Salvation Mountain

A group of us went out to see Salvation Mountain, out in Imperial County- just east of the Salton Sea. Salvation Mountain is this amazing place/artwork created by Leonard Night. (Check out the website if you've never heard of it) It is Leonard's tribute to God and his gift to the world with its simple yet powerful message: "God Is Love." It is constructed using hay bales, adobe, tree branches, trash etc. Leonard continues to add more supports and more hay bales all covered with adobe all the while painting and repainting with bright colors that his visitors bring.

It was a very hot weekend, but totally worth it. We got to talk to Leonard (the artist), and had lunch with him that Cris BBQed. Here are some pictures from our journey out there.






This is the artist, Leonard Knight:





Travis let me do a mini photoshoot of him and his guitar- Trav you are cute!

John's Senior Pictures

It was so fun shooting John's Senior Pictures last Saturday. John was such a good sport and let me take a million and one pictures. Haha. We met at Laguna Niguel Regional Park for the photoshoot- one of my favorites locations.

Fun Fact: John runs Cross Country for Capo H.S. and the O.C. Regional Championships are at that same park! I was tempted to make him go run the course but I use to run C.C. for El Toro and know that that course is a little repetitious, so I had mercy. haha

Here are some of the images from the shoot:

Votes are in...

Hi again! Thank you for all your votes for the SoCal ShootOut Photo Contest! The votes are in, and Ming Chien won with his awesome picture of Rachel! Good job Ming! You can check out his winning picture at: http://hanssietrainorphotography.com/

Hi all!

Last week I had the privilege of being a part of the SoCal Shoot Out, where a group of about 30 photographers from all over Southern California got together with 6 models to take pictures, network and learn from each other. It was an amazing experience and I can't wait to do it again.

Now here is where I need your help. There is a photo contest from that day, and all the photographers could enter one picture. VOTE FOR ME!! :)

Go to www.hanssietrainorphotography.com and click on my name, "Janet Wood" to vote for me! I'm #4!!

Voting Starts: Wednesday 4/8 8:00am
Voting Ends: Sunday 4/12 11:59pm

Thank you for taking your time to do this! You're AWESOME!

This is the one I submitted:

Ready... Set.... SHOOT!!

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of participating in a big SoCal Photo Shoot-Out. We all met up at a community park in Fullerton, with about 30 photographers and 6 models. It was really a great and challenging event to take part in. I think the most challenging thing was having so many photographers there, all trying to get their shot. AND the most rewarding part was having so many photographers there- It was great to network, share settings, work together on posing and different shot ideas. It was a great time and good experience. So fun! I can't wait for the next one!

Here are some images from the day:












Here's one of the groups in action!

Voris Kids!

Hi Everyone!

Recently I had the privilege of taking pictures of the adorable Voris Family Kids and their cute cousin. There was Evan, Eli, Ella, Eden and their cousin Sarah. They were so much fun! CHEEEEEEEEESE!

Just For Fun!

A few weeks ago, my good friend Karyn and I got together for coffee. Karyn is one of those people that you cant help but admire. She is friendly, generous, beautiful, sweet, giving, loyal, and truly lives for God's glory. I just love every chance I get to spend with her. I took some pictures of her that day, and it was just so much fun. Just look! She is beautiful! Garret, you are a lucky man to be married to such an amazing person. :)