Today I was doing a few last-minute product shots for that toothbrush project I mentioned earlier this summer, and these items were sitting on the staging table all pretty like, so I snapped this.Since the teaser website is up, I guess I can send you to that. But I'll be sending you there again when the whole shebang goes live and you can see tons of pretty photos of supplies and adorable kids brushing their teeth!For your internet share of the day, this couple sent a bill to their wedding guests who didn't come to the event. You better believe I laughed at this (and was glad they weren't one of my clients!).
This week, I had an early shoot with a lovely family over near the lake. I asked them to come right around sunrise, which I always feel bad about. But seriously, look at that light! It is totally worth getting up a touch early for that gorgeousness right there.I don't know if you can see the morning fog or not, but it was quite lovely.This week has been pretty tough, otherwise. Ezra is having a really hard time with two teeth coming in at once, and I am a bit under the weather with fevers etc and work has been insanely busy (which is great! and stressful! and fun! and hard!). It's nothing major, just a lot of little things.And I read this article which was depressing as hell, but still fascinating. If you have ever thought you should be skinnier for how much you are working out or are eating, 
Did you guys try to take photos of the blood moon the other day? I didn't, but I've tried in the past to photograph the moon, and I just can't seem to get it right. I really need to practice, and it's on my to-do list. But the night of the super moon, I did head down to the lake to watch the moonrise and I did bring my camera. I didn't put too much thought into it, so I just had the lens that was already mounted (a 35mm), but I loved the reflection on the water in this image. Obviously, not the moon so much (since I cropped it out).I'll try again soon!For your internet shares of the day, 
Remember last week when I was designing that book? It came! And it is looooooovely. I know we all look at photos on our phones and computers all day long. But there is something so wonderful about holding a photo in my hands and seeing it on paper. And in a book? Even better!Many people ask me who I use to print my albums, and it really depends on the project. But for things close to my heart, I opt for 
Most of my shoots this week are in the evenings, meaning I'm home processing on my computer during the day. This morning I was grabbing another cup of coffee when I noticed the birds were particularly active. I watched for about 10 minutes as they fought and dive bombed and sqawked at each other. Then I remembered that, hey, maybe I should take a photo.I love the interactions you see here! Also? That feeder was full three days ago, so as you can see, they are gobbling it all up for fall. And? Please don't judge me on how dirty my windows are (ick!).Now, for your internet share of the day. I bet you didn't think 
Last night, I was fortunate enough to get to photograph Beach House. I really love their music. But their concerts? I dunno. I might be too sober? I might want more movement? Maybe the photographer in me just wants a little action. Like ... a head bob. Or a smile. Or something. Anyway, they are tough for me to shoot. Toward the end of the show, Victoria Legrand finally did let loose and shake her hair for about 10 seconds before going back to stock still again. But, as concert photographers, we are asked to only shoot the first three songs and then stop... so yeah.But I'm showing you this particular image because one of my favorite things to look at while I'm photographing a band up close is their feet. I like to see what socks they are wearing, what their shoes are and what they are drinking. Most of the time, it's water or tea. And beer. Rarely mixed drinks. Anyway, it's just something I like to check out, and sometimes I photograph.If you want to see the rest of the faceless photos from the night, they are up 
Fall is right around the corner here in Minneapolis, and I realized I have gone the entire summer without photos of my pretty succulents! What!?! I know!These furry ones are among my favorites, but really I'm just a huge sucker for succulents in general. They cover my porch all summer long. I used to bring them in all winter and nurse them along... and then I would try to bring them out in the summer but they never looked healthy enough and I always just buy more. I know! Wasteful!If any green thumbs out there would like to adopt my urn succulents this year, please let me know. I have a few more weeks before I likely compost them (sad trombone).For your internet shares of the day, here is 
Today was another day where I only did about a half-day of work (lazybones!). I had planned on taking this entire week as a "staycation"... but ended up working about 20 hours or so instead. Oops.But I was determined to complete one of the many projects on my to-do list: building a book of all of the photos of Ezra's first year. Well, not ALL of the photos (ahem), but a very edited version. If I can keep my act together, I hope to do this every year, but let's not get ahead of ourselves, eh? I think it's so easy for photo prints to get lost in the cracks, and I can't imagine that in 15 years I'll still know where all of these digital photos are or how to access them (other than my blog). So an analog book was high on my list of priorities. I'm old fashioned like that.And what does this have to do with that photo up there? Well, as you can imagine, there was a lot of digging in my archives today, and I found that one!Remember back in August when Minneapolis St. Paul magazine ran