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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Don't miss out!

My Dear friend Brian McDonnell is one of the most talented photographers and beautiful spirits that I know. I love how he talks with his hands. I love how his mind works. And I love his energy. Speaking of creative and why I am blogging about him...you have to go check uot pictures of his studio. I have linked some but there are more and he is ALWAYS changing it up. Both Shannon and I have shot in his space plenty of times and every time it rocks our world. He has been gracious enough to start sharing his space with all of you. Believe me, the small price he charges is nothing compared to the HOURS upon hours, that he puts into perfecting each separate space in there. I hope to see shoots from all of you in the future with all the great walls...I'm pretty sure it will take you to the "next level";) Tell him I say hello....if you're all lucky, I won't rent out all the times to keep it to myself. Click here to go see more details!

Go rent his space, you won't be sorry. Actually you might, because you will need about a week's recovery time to process all of it's amazingness in it once you are in there. The energy and vibe alone will make you crazy, in love:) Thanks for sharing BMAC:)

Monday, March 23, 2009

Big Girl!

Our baby girl is getting bigger! Can you even stand it? I have to confess about a couple post ago when I talked about all the peace to my life. I think I was in the "newborn fog". I was blinded by the sleepless nights and the calming naps that I was TOTALLY at peace with a dog in my life. We are now into the terrible 2's and I want to take back that whole post. She brings little rage into my life as well:) She is totally defiant...she is stubborn...and she really pisses me off some times. I know all you long time dog owners and laughing your butts off about this, saying I told her so. Don't get me wrong...I love her...but she can be a pain. Here we come puppy school and I am praying that I don't have to start writing letter after letter to Cesar begging him to come save us from our bad parenting skills;)



This is her sister from another mother that I found with my mad, social skills:) Her name is Rav and I think she is about 9 months and Keeta is 5ish. I can't believe that she is going to be that big soon:( You can't really tell in this pic, but she is quite a bit taller then our girl. I don't even think that the kids were this far up our butts. She is all over us like flies on poop!

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Whitebox Weekend

When my friend Darcie, asked me to go on a weekend retreat with the girls of the Whitebox team, I jumped at the chance. I have always respected their humbled way of honoring each other within their business and their refreshing outlook. The weekend was set up as a beach get away and an inspiration jolt. Many times we are going to workshops of photographers that we respect just to get a glimpse of a possible secret that sets them apart. For me, I have only been to one workshop and it was enough to rock my world and reassured me that I have to be conscious of staying on my own path. If you are going into workshops looking for all the answers, I dare to say you will come out more confused. You will be so excited to try EVERYTHING that the other photographer is doing and at some point get overwhelmed because it is not the right pace for your own path. I am not saying that all workshops or mentoring is bad...I just think we need to be more honest with ourselves of why we are going in the first place. I went on this weekend trip to be inspired...to connect with new lives...to admire and learn from others paths...and that is just what I got and more. The bonus was that my dear friend, Cindy planned a trip to visit me and it fell on this same weekend.
I can sum up the time that I spent with these wonderful ladies in one word....HYSTERICAL!This was a little project that we all wanted to test out....you take a picture straight on and copy one side of the face and flip it so it matches up with the other side. So you end up with 2 left sides or two right sides. We aren't sure why it turned out the way it did. Cindy would like to think that the uglier it turns out, the more beautiful your soul;) It was the most hysterical moment ever. Go check out some of the other girls blogs to get more.Heather Boyles...we took pictures of her family the day we arrived and this is her and her hubby below.Paparatzi style
Heather's favorite memory of the day. She was shocked when she turned around to this many cameras at one time:)
Her beautiful fam!
I will have another post on all the girls and a few shots that I took of them. Thank you girls for being food for the soul, for being open-minded, and for shedding your egos at the door so that we could truly learn from each other. You have ignited my fire in more ways then one and I am so thankful for you in my life.

Friday, March 6, 2009

The Rest of the Story

I don't think I ever posted the happy ending of this story. These are long time clients and two boys later, their life is more than fulfilled:)



I love this picture! You can just see the bliss in the Mom's smile. They are so smitten with their boys.
And Dad's bliss too!
But there is nothing quite like the proud bliss that Grandma exudes in this shot.Just a little fun shot for Dad. I think this little guy will love looking back at this photo when he is older. Trying to wrap his head around how cool his Dad is:)

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

My Organic Garden

"Oh what a night..." Ever since moving away from my family, my community, I have craved that sense of community again. Community comes a lot more easily when you are in your hometown and you are like "Norm", where everyone knows your name. I feel like I have had the best of both worlds because I had just that for years and years and although it was the scariest thing to move away from that, it was the best thing I could have done. The reward of going out and finding my own community has been the biggest blessing. In order to do so, I have to give my whole self. I have opened up to these people and showed them my open and closed wounds, my hopes and dreams, and my enthusiasm. I am able to tap into just about anyone in my community and go under the surface with them on many discussions. That left me with the desire to get them all together, for one amazing night of energy and introducing them to each other. I tried for a month to plan a purpose, a direction, or intention that the night would hold. The more I tried to plan, the more nothing came to me and all I was left with was the same simple desire to just be with them all at once. To be able to thank them and celebrate my new direction in life. So that is just what I did. I knew the energy would be amazing, and it was just that, and it BLEW me away. When everyone got to the house, it was normal, party surface talk. Everyone was getting to know each other from their titles or connections. I took each person upstairs to take a shot of them for a personal project and for memory's sake. When I came down and was ready to get things started, I said a little prayer that the words would come to me. The words that would be able to suffice the feelings I have for each of these individuals. I was going to be the submarine (with my newly diagnosed, dose of perspective) to take them all Beneath the Surface....
Oh, did we ever get there. I was balling, vulnerable, exposed and in love with every word that I felt in my heart. I went around the room and was able to look each person in the eyes and tell them what they meant to me and how they have helped give me the strength and courage to blaze my own trail. It was almost like a funeral, the raw emotions (not the sadness), only it was the celebration of life, our talents, our friendship and the desire to get out of mainstream. It is very hard for me to put into words, but it was spectacular, humbling, and overwhelming in the most beautiful way. I told them that since I wasn't much a gardener that they were all going to be my organic garden. I will continue to cultivate them and have them in my life to feed my heart, mind and soul and in return I will always give them my whole self and love. So for the 25 people that were here and the 100 others that I wish I could have had, I thank you. I thank you for sharing yourself. For inspiring me daily. And for having faith in me. You have all helped me become the hero of my own story. I hope that I was able to introduce some fresh ways of thinking and positive energy that everyone can bring into their own lives. I know that new connections were made amongst my friends that will be so valuable and rewarding and that is exactly what I want my healthy community to be. A source that we can all tap into to get strength, understanding and guidance. What I do best is share my enthusiasm, and I couldn't be more enthusiastic about my life, my future, my friends, my passion, and most of all, my family! Now that I got the gist of the night out, I will be able to write a couple posts with some highlights of the night...if the words come to me again:)

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

More Fashion

Here is a bit more of this shoot from the other week. I am trying to stay surface for a couple more days of posting until I gather my thought on my night "Beneath the Surface". I look forward to sharing with you all. For now, just enjoy the amazing work of Janeane Marie. Go on her site and check out Aaron's work on there (so proud:). Here is Janeane herself, with Heather.

Janeane probably wouldn't approve of this because she hadn't finished this top. I thought it was incredible though because it encompassed the shoot for me. The fact that she can come up with the concept and create something so amazing...a talent I will never possess (clothes designing that is). And Heather's tat. blew me away!
I think the camera's tide it all together for me. I love these next couple shots.

Go ahead Aaron!