Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Pictured: {friends} girl time

Such a fun photoshoot.  I hope to do more of these picture parties in the future, I just need to figure out how to charge for them.  You really should look at this album.

I didn't have time to retouch any of these, and you know... I guess I'm okay with that.  I love retouching, but now I'm starting to get more busy than I expected and I've got to speed up my post-shoot workflow.  A lot.

Check them out, I don't think you have to be a facebook member to view these.  If you have trouble, let me know.


Saturday, September 24, 2011

When did he get so grown up?

Tonight, I had a very VERY fun photoshoot.
It was pretty special.  This kid that I used to babysit everyday for a few years when he was little is a senior this year.

I adore him.  He is funny.  He is SO stinkin' cute.  He has one of the kindest hearts I've ever come across.  He is 165% boy, always getting in trouble.  Its endearing. 

He is motivated.  He's a pilot.  He runs his own lawn-mowing business with official caps and everything.

He is always kind to the underdog, or the shy people.  He is so sweet.  He's a gentleman.  I admit, I was crying while going through his pictures.

If I had a 16 year old little sister, she would marry him.  Period.  End of story.


Jadon.  I love this kid!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

sneak peek!

I've had some extremely fun shoots lately.  Take a peek. (click photo to view full-size)



Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Ten on Tuesday: Modge Podge

 

1. In 1 month + 1 week, we will be in Moldova. I need this trip. I need this perspective. I am getting excited and nervous all rolled into one. My usual crazy dreams have started, about every 3rd night I dream about Moldova. I dream about orphans. I dream about James Bondesque missions. I dream of being kidnapped. I dream of loving them.

2. We're having a massive BBQ on Thursday. I love it. Its just understood that if you hear about one of Kristy and Anna's BBQ's, you are invited. That's been our policy. It makes me so happy so just stand back and watch tons of young people enjoying life in our yard. No drunken emptiness. No cussing. Just enjoying life because God is good. Sometimes people show up that we've never met. I think lots of college kids are coming this time, including some of the football players. A few of them have been coming to church this year. I have such a wonderful church.

3. Please continue to pray for my friend's husband, Tom (he has terminal cancer). My heart is too overwhelmed for words. "...groanings which cannot be uttered"

4. Conversation with my nephew yesterday: Aunt Anna, tell me "You have a nice sandbox!" Me: You have a nice sandbox Little Turkey. Nephew:"Oh thank you!" Where does he come up with this stuff? He makes me marvel and laugh daily.

5. My niece has beautiful blue eyes rimmed with long, dark red lashes. Oh she's sweet. She smiles so dreamily when you smile at her. I can smile at her from across the room and watch for her face to mirror mine.

6. I'm whitening my teeth. My teeth are already quite white, I know. But I need the practice in lab work. I HATE learning things on patients. I don't like gagging them, or making them cry, wasting their time, etc. So I practice on Kristy and myself. Its good experience. Now I understand why we don't fill the tray very full in the back when taking an impression... because it slides down the throat and takes an impression of the tonsils. I made Kristy gag and cry. I now understand why we trim the trays below the gumline... because if you don't, the bleach sits on the gums and burns them. Been there, done that. I have the burnt white gums to prove it. I now understand what we mean when we tell the patients "You may experience some sensitivity while whitening..." drinking a cold glass of milk is currently murder. By the end of this experience, I hope to have a boatload of helpful knowledge that will enable me to care for my patients AND obnoxiously white teeth. :-D

7. I backspaced. That was really none of your business. I used my filter, yay!

8. I am learning no one is perfect, ESPECIALLY myself. I haven't arrived. I wish I could write this idea out, but its not quite to that point yet. Its kind of about looking back at life, and seeing a period of time when I knew everyone else was wrong, and I was right. Guess what? I was wrong. Weird, I know.

9. I have some big months coming up. I have a few photoshoots before Moldova, and after we get back I have decisions to make. I'm hoping God gives me the perspective I need while on the missions trip. Pray for me please. I don't want to just lazily let life happen. I have some ideas, but I need wisdom and thought and prayer to decide which ideas to act upon.

10. Remember the Facebook thing? How I was gonna stop using it? Lame. I lost. I shouldn't resolve stuff, it just makes me look lame. Anytime I ever resolve ANYTHING, I lose. I have been enjoying real life immensely lately though, and find Facebook to be less interesting. My best friend was without internet all summer and I have found myself jealous of her a few times. If I didn't have 1300 wedding pictures to process, I could just abandon my computer for awhile.