Brigit Plate Photography

Link to the Blog

2011-11-02T15:57:00.001-04:00

http://bplatephoto.wordpress.com

New Blog!!!

2009-08-12T10:23:00.003-04:00

So after many days of hesitation and deliberation, I have decided that I need a better site. I will spare you the details of the ins & outs, ups & downs of my internal debate- anyone that knows me, knows that's a tangled web and rather hard to follow, even for me. Suffice it to say, the small images, horizontal's getting cut off no matter how small I made them, untill they were hard to see, and lack of customization available here have been the big influence.

I will be creating this new site to be a blog-site- yup, over the next few weeks it will be more than a blog, and more current than a website- it's a blog-site! Check it out, add it to your reader, bookmark it- whatever you have to do, because sadly this is the LAST post on this blog. It's kind of sad, the end of an era, but exciting and new as well!!!

So- without further aideu- the address: http://bpphoto.wordpress.com

(for some reason, it's eating my link- I think blogger is mad at me!)

See ya over there!

Christmas in August!

2009-08-07T10:52:00.003-04:00

Here in the Plate household, we have many birthdays this month- 3 of the 4 of us infact! We call August our 2nd December. Lots of partys to plan, gifts to buy and things to celebrate. This year is a big one- Isabelle turns 4, Alex turns *gulp* 12 and I turn, ahem... well, Let's call it my 5th anniversary of my 25th year, shall we? Or my 2nd 29th? Ok, I turn 30. Moving on. No staring at the old lady, k?

SO, this year I thought I'd share the Birthday spirit with all of my clients! 25% off* gallery wrapped Cavnases! I absolutely LOVE canvases.They're beautiful, easy to hang and don't require any frames. I have the in my home (always will) and I have given them as gifts. They can be anywhere from 6x6 to well, huge. Think 30x60 huge. Doing clusters of canvases (ie. 3 10x10's) can really make a statement in your decor. The possibilities are endless.

*to give you an idea, a 10x20 canvas is usually $170.70, on sale for $128.03. (all orders are subject to sales tax- gotta pay Uncle Sam!) Orders for canvases must be in by August 31st, all sessions must be completed by August 25th! So call now for your session date!

Also, I will be offering Holiday Mini sessions in September- these are perfect sessions to get those Holiday Card pictures done! Your mini-session is a 30-45 minute one location session that is $25 off my regular session fee (normally $75, mini session is $50). The mini sessions are only offered in September- so book your date now!!!

SO- call or email me to set up your session!

Sneak Peek! B. Family...

2009-07-31T22:58:00.002-04:00

I had the honor of photographing my high school friends' kids this week. They were up visiting from South Carolina and while it looks like we're not going to be able to get together for drinks and reminiscing with the old group of girls, I got to meet her kiddos! The kids are adorable, spunky, full of energy and a dash of attitude- wonder where they get that???? LOL. Love ya Barb!
I had a great time, your kids are beautiful and I miss you, move home!
Enjoy your sneek peek- it's a bit of a random selection, I have a ton of images that I love from your session... hope this holds you over till I can finish them!

Horses!

2009-07-27T10:10:00.002-04:00

Life has a tendancy to get away from me... tell me it happens to the rest of the world too, right? I'm not the only one? There have been many shocks and changes around here, some rather upsetting things, to put it lightly, from my hubby getting laid off along with over 700 of his co-workers, to the loss of my sister and her familys' house in a fire last week, it has been a not so good July. I think we are going to skip July from now on. Yup, not a good month for our family. SO- in the midst of all the stress, saddness, confusion and fear- I was SO happy and blessed to go up and take pictures of my sisters' horses. I had forgotten how incredible these animals are and how they can make you feel. I don't think I stopped smiling the whole time I was up there. They're just so beautiful and calming. I remember feeling so centered when I was younger and used to ride. Just being around them can make you feel better- it's no wonder there are so many therapy programs that involve horses. It's no wonder to me that my sister has such love for her horses- for her babies. She glows when she's with them, she's so amazing the way she handles them, the way they respond to her. SO today, I am going to share just a couple of the "artsy" images I was able to get up there (unfortunately I ran out of space on my cards, so I didn't get to do too many artsy shots, but that's ok, I'll go back again, I'm sure!)
One of the babies- they're so dang cute and spunky!

Mama-

That's all for now- I have to get the kids to swimming now! Summer is always a busy time for us- just call me "Taxi Mom!"

Clowning around... engagement session

2009-07-01T22:09:00.004-04:00

This is the END of the monster engagement session I did for my sister in law Katrina and her adorable fiance Ryan... I saved the funny ones for last. I love that you can get a peek at their fun side in these. Now they're not all goofy, but the first one, well it sais it all, don't ya think?
"Haaaay"

Newborn to Senior

2009-06-19T14:25:00.003-04:00

I'm wrapping up some loose ends, finnishing some editing, building a blogsite that has bigger images (because frankly I'm sick of my horizontal images getting cut off no matter how small I size them and I'm sick of tiny pictures that don't fill the screen.) I've been couped up indoors for two days and my social skills are hurting from it. I'm done with the rain and cold tempatures. Though I am thankful we havne't turned on the AC yet, though I'm sure NYSEG is bumming.

So- the loose ends, I finally got around to making this sweet collage of newborn pictures from miss H's session. I'm in love with the perfect little lips and soft skin.

And now for the Senior stuff- a couple more favorites from the Trash the Prom Dress session I did this week...

I simply LOVE her eyes- I bet she's got her Daddy wrapped around her little finger with eyes like that...

Trash the Prom Dress!!!

2009-06-17T14:03:00.002-04:00

It's prom season, well, the end of prom season anyway. After all the coursages have wilted and died, the music has been played, the up-do's have been replaced with ponytails and the dress you chose to fit perfectly hangs in the closet- or sits on the floor in the general area of the closet. All that's left is graduation and fading memories. But what to do with the dress??? Wear it again? Hang it in the closet so you can find it 20 years later when mom and dad finally make you "take all your old stuff or they'll throw it out!"... Nahhh, where's the fun in that???

Trash It!!!

This beautiful girl is blessed with many a formal dress that she'll never wear again- which makes for a fantastic wardrobe of options... Enjoy these, and I'll get a few more up as I wade through them all!

Seriously... beautiful

2009-06-15T21:05:00.003-04:00

I have shared this couple before, in fact these are from the same session, but as I edit the remaining gazillion images, I keep falling in love with them more. So I just might dedicate more than the typical one "sneak peek". Since I have SO many images to edit from that session, they were such good sports about doing all kinds of nutty things, and it's taking a bit longer than normal, I'll give them a few extra sneaks- and everyone else gets to see more of the session! Win on all angles.

SO- without further adieu here's the happy couple:

oh- She's beautiful in B&W, but those eyes deserve the color, seriously...

Can't help myself...

2009-06-04T22:02:00.002-04:00

I already posted the sneak peek for the S family, but I finished editing the rest of the session and I just HAVE to share this one too.

That's all.

Oh- PS- hopefully sometime next week I'll be posting pictures of a different kind of Baby!!! Congrats to my amazing sister on her TWO new babies!!! I can't wait to see them and take their pictures... I almost came over today, only it'll be easier without Isabelle, just DON'T tell her!

