I took Mom back to the airport tonight, and the last time I flew out was on a Tuesday night as well. You guys! Everyone should fly on Tuesday nights! Look at those lines! What lines, you ask? EXACTLY. There are zero lines at the airport on Tuesday nights. I highly suggest traveling at this time.For your internet share of the day, how about this month's cover story from Bon Appétit on how to grill the best burger? Yeah. Let's do that.
On Tuesday, after the shoot with those amazing ballerinas, I had a presentation with a dog rescue group in town. I was going over tips on how to take better photos of the dogs they rescue, so they might get them adopted faster.One of their dogs, Bridge up there, was brought in as my model. What a sweetheart! He's about two years old, and the is sooooo snuggly. He just leans in to you and smothers you with kisses, but in a very gentle (non-Magda) fashion. If you would like more information on this cutie, you can find it here.For your internet share of the day, it's getting warm in Minnesota, so let's make some popsicles, yeah?
Oooooh yesterday was so much fun. This is an outtake from a day full of ballet photos and wow, was it amazing. I will do a post later with some finished images, but I know some of you like the behind-the-scenes view, so here it is. Also? All this rain and humidity is warping my paper rolls which means I will be spending tons of time in photoshop this week. Ah well, worth the price for these shots.For your internet shares today, check out who owns your favorite organic brands -- fascinating!
You know I've been shooting a lot of families lately, right? Well this weekend, I was at the lake with another group when the three year old decided she had just plain had enough of her clothing. While the parents were pretty mortified, I thought it made for spectacular photos!I'm actually posting this image on Monday night because on Tuesday I'll be on location at a shoot from 7:30 am until 5 pm, and then I have a presentation that night, and there won't be a second left for blogging.For your internet share, Mt. St. Helens erupted thirty five years ago and here are some photos.
Man, this week has been busy! I had four shoots last weekend and four shoots this week (two of them were full 8-hour days). To say I am a bit backlogged on my photo processing would be an understatement!Tonight I finally wrapped up one of my family shoots from last weekend, when the weather, the light and the flowering trees were all working in my favor.I wish I had more news to report, but sadly I'm just working my tail off and doing it on hardly any sleep. Tonight for dinner I had a handful of tortilla chips and salsa and for the second night in a row, I'll be crawling off to bed around 9. You would think this would mean I was well rested, but since Ezra was up from 2:30 - 5:30 am last night, you would be wrong.Have a great weekend everyone! Wish me good sleeping juju!For your internet share today, this dog reminds me of Magda so much. This is totally something she would do.
This week, I'm working on some commercial shots, and these are some of the supplies laying around my studio.Yeah, I'm in heaven. You guys know about my obsession with school supplies, right? Let's just say I'm working on a Back to School project, and it's waaaay more fun than even I thought it would be.Other than that, it's dreary and rainy out and I only got 4 hours of sleep (and not even continuous hours, at that), so I'm gonna wrap this up quickly.For your internet share of the day, how beautiful is this food? Or how about these amazing travel photos that are entered in the Nat Geo contest? Wow.
It was twenty years ago today that I disregarded my father's advice and called a boy to ask him on a date. And what a ride it has been! These are some of my favorite shots of us -- taken in a photo booth a few years ago. They are taped to my computer so I can see his handsome mug while I work. I am so lucky to have snagged him for myself -- I still ask the universe what in the world I ever did to deserve such a wonderful guy as my own.For your internet share of the day, this new invention/camera/gadget is pretty rad. I don't want/need one, but I am fascinated by the technology!
Oh you guys. YOU GUYS. Who wants to come over for some grillin' this summer??So, our backyard was a pit. There was no grass (well, there were small remainders of clumps of grass here and there) and there were many holes (some back from Memphis' days, some from Magda. NONE from Merlin.), and there were weeds (oh my were there weeds). And, to put it gently, our yard was for the dogs' enjoyment, not ours. This wasn't really by choice, it's just how things had worked out.
We have wanted a patio for a very, very long time (we've lived in this house for ten years now!), but we couldn't justify the cost on an outdoor space when there were so many indoor (ie: used 12-mos-a-year) spaces we needed to fix up first.But then came Ezra and his eating. And his dropping of the food. And the messy kitchen. And I suddenly realized why the neighbors and their three kids next door eat outside all summer long.So we made the commitment and hired my friends Nan and Steele at Landscape Love.OMG are we thrilled with the outcome! Anyone and everyone who is having yard work done should hire these guys. They designed the whole thing (yes, I just trusted them -- yes, it was hard) and I LOVE IT. They showed up every day (when they said they would) and the work they did was just awesome. And the crew was incredibly kind. And I could not be more pleased.
And yeah, this girl loves it as well. Although I think she hates how we follow her around making sure she doesn't dig or mess up the yard now.
And see that little space back there for the grill? How rad is that! So it's close to the kitchen and not on the patio in the way! Hooray!Now, the space isn't finished yet. I'm still looking for some comfy lounge-type chairs for the other side of the patio, and we got a great indoor-outdoor rug for Ezra to play on while we read the paper, and there may be a fire pit in our future. But because it is taking FOREVER to find comfortable outdoor lounge chairs (if you have suggestions, please let me know -- I've tried HomeGoods, Target, Cost Plus World Market, Ikea and Pier One), I wanted to at least show you where we're at now. And I'll be sure to post a "finished" look when I get there as well.Oh! But I do LOVE our table and chairs -- we got those at IKEA for a steal, if anyone needs such a purchase.For your internet share of the day, this new TV show fascinates me and you better believe I'm gonna get Netflix to watch it. Also? I love this quote.
