Time to do the work...

We all do it. We dream.

We have these goals to be something fabulous, different, successful, and extraordinary.

We get inspired and pretend to be on that new path to everything we think we've ever hoped for....and then somewhere along the road, it slips by and just becomes another one of those silly failed attempts at silly dreams.

Who are we to have such outlandish expectations? It's ridiculous, right?! We should just listen to our family and friends and get our heads out of the clouds, right?!

Hell no. HELL NO.

Raise your hand if you're over it and you want to be a crazy ridiculous dreamer anyway...
*raises hand*

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” -Marianne Williamson

If any of you reading this blog know me, you know how stubborn I am. But I'm human and I have blocks, fears, and stupid excuses for not doing what I want or should do. I know what I want now ("now" being the operative word...because I'm also a woman and we always change our minds anyway), and after spending some extra me time lately on figuring out where I want to go and how I want to get there, its starting to feel a little bit more clear. It's going to be great. I could elaborate more but seriously, who wants to sit at their computer getting a numb butt reading a novel about my recent enlightenment. You know I will blog more about it soon anyway ;)

Until then, please take the time to listen to this video below of my most recent photog obsession, Sue Bryce. You don't have to watch it, just listen. It's long I know...but just shut up and LISTEN. You don't have to be a photographer to take something away from this. Now, its time to pull up the big girl panties and do the work!

-Baby Madilynn-

As you all know after graduating from college last December I decided to go on a break from booking sessions so I could focus on family and getting a grip on what direction I wanted to take my work.

I couldn't help but say yes, however, to my Zumba instructor Megan when she asked if I could take her ADORABLE new baby girl's photos in March. What can I say...I have a huge weakness for brand new baby girly-ness. It's just too good to pass up. ;)

We decided to meet at in their home and do a relaxed lifestyle shoot, focusing on baby Madilynn and her loving family around her. I've come to the conclusion, that the best and most real moments come from lifestyle shoots with the subject in their natural home environment. Real moments happen at home, not in a studio. A mothers touch, a brothers grin, the family gathered on mommy and daddy's bed, and bare feet. It just seems right!

Here is a little peek at our session together.

Megan decorated Miss Madilynn's room in a perfectly cute mixture of pink, teal, polka dots, paisley, and chevron. Big Brother Mason even wrote a letter to baby sister letting her know just how much he loves her. *Awwww!*




Those little fingers and cheeks! I die.

Thank you Megan, Jamie, Mason, and Madilynn for welcoming me into your home to take photos of your newly expanded family. I hope you enjoy your images!

Better late than never, right?

As you may know I'm still working on my personal photos while I'm on a little hiatus from booking sessions, this task has proven to become a long slow one after I got my new and fabulous Markiii. Maybe I should have read up some info prior to purchasing, but HEY, I didn't and we all learn better the hard way anyway right??

Well it came to my attention upon attempting to upload my first round of images from the Markiii that I would need to buy a card reader rather than the good ol' USB cable that came in the box. (I know I know it's easier that way anyhow, shush!) After solving my uploading issue and even talking on the phone with Canon about the lack of communication between my camera and computer, I then discovered that my current Lightroom Software (LR3) will not be compatible with this beautiful, beastly piece of camera I now own. *Sigh* So until I finally breakdown and install the update to Lightroom 4, I am currently working at an extremely slow pace because that major component to my workflow is not available at this time. Grrr.

Anywho, enough with the complaining, because that can be easily taken care of. What I'm REALLY here to blog about today is my adorable images from Easter time with my girls Diem and Ryanne. I may be biased, but my girls are just so downright gorgeous and their personalities are out of this world! I hope you can fully appreciate them through their images as much as I do. :)