fav finds | week fifteen

January 27, 2012

embrace it.

can’t wait to make these.

i so want to create a family time capsule.  added to my next week’s to-do list!

love my orange townie.  but i really need to ride it more.

hoping my kids will be inspired to make me something like this.

it would be such a dream to meet her. or photograph her. both really.

been wanting a fire pit for a while. this seems perfect.

i really want these but they’re all sold our right now.

love these postcards so much, especially the bullshit makes people ugly one.

so hilarious!

roasted vegetable enchiladas. yum!

i am so getting this shirt.

magical photograph.

i really want to get a pouf for my house. preferably a bit cheaper.

roasted banana rum cake.

i was laughing so hard watching this, i could barely breathe.

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new & fascinating

January 26, 2012

i was at the apple store yesterday with my sick computer.  there for a couple hours, chatting with the apple guy, and we got on the subject of photography.  he actually has an art degree and was pursuing photography on the side [he loves working at the apple store].  he asked me if i heard of the new camera concept, where you can select focus AFTER the fact.  i hadn’t. so we talked some more. i guess before steve jobs died, he was trying to buy out this company, so he could bring the concept to apple.  it’s just fascinating.

so what is it? it’s a camera, where you take a photograph, and then you or anyone you share the photograph with, can select a focal point anywhere on the image.  i investigated it a bit and the technology uses 11 megarays to capture a living image via a light field picture file [.lfp].  no printing of the pictures right now, just sharing digitally.  but my guess is printing [converting of these files] is around the corner.

the camera is small [1.61 in x 1.61 in x 4.41 in] and light.  prices range from  $399-$499, depending on how many images the camera can hold.

meet the lytro camera…

you can see the kinds of images the camera captures and what the image can do HERE.  just click anywhere on the image and see the focal point change.  so what do you think?  i’m curious to hear what others have to say about this new technology.

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cleanse | days 19-21

January 26, 2012

DAY 19 –
breakfast: smoothie [protein, bee pollen, coconut water, mixed berries, peaches, mango, spinach]
snack: none
lunch: [applegate] chicken sausage, avocado, herb lettuce, wrapped in a brown rice tortilla
snack: 1/2 larabar
dinner: juice [2 large kale leaves, 3 carrots, 1 beet, 1 lemon, 1 pear, piece of ginger]

the thoughts of cheating keep getting stronger and stronger. everything i look at that i am not allowed to eat right now, i think about taking a bite.

just one bite.
no, don’t!
you’re so close.
but no one would know.
just a tiny nibble.
no way!

my mind goes back and forth. back and forth. thankfully, the side that really wants to see this through prevails every time.

DAY 20 –
breakfast: smoothie [protein, fiber, flax meal, bee pollen, water, mixed berries, peaches, spinach]
snack: carrots with hummus
lunch: turkey lunchmeat, guacamole, lettuce, onion wrapped in brown rice tortilla
snack: none
dinner: smoothie [protein, flax meal, almond milk, mixed berries, mango, kale]

i confess. day 20 and i cheated.  i had carrots at 11 PM. the closer i get to the end, the stronger the urges to cheat.  all in all, a great day though.

DAY 21 –
breakfast: none
snack: none
lunch: smoothie [protein, flax meal, bee pollen, fiber, coconut water, raspberries, mango, kale, spinach]
snack: piece of [applegate] turkey lunch meat
dinner: smoothie [protein, flax meal, coconut water, raspberries, mango, kale]

i rushed around early morning and then headed to apple store at 9:30 AM, to get my computer fixed.  i was there two hours, hence my not eating breakfast or a snack. needless to say, i was starving by the time i got back home at 12:30 PM and rushed to make a quick smoothie. so here i am now, just a few hours from being done with my 21-day clean program cleanse.  can’t believe i made it. proud that i made it. feeling great.

so what’s my first day post-cleanse going to be like?
coffee
smoothie for breakfast [water, ice, 1/2 banana, peanut butter, protein, fiber, kale]
i might try a gluten free cookie, that i’ve been eyeing at the health food store [hope it's yummy as i've been fantasizing it is, but probably not]
something super clean for lunch
dinner out with a friend, which will include a beer

i’ll be sharing my cleanse conclusion in a few days. i figured i’d get a couple regular days under my belt before sharing all my post-cleanse thoughts.

so happy i’m done!!!

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i love

January 25, 2012

i love when clients share their photo displays with me — displays of photographs that i have taken.  makes my heart so, so happy.

francesca shared these with me last week [all photographs from our session in chicago, this past october]…

and em sent this to me yesterday, sharing that it was her most favorite wall in her house.  the wall that makes her smile every time she walks by.  the boots and happy trash can photographs are enlargements made from polaroids i took, while in north and south carolina. the i love you so much print is from another artist.

seeing these has me longing to get my polaroid camera out this week.  i think i’ll play a bit.

and you can see some of the photographs on the walls of my home, featured here.  i hope you are displaying  your family’s photographs proudly.  if not, you should!

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cleanse | 10:30 AM

January 24, 2012

it’s only 10:30 AM and…
i have a headache.
i’m so over this cleanse.
but only today and tomorrow left.
had to convince myself to not cheat constantly, especially late last night.
all i want is a fricken cookie.
or anything that i’m not supposed to have.
no motivation to workout while cleansing.
probably because i haven’t eaten enough for three weeks straight.
no [...]

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keep, protect, share

January 23, 2012

keep me, protect me, share me…

i will live forever.
such an awesome kodak ad, which i think and hope is going viral right now.  a video from 2005.  and now sadly, kodak files for bankruptcy. but i don’t think this will be the end for kodak. or film. just as the impossible project is doing everything [...]

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cleanse | days 16-18

January 23, 2012

DAY 16 –
breakfast: smoothie [protein, fiber, bee pollen, coconut oil, coconut water, raspberries, mango, kale]
snack: none
lunch: two applegate chicken sausages
snack: none
dinner: smoothie [protein, fiber, flax meal, almond milk, water, raspberries, mango, kale]
pretty uneventful day. felt great but at the computer or running errands most of the day.  once done with the cleanse, my plan [...]

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workshop giveaway winner

January 22, 2012

and the winner is…
number 85

CONGRATULATIONS melissa weicker!

melissa has won:

an active seat in tomorrow’s breaking the mold workshop
a three-month subscription to the bloom forum
an action set, textures and lightroom presets from brenda
an 8×10 print of your choice, from my portfolio

melissa, please email me at deb@debsphotographs.com, for all the details!
thank you to all those who entered. maybe i’ll [...]

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how we roll

January 21, 2012

this is how we roll in this family…

have been wanting to try an animated image for quite some time now. and just happened to take these of skyler, at my in-laws house over the holidays. we seem to find her rolling, swinging, flipping much of every day.
hope you’re having a great weekend!

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fav finds | week fourteen

January 20, 2012

just follow the rules.

this website is so amazing [recipes, meal planning, shopping list printouts, food labels & so much more].

and yet, more terrarium love.

excited that these are coming to nordstroms in just a few weeks.

love this portrait so much.

be awesome — today and everyday.

lucky us — i’d love to make something like this [year we [...]

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