Life wouldn’t be the same
Day 3 of "20 Days of Chill" writing challenge! The theme for the day is "Life wouldn’t be the same" and I really think my life wouldn't be the same without my husband.
I think that I feel particularly grateful for having him in my life because we met when I was already into my 30's and I had a pretty great life already. I just didn't know how much better it would get.
I was kind of amused today when I looked at my Facebook and in the on this day section I had posted that I was getting optimistic about this new year today in 2009, and then just a few months later I met my husband. It has been so great having him to talk to, laugh with and share my life.
I'm also so glad that he is repeatedly willing to be my model when I want to try something new with my photography.
Your Favorite Place
It may seem like it is day one of the "20 Days of Chill" writing challenge, but in fact it is day 2. Due to an oversight on my part I left day 1 as a draft, and just felt bad that nobody commented on it all day today. Well I'm back on track for day 2.
The theme for the day is "your favorite place" and my favorite place is more of a time and a place. I love being around water at sunrise. I love sunrises, they make me happy, and I love the reflection on the water. I sometimes get disappointed when the sun is all the way up, because then it is just going to be hours of regular daytime.
I've considered offering free or extremely discounted photo sessions to people who would join me in the early morning hours just because I would find such joy in creating those images.
Until someone takes me up on early morning portraits I'll take nature pictures like this one at the lake by my house.
Who Are You?
If you follow my blog, then you know that every month I participate in a photo blogging challenge, and now I've stepped it up to a new "20 Days of Chill" writing challenge. Writing is definitely a challenge, and the fact that it is evening doesn't bode well for the 20 day challenge.
The theme for the day is "Who are you?" and now, due to my CSI obsession, inside my head I'm hearing "who, who, who, who....I really wanna know..." and now I'm thinking that the word who has a really odd spelling... This is exactly how my writing was when I was in Jr. High and had to do journal writing at the beginning of class, just a stream of nonsense that I try to explain.
So, who I am is pretty varied, like anyone I have the roles that I play, wife, sister, friend etc. I could also define myself as my current job - photographer, but it is always tough to sum up a lifetime with little labels. I guess when I think about it I'm a traveler, through space and time, discovering new things each day.
Here is a picture that I took in my photo studio while experimenting with lights.
*as a note, I apparently didn't publish this last night, and left it as a draft. No worries, I'm counting it anyway, because part of who I am is forgiving.
Photo Blogging Challenge-Holidays
This month for the photo blog challenge the theme is "holidays" which is great because I took quite a few holiday pictures for people this year as part of my Quicky Christmas Card Portrait events, as well as a few personal photos.
The past couple of years we haven't put up a tree because we have traveled over the holidays, but this year we spent at home so we got the tree out. I don't put up a lot of ornaments, just a whole bunch of fun Christmas lights like this light up snowman.
When nothing will make kids smile, try letting them sit wrapped up in giant Christmas ribbons. It certainly worked here.
This was a fun little brother big brother picture where they both had big ideas about what might be in the boxes.
I can't remember what I said to these kids to get this expression, but I certainly had some fun captioning it.
The holidays mean an increase in being home and cooking. I captured this image of my mother-in-law cooking with a new lens I got for Christmas.
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Photo Blogging Challenge-Morning
This month for the photo blog challenge the theme is "morning" and for some reason I had a hard time with it. I am usually a morning person, but now that it is cold I didn't feel like going outside to enjoy the beautiful morning light. I was going to do a whole nature view of snow and icy lake, but instead I am really stretching the theme a bit and even using some older pictures.
This first picture is from a day that my husband took off work and was my model in downtown Salt Lake City. We spent the morning taking outdoor professional headshots in an urban environment.
I was taking some Christmas photos and this was one of the light test shots that I really liked. There is something very serene about someone reading a book.
This is the actual Christmas picture. I think I can actually see some sugarplums there.
Speaking of mornings and Christmas, I think Christmas morning is the best morning of the year, and so many of my Christmas card themes are implying the magic of Christmas morning. This is my husband and I in the studio using a remote to take our own picture. This may be the closest we get to sending out a card, so Happy Holidays to you. :)
I had another morning in the studio waiting on a client, so I took this picture of myself with a hat and scarf that I knitted myself. The whole thing was very DIY.
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