Sunday in a small town

I don't exactly know why this man was so happy, but I had to capture it.. Kris thinks that "with a suit like that, you've gotta be happy :)"

took a drive through downtown Suffolk, helped a friend move on Saturday, so really haven't had time to photograph, been staying fairly busy with working on the website. Which, don't worry, it will be up by the end of this week.. :)

action safari, norva

Here's a few of the show at the norva, still uploading and will post more asap... for now, here's these :)

slacking lately, but will post more now!

So, in setting up my website, which I will probably finally get up and running next week, on my own domain name :) I came across sooo many photos that really got me thinking that I don't ever shoot enough photos, but, here's some that really made me smile...

one is actually of Joel and Elizabeth from the Eastern Market, DC, Joey, the circus dog, my mom's modeling debut, tyler and her beautifulness, but, more to come, and the website will have a bunch of my favies on there :)

Navy Memorial

So, apparently there are like 10 different Lone Sailor Statues. While living in Charleston, I actually went out and painted a painting of one of them, which was in the Charleston area close to where Kris lived. After the painting, I decided to go to try to figure out where and why this statue was created. Well, this past weekend, I was able to see the real thing.. he lives right aroudn the corner from me, on Pennsylvania avenue. Stanley Bliefield also created the Homecoming, which is a bronze statue that is of a sailor hugging his wife and child. Both of the originals are in DC. Both of which have copies in Charleston, which I found quite ironic. The bronze for the sculpture was mixed with artifacts of 8 different ships. So, here's some shots I took of a few of the memorials at the Navy Memorial Museum, which, by the way, isn't that great. Supposedly there is a better museum over in the Navy Yard, so maybe one day I will be able to go over there and check it out :) I hope so!

Thanks our wonderful Sailors for working their hands to the bones everyday for our country.

Chinese New Year

Year of the Tiger-"Drama, intensity, change and travel will be the keywords for 2010. Unfortunately, world conflicts and disasters tend to feature during Tiger years also, so it won’t be a dull 12 months for anyone. The Year of the Tiger will bring far reaching changes for everyone. New inventions and incredible technological advances have a good chance of occurring. For all of the Chinese horoscope signs, this year is one to be active – seizing opportunities and making the most of our personal and very individual talents. Everything happens quickly and dramatically in a Tiger year – blink and you could miss an important chance of a lifetime!" taken from wayangtimes.com

This pretty much sums up the next year as it is planned for me.. Seriously I feel like if I blink right now I will miss a lot. Planning internships, booking shoots, setting up different websites, portfolios, etc. It's already been an interesting start to 2010, so hopefully the Tiger will bring even more excitement. So, time for photos. :)

At the parade, which was not as big of an event as I thought, there were so many things that I watched for. But, mainly, I enjoyed watching the kids reactions to what was happening. I always enjoy childrens responses to things. The boy blowing his little horn at the Police officers was by far my favorite one. And the little Chinese girl waving the American flag, she was a hoot! Every time I lifted my camera she would tell me to take her picture, but I refused, until finally I caught her getting really excited :) So, all in all, I have realized that I enjoyed the crowd more than the actual parade itself. It was uugly and overcast, but all in all an okay day. Like I said, the parade was more people not dressed up than there were dressed. Some of which were just walking, I dunno if they were represented or not. :) We didn't stay for the firecracker, instead we went to the Navy Memorial Museum, which was another total blow out, I need to go check out the one on the base instead.

Zac and Amber

So, I've known Zac since he was born, it's nice to see him all grown up and living life! We had a great time in the studio playing around. He wants to come back, so that should be fun! :) Maybe I'll use him as a stand in model while Kris is gone :) Theyre too cute :) Still working on the kissing picture, but I thought it would be funny to shoot them separate and then put them together. So, here it goes.. :)

Well, off to Chinatown tomorrow for New year!! Happy New Year! Wear red! It's supposed to bring good luck and fortune in your new year!

Emilee :)

So, our friends' baby, Emilee was 5 months on Valentine's day. I went over to hang out a bit and snapped a few shots. She was pretty sleepy, but I got a few that made me smile. :) Can't wait to shoot more baby photos. :) They're super fun!

love. Valentine's day. this is for you!

To escape the snow...
To see my husband on Valentine's Day...
Yes, this trip was much needed.

Love. You. Forever.

Found this. it's one of the best things I have read in a while. simple, awesome, us.

"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two."
-St. Augustine

We stayed at my friend's house and made dinner, drank wine, laughed, took silly pictures, listened to cheesy love songs, and most importantly. . . we were together. People ask me constantly, "when will you see him again?" or "that must be so hard, how do you do it" well, there's no describing what it is. it just happens, like roots that "grow together underground". Nothing phases the relationship we have. Yes, we are the idiotic couple that hold hands through the grocery store, pick out movies together in the store, talk about everything from clothes, styles, music and toilet paper. It's a matter of communication, trust and connection.



Love you Kris. Thanks for being you.

sensory overload.

So, today I spent running around town running errands and such, but I made some time to go through photos... Found about 300 photos from an art show in Charleston two summers ago. Wow, makes me love my camera and it's ability to capture photos in dark lighting situations, but, I kind of enjoy these photos the way they turned out, grainy, busy, and fun. So, I made the colors this way, because this was the exact atmosphere, sensory overload.

snowed in...

Well, I've cooked a lot, rearranged cabinets and closets, almost broke my toe from a can hitting it, now I have purple toes :) and I have dug out two cars, saved trees lives, and I'm about ready to be done with this game! I don't like being stuck inside... It's weird, although I know that I would normally stay indoors anyway, knowing you have the options makes a world of difference... and right now, I kinda dont. We dug my car out, I drove it up and put air in one of the tires that looked low.. but now, I'm just playing the waiting game... wait for it to melt... and on top of all of the snow we have now, they're calling for 12-20 inches more tomorrow!!! AHHH

So, here's a few photos from my friend Joel's apartment window, and a photo of Natalie and Luna, they're SO in love.

oh yes, and Kris's friends are in a band called Action Safari, so I designed this poster for a Breast Cancer Benefit show that they are playing. Had a little fun with the old school type posters, and as they say "sex sells" so hopefully some people will like the poster, and decide to come out and donate tot he fund :) and listen to good music too!

so, that's the last two days in a nutshell (or igloo)

The View from our window...

So, the video is a true tell of time, place, and light capture. It's amazing the different color casts that occurred through the window.

There were lots of photos taken at different times, but for the most part, it was very

snowpocalypse.

it's not very often that I see in color these days. I'm not too sure why....but, the sky was sooo beautiful, I couldn't resist. So, my camera was very good to me... wanna tell a little about a few of these...


the snowmen, are 6'3" tall, but they look so tiny because they were made in the middle of the night so the snow tried to swallow them up!

yes, that's a car!

yes, that's a mailbox!

umm...and all the light was just from the streetlights, these were taken around sunset. Everyone was finally out of their houses because it had finally stopped snowing :)