This house is crazy as I’m wrapping up some work stuff and planning to leave the Midwest for Southern Cali tomorrow morning! So, there will be no ‘Critique Me’ video today. Instead, I wanted to share a post I wrote for MCP’s blog this week about how to ‘Eradicate Stiff, Nervous & Awkward Subjects Forever!’ If [...]
Archive for August 2011
a semi-pretty-big announcement:
The synapsis in my brain are yelling to each other … Putting the word “announcement” in the title is kind of making your heart race. Maybe using the word “announcement” is too much. Quick! Tell everyone you’re not pregnant. I’m not pregnant. Well, not exactly … Infertility is just a really funny thing. I have all [...]
Awwww nuts …
I said I’d be back today (the today that ends in 10 minutes, eeek!) to share some news, but the day got away from me and I never found the quiet time to write again. And, the post that I wanna write I don’t wanna write with a crazy baby crawling over me and trying [...]
For Somalia:
Jen Cooke, a lifestyle photographer based out of Canada, has organized the BEST online auction to raise money for the people of Somalia. People like Jen make me giddy! You have gotta head on over because there are probably close to 50 super-cool things up for auction (Kelly Moore Bag anyone? How about Erin Cobb’s [...]
The sound of laughter:
.. makes me really happy, jc p.s. I so wish I had taken this photo pre-Tuesday. It would have made the perfect leading photo for my ramblings on her hair, don’t you think? ; )
The relationship between mothers & daughters:
Most every female knows of the incredibly unique relationship mothers and daughters have with one another. I have always known my relationship with my daughter will at several points make my heart swell and at other points make my heart ache. I will — without a doubt — be the friend that gets on her [...]
Photography Friday ~ Critique Me {Week 10}
Something a little different today. Lisa asked on the Facebook page if I’d give a tutorial on curves. The answer is yes! : ) A short tutorial on curves, levels (and why I prefer levels over curves), cropping for a more pleasing composition and some easy tricks using layers: Have a fun weekend! jc
Brett Jarnagin’s FlashFire Workshops – whoop!
Taken in the middle of the day, my friend Brett Jarnagin, shows how you can overpower the sun, get a super-cool exposure and light up your model perfectly all by using an external flash. Eeeeek! Did someone say flash!? I can’t remember which interview it was, but one of the photographers I interviewed for Photography [...]
HGTV: our plea video (don’t judge us) + our show date!
Last fall while on a weekend away with my girlfriends one of the girls shared with us her experience on trying to get on HGTV. During their home visit (unfortunately their home was not chosen) she found out that they were also looking for Cincinnati families. She snagged a card and passed it along to [...]
EIGHT weekends off (woo-hoo!)
I rarely talk about my husband on here. Part of that is because I’m pretty sure it embarrasses the heck out of him (like this post which totally did and at the time I think I had like 12 readers (which was probably my mom and sister checking in six times each)), the other part [...]