hats can be short,
and hats can be tall.
you can wear them to the market,
or you can wear them playin’ ball.
some people wear their hats
to block away the sun.
some people wear their hats
just because they think it’s fun.
the pilgrims, they wore hats,
and nurses do too.
sombreros are a spanish hat,
but that I bet you knew.
hats can be all colors,
all shapes and sizes too.
like a cowboy hat or a pirates hat
in black or white or blue.
magicians use their hats
to pull their rabbits from.
and a sailor has his hat on
when it’s home from sea he comes.
there are hats for all occasions
and many places too.
last night we thought we’d model
this hat for you.
- author unknown
came across the above poem and couldn’t help but share. reminds me of dr. seuss, which we read nightly in this house and…last night, i asked sky if she’d let me take a few photos of her, to test out my new hat. (the poem will also be a perfect addition for my family’s annual book.) we didn’t have a lot of time to shoot last night — about 15 minutes in between sky and ryder’s gymnastic start times and then about 10 minutes when we got home (until we had enough of being attacked by mosquitoes).
photos shot with lensbaby composer | double optic and nikon 50mm f/1.4G
also, i wanted to share this video series i just discovered and am totally diggin’ — [framed] show, by melissa niu. i watched ryan muirhead’s [framed] video yesterday and i can’t stop thinking about his closing words…
…find your own voice and the only way to do that is by working. you can’t read up on it. you can’t learn it. you can’t absorb it from someone else. but if you’re out there shooting constantly — on good days, on bad days, when you’re feeling creative, when you’re not…carry a tiny camera with you everywhere you go. if you do that enough, your voice will find you. it’s inevitable.
YES…
your
voice
will
find
you.
thanks ryan for your ongoing inspiration and the reminder to keep shooting…through the good days and the funks!!
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oh…. i love that quote! very lovely photos too. love the black and white especially. always look forward to a new post! ;D
Love these! Completely love that black and white! -oh and Ryan Muirhead too
Thank you friend. For sharing these beautiful photos, sharing these beautiful words at a time when I need to hear them and most of all Thank you for just being you. I consider myself so lucky to have you in my life. xoxo
damn deb if i don’t just think it and you write it out so eloequently for me. just came in from a fun shoot, was admonishing myself for “trying to see” like someone else and then forgiving myself by saying, “just keep shooting, just keep shooting (think dorie) and YOUR eye will ultimately break thru”
xoxo (u’r on my mind these last 12 hours….)
on good days and bad days….on good days AND bad days. So the key. I have loved reading these posts abut finding your own voice. Very inspiring, helpful, supportive, normalizing:)
Today I shot, and it was a rather odd day. It is getting better. The camera helps I think on those days…!
so much love for this quote, thanks deb for sharing.. I adore that show also. makes you want to not ever have a funk of a day..:)
i am obsessed with that quote. so damn true.
thanks for sharing that.
love.
So inspiring. These photos are beautiful! One day, you will inspire me to tap into my creativity, buried so so so deep. Thank you!
Love all the images!!! And that quote is just so very true! Thanks for sharing!
OMG I have a quote! Rad.
loving these. esp the b&w. [framed] is awesome!
I just found you via The Sugar Row and I felt compelled to hunt you down to tell you how fantastically beautiful I think your work is. Thanks for the inspiration!
love love these!!!