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I wanted to post today to share my appreciation to all of the men and women who have served our country to keep us the great nation that we are. Thank you.
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis
A little game is flying around photographer’s blogs and I was tagged by Corey a few days ago. I have done one of these before and I have no memory of what I wrote so I am going to try to think of things that are a little different. We’ll see, I’m not all that interesting!
The rules:
1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Write 7 random things about yourself.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post.
4. Pass on the tag.
1. Gosh, this is hard! Ok, I was born and raised in Atlanta (Smyrna, actually) and moved to Raleigh on January, 1 1998.
2. I met my husband about 3 weeks after I graduated high school…he hired me :-) We sold cameras together.
3. I play no musical instruments but love music and a long (long) time ago performed in plays and sang in a choir.
4. I was there when the Olympic bombing happened in Atlanta in 96. A group of girlfriends and I were walking down the hill towards the stage to hear the band when the bomb went off to our right. We thought a speaker had blown and stood their dumbfounded until police ran at us screaming for us to leave. And we did. And then we panicked!
5. The older I get the more picky I get about cleaning and organizing. Which is a bit unfortunate since life as a full time Mom and full time business owner doesn’t really leave much time for cleaning OR organizing! If the house is a mess I have trouble focusing on my work or getting anything done. I am also really into having things smell clean and nice, and I am doing laundry constantly - I find it a little therapeutic!
6. I have had my fair share of medical issues and several very yucky surgeries including a 2 liter tumor removed from my abdomen while I was pregnant with my daughter. I’m hoping I have gotten all of my life’s surgeries out of the way!
7. Hmmm, how about my little addictions (although I rarely let myself indulge in them!): Caribou Coffee Coolers, the only cold coffee I have ever liked but it will cure a headache for me anytime. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory’s cheese cake or apple pie candied apple. Oh. Yum. Coldstone Creamery’s Pecans and Cream Passion which they had the nerve to discontinue from their menu but I have them make for me anyway. And crème brûlée. I can barely make it through dinner somewhere if I know crème brûlée is waiting for me. And I found them in the freezer section at Target a few years ago and I have to say, they aren’t bad! Oh and I really, truly do NOT like Starbucks. I know! I think their coffee is bitter. Blasphemy!
Ok, seven photographers to pass it onto - I am hitting my Google Reader for inspiration. Sorry if you have already been tagged girls… Tobi, Kimberly, Carrie, Ritz, Dawn, Erica, and Lisa - not a photographer but an artist!
Another great place to shop for session outfits and adorable knitted hats for newborns and babies is Etsy.com. It’s a site where people sell their handmade items. If you have a favorite Etsy seller (or id YOU are a seller and want some props) be sure to share!
I would love to know your favorite online (or local) kid’s clothing shops/brands. I am always looking for fun, funky new places browse (and of course find the perfect session outfit) and I want to keep a list going on the blog because I know sometimes folks struggle with the “what to wear”. A few off the top of my head:
For boys- SO cute: Knuckleheads
Boden
Oilily
Zaza Couture
Urban Runway
Have any favs you’re willing to share?
I tell clients that the end goal of a session together is not a great portrait. We’re not trying for the head and shoulder, head turned to the side with a slight tilt shot. What you can create is a gallery and album filled with different expressions and moments that really capture your child. Mix traditional with not so traditional and end up with a custom gallery that expresses your family and your style. I love it, love it, love it when families send me shots of their galleries when they are up on the wall. Take a look at the P family gallery - fabulous!
And this one is too cute - notice baby A saying good morning to herself while they worked on the wall!
This gallery is in my new book that a few new clients have already seen. More of that to come! Thank you for sending me the photos, B!
Who knew you could recycle Crocs? My kids still play in some of their original pairs from years ago but now I have a reason to finally let them retire (seeing as they are completely smooth on the bottom now and a bit on the slippery side)!
Visit SolesUnited to find out more.
Live on well loved Crocs!