to take pictures at sunset. The first I had to have the person in focus and completely blow out the background. My roommate was sweet enough to step in as model and here are the results of the blown out shot...

And here we have the sunset with her completely dark. It was actually a lot of fun and when you see the results it makes the f/stop frustration worth while!

This last picture was a lighting project. We used bounce boards and natural window light. Not the most exciting picture but I love it. I think it is kinda cool...and I promise I don't say that about my own work very often!

Im back!!!

2008-11-02T11:24:00.002-07:00

So I know I have been MIA for months now. I havent had internet and when i do have access to it my blog has been the last thing on my mind. I took a photography class during that time and Mom and I attended a photography retreat in california for a weekend. My knowledge has grown and i am slightly better but still, not great. Those manual settings get me stressed if there is any kind of pressure.

For one of the projects we had to reach into a bad, pull out a random item and come up with around 7 different ways to photograph said item. I got silly puddy...and here are my results. The lighting isnt great but hey...still learning here!

Mason

2008-06-26T21:46:00.001-06:00

Ok so i was trying out some of the different options on Picasa and thought a collage of Mason might be fun. Dont you want a piece of strawberry cake???

Mother's day

2008-06-21T23:44:00.007-06:00

This is long overdue!!! I just got these pictures uploaded and figured i had better blog, considering the only people who read my blog happen to be my family.

For Mother's day we went up to Logan to my aunt's house and had a great time with all the grandkids. They were just so cute I had to snap a few pictures!

So the dessert was a huge success with the kids. There is something so fabulous to me about watching a child stuff their face and have no concern for propriety. I want to eat like that again...and actually enjoy EVERY bite

Editing fun

2008-06-01T17:01:00.002-06:00

I have posted all the originals before but i decided to try out some of my photo editing software. It was pretty fun and the pictures look totally amazing! I would travel to these places if i saw the pictures!

Lake Powell

2008-05-27T23:34:00.005-06:00

Memorial weekend trip to Lake Powell

We had at least 30 people on our houseboat from utah and california. There were maybe 20-30 people on the AZ houseboat as well...so it made for a bIg party of LDS singles! Im pretty sure we hit all four seasons in the last week. On our drive down it was fall with heavy rain which turned to winter and a blinding snow storm. On friday we had the sun trying to break through and warming up the air but soon the rain came again and we welcomed springtime! Sunday was when Summer officially set in. It was a fantastic time all in all but i have a feeling i will need another vacation to help recover from powell!

Above is our campsite, from left to right we have our volleyball court, the AZ Houseboat, Our skiboats, and finally our Houseboat

Tawni went fishing with Tyre...it was amazingly peaceful but still chilly out

I was obsessed with the clouds this trip. Every night they were a different color but always looked amazingly beautiful.

My Cruise

2008-05-04T23:44:00.006-06:00

This past January I was lucky enough to go on a cruise with two of my close friends and about 300 singles from Utah, Arizona, and California. The trip was amazing and i loved the beauty of it all. I can not wait to go back one day and see it all again!

These first few are of Puerto Rico, sadly we were unable to see it in the daylight but it was still amazing and i loved every minute of it

The next few are a combination of St Thomas and St Marteen.

Overall the trip was amazing. I wish I had the Canon 30D with me for this trip and I think the pictures would've been able to show the beauty in a whole different light. I would love to go back, especially to Puerto Rico and see it in the day light

Best subjects ever!

2008-04-22T22:08:00.005-06:00

Kolton had a game this afternoon so Mom and I went to watch him and play with the kids. Of course i had to follow them around for a bit! They were mostly cooperative but had a few moments of giving me attitude

Jacek is the love of my life...too bad he is a 2 year old! Can't you tell by the first picture why I just love him?!

Diet coke addictions start at a young age!
(I think I could make this into an ad for caffine free diet coke!)

Presley turned 2!

2008-04-18T01:21:00.005-06:00

My cousin's little girl, Presley, turned 2 on April 2nd. Since my parents were in town for conference and my cousin Hutch's wedding celebration, we got invited over to Presley's birthday party. She was such a good sport that day. How can you not love her cute smile and O, those curls!!! I obviously didn't take this first picture but thought i would show little P and with her favorite cousin!

This next one was taken just when the candle went out, she was so shocked!

Such a curious little girl!

Recently...

2008-04-15T21:44:00.004-06:00

This is the newest addition to our apartment. Her name is Becks (Beckham actually) and she is a doll! When i was snapping pictures today she was curious about what i was doing, so of course i thought i would show you all what she looks like!

I went up to my cousins in midway for a quick visit and snapped this from their driveway!

Utah is cold...but yes i will admit, pretty at times!

2008-04-15T21:27:00.004-06:00

Went up Provo Canyon and took some shots with Mom's old canon. Utah might be cold and has annoying long winters but i will say, it sure is pretty!

I loved the ducks that day! QUACK QUACK

KC and Ashton

2008-03-30T12:30:00.009-06:00

KC's big day had to be one of the best weddings I have been to in a long time! Maybe because I was apart of it, or because she went all out, I'm not sure...but I LOVED it! For the big event I decided to borrow my mom's camera and snap away. These are a few of the pictures I got from that day.

So I will need to start doing the poses if i want to actually do this but for now following Jonathon worked! One step at a time, right?!

Paul and Ali

2008-03-29T13:59:00.000-06:00

These are from my cousins wedding September 2006. They are older but i just felt like posting them. Newer pictures soon i swear :)

Kya and Ciel

2008-03-29T13:28:00.000-06:00

Budge Triplets

2008-03-29T12:48:00.000-06:00

These three have to be my favorite to photograph! Last weekend when i was at home i met Lisa at the park and i just snapped some of the kids as they were playing

So i am not a photographer...

2008-03-29T12:42:00.000-06:00

but i decided its time i do something about that! I love to take pictures, i have since i was little, and have actually been thinking alot about doing it for fun. Then last week when i was at home taking pictures of my favorite triplets and family, Lisa made a comment about how i should start doing it as a job. Little did she know this is something i have thought a great deal about. So i decided i would start a blog with some of the pictures i take and see what everyone thinks! Not sure who i will share this with but anyway...here we go!!!