Here is my entry for the week. I had a great time working with this Mom and her son. He was a fun little boy with a great energy and a playful personality. As Mom leaned over to sneak a kiss I caught his expression at the perfect moment!
Monday, January 31, 2011
People's Choice Photo Challenge - I Heart Faces
Another weekly contest is going on at I Heart Faces. This is a "People's Choice" contest so stop by the site and vote for your favorite photo.
Here is my entry for the week. I had a great time working with this Mom and her son. He was a fun little boy with a great energy and a playful personality. As Mom leaned over to sneak a kiss I caught his expression at the perfect moment!
Here is my entry for the week. I had a great time working with this Mom and her son. He was a fun little boy with a great energy and a playful personality. As Mom leaned over to sneak a kiss I caught his expression at the perfect moment!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
A NEW LENS AND A MISSING CROISSANT
Like most of you out there I LOVE, really LOVE the internet! I'm constantly researching products, equipment and the latest trends in photography, celebrity news and recipes. Which reminds me, I bought a chocolate croissant yesterday to 'save' for this mornings breakfast. I came downstairs, made my coffee and reached for that brown paper bag filled with chocolatey flaky pastry goodness and what?!??!! It is GONE? Vanished. Disappeared into thin air! I have this aching in my stomach that tells me it was mistaken for trash when cleaning up from dinner last night (or perhaps it is aching from the sad realization that there will be no chocolate croissant for breakfast.) So add to Google searching... how to make a chocolate croissant at home! OK, back to the story...
I really want to add a new lens to my bag. I'm one of those 'I need it and I want it NOW' people when it comes to new goodies for my business. But of course, wouldn't it be better if you could try before you buy! Well, I found this great website that rents lenses, cameras and accessories for VERY reasonable prices. It is the perfect way to test a new gadget before you spend the big $$$$'s. It is also imperative to test your new gear before you use it on an actual job! Every photographers worst nightmare is uploading the photos to find not so good pictures. Of course, if you know your gear you can shoot without the worry. I'm looking at the Canon 50mm 1.2 and am so excited to give it a whirl. To look at the products available visit Aperturent to see all the great equipment they have available. I'm planning to try a week long rental and do some test shots. I might even need some models to take out for a shoot. Once I've tried it out I'll post some photos.
Happy Wednesday Everyone!
~K
Monday, January 24, 2011
iheartfaces Photo Contest - Innocent Wonder
Wow, I'm a woman on a mission today! I just submitted a post to my blog about adding a photo contest to my long list of things to do. Well, I could not get this photo out of my head, so I decided why wait. There is no time like the present.
This image kept going back and forth in my mind and I knew it was the one I needed to submit to the photo contest "Innocent Wonder." This little boy was a joy to shoot and he was amazed at everyone and everything. His expressions were amazing and full of wonder!
This image kept going back and forth in my mind and I knew it was the one I needed to submit to the photo contest "Innocent Wonder." This little boy was a joy to shoot and he was amazed at everyone and everything. His expressions were amazing and full of wonder!
Loving My Job
I'm finally winding down from a long a busy day. However, I think I could continue working well into the night. I'm loving my job and finding that the more I work, the more I LOVE IT! So many new opportunities have been presented to me and I plan to take each one and embrace it like the great new gift that it is. I'm so blessed to be on this journey.
Today was filled with emails, research, scheduling, more research, working on web based marketing and preparing for a meeting later this week. I've also ran across a great new website that offers weekly photography contests. I'm currently adding to my long list of to do's... 'find a great photo to submit to this weeks contest.' This weeks theme is "Innocent Wonder" and my mind is going into overdrive. A continuous slideshow is playing in my mind of all the possibilities. I think I know which image I want to use because it keeps popping into my head.
In other news... thank you to my husband for being my 'client' yesterday. He needed a new headshot for business and lucky me - I was selected as his photographer. :-) This photo is one of my favorites from the shoot. After 15 years together he still gives me goosebumps!
Today was filled with emails, research, scheduling, more research, working on web based marketing and preparing for a meeting later this week. I've also ran across a great new website that offers weekly photography contests. I'm currently adding to my long list of to do's... 'find a great photo to submit to this weeks contest.' This weeks theme is "Innocent Wonder" and my mind is going into overdrive. A continuous slideshow is playing in my mind of all the possibilities. I think I know which image I want to use because it keeps popping into my head.
In other news... thank you to my husband for being my 'client' yesterday. He needed a new headshot for business and lucky me - I was selected as his photographer. :-) This photo is one of my favorites from the shoot. After 15 years together he still gives me goosebumps!
