Project 52 {Week 23} Home

I’ve been missing from our 52 week project for a bit (out for vacation) but back this week for the theme of Home. Nothing like a family vacation makes you appreciate your own walls :-) So here I share a few scenes from everyday life in our humble abode, with a (almost) willing four year old subject… okay not so willing lol
Make sure you do the “Home” rounds, starting with the fabulous Misty of Misty Setzler Photography, a Lubbock, TX Photographer
Love seeing everyone’s interpretation of the theme!





{Santa Barbara Photographer} The Fair

This was our second trip to the Santa Barbara Fair and Expo with Z… The first I blogged about HERE when my blog was just brand new :-)
So as we walked through the fairgrounds, I gazed up at the huge Ferris wheel thinking “wow, it will be great to get some fun aerial shots from up there!” Spent a good hour convincing Z to go on it with us, then as soon as that thing started up, I felt my heart drop into my stomach, and spent the next 10 minutes gripping Z’s hand with my eyes closed as tight as I could get them. So it’s safe to say I never got those aerial shots… and that I’m not a fan of the Ferris wheel. :-)





{Santa Barbara Elopement Photographer} Three’s Company

“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” ~Amanda Cross

Although I am not a wedding photographer per se, when this sweet couple contacted me wanting an elopement/family photo session it sounded right up my alley, all the fun of shooting wedding portraits, combined with the intimacy of a family session. Add in a gorgeous ranch location, glorious morning light, and a SUPER gorgy family of three, how could I go wrong?? :-) The love and adoration between these three is indescribable, every image just has that glow of love <3 The session was followed by a touching and heartfelt civil ceremony at the courthouse- just the bride, groom, officiant, little “L” … and me. I can’t even describe how honored I felt that with all the amazing wedding photographers in Santa Barbara, they chose me to be a part of their special day.

Please show this newly~wed couple tons of Blog Love, for every comment they get print credit!

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Project 52 {Week 11} Color!

As you probably know, I am participating in a weekly photo project with about 20 other fabulous photographers from all around the world, from The Bloom Forum. Some of the past themes include DOF, nature, texture, and food.
This week is one of my favorites- Color! We had to have a little indoor fun this time around- since we got about 84 inches of rain this week (exaggerating a little, but isn’t that what we Californians do the best, exaggerate about the weather?) anyways, I decided since it was just the Z man and me, I would combine my favorite color (aqua) with his favorite thing (sugar). Oh who am I kidding I totally had to bribe him with the cupcakes ;-)
Please next go visit Colorado Springs Photographer Shannon Derbique for some colorful eye candy!





Project 52 {Week 9} DOF

This week for the 52 project the theme is “DOF”, or depth of field. So I am demonstrating a very small DOF, which creates great bokeh. For all you non-photogs out there, bokeh is the subjective aesthetic quality of the out of focus area of an image. Bokeh can be described as circular, dreamy, painterly, creamy, and I have even referred to it as juicy.
I am a bokeh lover for sure, so this week it was hard to decide on just one bokelicious image to share- so here you have the Z’s the Day Bokehlection~ (I just made up that word, bokeh+collection, get it???.. oh never mind)

If you haven’t heard already, I am participating in a themed 52 week challenge with 20 or so other amazing photographers from around the world. We all do this over at the Bloom Forum. Next in the DOF circle this week, is the fabulous Jobrina Hofleit, a Goodyear, AZ photographer. She does such gorgeous work, click it! then the next, then the next.. pretty please? and if you love what you see- we adore comments ;-)





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