this month

September 2, 2010

…is national childhood cancer awareness month.

no parent should ever hear the words “your child has cancer.
no family should ever have their lives turned upside down because of cancer.
no child should suffer from cancer.
no parent should ever lose their child to cancer.
no parent should ever be left with a shattered heart and empty arms.

please join me in spreading the word and raising awareness of childhood cancer.

what can YOU do?
read.
learn.
share (blog, facebook, twitter).
donate.
recognize.
be aware and…
help bring childhood cancer and it’s research to the forefront.
above adapted from momma’s pixie dreams blog post.

remember this post?

you can do something as simple as spreading the word to others to run on september 11th and donate.  just imagine, if this spread to 5,000 people and each person donated only $5.  together, we would raise $25,000.  you can donate via my blog post or via max’s dad’s blog post. please donate…they have $780 left to reach their goal of $2000.  and i hope you’ll be joining me for a one-mile run on september 11th, no matter where  you are.  if for any reason, you’re unsure, just take one minute to read this, or this or this.

please help spread the word!

in closing, i want to share and remember these two amazing boys, who lost their battle against the terrible beast — neuroblastoma.  remembering sam and max and their amazing families.  love you guys!!






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it’s a sad day

August 29, 2010

…when you go to ebay and you see that polaroid 600 film is $5-plus per PICTURE.  in other words, one pack of polaroid 600 film is $50+ plus shipping.

when i first started shooting polaroid with my SX70 camera, it was $1.50 per picture and that wasn’t all that long ago. when i left kansas (in june), it was $3 per picture.

one can purchase 600 film from the impossible project WHEN they have it; it’s out of stock most of the time.  and my last pack from there was terrible — very yellow and almost every photo was…well…very yellow and not so great.  so i’m not that confident in 600 film from the impossible project at the moment.  although i’ve had my fair share of bad polaroid film from ebay too.

i’ve also tried TZ artistic and PX polaroid film and i’m just not a fan.

i’m sad as i seriously long to shoot 600 film with my SX70.

it all makes the polaroids that i have that much more amazing. and it makes me adore my instant recall gallery that much more.  i might just have to frame a polaroid or two in our new house (aka the mini-castle).

in closing and with a tear in my eye, i share a few of my polaroid favorites…




p.s. okay, maybe no tears but i really am sad.

p.s.s. on a most-incredible-happy note, we’re officially closing on the mini-castle tomorrow.  walk-thru in 15 minutes.  :-)))

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art of photography show

August 29, 2010

i didn’t make it into the art of photography show this year, which is okay…anyone who’s submitted to exhibitions knows that you win some and you lose a hell of a lot more.  but how cool is it that KPBS selected my photo to use in their this year’s art of photography show write-up.

if you’re in san diego, i highly recommend attending the show.  i will definitely be visiting the show, when i’m in san diego for my client sessions, this october.  i wish i was going to be there on august 29th, to hear natashan egan’s (juror) talk.  i so loved hearing the juror speak last year.

i’m not sure i’ll ever have an image quite like this one — special, for so many reasons!!

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san diego fall sessions

August 27, 2010

it’s that time again to begin coordinating my san diego fall children and family photography sessions.

i will be photographing in san diego october 14th – 16th.  and possibly the 17th.  please email me if interested in commissioning a session.

i can’t wait to be back in san diego.  i will be photographing a few families for the fourth year in a row and…it just happens to be my birthday.

so excited!!

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the deaf girl sings

August 25, 2010

i had to register kiele for school before she returned from her dad’s (she spends the summer with him).  kiele has three electives this year and i had to choose them for her.  art was a no-brainer.  then i selected yearbook and theater, after discussing all the options with her.  since she participated in the [...]

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time and distance

August 23, 2010

alex and skyler.  they met in 2005…2-years-old and next door neighbors in san diego.  it was during our unfortunate military housing situation and it was our temporary house (while our unfortunate house was being repaired).  our temporary house ended up being our home, next to the B family, for about five months.  we joked that [...]

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today’s photos

August 21, 2010

that was the title of my email, back on feb 17, 2006 — 1-1/2 months after purchasing a DSLR and deciding to pursue photography.
my great friend and fellow military spouse, shawn, found the emails and forwarded them to me today.  it’s just so crazy to see images and read my thoughts, from when i first [...]

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let’s do this together

August 18, 2010

i was reading max’s blog today and came across this post and especially loved this part, written by max’s dad:
I’m not bitter when people decline to participate because they aren’t available, can’t afford to, or even just don’t believe in the cause. Long ago I chose not to take it personally when someone declines to [...]

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finding peace

August 17, 2010

meet my dear friend steph beaty, who i respect and admire beyond words. steph was actually one of my very first clients in may 2006 (referred to me by carrie sandoval) — which is still hard to believe.  the photo below was from that first session together.  little did we know at that time, that we’d [...]

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a gift from an angel

August 15, 2010

do you remember her?  my great friend and an amazing photographer, terrie kellmeyer.  while on vacation the past few days, terrie emailed me how her profoundly hearing impaired baby, poppy, just received a gift from an angel (literally!!) — sam’s loaner hearing aids.  poppy (like her brother and my daughter) will be implanted with a [...]

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