Katrina & Ryan: an Engaging couple

2009-06-01T21:31:00.004-04:00

I had a wonderful time photographing my sweet sister in law and her hubby-to-be, they were up for anything! I had a very hard time picking a few for their sneak peek, and of course I'll throw in a couple versions of some of them as well- I should just accept that I'm indecisive and go with it, some would say it's the middle child in me.
I played more than I usually do with these, processesed them different than normal for me. Or rather different than I would for clients... me, I like to funk things up a bit every once in a while- brings me back to my younger years when I'd wear dresses with jeans and thought I was such a rebel. Push some boundaries. Anyway- you're here for the pictures, not the self reflection, so here they are!
This is one of my favorites, if I were actually able to pick a favorite- they look like models in a Gap ad (or maybe something edgier- like Guess?)... I just LOVE it:
and because I'm indecisive like that- the color version too:

Hey- Look, I can post only ONE version of something! See!?

And we're back to two...

That's what I've been doing today- processing these and trying to decide which ones I'd do first, how I was doing them, you know. I neglected the dishes, forgot the laundry and didn't clean a single thing. Don't worry, I didn't forget the kids- they make too much noise. Especially Isabelle.

Katrina and Ryan, I hope you enjoy these, I'll be in touch with the rest soon!

Sneak Peek for the S family!!!

2009-05-28T14:10:00.006-04:00

I had the immense pleasure of photographing the S family's newest addition, Baby H. She's perfect in SO many ways, all pink and plump. She was such a happy little girl, and very awake.

I promised myself I wouldn't do this- that I would pick just ONE version to put up here, but since I'm the queen of indecisiveness, here's both.

Hope you guys enjoied your sneak peek- I'll be in touch with the rest soon!

Who Needs Blue Bonnets?

2009-05-05T15:38:00.003-04:00

In that lovely, large state of Texas (and perhaps elsewhere, I'm not sure) there is a wonderful phenomenon every spring. All over the state fields of beautiful "blue bonnet" wildflowers errupt. People will stop along the roadside, plop their children (dressed in their easter finery or sunday best, I'm sure) into the middle of these fields and snap a few dozen picutres. Photographers have sessions with their clients in fields of these delicate, colorful blooms. It's beautiful- or at least I imagine. You see, I've heard of these fields, buy I have never actually seen them for myself. I have seen pictures from these sessions of fellow photographers, and they are fantastic images. The problem is that I do not live in a state like Texas, where wildflowers spread over fields- at least not THIS early in the year. I live in New York. Specifically "Cloud-i-cott" as we locals deem it every year. I thought that any chance of an early spring session in a field of wildflowers was just not meant to be for this photographer.

Then along came the Dandilions! Sure, they're technically a weed- people don't want them invading their lawns and we all fight the good fight for dandilion free lawns each year, but they CAN be pretty! Seriously!

I happen to drive by a few fields just about every day- well there's this one that I never take much notice of- untill today. It was filled with dandilions- little yellow blooms all over the place. And, I just so happened to have my camera with me. Now I hadn't planned this impromptu session, so the outfit isn't exactly what I would have chosen, but hey, it really works. SO- here's a teaser for you- just one image from today- I have to get to editing the rest. Tomorrow.

Who Needs Blue Bonnets? Not Me!

something different... Binghamton area Photographer

2009-05-01T11:17:00.002-04:00

This is a little something different from me, but man I had fun doing them.

As far as what's going on around here... well I'm still working on building the portfolio, doing the model call, getting the house cleaned out for spring, dealing with a stupid cold (at least it's not swine flu!) and a semi-sick Isabelle. Swimming lessons for both kids, Karate, story time for Isabelle, school, end of year activities for both schools, deciding on summer camps & activities... well, let's just say I'm busy. Happy, but busy.

We fully enjoied the summer like weather last week and I look forward to it returning. I do love the sun. Plus that means it's better for out door sessions! Whoot!

Happy Easter...

2009-04-11T20:24:00.002-04:00

Today was a busy, productive, happy day at the Plate household. We started bright and early around 10am with a trip to Friendlys for brunch... ok, so it DID get better after that. (oh, and yah, my breakfast stunk... but that's besides the point). We came home to get started dying our easter eggs- it was a much less messy experience than in years' past. The one thing I don't like about dying easter eggs is you end up with dirty looking hands on Easter Sunday from dunking your fingers in the dye cups because your siblings are hogging the dipper thing and the dye gets all up under your nails and around the dead skin next to your nails, and no matter how hard you scrub them, it won't come off, so you're all dressed up in a frilly, pretty dress and your hands look like you work in the tannery... whoa, flash back. Sorry again.

Once we got that all cleaned up, we spent the day outside digging out the area for the pool- it wasn't very even, and the 4 ft. pop up pool we put up every summer had a deep end and a shallow end. Yah, I don't think the structure of the thing could have taken another year of that. So we dug, and dumped, and dug, and dumped. I guess I should say Earl dug and dumped while I mostly watched. I helped spread the dirt at the dump site- the big holes in the front of the house where we yanked out the dead bushes when we moved in. 4 years ago. MAYBE this year I'll get something in there. It looks like a new construction that ran out of funds for landscaping. Isabelle helped as much as she could with her broken shovel- and nope- the Easter bunny had no idea, so he's not delivering one to this house- maybe Grandmas??? The girl LOVES to chase the worms, scoop them into her bucket and call them her pets... just don't ask her to TOUCH one. That's a bad idea. At least she doesn't run screaming from them.

We also found a tree that MIGHT make a decent tree house tree. I have always wanted the kids to have a tree house. It'll probably have to be rather small though... it's not that big of a tree. Now Isabelle wants to go buy the materials and start working on it- "today please!"

While we didn't get a LONG list of things done, it was still a productive day. I'll take it. Oh- and we still have to have the Easter Bunny come tonight.

and this is what life with an "almost" teenager gets you:

I'm crafty!!!

2009-04-08T22:12:00.003-04:00

So occasionally I truely believe that I can be crafty- well, I can, but not everything turns out the way I'd like. I had success with the knitting loom to make some props, but crochet- well, that didn't go so well. Lets just say that 9+ mos and all I ended up with was a mis-shapen, square-ish blanket looking thing that was only big enough to be used for a doll. Not the beautiful, soft, snuggly blanket for my darling newborn daughter. I tried again with the pillow-case dress- having much more success with that one, and only one not so hot attempt. Anyway- I got bit by the crafty bug again, so I plugged in the sewing machine. I really want to make this cute purse I found online, but settled for a much simpler skirt for Isabelle for now. Not terrible, if I do say so myself. Now I'm not about to try and sell this stuff- so the un-even hem and un-finnished seams are fine by me. But I LOVE that I can pick my own materials and make the colors and patterns I want. I might have to crank out a few more skirts for her for the summer- I think summer clothes are a good idea, that way if they fall appart, at least she won't be cold!

Thought I'd share...

2009-03-22T20:24:00.001-04:00

I got this from a friends' blog and fell in love. It's really great- Love the words, have found myself asking these questions of myself and my own art for a LONG time, off and on. Enjoy.

Child in a dressed up world.

2009-03-09T11:50:00.002-04:00

That big session with Isabelle is swamping me... It's what I get for taking advantage of her cooperative mood that day. LOL. I was also able to do some of Alex outside on Saturday, but havn't gotten to them yet. He's SUCH a teenager... I'm loosing my cooperative model in him- and gaining it in Isabelle. I guess I'll take it.

