Staley Family is on the website!! Go to aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/staley2017 to view their full album!!

The cold has socked in here lately! Perfect time to edit pictures from summer!!

McCoy Family is on the website! To view their full album, go to aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/mccoy2017

Check out this adorable sneak peak!! Such a fun family session-these kiddos had me rolling!! They were so cute!! Thanks for a great time!! McCoy Family Sneak Peak!!

What a fun session I had today! These kids were adorable!! (Is that ok to say about a boy???) He definitely makes you work to get smile!! :) Here is the sneak peak to their session!

Jr. High Volleyball pictures are up! What a fun group of girls!! To view their album, go to:

http://aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/jhgvb2017

This is your wedding. Do what you love. Invite the people you want. Dance to the songs that bring you the most joy. Eat the best food you'll ever have. Be the king and queen of the rest of your life. Enjoy all moments. Share the photographs with your children and grandchildren. Most of all spend the rest of your days with the person you love. 

Congratulations to Emily and Thayne! What a beautiful day and a wonderful wedding for an amazing couple!! Emily was simply stunning! Her smile was so contagious! Here is a peak at their special day.

I have been dying to share this engagement session! These two were so much fun and they are so cute together! We managed to get through the whole session without getting rained on, which was a miracle! But on the plus side, it made for some pretty impressive skies! So, here is Emily and Thayne's engagement session. To view the full album, go to aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/emilyandthayne

Branding in Bancroft, Idaho. It was a little dusty!! I have a ton of pictures to go through, so here's a little peak at the fun we had!

Salmon River Roping Association. Thank heavens for practice runs, because I need lots of practice!!!! Hopefully I can work out the kinks by the time jackpots start in June! :) Here's my practice run! To view the full album, visit aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/srra

Lazy H2 Branding in Pingree is now available! Check out the full album at:

aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/lazyh2

Photo 124: Sparkle

Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins.

Couldn't resist a shot of this cute girls' sparkly sandles while she was riding the horse with her dad. Too cute to pass up!!

Photo 123: Baby Kittens

"Sometimes the littlest things take up the most room in your heart."

-Winnie the Pooh

Photo 122: Four Wheeler Cowboy

This shot reminded me of my grandpa, who passed away in 2009. I grew up living next to, and working for, my grandpa and later went back for a few years after I got married. The four wheeler brings back a lot of memories of moving yearlings and changing sprinkler lines with him-I wish that I would've taken pictures back then! Hind sight is always 20/20. My grandpa was also a photographer. I didn't get to see him use his camera much when I came along because of his age, but when he passed away, we were able to go through all of his slides. Photography was a true art back then-manual focus and nothing digital-one shot was usually what you got. It would be fun to learn to take pictures the way he did. Maybe one day! :)

Photo 121: Neighbors

I couldn't help taking a couple pictures when the neighbors came through. :)

Photo 120: Even Calves Play In Water

The neighbors came through with some pairs and I caught a couple calves splashing through the ditch. Kinda fun!

Photo 118-119: Wide Angle Day!!!

What a beautiful, sunny day! It was wonderful!! To switch things up, I went with my wide angle lens for the day. It's different, but hey! I'm looking for new ideas! What do you think?

Photo 116-117: Trailing Cows

"To me, the cowboy is nearly America personified, the part of America that I think has been so important in the development of our country. People came west, they didn't have any guarantees for success, just freedom." Unknown

Photo 115: Birthday Girl!!!

This little girl is five years old!! How in the world did that happen?!!! It seems like yesterday that we were flying down a dirt road in the middle of the night, headed to the hospital. What an adventure! And here's to many, many more adventures, sweet girl!!

To see all the branding fun from the Little Eight Mile Ranch, go to aprilcarterphotography.zenfolio.com/littleeightmilebrandings2017. Be sure to browse though all the albums!!

Photo 113-114: Wide Angle Branding Fun

Hard work spotlights the character of people:

Some turn up their sleeves,

Some turn up their noses,

and some don't turn up at all.

-Unknown

Photo 111-112: Little Girl's Dreams

Like stardust glistening on fairy's wings

Little girl's dreams are of magical things.

Photo 108-110: Sorting

Nothing like working cows in the wind and rain! I snapped a few quick shots before the downpour hit!

Photo 107: Back Hand Turnover

One thing I miss about Wyoming is the fancy loops that everyone throws at brandings! My hubby is famous for throwing a back hand loop-swinging the loop backwards from the way you normally would-and then turning it over in the air to catch the calf's head. 

Photo 105-106: Wide Angle View

I've always wanted to try a wide angle lens, especially with my western and landscape shots! Instead of buying the whole lens, I went the cheap route and bought an attachment for my lens that I already have-just to try it out. I took quite a few pictures and I'm still not sure if I'm using it right, but here's two of my favorites from a branding over the weekend. It was cold and windy, so I have lots of dust pictures too, but what a beautiful, clear blue sky!