Betsy Lackey's "What now World!?"

I had just stepped off the plane in Dresden, Germany on my way to YWAM Herrnhut. I was scared out of my mind being in another country not knowing the slightest bit of German and not knowing which way was home. I stumbled upon a group of girls holding signs with my name on it....Paige, Carrie, and Stephanie. "Thank God!" I thought, suddenly a bit relieved I wouldn't have to find the train myself. Thus the "Betsy's" began.... Every other sentence from beautiful Paige was about this amazing girl named Betsy from Texas. "Betsy was suppose to meet us at the airport", but Betsy's flight got super delayed. "I wish Betsy was here." "Betsaaaaayyyyyyyy." Bah! Who was this Betsy person?! Then I met her.

Paige was definitely right to be Betsy's biggest fan....Betsy is totally worth being the subject of every other sentence! We were photographer newbies, then roomates, then Best Buds, then penpals...and we're perpetually competing with each other for the best photograph contest in our heads. But it's hard to compete with someone who just does what she loves and excels at it.... :) So I just try for the fun of it!

Betsy came a couple weeks ago to shoot Daniel and Heather's wedding with me and to stay for a week to catch up, take pictures together like old times, and to just be Best Buds again...in the same state. It was a BLAST to say the least and I wish she was still heeeeerrre (whiney voice). Towards the end of her stay, she asked me if I would be willing to shoot some shots for her blog and website. So here's beautiful Betsy...and if you're interested in booking her as your Wedding or Portrait Photographer...she's available and SO GOOD at what she loves!

Check it...

Look at those Blue Eyes! I'm jealous.... :)

One of Betsy's favorite things in the entire world are images with Sun Flare...so I obliged...

She's rockin' that Canon 40D!

Gorgeous Girl!

Aaaand then there's her sense of humor... Ha Ha

One thing she absolutely couldn't get enough of was all the orange trees. This one is my neighbor's...

We had a ton of fun and hopefully she got all of California packed into these images! :) Portrait sessions just because you can...are probably the coolest thing you could do in 2009! Because honestly...who doesn't want amazing images of themselves? We all have mom's and dad's and uncles and friends who have digital cameras...but there's just something about spending a couple hours feeling like a rockstar that you can't get with just anyone! 

Many thanks to my bear...Betsy Lackey of That's Betsy Photography!