Oh- and dress up is HUGE for her right now, she Loves all things jewels and tiarras, dresses and high heels. Grandma got her earings and shoes last week and they've been well loved ever since!

Rockin the cowgirl boots!

Ask the girl to pose, this is what you get!

The princess

2009-03-01T22:03:00.002-05:00

More of the princess, like I promised. (See, I can talk less, share more! My kindergarten teacher would be SO proud!- ok, ALL of my teachers would be so proud!)

Newborn Photography

2009-03-01T21:57:00.002-05:00

I had a blast taking N's pictures, though he was less than cooperative by the time we got to actually taking the pictures... little guy seemed to think I was there just to bug him I think. I still got some nice images, and I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. Maybe I'll go back when he's in a better mood (read: sleepy and bendy like all newborns should be- lol). Here is a little peek for his mommy.

sneak peek...

2009-02-28T20:42:00.002-05:00

Isabelle's finally turned the corner, I think. She may be going from the "run away from the camera as soon as mommy gets it out" to the "ohh, I love the camera, and the camera LVOES me!" It's like a whole new kid- I actually get EYE CONTACT and she will actually POSE-ish for me! We cleaned the living room together, so that we could tear it appart again to set up my lights the other day. You would have thought she was a MOVIE star! lol. She's getting into dress up and it deffinately helped that I had some fun new "props" for her to play with... though there's a certain umbrella (berella) that I may have lost forever to a certain 3ft tall munchkin, but oh well. For this kind of eye contact, I'll take it!
I'm only sharing one today- but more will follow. These all have a purpose, I actually had intent when going into this shoot... and I came out of it with 50+ images that I LOVE. I will be bussy, bussy! Oh- and don't tell Alex, but tomorrow it's his turn! I might have to bribe him- I'm open to suggestions there!

Las Vegas- oh my!

2009-02-26T11:55:00.005-05:00

Well, I have a million pictures to share with you from my WPPI trip to Vegas last week, but the little princess is not too happy with me for spending time on my computer, so I'll share what I've done so far. It was a whirl-wind of a trip, but totally worth it, and SO much fun. I learned alot- not the least of which is 1- stay in the hotel of the convention- walking SUCKS, and 2- wear REALLY good sneakers. I know that things would have been a million times better if I'd just done those two things, but still, it was a great trip. Our hotel was great, nice room, nice place... the kids would have loved it.

We met some really great people, and I DID NOT get pictures of all of them- however, Jacqui was one that we got to know pretty well- and we'll keep in touch with I'm sure. Maybe we'll meet up again next year? This is us- Jacqui, Me, Jen... I should liquify my arms... I should edit the crap out of this picture of me, but I didn't- I'm being brave (or lazy?)
One half of a dinamic duo we had dinner next to- he took the above picture- I promised I'd get his mug up here... I only wish I'd gotten a pic of his lovely fiance!

Ok- so Jen and I took a couple of hours to shop the strip- it was fun, interresting and colorful. This guy was one of the colorful parts- Jen was not so happy with me for taking his pic, but I promise he didn't know I was there... I call it "Portrait of a Gambler"

and "Lost it All"

yup- there I go again with two versions... I swear, I usually can make a decision, but sometimes when I play with an image enough, I like more than one... se la vie.

That's all for now- I've got to get Isabelle fed before she grinds raisins into my keyboard.

Half Hearted

2009-01-23T12:08:00.003-05:00

Just a quick share- I was playing with my lighting and wanted to try a shot like this- I'm thrilled with how it turned out. Though I can't decide which I like better...
"Color Me Half Hearted"

"Half Hearted"

This is so cool...

2009-01-22T18:50:00.001-05:00

So some of my FAVORITE photographers (becker, Jessica Claire, Jasmine Star to name a few) are in this group and they're doing something pretty cool... well- check it out here:

Model Call

2009-01-19T15:24:00.000-05:00

DO you know anyone in the Binghamton area that is pregnant? I’m looking for a few fresh faces to participate in some fun, different and modern photographs. I’m looking for people interested in both maternity and newborn pictures. Here are the details:

* Must be currently pregnant, due within the next 2-3 mos. session is best held around 7-8 mos. Pregnant.
* Must be available Monday, Wednesday, or Friday morning during January or February for the session.
* We will do several outfit changes so be ready to have fun with it.
* We can include other children and your spouse if you wish, or it can be all about mommy!
* We will also schedule a newborn session for the first 3 weeks after baby is born
* Session will be in your home- I will bring my studio set up, but we will also use your home for some of the backdrops.
* You must be willing to sign a portrait agreement including a model release giving B. Plate Photography permission to use the images for promotional use (website, blog, marketing materials, etc).

Sessions will include:
*waived session fee ($75.00 value)
*8x10 print of your choice
*25% off package prices

I will be sending out another model call soon, looking for a few babies/toddlers to be photographed, as well as couples, so look for that information soon.

Please feel free to pass my information on to anyone you know, or send me their info!

B. Plate Photography
bpphoto@stny.rr.com
607-754-8176
http://brigitplatephotography.blogspot.com

10 on Tuesday

2009-01-06T18:48:00.004-05:00

1. One of the best things about this week, is that the kids go back to school. By the week before Christmas Vacation I am ready to have them home. Ready to take it easy for a bit and not have to rush around getting them off to school in the mornings. Ready to sleep in, spend the day lounging around, prep for the big christmas morning event... but by the last few days of vacation I am ready for them to go back to school. I am ready for routine, for "me" time- for them to NOT be underfoot all day long.

2. The seccond best thing about this week is that my husband went back to work. Yup, he's been home as long as the kiddos have! While I enjoyed the time spent lounging around, not being productive, watching an obscene number of movies- more than one human should watch in a 2 week period. I am OH SO glad he's out of the house for the majority of the day. I did get to a point where I actually called some of his friends and tried to unload him onto one of them- no one was biting. I could have called him my shadow. Do you know how limiting it is when you have a 6ft man shadow following you around? Thank the lord he works. It could have gotten ugly.

3. I have a new favorite picture of myself- ok, I like it atleast, which is new. I don't normally like pictures of me at all- this one is kind of cool... I took it while testing out my flash set up for the Christmas shoots, and just TODAY got to edit it.

4. My Christmas tree is still up. Yup- I haven't taken it down yet. It's the downside to having a fake tree- it isn't in danger of having all of it's needles fall off the seccond the presents have been unwrapped (which DID happen to me- the last year I had a real tree- I had about 6 inches of pine needles covering my floor in a 4 ft circle). I "plan" to take it down this week. Hey, I need a spot to set up my backdrop so I can play with my new lights!

5. I can share our Christmas card now, since it is now past Christmas and I won't be ruining the suprise for anyone- though I DO have a few that I forgot to pop in the mail sitting on my counter...

6. Oh- we got a new family member for Christmas- the kids picked her out and we brought her home on Dec. 13th! Meet Nala. Currently she's lounging ontop of our router, in her best attempt to over heat it so we'll get of our computers and play with her- or maybe it's just to keep warm and Isabelle hasn't found her yet.

7. We got to see Isabelle in her first school production... it was absolutely adorable. She didn't really pay attention in the first song- she and her little buddy decided they wanted to try to sneak back stage to poke at the baby Jesus in the manger... but the jumping song came up and that focused her attention!

