Project 365....day 219

Day 219 was spent in the back yard....where I captured a couple of photos of my handsome husband. ♥ Gosh, I love this man!



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"I wear my sunglasses at night..."

Ok, not really. I do, however, love to enter contests over at I ♥ faces. This week, the theme is "I've got to wear shades", and the minute I saw that, I knew *exactly* what picture I would be entering!! About a month or so ago, my good friend Matt and I went out for my usual every-day picture taking expedition. While we were out, we found the coolest bridge. My friend, being the great model that he is, immediately scaled said bridge and let me shoot till my heart was content. (I have the greatest friends!!) Here is my favorite capture from that shoot. To me, this photo says "I'm a real man-kinda-man. I eat raw steaks, and shave with broken glass, and do.....all kinds of other man stuff." (yeah, that's all I've got; I'm totally a little-sissy-girl.)




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Project 365....day 215

Day 215 was a fun day for me!! I got to do the second baby-filled session of my friend Shawna's 'Watch me Grow' package (which has also been blogged about here) Here is that sweet girl in some super-fun outtakes! ♥



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Project 365....day 212

Day 212 was a very special day of photography for me; I was able to set up a session in honor of world breastfeeding week with an old friend's wife. Here are a few of the outtakes from a very special and personal session showcasing a mother's ultimate gift of love; breast milk.



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Project 365....day 211

Yet another blogged day brought to you by the number 1 and the letter M; yes, that's right, I have the #1 Momma!! ♥ She's been so kind and patient and has shared her computer with me since last Sunday after I shot a wedding....speaking of weddings; that is the subject for my 3.6.5 on day 211....bits and pieces of the wedding I shot. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Orokos!!



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Project 365....day 192

Day 192 brought me a portrait shoot with my beautiful friend Heather. She asked me a few weeks ago if, once her ink was finished and healed, if I would be interested in a shoot to showcase the ink on her back. (If you want to see that session click here) This out-take does not highlight the ink on her back, but I ♥ LOVE ♥ the expression on her face, and her eyes in this shot.

Project 365....day 186

Day 186 brought an amazingly fun shoot with a talented, creative DJ. Here are some of my favorite moments...him jumping off his speakers for me. :)

2 Moms "waterfront" contest!

So, once again, it's time for a '2 Mom's' challenge!! This week's theme is 'waterfront' and the minute I saw this theme, I knew which picture I would enter; my cousin Meggie during a recent shoot we did near the lake. I am a huge sucker for black and white shots with just a little punch of color, and this photo lended itself perfectly to that sort of photo.

♥ Sweet Isaac; 7 months. ♥

A little bit of heaven



drifted down from above.



A handful of happiness,



a heart full of love.



The mystery of life,



so sacred and sweet



the giver of joy



So deep and complete.



Precious and priceless,



So lovable, too.



The world's sweetest miracle,



Baby boy, is you.

Project 365....day 158

{Up-close, these big purple clovers always make me think of the truffula trees from the Lorax....

"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.
I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.
And I'm asking you, sir, at the top of my lungs"



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My handsome husband is always complaining that when I take pictures of him, I never really show his face...it's always 'hat and beard', but never any face....so here, finally, are some good captures of 'husband'



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Project 365....day 143

i want a lover but i can't find the time/ i want a reason but can't find a rhyme


and i want to start some static but i can't afford/ to get slammed to the ground like i fell off my skateboard

Newborn Sneak Peek!

Remember a few months ago, when I posted a maternity sneak-peek? Well, that beautiful Momma-to-be had a beautiful, perfect little girl! ♥ Baby B. is just the sweetest thing, and I have to say, I've known her father forever and I never, EVER thought that he'd make such a pretty little girl! Here, for your viewing pleasure, are some of the highlights of my newborn shoot with sweet little B. She never slept, but the dark eyes really added to these portraits.

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"Whenever I see your smilin' face..."

"...I have to smile myself."

It's I ♥ smiles week this week at I ♥ faces, and when I saw this challenge, I immediately knew who my picture would be of this week. A few weeks ago I literally bumped into my friend Matt and his daughter while I was out taking my 365 pictures for the day. Well, we'd been trying *(unsuccessfully)* for a few weeks at that point to get together so I could shoot his daughter for him. So I seized the opportunity, and we had a great, if short, mini-shoot. This is one of my very favorites out of the bunch; every time I see it, I am just captured by the wistfulness on her face. I love the way it looks like she's smiling about some little secret....you never know, maybe she's got the secret to the world in there...



To see more amazing smiles, head on over to I ♥ faces!

{The Artist} Part II

My last post focused on the 'studio' session with Ms. Roberts, now I am going to show you the face behind the art ♥ As you can see in my previous post, Ms. Roberts can create some amazing-ass art! What you may not have noticed, though, is how gorgeous she is herself. Once we were done at her studio, I took Ms. Roberts to Canada Lake both to get to visit for a while longer, and to take advantage of the beautiful day, and amazing natural light and capture her spirit in an easy non-painful way for the girl who detests her picture being taken. I was pleased with the results, and I hope you enjoy them as well!

Ladies and Gentlemen, once again, the beautiful, fabulously talented Ms. Roberts!

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