Friday, January 21, 2011
An aha moment
It is about 6:30 am and sounds of laughter fill my car. Who can be laughing this early in the morning? Not me, it is cold, I have not had coffee and I can barely find the energy to make the 6 mile drive. But not everyone shares in my "it's way to early to be happy" state of mind. Girlish laughter and soft whispers fill the early morning silence. I'm driving my daughter and her friend to track practice. No doubt the girls are probably discussing boys! Ugghhh. My baby is talking about boys! This can't be... isn't she still in diapers?!?
I'm having one of those moments like in the movie Father of the Bride. In the scene where they are sitting at the dinner table and his daughter utters the words "we're getting married." Only he is not seeing his grown daughter announce this, he is seeing her as a child, a baby almost. I look into the rearview mirror and in the soft glow from the light of her iPhone I see my baby. I recall when the sounds coming from the rear seat were the happy coos of an infant, the barely formed words of a precious little girl just learning how to speak. Then I catch her eyes, those beautiful eyes that stole my heart the moment she first opened them. As if that were not enough, I see her smile, bright and consuming her face. A smile that is contagious. And I simply breathe and thank God that she is mine.
She is growing up and it seems as if all of these changes happened overnight. So, I realize it is not to early in the morning to be laughing with friends or driving to track practice. For I just had an aha moment... this is life and it is happening right before my eyes, in the dark of this cold winter morning. This is a precious moment that I am spending with my little girl in a lifetime that passes way to quickly. And I'm so blessed that my wonderful daughter reminds me of that in ways that she'll never even realize (until she has a child of her own.)
Now, if I could just find a way to put the boys on hold for a while longer!! ;-)
~K
I'm having one of those moments like in the movie Father of the Bride. In the scene where they are sitting at the dinner table and his daughter utters the words "we're getting married." Only he is not seeing his grown daughter announce this, he is seeing her as a child, a baby almost. I look into the rearview mirror and in the soft glow from the light of her iPhone I see my baby. I recall when the sounds coming from the rear seat were the happy coos of an infant, the barely formed words of a precious little girl just learning how to speak. Then I catch her eyes, those beautiful eyes that stole my heart the moment she first opened them. As if that were not enough, I see her smile, bright and consuming her face. A smile that is contagious. And I simply breathe and thank God that she is mine.
She is growing up and it seems as if all of these changes happened overnight. So, I realize it is not to early in the morning to be laughing with friends or driving to track practice. For I just had an aha moment... this is life and it is happening right before my eyes, in the dark of this cold winter morning. This is a precious moment that I am spending with my little girl in a lifetime that passes way to quickly. And I'm so blessed that my wonderful daughter reminds me of that in ways that she'll never even realize (until she has a child of her own.)
Now, if I could just find a way to put the boys on hold for a while longer!! ;-)
~K
Thursday, January 20, 2011
OK... now what?!?
I had this great idea to jump on the bandwagon and start a blog. Yes, I know, I'm a little late since everyone is already blogging! So, I did it, I created a blog... now what? What will I blog about? Who will read it? Why am I worried?
Those of you who know me will are probably wondering why I'm worried about what I'll say. Because, if you know me or have spent any time around me you know one thing for sure... I'M A TALKER!! I can't help it. I got it honest! It runs in the family! My Grandmother Floy, a darling, sweet and endearing woman could talk all day long. She never tired or ran out of words. Words flowed from her like a babbling brook. I think I inherited my "gift of gab" from her. But still, I don't know how to blog. I'm afraid I'll struggle to keep it up and find things to say, but here is my first attempt.
I'll keep this one short and sweet. This, my first blog post, is dedicated to my wonderful late Grandma Floy. May her memory be an inspiration to help me find the words to continue!
~K
And here she is doing what she did best... talking! I love you and miss you Grandma.
Those of you who know me will are probably wondering why I'm worried about what I'll say. Because, if you know me or have spent any time around me you know one thing for sure... I'M A TALKER!! I can't help it. I got it honest! It runs in the family! My Grandmother Floy, a darling, sweet and endearing woman could talk all day long. She never tired or ran out of words. Words flowed from her like a babbling brook. I think I inherited my "gift of gab" from her. But still, I don't know how to blog. I'm afraid I'll struggle to keep it up and find things to say, but here is my first attempt.
I'll keep this one short and sweet. This, my first blog post, is dedicated to my wonderful late Grandma Floy. May her memory be an inspiration to help me find the words to continue!
~K
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