to my man

i love you aaron. happy 31st birthday.

even the schwan man thinks you rock!...

PS. summer creamsicle ice cream will be delivered today, my dear.

go here to start at the very beginning

hubby's birthday

hello my husband.

having fun on your virtual birthday journey?

we sure are.

but there's more fun to come...

now go HERE

or start at the very beginning

uh oh the camera strap. and missing a boy who went off to play.

he's back. my mouth is open in awe. of you. i think.

Beach Week - I heart faces

It's my second round with i heart faces! This time the category is:

I know you have seen this on my blog before from my most recent beach wedding ... but I can't help but love this image of her hair blowing across her face. I only hope that this qualifies as a beach photo because technically, it's more face than beach. But oh! --what a face, don't you think?

WOW!

Honorable Mention! I'm so totally stoked! (Oh come one--I am still hip for saying that)

So thrilled. Go here to see all the winners. And my oh my they are all so good. I'm really honored to be included!

I Heart Feet

I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and start participating in one of the most lovely of lovely sites:



Here's my photo for this week's challenge. I am such a sucker for feet pictures. I ALWAYS take them in every shoot, no matter how young or old you are. I swear, feet can speak about a personality better than anything else. It's where you've been and where you are going, you know?

It was tough to choose because I have so many feet pictures. But this one has always made me smile. I took it when I first began this photography journey of mine and it's of a dear friend and her two girls. It's an oldy but goody... and one that makes me giggle and wish that I had some pink cowgirl boots in my size.

Luke & Erin Beach Wedding Part III (Tampa Wedding Photographer)

I never thought I would be a wedding photographer. I was super duper happy just keeping my focus on children and families. In fact, the past few years I really shunned the whole idea and practically had to be begged to do any weddings at all. But THIS wedding kindled a passion in me I had never felt before. I loved the love, I loved the details, and I loved the relationships. It was such a privilege to capture it all and now, I'm thinking there is definitely some room for more weddings in my life...

I realize it has been awhile since I posted part I and part II... but there are just too many to love, so here's some more for your viewing pleasure!

Erin and Luke and family ... thank you so much!

Playdough

Thanks so much for your kind words....

such sweetness...

and I know it is just a low moment of mine, and that the thing about climbing hill(s) is that there is a valley between them...

Usually at times like these I have to take a deep breathe and go back to the basics...

the reason why I do what I do...

the every day joy...

I love that he is making his spaceship noise here...

and spongebob bandaids. don't they just make everything better?

these are not award winning photos my any means, but he is mine, and I love him oh so much!

Just wondering

I am in a bit of a photography funk. Normally I would do a post like this on my personal blog, for fear of my fears getting out into the public. However, if you accept my photography you accept me... and that means all of me. The happy and not so happy.

I feel so inadequate at times with so many amazing photographers out there. Now, I am really going out on a limb here admitting this because my husband always says, "confidence is sexy."
So pardon me, but you'll have to forgive my un-sexiness.

But I wonder, what do I have to offer? I began this photography journey of mine hoping to capture my own babes. And then I fell in love with capturing yours too. The fact that I could capture that moment, the one that happens when no one else is looking, elevates my heart to a whole new level of happiness. I dance. I really do.

But lately my feelings of inadequacy have stepped into the limelight. Again, what do I have to offer as a photographer when there are so many others that can and will do better than me? Am I different enough? Am I talented enough? Am I smart enough? Frankly, am I good enough?

And really, I just don't know....