Feb
26
2014I turned 30 on January 9th of this year. To celebrate, my kiddos and I ran around town and did 30 random acts of kindness inspired by Ann Voskamp.
We bought someone’s coffee at the Starbucks drive through.
Gave away books to screaming toddlers at Target.
Left quarters and soap at the laundry.
Left sidewalk chalk at a playground.
Visited the fire department and police dispatchers and handed out candy.
And so much more.
My girls most loved pushing carts back to Hobby Lobby and leaving dollar bills for unsuspecting kiddos at the Dollar Tree.
But my favorite moment was heading up to Labor and Delivery unit and asking those sweet nurses who delivered my boy to give away a session for me.
Meet Lilyana, my birthday twin with the most beautiful hair and the sweetest parents I have ever met. I was so blessed by giving them this gift. This session, for me, was clearly affirming for my decision to be a Greenville SC Natural Newborn Photographer. My reason for preserving with this business is photographing these babies at their tiniest and giving tired moms and dads the gift of memory.
Feb
24
2014
Cutting up bedding with the kids for a vermicomposting bin (worms).
Feb
17
2014
The big snow of 2014 here in SC. It was too powdery to even make snowballs so we’re just throwing handfuls of snow confetti. I like it best that way: no bruises to nurse in the morning.
Pealing shrimp with the littles. Sedryn liked to snap off the tails and then toss them in the bowl. Hilarious. And then we had to watch a YouTube video of Shrimp swimming because we were all curious.
Wearing a hood because the kiddos thought it was funny. Daddy did not think it was funny when I invited the girls to help trim his hair. They did a better job than I do 😉
Do you Want to Join?
I had a couple friends suggest I make this series a link up. My first thought was that it wouldn’t work because I’m using a tripod and big girl camera/timer (and I’ll probably invest in a remote eventually). But then I thought about creative selfies using a phone and that could totally work too.
Would you like to participate in this project? If so, what would work best for you: A link-up here to find each other or a hashtag ( #realmotherhoodmoments) to help us find participants on Instagram? Would you like a weekly theme? Maybe a round up of favorites at the end of the each month? Comment below and share your interest. I’m fine keeping this a personal project or sharing it with you. 🙂
Feb
13
2014A Greenville SC Sleepy Newborn Photographer need lots of patience. Sometimes babies just don’t want to sleep.
Nine day old Nick was just content to stare at me and my big black box for a long time. He never cried during his session. Yet, he didn’t want to sleep for a long time.
But eventually, with patience, little ones always sleep. Nick first drifted off in this cozy little bowl.
And after a feeding he finally settled down to rest. Newborn sessions always run by the baby’s schedule and I follow their cues. As always, the portrait below is a bit of Photoshop Magic. Daddy’s hands never left his little boy.
My favorite images from this session are the family portraits. I love the tenderness of new love most; all those emotions surrounding this new little one.
D family, I truly enjoyed getting to know you. Nick is an adorable little guy and I look forward to watching him grow over the next year!
Feb
11
2014The fun part about doing this class for me has been getting to know and love my “students” (all now friends) in my free beginner photography class. I really feel blessed by these amazing people who stuck with me to the end.
From the beginning, Teddy wanted to make the most of this class. He knew that critique would be the heart of the class and dug right in helping us all grow. And I mean all of us! He critiqued me frequently too. 🙂
Even from the beginning he had a very distinctive style. As I began to get to know him better, I learned that he was an engineer who was extremely precise. He brings this heart to his images with angular lines and precise composition. But he also has a vision of what he wants to create artistically. A heart that wants his viewer to see beauty in the unlikely and purpose in what might seem purposeless.
Here is one of Teddy’s first images. The motion blur was a happy accident and the white balance needed lots of work but you can see the art he was longing to create in this image.
These are some of the images from his Final Project.
