Here are some random photos that I have taken in the last year or so.  They don’t really have a category so I thought I would just post them all together

Loon at Union Lake in Erskine, Minnesota, August 2006

Crane at Union Lake, August 2006

My old horse, Austin, August 2006

Random Notebook, Febuary 2007

Hot Chocolate, February 2007

Necklace, March 2007

My sisters dog Maggie, July 2006

My dog Autumn (bottom) and my sisters dog Maggie (top),  September 2006

Ladder on a grain bin at my old house, July 2006

Carly, at the ranch. December 2007

My Christmas Present, December 2007

Here are some photos that I took a while back.  Some of them are from 2006 and the others from 2007.  The ones from 2006 were taken a few days after I got my current piece of crap camera, lol, my Canon S2 IS…

~July 2006

~July 2006

~July 2006

~August 2006

~August 2006

~June 2007

~August 2007

I attended a very close friend of mine’s wedding in August, at beautiful Florian Park, near Newfolden, Minnesota.  I took a few photos of the wedding, and I sent a copy of a CD to the bride and groom with all the photos that I took.  I was nervous about taking photos because I’m very shy and I didn’t want to get in the way of the photographer that they had hired or anything like that, as I have never taken photographs of something going on, usually just things aroud my house or something.  I had a BLAST taking photos though, and I hope I get a chance to take photos at a wedding again soon.  The wedding was absolutly beautiful, and they couldn’t have asked for a nicer day. 

~The Bride, Debbie

~The Bride and her helpers for the day

~The bride giving her grandfather a hug

~The Bride and Groom walking down to the altar

~Adam and Debbie gave roses to each of their family members whom had lost a significant other.  This was right after giving a rose to Debbie’s Great Grandmother

~Debbie after handing out another rose

~At the altar

~Debbie getting ready to place the ring on Adam’s finger

My name is Beth Philipp, and I’m currently living in Arizona, but am originally from Thief River Falls, Minnesota.  I am sixteen years old, and I live with my parents and my twin sister Sara.  I also have two brothers who live in Phoenix, Arizona with their families.  Since I was about 6 years old I have been riding horses.  I started showing horses in Western Pleasure and gaming events when I was about 8 years of age.  My main focus now is Barrel Racing, and some other gaming events.

I love photography, but since moving to Arizona (moved here in August 2007) I have not taken very many photos at all.  I don’t like living here and I just don’t have the drive.  I can’t seem to find anything that I think is beautiful to photograph.  So, until I get back into the swing of things, and start taking photos again, I’m going to be posting photos that I have taken in the past.  I would like to say Thank You to Shelley Paulson, an amazing photographer from Minnesota, for sharing this site on her blog.  I first ”met” Shelley on a horse website, when she contacted me about attending on of her photography seminars.  She is an amazing photographer and I hope one day she can photograph my wedding and my senior pictures. I love looking at her photos over and over, I hope one day I can be half the photographer she is.

 Also, all of my photo’s are un-edited.  The only thing I ever do to them is re-size them.  I am not good with photo programs yet.  Even the color swap pictures and black and white is usually done on my camera, never in a program, so any photos I post are untouched and exactly the way that I took them. 

 I hope you check back often and please, comments are more than welcome, I want to become a better photographer and I need feedback and all the tips I can get!

Much Love,  Beth Philipp

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