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Rainy Days & Mondays…

We’ve been having a lot of rain here in Atlanta the past few days, I guess it’s courtesy of hurricane Fay passing a little over this way. We needed it so it’s a great thing. So I needed something bright and cheery to post on this gloomy, rainy night and I immediately thought of my beautiful client that from one of my last LA sessions. Not only is she beautiful, but you all know how I love bright colors and this teal on teal here is to die for!

Hope your Monday was a good one!

And let’s have a little guessing game!  My wonderful maternity client’s belly from yesterday.  She is due in three weeks.  Can you guess what she’s having?  Many people claim they can tell by the positioning of the belly or how high or low it is.  So do you know?  I’ll tell you in a couple of days.

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Today little Miss M came to the studio for her 18 month portraits.  We started out just like most sessions for little ones that age.  A little unsure of who this stranger is, she was clinging to her mommy.  She walked around and was pointing to the photographs of other babies and children in the studio, she found one she liked and kept “talking” to her.  It only took a little bit of time before she was coming over and hugging me, cutest thing ever.

She loved the little chair we have in the studio and even decided she wanted to stand up in it!  Not to worry, her beautiful Mommy was right there ready to catch her if she took a tumble.  Thank you to Miss M and her Mommy for being so sweet today!

Here are a few from our morning together.  I love the little freckle on her chin, it’s her signature mark!

This one is more of an outtake but I love how cute she looks here, it reminded me of my little one who loves to do the same thing with her dresses

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Photographers…do yourself a favor!

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to attend The One Light Workshop in Phoenix. It is one of the best investments I’ve put back in to my business. Fellow Atlantananan(did I just make up a word) Zack Arias is like the Jimmy Hendrix of lighting. AMAZING. Because of the awesomeness of his workshops they sell out quickly. Well now he has just released a 2 disc One Light Workshop DVD. Seriously, do yourself a favor and buy this bad boy asap. He has poured his heart, soul and wallet it to producing it. I’ll also add in he is one of *the* nicest most real dudes you will ever meet. Also in the box were some sweet bonus items - a tshirt, a cd by his very talented girfriend Meghan Coffee and some discounts for other things. Oh and it comes with a book filled with great info to accompany the DVDs.

I love how the DVD is shot in a MTV type style, very contemporary. My favorite is the second DVD (it almost reminds me of a cribs episode with the music and editing style). I really like seeing other photographers shoot and hearing them talk about their process and what is going on in their heads. Also it’s funny to see Zack’s face when he gets kicked out of a few places, the look he gives the security officer is priceless.

So if you want to kick your lighting skills up a few notches you *need* this DVD.
http://www.onelightworkshop.com

*** No I have not been paid, solicited or asked to rave about this. No discounts, nothing, I just had to share how great it is and it will change the way you shoot.***

Here’s Zack getting kicked out of a parking lot… (I so dig the music he uses)

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Officially Initiated

✓ 1. Have law enforcement show up at your new home.

✓ 2. Have multiple power outtages.

✓ 3. Experience thunderstorm.

✓✓ 4. Get lost because your GPS has no clue where anything is, and you are about as geographically challenged as they come. (deserves a double check)

✓5. Order “sweet tea”

✓6. Visit Gone With the Wind Museum

✓7. Have someone cuss you out on the phone because you “stole” their home phone number.

✓8. Get stung by a vicious monster.

✓✓9. Listen to your security system blare for an hour because you have no clue what the passcode is because the system technically isn’t being activated until next week. (double checks because it’s happened twice already).

✓10. Can’t call home because you don’t know your home phone number and your iphone reset itself and you lost all your contacts and the home number was one of them. You are reapeatedly asked for your phone number and you have to say, I don’t know. You are then asked for your cell phone number and you have to look on the side where you have taped the number on to the phone with a post it note and a piece of tape.

✓11. See the big KFC Chicken

I think I can honestly say that I am now offcially initiated and I’m a Georgian. (Is that how you say it? Hmm) Last week law enforcement showed up when the power went out after the storm when we couldnt get the security system turned off. The power has gone out two times in less than two weeks. My GPS is acting like I’m crazy when I type in addresses, I’m wondering where this attitude came from, she suddenly gets upset when she starts all this “recalculating” mess when giving me directions. I’m waiting for her to scream obscenities at me when I don’t go the way she tells me to go. Sweet tea is a must if you live in the south, I’ve drank my share already and its back to Coke Zero, Diet Pepsi and that yummy Chick Fil-A Diet Lemonade.

Comcast gave us someone elses phone number, no they had not cancelled it, they were still using it and they weren’t so happy when their friends started calling and I told them they had the wrong number. Yikes. So sorry about that, didn’t mean to take your number, you can thank Comcast for that.

Today we were at the pool, I was minding my own business sitting there with my feet in the water while the kids were swimming. I started feeling a really bad sting in my arm and looked down and this huge monster was stinging me (ok it was a wasp, but just let me be dramatic and picture the hugest wasp on the planet). I immediately start screaming like I’m at a New Kids on the Block concert and try and get the darn thing off of my arm. He (I’m calling the wasp a he, he looked mean) wouldnt let go and finally I was able to flick him in to the pool. This darn thing hurts, it made me sick then I had to take a nap for a while. My arm is still swollen and I can still feel the stinging, I guess because I can’t get the stinger out. Google repeatedly talks about venom and all sorts of bad things. Yikes!

(gee I’m rather rambly tonight for someone who was stung by a monster ;-) )

This afternoon on my way back from Marietta I stopped for a quick tour through the Gone With the Wind Museum. It’s not real big but they have a lot of neat memorabilia, posters, costumes, etc. So here are a few snaps from there. Oh but before that I passed by the big huge chicken that has googly eyes on top of a KFC restaurant. Apparently it’s a big deal around here as a few people have mentioned it to me, so now I can mark that off my list!

But first, here’s one quick one of my little client Mr. J, from his at home portion of his session…

They sky was completely white for a little while this morning, it was weird!

and here’s that chicken I was telling you about…

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This little light of mine…

I just had to share with you my latest find. The. best. nightlights. EVER!

They are Tyke Lights by Mobi. The best part about them is that they are portable. Depending on which model you get they sit on a little base to recharge, or have a little cord that charges them, and they hold a charge for about 10 hours. They are totally safe to sleep with, play with etc. They are very hard plastic and very durable.

Here is the description from Mobi’s website:

The world at night is a place of exploration and adventure for your child. The TykeLight casts the perfect glow of light for play under the covers, inside tents, in the back yard and outings down darkened hallways. The TykeLight lights the way and becomes the security friend for any wanderer. Parents can also check on little explorers without disturbing their sleep with the soft glow nightlight feature. Long lasting rechargeable batteries and kid-friendly design make the TykeLight the perfect playtime friend day or night. TykeLight is fully rechargeable and will deliver many adventures for your little tykes over the years.

Perfect for nightlight or playtime
Quick and safe rechargeable batteries
Illuminates up to 10 hours on a single charge. Charges while glowing
Easy to clean surface
Designed to easily fit children’s hands as the perfect glowing playmate
Impact resistant plastic - Safe and Durable

My kids LOVE these! Just a note, the pink looks really like freaky red, so for a girl I would recommend skipping the pink and choosing purple or another color. You can get them on Amazon.com and various other sites on the internet, Costco stores have them too (in a two pack!).  Here are the three that we have - blue, purple and pink.

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