Waiting for the show to start:

8. Isabelle has become obsessed with Karate- she's desperate to join. Every morning she wakes up and starts talking about doing karate today, "because I'm a big girl, I can do Karate now". When I tell her that Master Rexer sais she's got to be 4 to do it she replies "I AM 4!!!" Yah, she's trying to grow up faster already. I'm not sure she'll be my little ballarena but I'm pretty sure she'll be able to kick some butt by the time she's on her own in College. Guess I should have known here:

9. my head is spinning lately- with Logo design ideas, business planning stuff and promotional whatnot... I think I'll be doing a model call in the next few weeks... so if you know of any kids, couples, families, or Moms-to be- keep an eye on the blog for more info there. I'll probably pace myself and do one "type" at a time.

10. Here are a couple of Oldies, but goodies- from 2 years ago!

Hodge Podge

2008-12-10T21:06:00.003-05:00

So to say this is a Hodge podge of a post is possibly an understatement. To say that I've been crazy lately is definitely an understatement. But they always make for the most interesting times, don't they? Chaos ensues around me. I'm learning to be zen- whatever that means. I take it to mean "block out the disaster of a house while you proof and order clients pictures" or "step over the crap on your way out the door to buy more crap- er,did I say that? um, I mean Christmas Presents- spread that holiday cheer!"

Yeah, I had a mini melt down this morning when I was trying to gather all my gear to do another shoot at the dealership, get Isabelle fed and out to school (OK, so those McDonald's burritos she loves have been her breakfast way too much lately- I think they know my car at the drive thru) and my dear husband calls from work, like I have NOTHING going on today, and asks me to find all the movies that should have gone back yesterday. Oh, and I got bubble wrap stuck to my foot while I was searching for the stupid movie under all the unmatched socks strewn all over the floor because my darling daughter loves to dump all laundry (folded or not) on the floor. Oh, and that darling husband had to have me "find his socks and a shirt please before I have to leave?" and "could you get those bills out in the mail" while you're at it? Yeah- it was more like a nuclear melt down. Nothing Mini about it. Only Isabelle was there to witness it- though she may be scared for life- or she may have not noticed a thing... A girl can dream, can't she?

OK- so back to the Hodge podge- I have some stuff to share. Like I said, I've been busy lately. I'll share just a few of the images from the MANY I have yet to proof and edit. Alex and I went to NYC (was that last weekend? or the weekend before?- OK, so it was the weekend after Turkey day... whenever that was? It was incredible. I was meant to live in the city- I swear it. I LOVE it there. So did Alex. It was just he and I. We went to see Mary Poppins. I had big plans for the day- FAO Swarz, Central Park, Times Square, the show, the Hard Rock, and the SUBWAY. Yeah, never been on the subway- not sure how it works, how you "do" it. We walked it all in the end- I didn't want either of us to miss a minute of the city. We walked from Macy's to Times Square with a few stops along the way. Wandered over to the square, checked out the hard rock (though it was too busy to get in before our show) took pictures the whole way. I think I'll share some of his in a later post. We didn't do anywhere close to what I'd had planned, but in the end, it was amazing. The show was incredible, the place was magical. The windows at Macy's were beautiful- oh and the Pizza we had for dinner was the best I've ever had.

Also, I've been doing family sessions for the employees at the Dealership. I've had quite a few great images come from these shoots, but I only have a few prepped to share... no back story here though- just images for you. Seriously cute kids though- it's fun taking pics of other peoples' kids- they listen a little better!

Love this- the sky was beautiful- Thanks Rob, for pointing it out to me!

well, I hope you enjoied- I have more to share, just not ready yet. Isabelle had her first Christmas Pageant ever today, so I'm hoping that my pictures from that can be salvaged- I had to use ***hanging head in shame*** on camera flash to get the pictures... so we'll see.

My favorite thing today:

2008-12-04T21:56:00.002-05:00

I was working on some projects all day today, it was a very busy day for me. That means it wasn't so busy a day for Isabelle. It's not often she's got time to just play freely- to the point that she really gets into her play anyway. Also of note, her imaginary friends of late have been the Backyardigans. To hear her say it it's the "back-ard-agans" with "Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, 'niqua and Awstin" and she's always calling them on the phone to come over and play, paint her house, whatever. Well today I was able to watch her undetected a few times. It's so incredible to see her pretending. That kind of play, when they move from banging and throwing to this purposeful and decisive play is awesome (not that there's less mess, mind you). Today she had a picnic with them all, I think that Diego and Dora might have been there too. They had napkins (tissues) and food (wooden), played games and had wonderful conversations. There was much discussion about painting the house (yeah, that one comes up allot... wonder if she just doesn't like the brown/tan thing we have going on?) and at the slightest sign of misbehavior by any of her friends' & the "time out corner" came up. This all lasted a good 30-45 minutes and would have gone on indefinitely, until she leaned back and rolled off the lay-z-boy foot rest backwards.

I think that's where she got the idea to play Doctor. Yeah, that's all well and good, since they ARE Imaginary friends and all, but for the marker. Then my child drew out a map of her skeletal system in black (thankfully washable) marker. Fun stuff.

So, my favorite thing today- is my child's gigantic imagination and her proficiency in using it- oh and washable markers.

Lynn!

2008-11-27T21:33:00.002-05:00

I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful! I thought I'd take a minute to (finally) get the pictures of Lilly up- she's so stinkin' cute. I hope your trip was good and that she made it without too much trauma- at least I wasn't bugging her with the camera the whole time! I hope you like these... Love from NY- Brigit.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T21:10:00.003-05:00

Well, the turkey has been eaten, the stuffing passed- heck I even went a round or two with the pumpkin pie (that was SO not on my diet, by the way). It's OK, I'm sure Master Rexer will work it out of me tomorrow- or I hope he does anyway. It was so good to see the family. I love watching the cousins run around causing a raucous at Grandmas' house. I love seeing my parents and siblings and all the additions to the family. The whole group has gotten SO big- it's amazing we fit at one (really long) table. There's just something about Thanksgiving- the way it kicks off the entire holiday season, that I love. I guess you could say, it's a great thing to have a family like mine.

This year, instead of each of us saying what we're thankful for, my parents told us what it is about us that they're thankful for. This year was a rough one in allot of ways for us all- my parent's especially. My Dad's accident- well, that was huge, and scary, and so much more. It truly scared the crap out of me- to think that my Dad could have been taken from us- I'm NOT ready to do this without him. I realised that I'm not always great at telling my Dad how much I love and respect him, or how important he is to me. How much I need his guidance still and just knowing that he's there- that he's been there for my entire life should I need him, that's huge for me. Plus, for my Mom, it's been hard, stressful, scary, challenging. I see her try to do way too much every day, but she always has time to do that one more thing- something for her kids, for my Dad, so often not for her... I worry about her. I also know that she's the kind of strong, determined, smart woman that will pull through. She'll face the challenge head on and plow right through it. I think that's where Isabelle actually gets her "bull in a china- shop" syndrome- she plows through problems the way my mom does- OK, maybe she makes more noise doing it. I'd be thrilled if Isabelle can get that part of her, that would be a very good thing.

This is a year that I recognize that I have so much to be thankful for. Every day there are challenges, new obstacles that need to be faced. Things that if we let them, could take us down and not let us back up. But they don't. They don't destroy me, they don't hold me back, they can't take me down. Why? Because I have this strong foundation. This incredible resource of support, love, understanding- my family. I'm lucky that my family is they way it is, that they've all got these traits that have helped to shape me into the person I am. I have parents that are beyond incredible, siblings that give it to me straight and hold me to the truth, a husband that supports me and kids that make me realise just how much crap I put my parents through!

