This is a beautiful family. You’ve heard people say that before but this really is a beautiful family inside and out. The Davis family was my last family I photographed in Cedar. Such a perfect way to go out with a bang!
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Two AWESOME things about these pictures: 1. This new GORGEOUS backdrop by Drop it Modern. 2. Alia is now 2 years old! AND I’m not pregnant! HA! If you don’t understand number 2 let’s just say I’m not known for having my kids further apart than 2 years. To celebrate these awesome occasions I have put myself up to a challenge! Starting this Wednesday, March 23rd until Friday April 1st, I am challenging myself to have 20 portrait sessions. Not portrait sessions booked but actual photographed sessions. The sessions are FREE and the only thing you’ll have to pay for are prints you want to order. How cool is that? But wait there’s more! If you, a past client, family or friend, has referred one of these 20 portraitiers, yes I just made that up, you’ll get a free 16×20 with your next portrait session. So post it on facebook, twitter, call you friends and blog about it because that could mean a free print to you! Why am I doing this? Because I want to get to know my community better. This is the perfect time to come in for professional portraits for you businessmen and women and a great way to meet families. We just moved into the area and the only way you get to know people is if you step out of your comfort zone and make an effort. You also don’t get anywhere with your head in the dirt so please come stop by and get some pictures taken! Sadie is jump starting her modeling career and I had lots of fun helping her. What I love about models is that you can try new things.
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Before we had “officially” moved into the condo in Highland we took a load up and got stuck up here for a couple of days when our car broke down and then a huge storm hit. Here are some photos of our new home before we put in any furniture. A post to follow with it furnished. I have to clean first so it might be a while.
Dining Room
Kitchen
Living Room with the AWESOME brick wall!
Two kids bedrooms
Our Master Bedroom with Kurt being my model of a sleeping Kurt
Our sink
My office/studio
Shannon, Nikki, Christian, Stephanie, Me
A couple of Sunday’s ago I had the honor of hearing Stephanie Nielson speak. You probably know her from her blog Nie Nie Dialogues. I had so many different things I’ve been wanting to blog for a while now, to jump start my coming back, but after the course of todays events I felt I needed to post this one today. Stephanie’s message was raw and emotional. She recounted the horrific accident she and her husband went through when they were in a plane crash in 2008. She even had a slide of photos from their trials during that time. Honestly at one point I thought I was going to throw up or faint because of the photos and her descriptions of the events. I cannot imagine what this women and her family went through although she tried and explained things that would make most people give up. But she had hope and that was her message. Today I feel like there is hope for me. I went and visited with my advisor today. I was absolutely nervous going because I was afraid of what I would hear. I knew my record would show the two semesters I spent with my head in my butt, the awful math score I got on my accuplacer test a couple of days ago, and for some reason her overall judgment on me. I don’t normally care what people think of me but I was worried today. Because of those semesters of me acting like an ostrich I was on academic warning and she had to ask me a few questions. She started with my fear of testing. She asked why I have such an anxiety. The tears started coming. WHY AM I CRYING? I thought. But once the waterworks started they didn’t stop. I poured out every fear, every excuse, every anxiety I had about going back to school. Then one by one my adviser calmed my fears. She gave me positive solutions I had for every problem I had faced. She’s helping me with a math issue I have, reminded me that artistic minds suck at it and when applying for the program the director isn’t even going to look at my math grade. Relief! She’s helping me wipe my slate clean as much as possible and is giving me realistic but challenging academic goals. She advised me. :) She didn’t turn her nose to my alligator tears but gave me hope. I walked away wiping my tears and with a bounce to my step. |
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