Archive for March, 2010

maternity series week 32

March 29, 2010

a personal project

March 25, 2010

because of all the photography trips i’ve taken lately (las Vegas, Miami, etc) to continue my own education, i’ve had to put in double time to keep working on my client’s images.  but, keeping current with the latest photography knowledge is something we take very seriously.  i see so many photographers who were good, or are technically great, but they lack the current twists to keep clients happy and stay with the current photography climate.  I love learning, and i love how it inspires and keeps me fresh.  its also really important to me to continue on with personal projects of my own… not family related, not client related, not wedding related… just a series of things i want to shoot for no reason other than to do it.  i was so overwhelmed with the amount of work i’ve had to do lately to stay on top of things (as well as getting over the stomach flu that circulated through our family!) i almost got burned out.  so i stopped, grabbed my camera, and did a teeny tiny small series of my own.  4 pictures is all.  it was something i could set up, shoot, edit, and order prints all in one evening.  i’ve been wanting to shoot a few of my vintage cameras and my antique typewriter.  i’ve printed them out on 8×8 canvas wraps, and i’ll take a photo of the final product hanging on my wall once it’s all ready!

i’m actually thinking of doing something very very special with these prints…. i’m not going to talk about it right now (shhh! surprise!) but it’s a very artistic process that i’d like to start offering to my clients who really appreciate fine art photography.    you’ll just have to stay tuned for more!!

maternity series week 31

March 24, 2010

Becky and Tom’s wedding

March 23, 2010

here are some teasers from Becky and Tom’s wedding this weekend at the Westin Harbour Island.  all i can say is… absolutely GORGEOUS.  the details were so well thought through, and it made for such an amazing ambiance during both the ceremony and reception.  the guests had a blast in the photobooth and dancing to the live band who was FANTASTIC! after dinner guys smoked hand rolled cigars crafted by a cigar roller at the reception, ladies sipped on coffee stirred with cinnamon sticks and rock candy,  the drinks flowed, and i saw many a person SERIOUSLY cut a rug on that dance floor.  watch out, there may be some incriminating photos coming up from this reception :)

little Miss Maren

March 17, 2010

so little maren and i had a photography play date (along with lambie, pictured directly above) and we snapped over a thousand photos.   I chalk it up to the fact that i am surrounded by boys ALL THE TIME.  pink? non existent in our house.  tutus?  yeah right.  flowers?  only on valentines day.   so when i get the opportunity to shoot a little girl, i’m shutter happy.   here are (literally) a random selection of some of the shots we got today, but what i’m REALLY excited to post are the out takes.  out takes with a 1 year old are absolutely hysterical, and Maren had some of the best i’ve ever seen.

so, look forward to that after i catch up on a RIDICULOUS amount of other photoshoots, weddings, emails (omg! still catching up from vegas!), appointments, you name it.  i’m knockin em down one at a time!

(ps… i’m starting the baby’s nursery… shall i post pictures? are you all interested?)

maternity series week 30

March 16, 2010

i’ve been falling behind in the blog lately, i’m amazed that i’ve gotten the maternity series up every single week more or less on time!  we’re working on SO MUCH here at Sugar Leaf.  i have so many photo shoots to edit, amazing marketing material that we’re designing, new sample albums we’re putting together for you all,  it’s fantastic and insane!  i’m so happy to be so busy, but the blog has been slightly neglected.  no worries though, much more to come :)

back from Vegas baby!

March 13, 2010

just got back from Las Vegas and the WPPI (wedding and portrait photographers international) convention and master classes!  i had the unbelievable opportunity to work and shoot along side some of the best photographers in the industry. we went on 5 different photoshoots while we were there and got to work with some great models!  but, before i show you any of that work, i’ve got some catch up to play here at home!  stay tuned for much much more…

a very quick quick post tonight! i just got done shooting Challen and John’s beautiful beach wedding tonight, and popped on the computer to post a few teasers.  i’ll be posting many many more soon to come! but for now, i have to go pack so i can make my flight to Las Vegas on time!  i’ll be there for a full week learning all sorts of jingle jammers, and will return refreshed and with tons of ideas for my new clients!  wish me luck and i will see you all soon!

maternity series week 29

March 6, 2010

the maternity series is coming a tad bit early this week due to the fact that i will be shooting a wedding all day tomorrow, and then hopping on a plane to go to LAS VEGAS!!!!  i’m so excited! i will be attending WPPI convention this year (wedding and portrait photographer’s international) so i can get caught up on all the latest and greatest in the photography world. not to mention, i’ll be taking some fantastic master classes with the industry’s leading photographers.  you can never have enough education, and i’m so excited for the thought that my photography will only get better and better as time goes on. we’re really committed to giving our clients the BEST of the best, and that means i’ve got to stay up on my game as well :)    I’m also going to be teaming up with a few other photogs and going on a photo shoot at the neon sign graveyard (a big lot where they put all the used up vintage las vegas neon signs) with some models.  i can’t wait to add this to my portfolio, and share it with all of you!

so, enjoy the early maternity series post! and i’ll be posting MUCH MUCH more next week after i return!

maternity series week 28

March 1, 2010

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