So tonight I'm counting my blessings with extra care. I'm thankful, happy and loved. What more could I hope for?

S...

2008-11-13T22:43:00.001-05:00

Hey You- I'm hoping this works out right, it doesnt' seem to be sizing right. I'll fix it tomorrow if it's still not right- I promise.

Head Shots

2008-11-13T22:26:00.006-05:00

No, I don't mean some violent edition of the blog. I promise, when I say I "shoot people" or I'm going to "shoot someone" I haven't turned despondant and hopeless, deciding to take everyone out with me in a blaze of glory- I'm just taking pictures. I promise what I'm doing is MUCH less painful and gory. Really. Heck, these each took all of 5 minutes to take. I even nailed a few of them on the first shot- almost wasn't worth getting all gussied up for. It certainly wasn't painful- was it guys? Nah. It was easy peasy! (I know, y'all are rolling your eyes at me "huh, easy for you to say, you were BEHIND the camera!" Right? Guys? Is this thing on? Tap, Tap, Tap)

Ok, enough talk, lets see some pics- well here ya go- I hope you all like them, since they're going to be posted at work for a LOOOOOONNNNNGGGG time. In no particular order....

weddings

2008-11-07T21:08:00.003-05:00

So as I've said, I've been shooting weddings. I was able to go ahead and edit a select few that I have on my computer. I also recently shot a friends wedding and I need to get the images from her so I can edit mine and share them. I know of a few that are portfolio worthy already. Man it was fun shooting that wedding. Actually I'm suprised at how much fun it is shooting weddings. I truely LOVE doing it. I love that I get to share in one of the most joyous days in a couples lives and I get to do it doing something I love doing- taking pics! I also have all these ideas in my head of picutres I want to take- both weddings as well as "regular" portraits. Maybe I'll make Alex pose for me- he just LOVES when I do that! (or not- lol). He cooperates anyway.

Well- here are a few that I happen to have internet ready.

This one's kind of funny- see the bee?

Getting back into things

2008-11-04T19:17:00.006-05:00

I've been so busy lately shooting weddings for Captured Emotions and working at the family dealership. I am crazy but happy! Isabelle's LOVING school, I swear, she loves Miss. Heather more than me some days! It can bruise a Mom's ego when the first thing a kid sais in the morning is about going to see her teacher! It just might, except she's still thrilled to see me when I pick her up. Alex is doing well, keeping busy himself with trumpet, drama club, after school academy and karate. I swear I don't over schedule the kid, promise. He loves middle school, I think it's the fact that he gets to switch classes every 40 minutes. It makes the day go faster, and it lets him goof off for 4 minutes in-between classes.

I'm going to be working on getting Christmas pictures done early this year, so that I can actually design my card and order it without the last minute panic attack like last year. I'm also (re)doing the head shots at the dealership. I did a test run today with my Mom and I have to say, I'm pleased with the results. It's my first time setting up the lights and all that myself. At the studio it was all just done for you, but man, it was FUN!!! I tried out a few backdrops too.

and

GO VOTE!!!!!

2008-10-04T10:21:00.003-04:00

Ok, so this is SO not a political blog. It's not going to turn into one- I have no intention of sharing my views on here, since I'm pretty sure no-one wants to hear them. It's just not my style. I will, however, hop on the soap box for just one minute. These are trying times, these are CRAZY times, these days are going to be in the history books for a LONG time- they will be looked at as one of the most volatile and pivotal moments in the WORLD's history. Many big things are happening now that will impact our everyday lives and the future for our children... well, you get the picture- it's big, this election. The potential is there.

What does that have to do with me and this blog? Well, it's the ONLY time I will try to tell anyone "what" to do. REGISTER to VOTE, then VOTE.

Here- they say it better than I do, plus they're prettier.

we'll be back to our normal photo-sharing blog tomorrow, promise.

Birthday Pictures

2008-08-26T13:18:00.003-04:00

No, I don't mean that I've finally edited Alex's birthday pics- infact, I've barely looked at them. It was a late night last night at the studio. I do mean birthday pictures as in the "session" I do with the kids every year around their birthday. Almost a month late this year, but I wanted to get Alex in his new contacts, so I had to wait. I woke up this morning to a sunny/foggy light- it was beautiful. I thought "wow, this is the light I dream about" and decided to rouse Alex and dash out the door. I had planned on doing Isabelle in her tutus- but she wasn't having much to do with the camera this morning. Not that she does any morning- or evening, or afternoon- anytime actually. She is still difficult, to say the least. She sees the camera and want's to hide. Anyway- I took them to this beautiful field filled with wild flowers and brought the stool I found on the side of the road and re-finnished. Specifically with this shoot in mind. I like the results. What do you think???

Oh- and you'll notice- I have pictures of BOTH the kids! WHOOT! (Only happens about once a year- at their birthday shoot! lol)

Telling Secrets!!! SO cute together...

I'm still behind!

2008-08-25T10:43:00.002-04:00

Suprise, suprise, I'm still behind. Now that senior season is winding down at the studio, I'll be able to spend more time on my personal photography. I wish I could share some of the studio stuff I've been shooting lately. I've been really happy with alot of it. Plus I"m shooting about 15-20 seniors a week, so it would be ALOT to share. Oh, and I just LOVE when I get a senior that's just awesome. I've had a few lately that are just incredible- great personalities, interresting people... oh well. Maybe I'll shoot some seniors for myself here soon. OK- so on to the photos. I don't have alot processed yet, but here are a few random ones. I have YET to get into ALex's birthday pics, but soon, I promise!

So first, are some pics of my Mom and kiddos- she's using these for her new Ad campaign.

I got my new lens- this is our pear tree- though I'm not sure they're edible, they have some black stuff on them, but they look nice!

And one fun one from the Plate Birthday Bash- the Great Daddy Cannon!

Carousel

2008-08-18T23:13:00.003-04:00

I've been busy with all sorts of non-photography related stuff lately, like school shopping for Alex, getting through the Dr's appointments and haircuts and whatnot. Plus Isabelle's doing preschool this year, so I have to prepare- I mean I have to prepart HER for that...

Yah, well, that's my excuse for taking a bit longer to do another post... and for why it's only a few pics. Anyway- enjoy them. I'm off to bed as soon as I hit "PUBLISH POST".

These are more from Isabelle's 3rd birthday. She got a private ride on the Carousel at the zoo (just happened that way) and thought that was just fantastic.

There's a petting zoo at our zoo- now, I'm not such a big fan of petting zoos, they make me feel all dirty and in need of a shower. SO- I was pretty darn happy that we got there durring the animals' "nap" time- except for this ONE little goat... Oh well, purell.

This is from when she got her presents- she LOVED the Knuffle bunny from Alex, and the Care Bear was a big hit too...

Just photos

2008-08-10T13:34:00.001-04:00

These are just a few that I've been able to do this morning from Isabelle's birthday trip to the zoo. Enjoy.
The Tigers were very close...

More to come later....

8-8-08

2008-08-09T10:40:00.002-04:00

Ok, so I realise it's now 8/9, but I WAS writing this post yesterday, and I was getting close to hit "publish" untill something went haywire and I lost my internet connection. Now I COULD get all technical and explain what happened- but you'll know that it's truely all G(r)eek to me and that its actually comming from Earl, so we'll just skip that part, ok?

