We have an adorable houseguest staying with us until Friday. He's so cute and reminds me a lot of my dog growing up, Doodle. Teddy will fluff his pillow bed and walk in circles until he finds the perfect place to lay down. This particular spot is our recliner. I tried to keep him from jumping up day after day, but I gave in. I just couldn't say no to that little face anymore.
Teddy and Booda, the dinosaurWhat an amazing week! Beach time, a wedding, family visits, The Police concert in Phoenix and a really fun portrait in Virginia. I'll have to write about the first four another time, but I just had to post about the Andrews-Biggs portrait outside Charlottesville, VA.
I photographed their one-year-old's portrait a few years ago when they were living in the Virginia-Highlands. Since then, they moved to a house in the beautiful mountains of Virginia. Picture a half mile dirt drive winding up to their dome house on a hill. I promised them years ago that the next time I drove through on my way to the northeast that I'd let them know so we could schedule a portrait. They now have twin girls who are so adorable. It was amazing to see their first daughter who has grown so much since I last saw her. I just love documenting all the changes (and similarities - her huge smile) of little humans growing from babyhood into little girls and boys. Their dome house was really cool too. I've never seen one from the inside and I was really excited to see how it worked. Their living room had lofted ceilings and they did have walls to separate rooms, but they told me that they save a lot on energy because the airflow is unimpeded. Pretty cool way to live "green." And you definitely will never beat that view. You can see it in black & white in the portraits towards the end of their session.
Here's their slideshow....
This week and half of next I am on tour; at least it feels like that. Right now I am looking out over the beach and not so much enjoying the weather (it's 65, windy and rainy) but definitely enjoying the vacation. Nick and I are in Wildwood, NJ for a couple days before we head up to his cousin's wedding in Brunswick. I'm actually attending this wedding, not photographing it, which is kinda nice every once in a while. :)
We head back to ATL on Sunday and stop to do a portrait for Corry and Bart in VA, (they moved from Virginia Highland a few years ago). They live in a dome house which I am really interested to see. Bright and early Monday morning, we board a plane to Phoenix for The Police! We'll have 5 hours in Phoenix before the show, so if you have any suggestions of what we should be sure to check out, let me know.
As soon as I reopen the studio on Wednesday, I'll be sure to respond to any emails and voicemails. Thanks for being patient. And as always, feel free to leave a message on the blog by clicking the "Comments" link below.
Have a great week!
Tonight I came out of my shell, I mean house. After working through most of the weekend, I had already gone a little crazy confined to the walls of my office. Even though I finally moved the couch in and it's become much more comfortable, there's only so much I can take of sitting in my office by myself. One of the major drawbacks to working from home, but I really shouldn't complain, right? So, I headed out to Java Monkey in downtown Decatur, my new 'hood. Love free wi-fi. And for the first time in a long time, the traffic buzzing by me at my comfy outdoor table and chair didn't bother me. Kinda nice to see other people while I work away at my laptop. Love the mobile studio!
So mentioned in my previous post about Courtney and Michael's wedding that I had a spill while we were shooting in downtown St. Augustine. I have to admit that I have NEVER fallen while shooting and the moment that I made it a first for me couldn't have been more embarrassing. I was so busy getting the perfect shot that I became completely oblivious to what was about to happen. So, C&M were walking down the sidewalk when one of those touristy trams pulled up the street. I thought, "How perfect! Their reactions to C&M walking down the street will make a romantic picture and tell a great story about the nature of this city." So, I'm walking backwards. I check behind me to be sure the sidewalk is level and nothing is in my way. Just as C&M step into the right spot, I take one shot and then Q#$%@%^@$ I fall backwards onto something really hard. Funny how my gut reaction was to keep my camera as far away from the ground as possible so I lift it up as I fall to the ground. And I fell hard on some random steps that jutted out onto the sidewalk. OUCH! The worst part was that not only did C&M and Jenni see me do this, but the entire tram of tourists and all the traffic on the street. AH! I and my camera are ok though. Aside from a huge black and blue mark on my (achem) that I am still looking at a week and a half later - a daily reminder of a single moment of clumsiness. Oh, well, makes a great story and I can be sure that I'll watch where I walk backwards much more closely next time.
Here's the shot I fired just before falling to my embarrassment.
Don't you think it was worth a fall? Yeah, me too. :)
