Drumroll, Please.....

Thanks so much to all of you for stopping by and saying hello! It was great seeing some new people stop by, as well as old friends! Thanks for sharing my happiness and excitement over my Etsy shop opening!

I hopped on the random number generator site and clicked the button twice to get 2 random numbers. The lucky numbers were #13 and #27. I scrolled down to see who filled those spots in the comments.

CONGRATUATIONS to Meg with Tea & Brie Photography and to Amy McGibbon! Yay, girls! You each win a FREE 8x10 of your choice. And.... because ALL of you are truly winners, I'm offering a buy one get one free to all of you. If you see something on my Etsy shop or Flickr that you have to have, you'll get another freebie of your choice. Just specify the title of the Freebie in the comments section when making your purchase. Hugs to all of you!

Happy Monday!

My Etsy Shop is Open!

There have been many questions about how to purchase my fine art photographs, and I'm pleased to announce that is finally an option! I have officially opened my ETSY shop, and will be adding more items in coming days. To celebrate my Grand Opening, I will be giving away an 8x10 of your choice. Simply make a comment on this post - it's that easy to enter! Comment before midnight Sunday January 31, 2010. I will randomly select two winners and each person will receive a complimentary 8x10. Make sure to include your email or some way of reaching you should you be the lucky person(s), and let me know the title of your choice! To stop by the shop, CLICK HERE.

Girl and Beach Umbrella

Blueberries

Forget Me Not2

Oak in Fog


Pair of Pears


Watermelon and Roses

Apple Blossom White

Class of 2010! {Columbus Senior Portrait Photographer}

We had a couple days of cold rainy weather, but finally a gorgeous Indian Summer appeared, and lent the perfect backdrop for senior portraits! What will the future hold... lots of possibilities!

Things I Love Thursday ~ Black & White

My roots are in black and white. I started with film and that is all I shot. Color is pretty, but color can seduce you away from the story and emotion. Black and white compel you to see the emotion, the story, the nuances and textures... whether dramatic or soft.

Stop by to visit these wonderful photographers!

Hot Boxer

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Kelly West Mars

Raehein

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flumpsicle

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javiy

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My Baby Mia

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marta

Kaitlyn's Preview / Frankfort Michigan Senior Photographer / Benzie County Senior Photographer

It was a little iffy, but the weather held for senior portrait day! We had a couple beautiful settings - Crystal Gardens for a natural feel, and the old Smokestack building for a bit of a neglected, industrial mood! It was a fun day with great backdrops, and even a friend for a little moral support!

Following my Bliss...

I just feel so lucky and blessed to do what I do... follow my bliss as a photographer. Each morning, I wake up excited to "go to work"! I enjoy the constant learning and daily opportunity to grow creatively. But more than any of that... I love the people I work with - my wonderful clients! I feel so honored to be invited into their lives to documents special moments & times. And I so enjoy coming back at a later date to photograph a new chapter in their lives, and telling their story and history photographically! The connections and rapport developed over time with clients is what makes my job so great!

Here are a few "call backs"!

~today~

~ a year ago~

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~1 1/2 years ago~

Miss E ~ Sneak Peek! / Columbus Ohio Family Photographer / Columbus Ohio Childrens Photographer

One day a week ago, I had a wonderful drive out into the country to do a portrait session for the Littlest Heroes Project. What a delightful surprise to see we had a vintage carriage to work with! It's so fun to incorporate these fabulous type of props into sessions! And we had a beautiful grassy field to work within! All in all, a beautiful day and a fun session!

Preview 2~ / Columbus Ohio Childrens Photographer

A couple more sweet shots of this sweet little guy! I've applied some textures to these to give a soft vintagey feel. The daisies in these shots remind me of images I saw as a child from my grandparents era - I tried to use the textures to give some of that same mood and feel here.

Free Wallpaper!

A little summer freebie to celebrate the first day of summer!! Enjoy!

Grab the link HERE.

Baby G... Preview / Columbus Ohio Childrens Photographer

This past week, I photographed one of the most handsome little baby boys I've ever seen! He surely won my heart! And what a little sweetheart to boot! I can't wait to see him at 1 year!

Fabulous Resource

You may know this site - or not! But I just found this most fabulous site, chock full of great info & resources for photographers. Picture This offers a wonderful forum and great Lightroom presets (I love Lightroom!). You can find her fabulous Lightroom Presets HERE, most of which are free. The work on her blog is beautiful and inspiring, and often tutorials are given!

Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit / Columbus Ohio Fine Art Photographer

I just found out the above image has been accepted into the juried 2009 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit! I am so very excited! Lat year my "Oak in Fog" was accepted into the exhibit. The opening reception will be July 28 from 6PM-8PM at the Cox Fine Art Building. The exhibit will run for the duration of the fair, from July 29 - August 9, 2009.

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Mornings

I've been feeling the need of a new project (like I don't have enough!). My creative energy needs some refreshing, and so I'm embarking on a year of mornings - a photojournal.

I've always been a morning person - at my best in the morning. A new start, a feeling of being rejuvenated, new eyes. Morning light is always soft and quiet, asking you to come and be a part. As a child, I remember waking up around 5:30 or 6:00 AM and the whole house would be asleep... but the birds were awake, the sun was awake, the paperboy was delivering - there was a quiet world going on its way already. My grandma would be up, too. We would make oatmeal together and she would let me have sips of her coffee. When she moved back to Pennsylvania, I enjoyed the mornings alone while everyone slept. I always wondered how they could sleep away the best part of the day! When I spent summers at my grandfather's farm in Eastern Pennsylvania, I loved wandering down the road at the start of a new day and watching the mist rise from the fields - like magical spirits and nymphs of the morn. And there were always so many chores to do before the heat of the day. Vegetables needed to be picked, dogs had to be fed, bugs had to be knocked off the plants (he was an organic farmer - we were his "pesticides"!), and on special days, we would wander through the woods to pick mushrooms or berries, be given little "lessons on birds, plants and nature, or head down to the "pumping station" - a lake full of adventures waiting to be had.

So this will be my tribute to mornings and memories and possibilities.....

Spring Wallpaper Freebie!

We've been waiting so long for Spring to appear! I went to Inniswood Metropark the other day - one of my favorie places. And this is what I spied! Enjoy this as a wallpaper by clicking HERE for the original size, or HERE for the large size.

Happy Spring!

RIGHT CLICK PROTECTION!!

I wanted to pass along this very valuable information for any of you posting on blogs or web sites. It is a code to copy & paste into your site that prevents right click copying. For a blog, you add a widget for html, then paste the code in. And voila - no right clicks!!

HEAD TO THIS SITE & copy/paste the code into your site. Make sure to type in your name where it specifies in the code - right after the copyright symbol.