For I Have Found The One
My gift to them was photographing their wedding, but I wanted to give them something tangible before the ceremony...
My gift to them was photographing their wedding, but I wanted to give them something tangible before the ceremony...
1/125 sec at f/11 and ISO 100 at 185mm. Shot with Nikon D810 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8, lit with two AlienBee 800's and softboxes. Processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Ever have a memory that’s fuzzy and splotched with time, but there’s one element of the memory – a person or a thing – that stands out clearly? This image represents the clarity of that pair of rocking chairs, just waiting at the lake for someone, or a pair of someones.
1/125s at f/3.5 and ISO 800 using a Nikon D810 with 24-70mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens. Natural light from the window behind subject, along with ambient room lighting.
Yesterday, I spent a fantastically fun morning with my best friend, Audrey, and her 4-year-old daughter, Tegan. We’ve been talking about doing this since Tegan was a baby, and we finally made it happen; we dressed her up in Mommy’s wedding gown and took pictures in my studio!
My last post was in August of last year. Seven months. Sheesh. But every time I sat down at the keyboard, I found myself struggling with where to begin.
Let’s get to know each other a little better, shall we?
...My mother’s sure-fire solution, in particular when we were in public, was to wrap her arms around me and sing “Put On A Happy Face” at the top of her lungs....
I fell in love with this sentiment the moment I spotted it on Pinterest. I decided it was perfect for my studio. I used the digital kit F-Stop by Heather Roselli along with styles by Mommyish and some of my recent photography.
Certain phrases work their way into our family vernacular and, over time, I forget where they originated...
I collect quotes + words + bits of wisdom on several of my Pinterest boards. I love being surrounded by words. Maybe it’s the voracious reader in me … but I’d rather see words + ideas on my walls than simply photographs. I created this for a 16×20 frame in my studio.
I blogged regularly from 2006-2010. Then, as my health began to unravel, faster and faster, like a ball of yarn rolling down a staircase, my posts stopped.