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an instagram weekend.

31 May

The Current’s had an eventful Memorial Day weekend jam-packed with fun, photo-taking, travel, family, shopping, and cookouts. Oh, and don’t forget doggies. We carted them around with us, too. We went to Fairfield to see my family and then to Xenia to see the hubster’s family. I tried to capture everything with Instagram (my favorite free iPhone app). I’m thinking about reviewing some of the cool camera apps I’ve snagged soon. Take a look at what we were up to:

Spoon Me with great company and our soon-to-be-sorta-neighbors. :)

Second shooting for Amber. 

Flea Market.


Future Leader Dog. :)

Made me think of you, Kyla Beth!


Sir Flea Market.
I’d totally hang this up. 
Oops.
Searching for a new club. 
Kicking myself for not getting this kitschy doormat.
Need to purchase an outhouse?
Non-shoppers.
MADE our day running into the pretty, pretty Lauren Monique at her J. Crew.


We both got new hats! :)


Tilly = seat stealer. 
“Uncle” Zach. Lola loves him.
Jungle Jim’s. Best produce in Fairfield.
Fixings for my fruit salsa. (No Ugli fruit was used. :))


Cardboard Chapman.
Photo-boothin’.
Mom and Tills.
His fav.
My fav. Absolute favorite. 
My dad begrudgingly lets me ride his scooter when I come home. Troy freaks out. I will get a mint green Vespa one day. Just wait, T-Roy.
My bearded hunk.


Slick Rick.Sun-bathing at Troy’s dad’s.
Baby Troy. Yeah, I know. Cuteness.Family cookout time.

What a great, eventful weekend. We needed family time along with the relaxing couple time we got on Sunday.

Happy first week of June! :)

 

a little madelyn.

24 Feb

Here are some photos from my recent shoot with little Maddy, Beau and Suzie’s new bundle of pure joy.

I often used the healing brush, appropriately named for this occasion, to cover up the tiny scratches she gave herself. Though her fingernails are smaller than my eyelashes, she managed to do a little damage to her beautiful baby skin. Otherwise, in so many ways, this family was a dream to photograph. :) So fun and so beautiful. Thanks again, Carlson’s!

I’m hoping to UPDATE my Gray Door site this weekend!

Ciao, bellas!

miscellaneous monday: talented friends edition.

15 Feb

Whether professional, amateur, or just an occasional photo-snapper, I know some very artistic people. The following is a list of friends who, in my opinion, have a photographer’s eye that is inspirational.

So, here’s to all my fellow photographers and their beautiful work. Click on their names to further view their work, thoughts, and/or other online dwellings. Please remember to not steal any of their beautiful photos. :)

In no particular order…

1.
Laurie Clark – my b-e-a-utiful sister.


2.Amber Bryan

3.
Andrew Sigman

4.
John-Paul Kemmenoe


5.
Tiernae Salley


6.
Cassie Phillips

7.
Laurel Fern Lautensack


8.
Sam Bush


9.
Josh Kapsch

10.
Travis Keller

Give them some love.
xoxo

    privacy issues.

    13 Dec

    Hey, friends. I’m sad to say that I changed most of my Flickr sets and collections to private. I noticed that some of my photos were being downloaded and claimed as taken by others. That’s the internet for you! Therefore, some of my older posts may have broken pictures because Flickr links were used. I apologize for that!

    If you would ever like to view a photo or my Flickr, just let me know and I’ll send you a guest pass link. (Gives you easy breezy access to see the photos).

    In the mean time, the following set of Liz and Ryan’s engagement session can be seen publicly. The settings will change soon. Please feel free to view them now and get ready to see some major in love moments. :) Thanks, again, to Liz and Stroop for allowing me to take your pictures. What a blast at the Statehouse!

    art & emotion.

    11 Dec

    Ok, so what if I get slightly emotional when editing couple’s pictures? I love that love can still move me. It gives my somewhat cynical heart hope to know that it can still produce emotion and be inspired. I’m not implying that those abilities were gone but sometimes they get lost in the translation of the daily grind. And I am not ashamed that a picture, accurately and thoroughly depicting the depth of love, may cause the welling up of a tear. :)

    Here’s to feeling loved. Cheers.

    More Keller and Scholz/Stroop pictures to come!

    P.S. If you have the opportunity to see Rob Bell’s Drops Like Stars tour, then go. I know everyone says this: I needed to hear every word. That’s the beauty of Bell’s messages – they’re simple and obvious. The art of solidarity – to know that “we’re all in this together” (a la musician Ben Lee) is what helps us get through the mess of life. Presence is enough to heal. So easy to forget, huh? Thanks, Mr. Bell, for reminding me that I serve the “God who wastes nothing.”

    Off to celebrate this hunk’s birthday (well, it was Wednesday). I’m giddy with excitement to give him his gift – I’ve been saving a bit for it. :)

    camera weekend. (miscellaneous monday).

    7 Dec

    This weekend I had the immense pleasure of photographing several good friends. :) In honor of “miscellaneous monday,” here are some of my favorite takes from the weekend (and teasers for the friends photographed).

    First up: the way-too-good-looking Keller family. :) We did some major photo hunting and it was a blast! We took some Christmas pictures, blog pictures, website pictures – just a smorgasbord of photo goodness.



    (I like this one – even though it’s before we fixed his jacket.)

    The second photo session for the weekend included love, the Ohio Statehouse (out-of-this-world architecture in that place), and a boy named Stroop (and the lovely Liz). Engagement pictures for Ryan and Liz. Look for the rest soon! Here are a few previews:


    More pictures sooon. Check them out here, too.

    edit. edit. edit.

    5 Dec

    This is the perfect background movie for editing photos:

    Big night ahead of editing (but I love this step in the process) and I’m thanking Starbucks Winter Blend for helping me through it.

    Look for photos from the Keller’s “Winter Portrait Session ’09.” It was a blast photographing them – and I always feel honored to record that very special family via film. Kyla was a trooper – though, she was clearly over it by the end. :)

    gray door photography launch!

    2 Dec

    Well, my friends, my photography site is finally up! It was a labor of love – I worked on it any free minute I could find. I’m ridiculously excited about how it turned out – simple, clean, and fresh (and inexpensive for me!). Please, please let me know what you think about the site and feel free to send me a message via the site. :) Also, if you’re interested in getting any photos done, email me and I’ll send you my pricing options! I am booked for four weddings next year (the weekends are getting filled quickly – and don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten that I’m getting married in there somewhere, too!).

    Enjoy!

    jake&laur’s collection

    6 Nov

    Hey, lovelies. Thank goodness it’s Friday, huh?! About to start another fun-filled day of teaching and hopefully I’m oozing with patience for my little freshmen. (They’re driving me nuts right now! They need a break immediately.)

    Laurie and Jake’s pictures are finished! Woo! The photos can be viewed here via my flickr.

    Some more favorites include:
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    IMG_5389

    IMG_5476

    IMG_5580bw

    Again, big thanks to Laurie and Jake for giving me the opportunity to photograph them. :) I adore my sister (and so does Jake) – so these pictures were fun to take!

    j + l

    3 Nov

    On Sunday I had the absolute privilege of photographing my favorite person in the world, my sister, and her love. Here’s a sneaky peak at the mini-session of Laurie and Jake. We had lots of fun almost getting ran over on the road and playing in the storm drain. You can view the whole session soon via flickr.

    As usual, click on the photos to view them at full size. :)
    Thank you to Laur and Jake for letting me capture the something special you two have going on.

     

     

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