What happens when you have a group of photographers, a good looking guy in super hero costume, and some villians??? A good time, a whole lot of laughs, and ton of creativity! My kind of people. Anybody that really knows me knows that I love meeting new people no matter what they do for a career but I loooooove other creatives. I can not wait to see the final product that Doug produces from this shoot. In the meantime please check out his skills at Douglas Sonders Photography!
Every year, our friend’s host an Easter Egg hunt for all of the children of their friends and family. On the way home, the afternoon thunderstorm clouds started to roll in but the sun found a peek through every now and again. Luckily my husband was driving, so I dug my camera out of the back seat of our car and this is what I got….
I think as adults we forget how to have fun. I have to say that my son keeps teaching me everyday to step back and just enjoy life!
It’s raining today and my engagement shoot has been rescheduled for tomorrow. So I decided to crack open the finger paint my husband bought for our son for Christmas. Anybody that knows me, knows that this is a huge step for me. I hate messes! LOL Messy hands that can get all over my walls and furniture, UGH! You get to the point as a parent when you really realize, it’s not all about you. We always give him crayons to play with but at his school they use finger paints and he loves it… so what the heck…. painting it is! We got a little messy but it didn’t really matter. He had fun and I even joined in after I put my camera down.
I am learning to be a kid again!
I love this guy! He is such an amazing person, a fellow artist, and a talented musician!
Man… The 3 days we decided to have this shoot, were three of the coldest days in DC this winter. On the third day it snowed! 90% of our shoot was outside and I have to give some much credit to Ab for hanging in there with the 17 degree weather and the 20 mph wind gust. Hell in a few of our sets he only had on a tee shirt! I was lucky enough to have on my ski coat, gloves and my knee high socks with a ton of hand warms placed all over my body! LOL
Anyway, I had such a great time with this shoot despite the weather. We had a great team of people to work with and every body enjoyed themselves.
If you love great music, real talent and live instruments… please check out his page Abs the Name or follow him on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/abmusc
Thanks to Carolou for awesome styling and Tia Michelle for video and your help with posing!
My BFF (I never us that acronym) wanted to to do some family pictures for Christmas. So of course when she called me I said OF COURSE!
We actually did this New Years Eve and it was cold! I am happy that everybody hung in there, smiled and had fun.
Love you guys!
XOXO
Today was such an amazing day and kind surreal in a way.
I found out on Thursday that President Obama and his family were going to attend Metropolitan AME Church, the church I have attended since I was very young. Of course I already knew I was going to have to be up and out the door no later than 6am so I could be in line by 6:45 for the 9am service. Well I am not a morning person, so I prayed the night before for God to wake me up on time. I guess I could have just set my alarm clock, but sometimes I just need a “sign” to get me moving . Well, 6am, on the dot, my 2 year old comes crawling in my bed and giving me all his morning kisses that I love so much. LOL I took that as my sign! So, I got up, dress, and was out the door in record time.
By the time I got down to the church and parked, the line was about half way down M Street. We waited for about 45 mins for the church doors to open. Surprisingly security was not the nightmare I thought it was going to be. I actually didn’t even bring my camera in fear of being told to take it back to the car. We thank goodness my dad decided to bring his camera and he saved me great seat in the balcony! One of my best childhood friends sat with me so she could have a good view with her video camera. While we waited for service to start, we talked one of the secret service agents ears off! He was very nice and I think he thought we were funny… or crazy! LOL
Anyway, fast forward to service starting. The First Family walked in behind all of the church officials and of course the congregation roared with delight. This was my first time seeing The Obama family in person and they could not have been more than 75 feet away! They are such a beautiful family, but even better looking in person! They all shook a few hands and then sat in their reserved second row seating. The service itself was great. The church sang Happy Birthday to Mrs. Obama and Rev. Marie Braxton (and they kind of sang to each other) which was really cute! The sermon was awesome and Rev. Ronald Braxton reminded the Obamas that we keep them in our prayers and for them to keep God first in their lives. I really hope they come back and worship with us again!
OK I am starting to carry my story on a little long. On to the actual pictures. So remember I didn’t bring my camera and I ended up shoot with my dad’s Canon D60 which was great because his ISO goes up to 3200 but his lenses only went down to an apeture of 5.6 and we couldn’t us flash. UGH… my photogs know what a pain in the butt this can be! I had to shoot at a really slow shutter speed without a tripod, so while the pictures are not my best work, I am just really happy that I was able to take a few. The pictures were actually featured on DC’s local channel 9 news and will be featured on ABC World news with Diane sawyer! I think that’s pretty cool!
Over Thanksgiving weekend, my in-laws celebrated their 34th anniversary. My husband, James (my son), and I drove down to Jacksonville, Florida for the holiday week. Thanksgiving with the family was a lot of fun. Lots of mojitos, Phase Ten, Dominoes, and football! Saturday was their actual anniversary, so that afternoon I took them out for a photo shoot on the boardwalk. Meanwhile, my husband, brother-in-law, and his girlfriend stayed at the house and prepared a surprise dinner for the happy couple. I am not the best liar, but I had to pull out all the cards to keep my in-laws from wanting to go home to early. I don’t think my father-in-law was too happy about me wanting to make a ton of extra random stops! Anyway, the evening turned out great and they really enjoyed the food and the company!
Congratulations on 34 years happiness and I pray you have 34 more!
I have been putting it off for so long but I have finally started my blog! Well…actually this is my third but this time am going to stick with it! LOL I hope that you will enjoy my work, my life, and maybe even a little inspiration!
Thanks!
Kea
Mmmm
Frozen Vodka Lemon Slush. Why wait for Summer? This is a must try now!
pancakes made in muffin/cupcake tins. Only fill the tin 1/2 full and it will create the crater when it bakes. Great brunch idea!
Amazing Zucchini
fresh strawberry margaritas