Today is a photo day. More importantly, it is Alex's 11th birthday- a fact that he's repeated at random moments throughout the day- just incase I should forget that 11 years ago I laid in a bed, moaning in agony for 9+ hours, to deliver him into this world... oh, that's a tad graphic, isn't it- sorry, I forgot this is a G rated blog here. That's right- the big white STORK delivered him to me wrapped in a blue blanket, all sweet smelling and clean. That better? K. Good.

It's been a whirlwind of photo-ops around here, what with all the birthdays and parties. And we're not even done yet. We have yet to do Alex's big KID birthday party, plus (ahem) MY birthday- can I just say, that this year is possibly the FIRST YEAR EVER that I have to work ON MY BIRTHDAY?!?! I think there should be some sort of law against that. Some rule that says that you should always have your birthday OFF from working- and maybe you should get some holiday pay along with that?! Who's with me? I'm thinking I should write the Senator about this- oh, wait, maybe not her- I think I'll take it directly to the President- maybe he'll pass it on through on his way out of the door of the oval office. Though that won't help me THIS year, though. Oh, sorry. I got off on a tangent. SO, Isabelle's birthday and party- done, Alex's b'day party- check, My b'day, check- oh- yah, and the big Plate summer birthday bash- next weekend.

With all this talk of birthdays, you'd probably be expecting to see some birthday pictures, right? Well, sorry folks, not today. Ok, well, maybe later today, but not this post. That was all a prelude to a small disappointment. Sorry, again. Don't freth though, you'll see some pics today. In the midst of all this celebration I did a little shoot for my sister. She's got a, well, horse farm? I think that's what you'd call it. I SHOULD know this, since I used to ride- but I'm not sure. Maybe it's called stables, or something of that nature. In effect she's got a barn full of horses, pasture (3 of them) and an area to ride them that's not fenced in... the song "Don't Fence Me In" comes to mind here. Oh, another digression. Sorry! The place is beautiful. And it doesn't have chickens. Which is good, since I'm not such a big fan of the smell of chickens. Horses, on the other hand smell pretty darn nice to me- the sweat, leather, hay... mmmmm, brings me back to when I DID ride. Dang, I do miss it. Oh, I did forget to mention that Alex remains allergic to them- poor kid puffed up like a puffer fish, but Isabelle went nuts for them. Even wore her cowboy boots in the hopes to be able to ride them. She also didn't show one little ounce of fear in the face of these gigantic horses. Or when she almost got trampled by the baby and gave me (and I think even my sister) a small heart attack. I think I have a horse girl on my hands. Makes me SO happy.

Ok, ok, the pictures. First is the view.

The baby- these long legs make it very difficult to reach the ground! Made me lol everytime she tried to eat- though if she were to try in longer grass, instead of the scruff near the gate, she'd probably have better luck!

*** I think my sister looks like a horse whisperer in this one***

This is the baby with her mama- so beautiful.

And it was some time around here when the baby gave me a heart attack in reguards to trampling MY baby... and my baby showed no fear in the face of danger.

This is the other baby- notice how stinkin huge he is- he's only a year old... oye.

Some cute ones of my cutie pie nephew and his mama...

Anyway- I hope you enjoied these- I'll have birthday pics to show next time- I promise.

No photos today

2008-08-02T10:31:00.002-04:00

Well, I don't have any pics to share today, but I WILL. Soon. I have been shooting alot this week and just have to find the time to edit them all. I'll have horses, birthdays, zoo animals and a carousel to share with you all. It's birthday month in the Plate household. First is Isabelle, leading us off on the first, then Alex a week later, then ME (gulp, 29 isn't so bad, is it?). SO I'm sure I'll have even more to show you by the time we get to the sharing part of this blog. lol. We took Isabelle to the zoo for the first time yesterday and she LOVED it. I think her favorite part was the big cats exhibit. They were on the prowl and one of the tigers was rather vocal too. Then she got to see "baby jaguar" that were actually 2 leopards, but hey, she was thrilled! Of course, by the time we got to the end and she got to ride the carousel, she had a "private" ride, just for her birthday, then another with brother by her side. Man she loves those carousels- riding the "horseys"... "Giddy-up" and "Hee-Yah" and all that jazz. Alex enjoied himself too, don't let him fool you with that pre-teen 'tude... making its' self ever more present. Oh boy. Anyway, it was a good day. We have her kids' party tomorrow, then Alex has his next Saturday... lord only knows what Earl has planned for mine... then the big Plate Party with all the Plates, since there are SOOOO many summer birthdays in that group! So, get ready for photos gallore. Hey, maybe I'll get in a photoshoot sometime in there, and you'll get to see some great shots! Maybe.

Backlog of photos

2008-07-21T15:14:00.002-04:00

OK, so it's official. I suck at updating this thing. I accept it. I will ONE day be better at it, I promise- myself and anyone who sticks around to read this thing. Right now it seems I never have time to update. I've been shooting at the studio a lot lately and unfortunately I can't share those. I've been really pleased with what I'm shooting there too. I have also been shooting weddings and I have a few of those to share today. This couple was amazing, very cool and funky. Not a "traditional" kind of bride by anymeans. I had a ton of fun shooting that wedding, but there were about 6 or 7 of us shooting it. Needless to say, I was wishing I could have done more of my own thing with it, but it was a great experience. Once I proof the seccond wedding, I'll post those too- it was more traditional but the group was a fun group and the couple was so cute and in love. I'll throw in some random ones of the Izzy as well- my ever (occasionally) willing subject. I haven't been sticking the camera in Alex's face as much lately- I need to get on that!

I can't decide which version I like better...

or

again- I'm torn...

practice and eggs

2008-03-23T22:55:00.003-04:00

This is one cool kid, isn't it? Alex was good enough to pose for me... a little practice for senior season that's comming up soon.

one of these with the hood up is going to end up on a canvas in our living room. Now if only I could decide WHICH one.... hmmmm, decisions, decisions.

And a one of the aftermath of egg dying to Isabelle's hands. What, me use a silly spoon to scoop them out of they dye? NAAAH, spoons are for wimps! I'll just reach right in there and grab them! Besides, look at all the pretty colors my fingers can turn- it's a rainbow on my hands! The eggs survived rather well- of the 16 we started with, they ALL made it. Untill easter morning, when Daddy taught her how to WACK it on the table to peel them for breakfast that is.

The Adoption is FINAL!!!

2008-03-20T22:15:00.004-04:00

Alex is OFFICIALLY Earl's son. That makes him officially his responsibility and in the event of my demise or misplacement, Earl is the ONE. The one who will be held accountable for what the boy does. Yup- I doubt that's how either of them looked at it, but in my head, I got a little chuckle whenever I thought of it that way. LOL. It was funny, when the court appointed investigator came and asked us a TON of questions about just about everything- she asked Alex what was going to change... he said "Nothing really... my last name... but that's really it". Yah, and he's right, that is really all that changed. It's amazing to realise that Earl's been his Dad for 4 years already... time has flown by. SO... this time, in this post, it's all about Alex. My sweet little boy is growing up. And doing a fine job of it (though he really needs to work on that math thing, just ask him, he'll tell you!) Oh, when we were all getting ready to go into court the other day, I had a little talk with him. I told him that this is to be his first and LAST time in a court of law, unless he becomes a Lawyer. He said he just may become a JUDGE... I said that was fine, but you have to be a lawyer first! lol. He's got big aspirations... hey, don't tell him that lawyers and judges probably don't really use a lot of math!

