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One Word 2016 –“Nourish”

Sometimes the sun comes out and I realize I’m a little better at what I do than I think I am on the cloudy days. I’m encouraged this morning, coming into my workspace and finding photos I really like...

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little things, a lifestyle

“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.” ― Andy Warhol Composition sets a tone for the story, lighting and color give you its mood. Landscapes and...

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mood board: when the rain won’t go away

“Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.” ― Vladimir Nabokov Somewhere along the way, I think I have learned to like the rain, even though it sometimes means I...

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PUBLISHED: Saint Isabel Bridal, a little French cottage

“Now, even more than I had earlier when I’d first glimpsed it, I longed to be transported into that quiet little landscape, to walk up the path, to take a key from my pocket and open the cottage door,...

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nourish – light and dark

“How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole.” ― C.G. Jung I’ve been looking at a lot of my work lately, and I’ve been uncovering a pattern...

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Mood Board – soft and clean

I woke up an hour earlier than usual after falling asleep by 8:45 last night, and I got through my wakeup routine in time to finish off a huge editorial shoot I have been processing and put together...

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nourish – uneasy

I have always been a bit leery of the concept of “self-care.” I think it may be the way I was raised, or my perfectionist’s take on “consider others better than yourself.” It wasn’t ever a good thing...

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PUBLISHED – Utterly Engaged, vol. 4

So this happened in December, a publication that was so long in coming, I’d almost forgotten how good the shoot was! Utterly Engaged treated this shoot so beautifully in Volume 4, pairing my images...

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nourish – all the pieces

Last night as I climbed into bed exhausted and sick after a long day of 2015 work that I had finally pushed out, I had the very defeated thought, “I really have no idea what   nourish   looks like.”...

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Today, at Once Wed –“Cherishing Your Engagement”

Check out the full post, published today at Once Wed. And soon, I’m going to do a real photo post. Because the little bit published is only a sneak peek at this favorite shoot of my career. (Or if...

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