after a month, and going through 724 pictures. i am done with this wonderful session.
this session is not just a session about a birth, but a session about how prayers are answered, how dreams come true. how you can not know someone one minute and then love them the next.
usually when i am at a session. i sort of feel disconnected from the situation. i want people to be real. however, i didn't feel like an outsider with michelle and steve. for 3 hours, we laughed, we cried and we witnessed the miracle of life.
with that, i give you a few of my most favorite photos from the session and finally, the video...
recently, i designed a custom logo for trudy of mulberry lane photography (isn't that an awesome name). trudy is revealing her new logo and brand spanking new facebook page and to celebrate is holding a give-away!!
One lucky person will win all 10 of the following items.
Organic Bloom frame and a $25 gift certificate from The Rusty Chain
Polka Dot Umbrella Photography is giving away a digital frames border pack from her etsy shop, Puddle Jumpers.
Isabelle LaFrance Photography is giving away 3 mini-sets of her latest Photoshop actions.
Starlit Nest Gifts and Photo Props is giving away a $20 gift certificate to her etsy shop.
MasonBay is giving away a set of little girl's felt flower hair pins from her etsy shop.
Katie, from ktbellerina, is giving away 2 rosette hair bands from her etsy shop.
Red Letter Ink is giving away an 8x10 art print from her etsy shop.
Preserved Photography is giving away 2 small customized photo blocks.
Susie of susie's country garden is giving away a designer fabric camera strap from her etsy shop.
Marie (me) from Autumns Creek is giving away a $45 digital gift card that can be used towards the purchase of a premade or custom logo.
i just want to say thank you to 3 recent custom logo customers. we recently finished and you were all so awesome to work with. i rarely take on three custom logos at the same time, but it happened and these clients made it so easy. thank you to
so you all - this sweet little man is the little guy i watched come into this world. i never ever thought i would do a birth session and was shocked when asked and now honored to have had this experience. we did his newborn pics last week and in the words of my husband this little guy "showed us who was boss" during the session... i feel close to him since i saw him enter this world, isn't he the cutest?
okay, i don't want to say too much or i will start to cry and i have to leave for work soon, so i will just say that if you are a photographer, put a birth session on your "bucket list" :) i took over 700 photos, and am still post processing them to put to a slide show and with m's permission, would love to share with you all when it is done...
for now, i would like to introduce you to evan . . .
this sweet family is about to become a party of 5 - if you email me tonight and i don't reply right away it is because i am documenting the birth - yipee. talk to you soon!!!
finishing up a custom logo "complimentary" design for a custom for her 2nd business. her first logo was a tree... this logo has the tree flowers, but then thread like lines to go with the "fiber" part of her business.
this is mr jones - peyton's guinea pig. i always had hamsters, but let me tell you, there is no contest - these guys are so social, they don't run away (look at him, he is posing) and they great you when you come in the room (it may help that we bring them fresh veggies :)
life is to short to be unhappy. you have to take the good with the bad, smile when you should. grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. laugh when you can, apologize when you should and let go of what you can't change. love deeply and forgive quickly. take chances. give everything and have no regrets. love what you got and always remember what you had. always forgive but never forget. learn from your mistakes but never regret. people change and things go wrong. but always remember life goes on.
just wanted to shout out happy mothers day to all the awesome women in our lives.
we are all shaped, in some way by a special mom in our life. whether she is your biological mom, your adopted mom, your best friends mom, your grandma, your aunt, your godmother (your nina), your boyfriends mom, your teacher, your husband's mom, your dad who played the part of mom when he needed to, your late mom, your coach, or just some wonderful woman who took you under her wing. whether she is still on this earth, in heaven above or miles away, she is close in your heart.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥to all the moms out there. WE LOVE YOU ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
i could just feel the excite in amy's emails when she shared her blog, so i thought i would share with you. there is something exciting when one finds their passion and what is even more amazing is the knowledge that that passion can become a career. good luck amy!
endear me. sweet carla contacted me about a logo i had posted. she sent me some photos which were the inspiration in customizing my premade to HER own custom logo. you can see by the pictures below that her shoo will have lots of gorgeous handmade items. link to her shop is above, bookmark it, i am sure it will be open soon!
what i am working on now (in between the logos, my mind can never just do one thing) . . .
i am going to try and add some premade etsy shop sets. i know there are some sellers/store owners that may not have either have a need, a vision for what they want or a budget yet for a logo, but want something to liven up there shop. to have something that says "this shop rocks." to have a shop set (banner, avatar and "custom listing" graphics) that are not the regular clip art stuff out there, but more custom, more "etsyesque" (that is my new word, i am going to trademark it :)
so, my idea for the first set is some clothing. . . highlighted by a pillowcase style dress or two - if you have any ideas for me, jot 'em down!