my current favorite creations

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So excited!!

I am so proud of how these pics turned out! I am just psyched to get going with this stuff! I have a ton of ideas and have a tad bit of confidence now that maybe this can work.

I'm not ready to quit my day job, but maybe after I get my studio set up and do some glamour shots....who knows what the future holds?

Start Panic Mode now!

I am so excited for one of my friends. She's getting married in May. This is not cause for panic.

Panic must now ensue because she's asked me to photograph her wedding.

I'm mostly worried about having the right equipment. I've got some great ideas for creative shots that will be more fun to hang on the wall of their new home than the usual shoulder-to-shoulder shots of every family member at the ceremony. Not that those aren't great shots to have! The creative part I'm excited about. It's the technical part and the "what if I screw this one-time-only event up?" that makes my stomach churn.

So I'll be doing some research. Lots and lots of research!!

More drool-worthy shoes

Okay, that's enough for now. I need to get the drool off my keyboard.

My dream

I won't drool too much on my keyboard. I want this camera. Bad.















And these shoes:

What I'm wondering

So I'm wondering, in honor of today being Hump Day (any excuse, you know?), what you do to keep the Stress Monster at bay.

Me? I am not so successful at that. But playing computer games where I can kill stuff and zone the rest of the world out would be my #1 stress buster. Second would be scrapping or photography. Unless that photography involves people. That's a stress inducer if nothing is! Usually because I'm the one who wants the pictures not my model. Occasionally I'll get someone who wants their pictures taken and they're fun to work with, but usually it's me trying to learn how to take better portraits and begging a kid or friend to sit for me. But I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love getting a good photo. And one of these days I'm going to get a digital SLR camera (top of the line in cameras right now) and then I can quit this popsicle stand and go to work for myself!

How do you say no to this face?

From the time we found out that our daughter was pregnant, I've been taking pictures. I took four and a half rolls of the labor and delivery process which only took about three or four hours once we got to the hospital. That along with my coaching responsibilities.

When we brought Lynn home from the hospital, the picture taking really got rolling. I have pictures of her doing everything you can think of. If she'll sit still, grandma will snap her picture. And grandma has many blurry shots that say she'll try to take pictures while the little doll is running around!

So what do we get now? Grandma has to hide her digital camera and keep the film camera securely tucked away so that the little doll can't get her hands on them. If she does, she hands the camera to you and makes this face:





I have quite a few of these shots now. But what can I say? I'm a sucker for such a cute smile!