A few new pics from todays adventures

Moving on up!

The Canon 50D will be delivered to me via stork next week, it will be my baby for years to come.  I have two newborn shoots setup end of february to test it out and will finally have some good stuff to post (let's hope).

Moldie Oldies

Well since I lost my SD card I will share some old photos that I took when I first decided that I wanted to be a photographer (even though I wasn't that good)!


This was for my self portrait assignment, and I guess catching a shoe in the river was how I wanted to be portrayed then. By the way, I know I had you fooled with my trickerie but I tied Justin's shoes to a string ,(:p)
Oh Charlie! He played the part so well! This was for portraits! I did mugshots...but I don't think that's what my teacher was expecting...ah well. After all was said and done I got an "A" in the course.
When my mom would drag me to docter's appointments when I was younger this is what I would do, fold every single page in every single magazine I could find. That was the inspiration for my abstract assignment. I thought it was pretty stinkin cool.
This is my favorite picture of all times. Just a fun day of climbing with my long time gal pal Christie and my Justin.




Oh yeah and this is Gumby! He has nothingto do with my photography accept for he's awesome! We have had many bouncing good times in my old Chevy Celeb "Gus Gus"....I miss Gus Gus.

Well, hope you enjoyed!

where are you?!

I lost my SD Card..........no photos till I find it!

Have any idea how to upload pictures and have it the size you want? I hate uploading the picture then having to stretch it, it takes away from the quality.
help help help.

Interested in family portraits, engagements..etc?

For those of you who are interested in having a shoot done, I would be glad to do them! Right now, I'm just enjoying sessions here or there for my benefit. It's great practice! For the time being, I only charge for the cost of the prints and possibly for gas if I have to travel a long distance. However, tips are greatly appreciated. Once you see the finished product, you can decide for yourself to purchase or not. This way I won't have any unhappy customers! I'm mostly looking for the opportunity and the experience, but I do ask that only serious clients request a session.
It will be a pleasure working with you!
-Val

To inquire about a session or if you have any questions you can contact me at:
VHphotography@hotmail.com

My new favorite place: Woods Bay, Olanta, S.C.

Since I have started photographing I have mainly stuck to outdoor shooting, which is great because I can basicly create whatever kind of setting I want. I love the eerie vibe's that this cypress swamp gives off. I added a vignette to it to make it look a little more mystic. This swamp is the same as it was thousands of years ago in the Pleistocene period...that's when there were wooly mammoths and saber-tooth tigers! Woods Bay is very rustic and timeless, and that's how I wanted to portray it.
How did I do?!