Day 9 Gratitude Project - Following My Bliss { Columbus Ohio Child & Family Photographer}

A little sprout - taken during a recent portrait session.

Today I feel blessed:

That I can make a living doing what I love, & that people love what I do.
That my clients often become friends.
That I finally learned to give my love, time & energy to those who love me and support me.
That I learned not to allow negativity into my life, including those people who tell me to get a “real” job. They just don’t get it & never will.
That I have wonderful friends.
That I can see the beauty in each moment.
That it rained today helping recharge my newly planted perennials.

Girls and Tutus... / Columbus Ohio Childrens Photographer

This past week I spent an evening at Inniswood, our most beautiful metropark, doing a photo session with two delightful little girls! They discovered quite a few frogs, picked bouquets of clovers, romped in Grandma's Garden and rolled down hills. The park is such a magical place for children - & the child in us all! Here is a little preview of that fun filled day.

More From the Workshop

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I'm still working on the images from that wonderful portrait workshop in Indy. I'm enjoying applying the different methods we learned & playing around with some new post processing techniques. Also, it's so much fun to go back & see all the fun little expressions, the little nuances that make each one unique. Children just bring us right back into the moment!!

~Post Workshop Post

Well I'm back from the workshop, & wow, what a workshop!!! It was so informative & so inspiring!! The instructor rocked!!! And there was such a diverse & talented groups of girls! We learned about workflow & processing, how to photograph children with respect & were introduced to some great sites & vendors! And lucky me, I won a fabulous door prize... yay! It's a wonderful little pink/black leopard-licious print petitskirt!! I can't wait to use it!! Here is an initial posting of images from the workshop. These little ones were so fun & fabulous to work with!!