I have always been fascinated by photography. I have spent countless hours studying photographs of people, while considering the angles, the lighting, and the editing the photographer used. I love the fact that photography has the amazing ability to transport us to a different time, or place with one single shot.
It was not until I started blogging that I decided to take photography more seriously. With camera in hand, I started experimenting with photographs of my apartment, of friends, and family. It was after experimenting in this way that I realized my passion for photography. I have no formal training or background in this field, but I realize that passion can open your eyes to the impossible, so not only did I invest in the proper equipment I also spent the necessary time to learn everything I could to enhance the skill it takes to be proficient with this passion.
I enjoy, and appreciate the opportunity to photograph bloggers, couples, influencers who make an impact in their profession, families, and also lifestyle type setting. I take an individual approach to each person I photograph. I make every effort to embrace and highlight the focus of what they are trying to convey to their audience with each session.
I look forward to working together and capturing the potential magnificence of your moments through my eyes and the lens of my camera.
It is my birthday today! The big 2-6! I actually didn’t realize it was today until last night. Does that mean I am getting old? Forgetting my birthday? eek!
Since it snuck up on me, I made a last minute wish list for anyone else in my family it might have snuck up on as well. I hope you enjoy my picks!
Do you ever tell yourself you are going to do something and have every intention of doing it, but it takes forever to actually get it done? Oh, that is called procrastination?! Yes, I am queen of that! Procrastination is the perfect word to use when talking about adding video to my blog. I have wanted to add it to my site for years now, but I kept slacking when it came to actually doing it. Either I couldn’t find the right videographer or the right time. I even had numerous failed attempts at doing it myself, only to be left disappointed by the quality.
The other week I was at my computer and something came over me my intuition kicked in and told me to search the web for a camera man. I stumbled upon a site that let me e-mail the specifics of what I was looking to a database and the right guy would, “e-mail be back.” The right guy ended up being about 30 e-mails from all videographers in the area. After much back and forth, details, and pricing, I went with Adam from Lightscape Multimedia. He e-mailed me saying how excited he was to work on this project and how he had creative ideas he wanted to present for my fashion video. HE, had creative ideas! Wam, Bam! I was done. He was my guy. Isn’t it funny how sometimes it is always about timing? I feel the whole thing was serendipitous.
After several phone calls on creative aspects we finally got to filming on what would be an entertaining but long Sunday afternoon. I absolutely loved working with Adam and the Lightscape media team. They were so professional, very detail oriented, and made me feel at ease the entire day. Really a dream to work with. This is the first of what I plan will be a monthly series. We have some really exciting ideas up our sleeves so we hope you continue to check back.
For this first video we wanted to “introduce” me and my style. The future ones will be more style focused. That being said, I really hope you enjoy watching this one as much as we enjoyed making it. Please feel free to comment or e-mail me what you liked or would like to see in future videos.
Placing mini bar’s around the house will help fill space, make your guest feel welcome, and make each room feel unique. I made each bar different, depending on what type of room it was in. For the guest bedroom with more neutral and “manly,” decor I put an orange tray to give it a pop of color and then filled it with a whiskey tasting set, whiskey, gin, scotch and other drinks that fit the aesthetics. For our other guest bedroom, which is all white, I put an acrylic tray and a few mini bottles of champagne and gold rimmed champagne flutes. It gives it a feminine touch without going overboard. And for the living room, since there is a steady flow of different genders, I went with a chrome colored butler stand and tray, to remain gender neutral, and mixed it with a wide variety of choice. (am i making us sound like alcoholics? oops)
I love having people over and being able to walk to the bar to offer them a cocktail. While this bar is only temporary (we eventually want to build one next to the kitchen) it serves its purpose. If you have an awkward space in a room, try filling it with a little bar. You won’t be disappointed.
