Sleeping Beauty Part II

  • February 10, 2010 3:50 PM

[Don't worry daddy was in arms reach!] 

Is there ANYTHING in this world sweeter than a sleeping baby?

 

“A baby is a blank check made payable to the human race.”

Barbara Christine Seifert

 

[Little girls are Heaven's flowers.] 

 

F i v e   t i p s   f o r   g e t t i n g   s l e e p y   b a b y   s h o t s:

  1. Full Tummy = Deep Sleep
  2. Use a space heater for a warm room & white noise.
  3. An extra set of hands is mandatory!
  4. Once baby in place, “swaddle” her with your hands for several minutes.
  5. A heating pad works wonders to warm the baby spot.

Sleeping Beauty

  • February 9, 2010 5:46 PM

I was over-the-moon thrilled when Trey and Kimberly invited me to travel to Texas to photograph their brand new baby girl! 

Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility.
Kate Douglas Wiggin

Every child begins the world again.
Henry David Thoreau

It is not a slight thing when those so fresh from God love us.
Charles Dickens

Isn’t she lovely?

Details

  • February 8, 2010 9:29 PM

“God is in the details.”

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
 

This & That

  • February 4, 2010 1:26 PM

Black and Whites:

[Oldest + Youngest]

 

[Cookies are made with butter and love--- Norwegian Proverb]

 

       And some colors:

[Circa 1997]

 

[Photo by Mason, age 5] I love those little TOES!

 

“When you look at life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.”  Joyce Brothers

 

BOOK.

  • February 3, 2010 2:32 PM

Visual Poetry: A Creative Guide for Making Engaging Digital Photographs.

If you are interested in photography, at all, this book will absolutely ROCK your creative world.

Chris Orwig will invigorate and challenge your creative spirit to the core!

I found my copy while browsing Barnes N Noble a couple months ago and have been meaning to share it with you ever since!

WARNING: do not sit down with this book unless you have at least one pack of sticky notes! 

 

 

{TEASERS}

“The point of creative photography is that we all get to choose our own way.” [page 57]

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“And finding photographs depends on realizing how distinct we actually are.  If you an tap into what makes you different, what sets you apart, you can begin to find photographs that will be completely your own.”  [page 212] 

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“People will tell you it is all about capturing the essence.  I say capture the essence of what captivates you most.” [page 186]

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“…pursue your vision again and again. In a sense, you will need to let yourself go and become a beginner with each frame you take.”  [page 53]

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“Don’t examine what type of photography sells.  Rather, ask yourself what makes you come alive.”  [page 259]

 

  

Vintage

  • February 2, 2010 7:27 AM

I’m feeling vintage today. [aka old.]

My first born son turned 14 last week.  14.  Fourteen.

14 amazing years with this amazing young man. 

We dined on pizza and icecream cake.  He opened 14 little gift boxes.

That night, with tears of joy and sadness, I poured over his old photo albums and scrapbooks.

  I miss that little boy.  I miss that baby.  I love the young man he has become.  

Thank you for making this world a better place my son.

 ”I love you all the way to GOD and back.”