Thought I'd share...

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.

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

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

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...

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!

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

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"