Archive for the ‘Inspiration and Creativity’ Category

Homework

February 2, 2010

Project 365

February 1, 2010

One of my goals this year is to document my family.  Wait, wasn’t that my resolution last year?  Well this year, I resolve to do better, and I have a plan.  I’m participating in Project 365, where the goal is to take one picture a day, every day of the year.  Here’s one from a few days ago (of my almost-8-year-old who just recently decided he loves to read):

New Year's News

January 31, 2010

Okay, so I’m about a month late with this, but Happy 2010!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.

I know some of you have been wondering “Will she ever blog again?”  Things have been busy busy busy for us over the past few months.  Yes, I will blog your sessions, those of you who have been waiting.  I promise.  But I have been much more interested in getting things mailed out to people than I have been with updating the blog.  ;)

So here’s the latest news.  At the end of 2009/beginning of 2010 I…

1) Married an amazing man, who I thank God for every day.

2) Gained two more children, bringing our combined total to 4, and a tiny dog.

3) Started graduate school again, working on a master’s in American History.  Why?  So someday I can teach at the college level, if I want to.  And because I love school and I’ve missed learning about things other than photography.

4) Had the flu.  Twice.

5) Began renovating a home to sell, and packing to move out of the one I have lived in for the past year,  and started looking for a new one with Dave that’s big enough for our family.

Whew.

So, needless to say, we have a lot going on here.  After reading all that, I’m sure that no one will be surprised that I’m taking a break from portrait sessions for the next few months so that we can get settled, because I just can’t keep up with everything.  Those of you who are already scheduled know that you’re on my calendar, no matter what, but I’m not taking any more bookings for the next few months.  For those of you who haven’t ordered yet or who haven’t paid for their orders in full, I’ll be taking orders and finalizing payments until February 23rd.  After that, the studio computer is coming down for the move, and I won’t be digging into the archives and processing orders until we’re permanently settled again.

I’ll try and get some past sessions up between now and then, and I’ll do some personal blogs, too, so you can keep up with what’s going on in our lives.  Until next time, here are some pictures from our honeymoon in New Orleans.  ;)

And my sweet little husband on Facebook:

Creativity

July 10, 2009

creativity

I subscribe to a lot of blogs. One of my favorites gets updated every Thursday: the aptly named Inspire Me Thursday.

As many of you know, I have been going through some serious photography burnout. I absolutely love the families and kids that I get to meet, but after a stretch of being too busy I start feeling really uncreative… which usually means that I need to slow down, take a break, stretch, and try some new things. Even when I don’t take the time to interpret the weekly topic, Melanie’s posts and links always help me start thinking down new creative paths.