All of us-

And now, some of the boy that I love...

just a few, playing with texture too.

2008-03-04T09:03:00.005-05:00

I've been busy snapping away, but I am still behind in processing and getting further behind with every little click of that shutter.I am back at the studio again and I started training for senior sessions last week . I've come to realise- I'm trigger happy. Give me one of those remote triggers and I tend to go nuts. I also did some families and had a blast. I've realised that I'm also capable of acting like a complete buffoon without a second thought as to what the parents are going to think of me, or my coworker whose helping me learn the new equipment etc. It helps that they're both really good at looking like apes right along with me.

The kids are doing well. Isabelle keeps us busy with swimming and our school. At this point, we do it all together. I know I'll be sad next year when she starts nursery school and starts doing things all by herself. I really enjoy getting to be there for all of her activities and excitement. Man, she's a fish too! She's kind of fearless when it comes to water, so we really need to get her competent with swimming. Or at least to where she doesn't sink immediately. She likes to swim with the noodles, but for some reason, neither the coach nor I can figure it out, she still SINKS. Those things will hold ME up, yet she sinks it! I think she's going to be a breast-stroker, she's already got the frog kick down pat... it's pretty funny to see her quasi hopping in the pool. As far as Alex goes, he's got an activity almost every day after school. Karate 2 nights and tutoring 2 nights. Plus his friends that he'd probably spend every minute afterschool with if he could. He actually looks forward to going to school so that he can see them! For anyone that knows him, this is HUGE.

Oh, one little funny story about Alex, then we'll see a few pictures... So he got new sheets for his twin bed recently. They're very cool, because they're black. They go with his beadspread that he got for Christmas, which is also black. He just loves these things. Well, lately he's grown a bit, and also become a more restless sleeper. That bed's getting kind of small. (can you guess where this is going?) Yup. He's taken to falling out of his bed in the middle of the night. We have a queen for him, but since we don't have the black sheets that fit it, he's reluctant to switch. We were going to switch his beds this weekend, but he didn't want to give up the ubercool black sheets quite yet. Ok, well, he haddn't fallen out in about 3 weeks, so we let it go. Well, I went to bed kind of late last night, and guess what I heard about 5 minutes later. THUD. Guess it's time to just switch him. Maybe I'll buy him some black queen sized sheets, so he can have an ubercool queen sized bed.

****disclaimer- I do have pics of Alex, I just haven't gone through them. If I waited untill I had them done it could be next week or next month before I had a minute to do a post... I swear I do take pics of the boy!!****

Ok, now for the pictures!

Catching up, a little at a time.

2008-02-07T22:59:00.000-05:00

So I've finally gotten through another session I did in RAW that made me fall so far behind. I'm still not caught up yet, but I'm certainly closer. Today I'm mostly just going to share some pics... and save the ramblings for another post, k?

well, this is how our little session went... if I had to sum it up in one picture.

and the rest... it was just a silly, fun little shoot with both of my kiddos...

And now for the FEET! I adore these stinky little pea toes...

And a little bit of ME... and my mini

So far behind, I think I'm first?

2008-02-01T22:34:00.000-05:00

So my weekly posts haven't been happening, but it's not 3 months later, so that's somehting, right? I've been shooting RAW and since the process is so new it takes me alot longer to process a single image, and don't get me started on batch processing! I haven't quite figured that one out yet. I did find out that I can process RAW with an Adobe plug in. That's great, and now that it's "on" my computer I am one step closer to shortening my process time... I just need to figure out what went wrong when I downloaded the plug in and why my computer isn't seeing it AT ALL. Hmmm. SO- I'll shoot in jpeg again untill I figure that one out. I have been pretty good about my pic a day goal, but between me, E and the boy all getting seriously sick this past week, I did slack off a couple of days.
Iz has been bussy talking up a storm and once I break out the rosetta stone I can usually figure out what she's saying. Most of the time it's really great- full sentences great. However, occasionally she can't quite find the words for what she wants to say and will babble a bunch of stuff and throw in a recognizable word or two. She gets so mad when we can't figure out what she's saying, she repeats it untill we get it (or are able to distract her with such things as candy and trips to the pet store to see puppies). She also thinks she's quite funny and sneaky. Her favorite thing to do lately is "suprise" us by tiptoeing up to one of us and screaming "BOO" over and over again, untill we act suprised. Doesn't matter if she knows we just watched her walk across the room right infront of us, we MUST be suprised. LOL. A is loving the 3 day weekend and didn't complain once when I had him help me clean the kitchen and livingroom... you know a kid doesn't want to go to school when he's happy to clean on his day off.
Anyway, I guess I should get to the pictures, huh? I swear I take pictures of A, it's just he's not home most of the time and poor Iz gets to be my guinnea pig... she'd rather I took pics of A and left her alone!

Goofing around:

New Year, New Resolutions

2008-01-11T23:03:00.000-05:00

Well, to say it's been a while would be an understatement. I'm not working right now, so I don't have that as an excuse anymore. I WILL post more often. In fact one of my many goals for the year is to do a photo project. The 365 project is one where you take one picture a day for a year (minimum). I plan to post my pictures here- to keep me honest and on track with the project, and to keep me posting on here! I will not be posting every day, but hopefully once a week (or more) I'll do a 365 post. I have been feeling a tad uninspired lately, mostly due to the fact that it's winter, too cold out for pics and very little light. That all makes for alot of pictures done in my living room. BORING.

The Holidays are over (thank god!) and we're all trying to settle back into our routines again. I have alot of new goals for the year, I refuse to call them resolutions though. Resolutions are arbitraty things that I abandon as soon as the newness of the idea has worn off, goals are things that I need to accomplish in order to set new goals and continue to grow.

Some of my goals are personal (loose 20 lbs is one of them) some are family oriented (potty train Isabelle- that is going to be one big challange) and some are professional (get myself out there and do some PBing shoots). Well, the photo project is one other personal one that will hopefully affect my professional life.

Ok, this post is rambling on enough. Lets get to the pics />

Snapshots

2007-09-18T10:31:00.000-04:00

Alex's first day of school- 5th grade! Oh My!

Isabelle's helping to clean the cottage for close- by making kicks angels!
Alex became quite the fish this summer.
Izzy having a blast at the park.

Alex also became really good at helping with the lines and bumpers on Bapa's boat. He's a true "River Kid" now!
Out front- Love the hat.
"I see you" she said. Her personality is just so big now, she's got a great sense of humor- just ask her- "I'm funny" she'll reply.

It's been a while since I posted any pics, and I'm sure I have some "good" ones I SHOULD be posting, but I wanted to share a few from recent weeks. We've been crazy since school started, the following week I started working at Sunset Photo, and I hadn't even uploaded my memory stick from Labor day weekend untill TODAY. That's insane for me, but I guess I've been bussy.Well, hope you enjoyed the peek into our every day lives...

I'll post again soon, since I seem to have figured out the issues with blogger- well, they seem to have figured themselves out! lol

Brigit

The kiddos- lotta love here

2007-08-26T21:22:00.000-04:00

Here are a couple of new pics from a shoot we did in BInghamton. I found a few locations that I liked while driving around and Earl finally had a day off to give me a hand chasing Isabelle.

