Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Homemade Christmas ( It's not supposed to be perfect)




My three year old daughter and I made our first gingerbread house together a few days ago, we had so much fun! It took me a little while to let go of the notion that we would end up with a perfectly constructed victorian candy cottage. But the important thing was to make a memory together and the giggles were worth it. Take photos of these special times, you'll be happy you did. Your pictures or your gingerbread house don't have to be perfect, just have fun!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Hale Girls Studio Session



































































I prefer working with natural light, hands down! But some friends of mine convinced me to break out the studio lights to take Christmas portraits of our babies (will post those later). So, I've been working those lights for a few weeks now. It really is convienent when the weather is not so good! But ohh I'm just dying to work outside again
The Hale girls are at that wonderful stage of teenhood, full of laughter, full of life, full of vinegar! What a great time to do portraits and capture this special time in growing up. We will do a country session soon, which will have an entirely different style and feeling...

Monday, December 14, 2009

Beauty is Where You Find It ( Stop Being So Busy And Appreciate The Little Things)


I have some snowflakes I put in the windows every year at Christmastime. One morning I had a pot of water boiling on the stove and the kitchen windows were all steamed up. With the sun coming through, my dollar tree snowflakes suddenly looked magical. I hope this picture captures the feeling I felt when something ordinary became extraordinary...

Friday, December 11, 2009

Shhhhh!




Shhhhhh! This is one of my Dads Christmas presents, a couple of black and white prints of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Fransisco. This place is spectacular and I just happened to drive by at the right time of day. Its absolutely magical in the late afternoon sun...

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Bowl of Citrus







Its December, and the citrus starts showing up at our house! I couldnt resist snapping a few pics of this bowl of yummy fruit...