The Branding Journey....Part 1 1/2

Sooooo...

I am almost ready to blog the branding Journey Part II.  So sorry about the wait, I tend to be a bit picky.  I am bursting with excitement for the release so Stay Tuned.....

In the mean time here is a sneak Peek

:) 

Coming Soon...

I hope you will all join me in the anticipation. Happy Tuesday!!!

Game Day....

What is is about boys?? Do they just love to play with dirt??  I Really think they DO.....

I went to the park to watch my husband play ball, and I took some pictures...

BUT I must admit Allen and all his cuteness had All my attention...

His mother whom I had the pleasure of conversing with was so calm that I was amazed. I could not have handled all that dirt.  But he really enjoyed digging and squishing it with his hands...he was even proud showing me his hands =)

ENJOY!!!!

Young Love....

I think I am in Love with Love :)  
I have a true passion for shooting weddings and I still get those butterflies in my tummy each time.  It must be all of the emotions that are captured.  I am honored to be trusted with such a special moment in the lives of others.  This weekend it was Antonio & Zuleyka......

I've known Zuley, for quite some time and have watched her grow into a lovely young lady. It was an honor to Photograph her wedding.  I wish the them a beautiful marriage with the Solid foundation that is Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Here are some of my favorites.......






Congratulations Antonio & Zuleyka!!! May the LORD continue to bless you guys in all that you do....


:) Happy Monday Blog Readers!!!

To be delivered....

One of the most satisfying parts of this job is that message you send to the client to let her know that her order is ready...

:) 

Yes it makes me happy to know that something I created will bring smiles to so many others as the below image hangs on the wall. 

I Love what I do.....I think life is too short not to enjoy the things that make you happy......

Tomorrow is never promised here on earth, so enjoy Today as much as you can.....

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

Fit & Fearless

I recently met Carmen and I was in awe when she told me she is 43.  Yes....I did kinda have to pick my jaw up.....I thought she was in her mid 30's.  She looks so fit. The more I talked to her I understood that she was not afraid to tell her age.  She is confident and quite happy in her own skin.  She eats well and goes to the Gym regurlarly.  Clearly she is doing something right. I admire a woman who is happy with herself, because A lot of women aren't.

I read a Tweet the other day and it made perfect sense to me in relation to this... so I'll just copy and paste it here....

Anne Ruthmann

It kills me when some of the most beautiful people are the least happy with how they look. Rock what you got.

Yesterday at 7:01pm via Twitter ·  ·  ·@AnneRuthmann on Twitter

Not everyone can be this confident, and I'm including myself here. I am very picky about my appearance, especially in Photographs.  However, I think that as long as my hair and make up is in good order, I feel good about the way I look and hold my head up high. I've actually used the statement "I think I look good for my age" ;)  but this blogpost is not about me.

Here are some of the Photos taken at Carmen's Photoshoot....I titled her album FIT & Fearless because that is what I see and admire about her.



Carmen I had a great time with you on your shoot and here's the Proof you did too ;)

The Film Experiment...

I was recently told Film is not dead.  In disbelief I said "Excuse me, Who uses film anymore?"

Ahem....umm...They still sell it at the Pharmacy. Yup, a lot of people still have film cameras.  "No Way!'
....and so it is true.  I tried it!  =)

So....You may have read my previous post to understand why the sudden interest in film. I Love my Digital camera and I am a Professionally Certified Digital Photographer.  Film is....well, just for fun and for exploring and going on new adventures.

Let's get something Straight I don't actually OWN a film camera, but my friend Anne Ruthmann let me borrow her 1979 Olympus OM10.  I bought a few rolls of film and got it ready to fire. Of course, one of the things I learned is that shooting digital really does make you shutter happy. =) I would have shot hundreds of exposures on my camera.

I rarely get to be at a wedding where I am not Photographing it, so I found this to be the perfect opportunity to experiment :) I got some memories with my phone just like everyone else, but I did manage to go through a whopping 24 exposures...yes ladies and gentlemen a whole roll (hear the clapping as I bow).  I won't lie and say I wasn't afraid of getting nothing, that was the risky part, but I did get something.......Not the kind of images I'm used to getting with my digital camera, but I'm happy with my first try using film on a manual camera.

Here's a peek at what I captured.







Please Understand this is Pharmacy Bought film and Pharmacy developed too ;)

I bought Kodak Ultra 800 film which I developed at Walgreen's 1 hour Photo, I'm sure it did the film NO justice.  However since these images are just for me it didn't matter.

Any critique offered is completey acceptable here, as this is a learning journey.

Happy MONDAY!!!

Clyde Wheatley at Freedom Life Chruch.....

Last Month Freedom Life Church hosted a concert during our regular sunday service.  Clyde Wheatly a Jazz Musician often referred to as "The British Kenny G with a hint of Benny Goodman" played some great Music for us.
I really enjoyed capturing these images during this event.

Lilly did a wonderful job leading us in Worship.....

Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD.