6 years ago....
I was fortunate enough to run with this thing.
I was fortunate enough to run with this thing.
We had a quick downpour today, but we made the most of it! We were having fun running around and playing, and then I remembered a friend of mine who has a cool picture of her daughter in the rain. It hangs prominently in her kitchen- and she was telling me how it's not that it's a great picture, per se, or that its HER daughter, but that she likes to look at it to remind her about being carefree and just letting yourself dance in the rain. So... I immediately grabbed my camera and got one for me to enjoy as well. My daughter- carefree.
Whew! What a month! Seems like Im finally just getting back to the part of the photography business I love: PHOTOGRAPHING. ha!
This was from a recent shoot- I think this was the ONE time the little one looked at me. She was SO busy doing her own thing. This was probably the hardest shoot I've ever had- I forgot how hard toddlers are to control, especially with two siblings who are exploring as well! Reese's pieces got us (mom and I) through this! :)
I had a shoot this morning for three adorable kids. I wanted to show you the shoes mom dressed the middle girl in.. SO CUTE!
So you know how when you get together it's hard to take pictures? Well, it's doubly hard when you are trying to organize 6 kids and a pregnant mom. Realizing we hadn't taken ANY shots (except with our iphones) I took the girls outside into my garage as they were leaving. It was no fuss and fast and furious! They were so much fun... and they get another sibling in October!! WOO HOOO!!!!
What a week! My sister just left Monday... :(... she was here for a week with her family. Three little girls, a cheerful husband, and a pregnant belly. (she is only about halfway through he pregnancy, though, so we didn't do belly shots!) (..... That sounds like a late night bar game!)
Im not sure what fuels my desire, but I really am a gadget girl. Maybe I'm just simply an (over)avid consumer, but I like to think I'm sorta... oh I don't know... tecchie? Did I even spell that right?
At the very least, the best pool! (**disclaimer** A very uninformed theory as I, of course, have not seen everyone's pool.) This family is awesome. Great people, great kids, grounded, the whole nine yards, and they have an amazing home. Well, I don't know for sure because I've never actually had a tour of the house. Every time I've photographed them we just go straight to the backyard! This picture just doesn't do it justice, but if you can imagine that the picture shows only a bit of the huge rock formation that makes up their pool, spa, tide pool-esque thingies, waterfalls, gardens.... its so gorgeous! They're sitting on a rock that creates a bridge over the back of the pool, right behind them is a cavey cove..... Heaven. And a PERFECT place for a family picture.......
To be fair, I'm being a sellout to myself, actually. When you are a photographer, or any type of artist, for that matter, there are things you know you like, and things you know you don't like.