I'd like to post more, but I'm not sure this is going to work- Blogger won't upload any pics for me and I'm starting to get ticked off. We'll see if this works or not, then I'll have a work around. I did order the B&W one in a 20x24 canvas for the house.

Bath time

2007-08-07T21:10:00.001-04:00

One of my favorite places to take pictures of Isabelle is in the tub. This may be because she's confined to a somewhat small area and can't get away quickly, it may be because it's one of the places she's happiest, or it may have somethig to do with the fact that I can bounce my flash off the walls of the tub and get some cool lighting effects. In any case, it's one of my favorite spots to get pics of her. I would try this approach with Alex, however I doubt he'd be as thrilled to have me in there snapping away at him in his birthday suit. Speaking of birthdays- his is tomorrow and he's TOTALLY STOKED to be turning 10. Yup, he's a pre-teen. Say a little prayer for us, would ya? Teen years will not be much fun, I can tell already! I came across some pictures of him at 2 the other day and I'm amazed he ever looked like that- you know, innocent and sweet?... LOL, I'm kidding, but it is amazing to look back and see him at Isabelle's age. If I could get my scanner working I'll post the pics, they're some of my favorites- you also wouldn't recognize me in them, I'm young and THIN- oh so thin! Ah one day I'll get there again. So anyway, blogger's still acting up for me, it took FOREVER to get these 4 pics to load, so I'll have to try the rest of the b'day pics again tomorrow. I'm off to wrapp Alex's presents for tomorrow- nothing like procrastination, right? TTFN.

PARTY!!!!

2007-08-02T10:59:00.000-04:00

Well, here are a few pics from the kids' birthday party. I can't believe they're 10 and 2!!! It's insane. The funny part is that Alex turning 10 makes me feel SO much older. We all had a great time and we were glad to see so many family members there with us. We missed those of you who couldn't make it, and look forward to seeing you all soon. I'll post the rest of the pics later, since I seem to be having issues with uploading pics here today. Hmmm.

2007-07-08T21:06:00.000-04:00

I can't decide which version I like better... what do you think?

We've been on vacation for the past week and are now trying to regain some sense of normalcy. I have a ton of pics from vacation, but I'll only post a few tonight, it's getting close to my bed time! LOL.

Alex touched some fish- one of which was a shark, and the starfish you see here, the Aqua Zoo was pretty cool and once Isabelle woke up she enjoied it too!
We got some time to just relax, so I took Isabelle up to the swing at the top of the hill. She kept calling for Grandma and Bapa, looking towards their cottage. She just didn't understand that they were working! Daddy soon joined her on the swing and she could have spent the rest of the day there gently rocking in the breeze.
The lighthouse is where we went on the 4th. It was a rainy, dreary day but the kids had fun checking things out.

I hope everyone's 4th went well. I'll post more from the vacation as soon as I proof them. TTFN.

park

2007-06-22T21:29:00.000-04:00

Well, it's about time I update again, I think my average is going up. We all went up to the park the other day and I took about a zillion pictures, now I get to proof them all. Whoot. I went through a few of them tonight and that's basically what you see here. I wanted to get a good shot of the two boys for them, and I'm pleased with the results so far. I have to say that I love the one of Alex, since he has a hint of a smile. He tends to get all serious every time I point the camera his way, either he's nervous infront of it, or he's getting all moody and adolescent. I hope that it's the first, though I doubt it, since I've been pointing cameras in his face since the day he was born. The last one of Isabelle and the one of her and Earl have this mood about them that I just love. She's gotten difficult to photograph- she never stops moving and NEVER looks at the camera- I have a series of pictures with her brother and her at the park- every one is her looking away from me, no matter where I stand. I HOPE this is just a phase, we'll see. Anyway, enjoy these for now. As always I hope to get some more up soon.

Brigit.

icecream and playgrounds

2007-06-05T14:51:00.000-04:00

Well, I've got tons to get in here, but I've only got time for a few. These are from the last few weeks at the river, at the park, eating Icecream and one of Sandi that I love.

The trip to the park at the river started out well enough, I was looking all tourist-y with my camera- it's funny how some places you look like a photog and others you look like a tourist. Anyway, it's something I'm willing to deal with to get the shot- it's actually the least of my worries, but Earl was a bit embarassed I think. LOL. Oh well. In the end this trip to the park ended in a concussion for me, but I got better. Little tip- don't go running through the tunnels once you're over 4 ft. tall.

The next ones are from a trip to Twisters icecream stand, man was that fun. Isabelle wore most of hers because she smooshed the cone, then she shared with Daddy and Alex and man, did she get mad when we threw the last of the cone out. She's needed a bath every night since the warm weather started. It's all part of summer I guess! The last two are just from random shoots around the house. We have some friends staying with us for a bit and I got a pic of Sandi that I think turned out rather well. The piggy tails that Isabelle's sporting are the FIRST ones she's ever left in more than 5 secconds.

We're looking forward to a summer filled with fun and excitement, lots of photo ops and plenty of SUN. I'll keep posting more pics for all to see.

2007-05-24T10:08:00.000-04:00

Well, I've been rather bussy snapping away, and aside from a shoot that I'm going to re-shoot- it's all been going rather well. I know it's been a while since I posted- I need to get better about that, I also found process called Orton's that I've applied to a few images to try it out- and I LOVE it... that's what makes some of these look dreamy.

I'll make another post soon with more pics! (promise!)

Publicity photos for Master Rexer

2007-05-06T10:02:00.000-04:00

Well, I've had my first paying gig! I did the shoot last weekend, edited and proofed the pics and am pretty pleased with how they turned out. I'll share a few of my favorites here... it was interresting work since it's not "what I do". Sports photography is a rather different feel and experience to it, but the client is pretty pleased with the results, as am I. Ok, enough about all that- here are some of the pics.

2007-04-18T18:51:00.000-04:00

I did my first "real" shoot last weekend, a maternity shoot with a firend of mine, her daughter and her husband. I am pretty happy with the results, though I took about 200 photos and now I have to proof them! I have done a few that you see here. I hope you enjoy them!

2007-04-11T10:28:00.001-04:00

Here are a few of my favorite photos so far, there are about a million more, but I'll only post a few of them- to save everyone from a multitude of pictures of my kids.

The business I am starting is on location photography of families, children, babies and maternity. I am still working out the details of it all, and will be doing some sessions with my karate instructor to create a publicity photo for him, but mostly it will be children and families. Hey, I take what ever work comes my way to build my portfolio and gain experience.

2007-04-10T14:02:00.000-04:00

So this is my first post, ever, on a blog. I'll start by introducing myself- a little anyway. Hi, I'm Brigit. I'm here because I'm going to be starting a photography business and I wanted to get myself out there a bit. I have 2 kids, a husband and a dog. When I'm not cleaning house, feeding kids, bathing kids, making dinner, or doing laundry (really when am I ever not doing laundry?) I am usually behind my camera. Occasionally I am on my computer editing photos, or on a forum for photographers... but that's after the kids are in bed. I've been into photography forever, since High School at least, but it's taken me a while to decide that I can do it professionally. I have plenty of doubt and aprehension about it all, but every once in a while I realize that it's possible. This blog will mostly be about my journey as a photographer, but occasionally I'll probably mention my home life. You can never truely escape it, now can you?

That's all I have time for right now, the baby's crying and I have to go. c- you later, I hope.