Lindsey - Old Towne Orange

I have posted most of these once before, but then took them down because the timing wasn't right. Since she and Brad were married on Saturday the timing is now perfect and I am excited to get to share them again!

Look for photos from their Newport Beach/Huntington Beach wedding day in the next few weeks.

Good Morning Dance Party

Props to my 8yr old niece for getting this song stuck in our minds. Yesterday morning we had, had enough. We purchased it and then played it on repeat for about 30mins.

Who knew that Miley Cyrus would make it into my music collection? Sometimes I guess we all need a good addictive pop song to start our day. Just throw your hands up and dance 8yr old style! Trust us. It feels good.



Here is another happy song for you dance into your weekend with (Thank you Steph).

(Shooting a wedding in Salt Lake City today, tomorrow shooting a wedding in Newport/Huntington Beach...busy busy and happy happy. Leave for Kauai on Sunday but have pre blogged a lot of good stuff for you while I'm lazing around in mu mu's. xo)

Fan Club

I made this wee little book for my sister to take with her on her mission.

It is 5x5in (the perfect size to fit.. anywhere really. I wanted her to be able to keep it close). It has photos of all of the fan club members and words of encouragement.

Really I think the best part is the corner stripes on the front and back covers (Italian flag colors), which were Grant's idea. It pays to have a creative brainstormer in the next room.

Farmer's Market- Downtown Culver City

veggies, fruit and flowers.

Anna Wolf

I am inspired by her work.

I will shoot more editorial and commercial fashion work this next year...mark my words.

Love the light and tranquility in this video. I love the movement. I want to make short films from my photoshoots....hmmmm...

Anna Wolf for Untitled Magazine from anna wolf on Vimeo.

Faith

This is my niece. She was my first niece. My first obsession. My first photographic muse. She just turned 8 and we had a photoshoot to celebrate....











While editing through her 8yr old photoshoot, it started me thinking...I have been taking photos of her for 8 years! For 8 years! I don't know why that seems like the longest time range, but it does. I think I had my first paying photography job 12 years ago, and I am pretty confident Faith is one of my oldest clients. For some reason she keeps coming back...or....I keep obsessing.

I love her more than everything and anything. She and my other nieces and nephews are what make me nervous to start trying to have my own babies. How could I love others more? How could they be as beautiful...as enchanting? I keep asking and I grow timid at the thoughts of my own attempts to create such beauty. They are masterpieces...and I am just blessed enough to capture a little of their spirit through my camera.

Enjoy a photographic journey of Faith over the last 8years...















Your aunt loves you Faithers. More than sunsets, whipped cream, BACON and the twinkly stars in the heavens.

8 months

It's hard to believe it's already been 8 months since our wedding. 8 months sounds like a long time to me. I've never lived with a boy for 8 months, and I do have to say I'm kind of proud of myself for arriving at the 8 month mark. Lets be honest, I am proud of myself everyday being married. I'm proud of myself for trusting, risking and giving marriage a second chance. I'm proud to say I married Grant. I'm proud he is by my side during the proud and not so proud moments. Has 8 months been easy? When has anything worthwhile been "easy"....but worth it? Definitely. And relatively speaking VERY easy. We have a good life and for that I am grateful.

In honor of hitting the 8month mark tomorrow, here is a little photo timeline I made for our wedding guests to view. We didn't mail out a photo with our invites, instead we directed them here for photo throw-up of the two of us.


I love you Grant. Thanks for being my husband 8 months strait.

Rebecca

Nothing like photographing a pretty girl to pull me out of the blues.

Had a little editorial shoot today. Felt good. More to come.

(I have to thank you all again for yesterday and always. Things are looking brighter. xo.)

Dear Friends

I read and reread your comforting words today and seriously I teared up more than once.

Most of us don't even know each other and yet this mess of a cyber worlds allows us to communicate and comfort and that's one thing that doesn't stink about blogging.

Things you all inspired me to do today:

-Get off the couch
-Put "not bathrobe" clothes on
-Make lentil soup
-Watched TV mid afternoon and allowed myself to think about negative stuff a little more
- Since I'm trying not to eat sugar this week (no wonder I am in a bad mood), I rewarded myself with bisquick dough...eaten right out of the bowl
-Walked to the park, sat under my favorite tree and said a prayer
-Put red lipstick on
-Wrote a letter to my sister and mailed it


Then Jon sent me a link to this Zack Arias video,



Now I am starting to feel more like myself.

Today wasn't even about photography per say....But I guess to some extent it was about everything so photography is thrown in there. I loved how at the beginning of the video Zack mentions staying up at night trying to think of ways to reinvent his work, his offer, himself. I can totally relate. I even though I know others feel the same way, It's nice to be reminded on days like this.

Thanks Jon for that link, It really helped me feel a little more understood and thanks to all my other beautiful cyber friends. You helped me feel supported and NORMAL.

I just love you all so much. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

mood

Not in the mood to blog today. Too many other things on my mind. Things too personal to even blog about on my personal blog. I'm trying to think of what time in my life I would rather be experiencing right now...But today all I can remember are the hard spots. I feel selfish even typing that. I know my life hasn't been all hard, but sometimes it feels that way.

Oh, November. Why do you always do this to me?

Anyone have some good quick solutions for digging one's self out of a hole?

(I could name a handful, but while in the hole, none sound that satisfying.)