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Looks like I have a beverage theme going here! Actually today it's snowing and my kids school had early dismissal. I made sure to have fresh cinnamon muffins out of the oven and very large mugs of hot chocolate waiting for them when they arrived home. Snow days are so much fun, and so much fun to think back upon. Hoping my kids will feel nostalgic for these days when they experience snow days as parents.... Now to go snuggle up on the couch and watch dvds with my three snow bunnies... xo

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First of the 365-project....!

worlds blur- a challenge

"Worlds Blur at First Light.

All is real and imagined.

fantastical and true"

Angie Warren has created a challenge tonight based on a quote from an Anthropolgie catalog (my favorite store, by the way). She has asked people to demonstrate in picture form what that quote may mean to them. I have chosen two pictures that immediately came to mind. The quote makes me think of childhood in it's innocent, dreamy & yes, fantastical ways...

projects & playlists...

Ok, so day 5 into 365-day project and haven't started yet... Probably not a good sign, at all. Determined not to throw in the towel I realized a 365-day project doesn't have to start January 1. Mine will start January 6th, 2011 and end January 6th, 2012. For no other reason than the fact that I totally slacked the first five days.... 

In the spirit of trying to blog more I thought I would share my current favorite gym playlist. The songs that are getting me through my workouts of the new year, which thankfully I have been better about completing than certain 365-projects....

1. Runaway- Kanye West (yes, the words are horrible, but something fun about toasting the d'bags on the elliptical)
2. Dog Day are Over- Florence and the Machine (I am not embarrassed to admit I actually have the Glee version as well & love it)
3. Coming Home- Diddy
4. Little Lion Man- Mumford & Sons
5. We R Who We R- Kesha
6. Radioactive- Kings of Leon
7. Forget You- still not embarrassed to admit I dig the Glee version
8. Modern Man- Arcade Fire
9. Magic- B.O.B
10. The Fixer- Pearl Jam
11. You Got Yr Cherry Bomb- Spoon
12. A-Punk- Vampire Weekend

i heart faces- "best face of 2010"

"Keep your face always towards the sunshine- and shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman

To ring in the new year, i heart faces is looking back at the last year in photos and asking for the best face photo of 2010. This was a difficult task as I think back to my year in photos. I have pictures of my children and other people that I think are fabulous and, really, how could I ever choose between those?  

The more I thought about it, the more this one particular picture kept coming back to me. I fell in love with it back in July and I still am head over heels for this particular capture. I chose it, not just because of the handsome subject whom I love dearly.  While I do love this picture because of the just out of the pool messy hair, the freckled nose,  sparkly blue eyes, perfect lips and his beautiful soul shining through.  I  also love it because it represents the evolution of my photography. And that is why I chose it.

I had just completed two fabulous online photography workshops and was at a point where I was extremely comfortable shooting 100% in manual. I had finally grasped where I wanted my focus to be and was able to nail it, most of the time. This picture also represents how far I have come with my editing. This picture was actually a full-length view of my son that I cropped in for compositions sake. I edited it in Lightroom creating my own black and white conversion which I was thrilled with. Then to make the photo more interesting I added a Florabella texture. When I was done, I could not stop staring at this beautiful picture of my beautiful boy.

I am still trying to figure out what my "photographic vision" is. I know I want to capture people being who they are but in an artistic way that brings out their most beautiful, inherent self. I think I have always been working at that and if this picture represents anything, it represents the fact that I am on my way to that particular "photographic vision". 

I look forward to the year ahead in pictures. Capturing life as we see it, live it and love it. xo


To view some beautiful faces of 2010, click on the link below!

new years resolutions...

I am not one to make New Years resolutions. I don't necessarily like the idea of making promises to myself that I know I will eventually break. However, this year,  I have a resolution and I hope to keep it going for as long as I possibly can. My resolution is to do a 365-photo project which will get me taking pictures daily and blogging more! Creatively, I am falling into a rut. I feel the creative juices flowing, but am not really releasing that energy as much as I would like. I know the only way to become a better photographer, writer, blogger, artist, whatever, is to get to it! So I shall!! Starting tomorrow, I resolve to be a more creative me and express it daily, no matter what!

Happy New Year to all. May this year be the year you become the person you have always wanted to be! xo

i heart faces- "orange"

i heart faces is all about orange this week, head on over and check it out!