the bay

Yokohama City, Japan

blue hallway

Osanbashi Pier, Yokohama, Japan

Buddha

Buddha... in a Buddhist Temple.  Kamakura, Japan

Daisies

Kamakura, Japan

Banners

Taken at the Shinto Shrine in Kamakura, Japan.

Sunset over Utah Lake

Millennium Park, Chicago

I'm not really sure why I like these two shots... I just do.

Virgin River

Soft Water

Vancouver, BC

Pieces of Crescent Beach

Vancouver

I LOVE this city! One of my favorite parts of the my 2010 Winter Olympic vacation was going downtown with my siblings for a late night photo shoot. Mike, Dan, Lisa and I set up tripods on the Stanley Park Seawall and got some pretty fun shots. Here are some of my favorites.

Schofield Lake

Ice Hole

Crush

Tree

Schofield, UT

Into the Woods

Surrey, British Columbia95mm F5.3 1/8 sec

18mm F3.5 1/1.3 sec

29mm F4.2 1/2 sec

Vancouver Harbor

60mm F5 1/250

Night Light

75mm F 5.3 1.3 Sec

Market Fresh

Just some photos from the Granville Island Market.

LETTERPRESS

I La La LOVE this Letterpress tool by LifeStyle Crafts. We have been working on it for ages and it's finally here. Seriously, I have always loved the classy, high quality, unique look of letterpressed cards, but to do it yourself costs literally thousands of dollars and it's a huge mess. I love how simple the L Letterpress is and you can buy everything you need to get started including an Epic die cutting tool for $150. Pretty amazing, huh! Here's how it works:

Step 1: Place printing plate on clear lid of L Letterpress tool. There are currently 15 printing plate sets with fantastic designs that can be mixed and matched to create an unlimited number of projects!

Step 2: Use the ink brayer to ink the printing plate. There are currently 20 ink colors available which can also be mixed to create additional custom colors!

Step 3: Place paper on the base of the tool. The L Letterpress paper is specifically designed for the L Letterpress tool to achieve that fantastic impression and soft texture.

Step 4: Close the lid of the L Letterpress tool and roll through the Epic Six tool to simultaneously print and deboss your image.

I made all these fun projects with a prototype. (Have I ever mentioned how much I love my job?) This is definitley my new favorite thing. Now all the cards I give are letterpressed. I find myself making cookies to give to people, just so I can put a cute letterpressed tag on top... you might even say, the Letterpress makes me want to be a better person. :) I can't wait to host something where I can make letterpressed invitations and place settings and thank you treats. Here are some samples. Enjoy.