Exciting Things in the Hopper

I've got some great projects in the works - one of them is a new logo - which should be premiering the beginning of the new year - so excited! I'm also in the beginning stages of developing a new website - I'm planning on going big and bold with the images, showing more storyboards and planning a section for albums. I'm not leaving the blog behind, it too will be getting a whole new look. I'm just finishing putting together all my new plans for 2009 - big and exciting things are coming!

It's That Time of Year - Christmas Cards!

I'm so excited to share this design! I'm so loving the possibilities of trifold cards. It was so much fun to shoot and it is the boys to a T!

Storyboards!

I've fallen off the blogging wagon again I know - but I've been working on some really great projects.

A client of mine gave me a challenge - come up with a storyboard (collage) of all the photo shoots we've done. Here's why it was a challenge - the majority was on film and black and white. I had to mull it over for a little while - but I love the finished version. They are 3 20x24 standouts (images mounted on 3/4 board ready to hang) - one for each of the boys and one of them together.







Your going to get tired of seeing these boys - but I can't wait to show off the Christmas card we came up with this year - coming up next!

A Giving of Thanks

Over the past year or so I've started thanking people who have touched me in my life. Not everyone one is someone who has brought me joy. Instead they have provided me with very powerful lessons that I am grateful to have been in the right place to accept. I am thankful that these people, as well as the ones who bring me much joy and laughter, have been part of my life. I had a moment to sit and think the other day. I started thinking about the people who have touched me. I was planning on sitting down next month and sending a note to each person and then I thought why wait until next month. The thing that I didn't expect is that it has given me great joy to share with people how they have touched me. I want to keep acknowledging such special people at all times and not only one time of the year.

The Big E

I made the trek up to the Big E one Wednesday night. I had only been there once before - sometime in middle school or high school. My dad was charged with bringing his three daughters for the day. It was the last thing he wanted to do and he was in a most foul mood. I remember seeing the butter sculpture, eating a hot dog (which Dad absolutely didn't want to buy) and going home - fun day!

So I just wasn't sure what to expect. I did a little online research - knew I needed to try the Big E cream puff - after that I had no clue. I expected it to be more agriculturally based - farm animals etc.. I was so surprised to see people walking back to their cars with bags full of things they had bought - the guy selling mops was making a killing!! Over all I found the experience overwhelming. So much food that I didn't know what to pick, people everywhere of all sizes and ages, lights and games galore. Glad I went - incredible people watching and what a place to get lost in the crowd!


The Cream Puff - it was huge and delicious!



It was Agawam day - orange shirts filled the park. This was during the Agawam Parade.



A corner of the park looking back towards the rides.



Some of the amazing amounts of candies and goodies - seriously the place must run on sugar!









Going up I knew I wanted to try and play with some of the lights at night - here is some of what I saw.















And then this caught my eye and all I could think is - how unappealing! Am I wrong?

Woo Hoo New Album

Just finished working on this sample album - so excited about it - had to share! The only thing not done is the cover - I can't decide on size - 10x10 or 12x12 hmmm....

A List for Fall

I decided I wanted to continue enjoying simple fun things that I started this summer. I sat down to make a list for the fall and found it so much harder than summer! I was able to come up with a starter list - here goes -

I want to go to the Big E see the lights and watch the people go by - hear the screams of delight and fear on the rides - find things that spark my visual eye and take images just for myself. Go into the the kitchen and slice apples to make a pie - smelling the cinnamon and tasty aromas as they fill the house - cut a generous warm piece and watch a huge dollop of vanilla ice cream slide down the side before I take a bite. Visit a haunted house to feel the thrill of anticipation and fear - not knowing what is coming and knowing I'll scream at least once. Take my first visit to a corn maze - knowing that getting lost is part of the fun - challenging myself to get through with as few hints as possible. Go to a local football game - wrapping blankets around my legs - smelling the chill in the air and watching the people around me bond with "their team". Carve a pumpkin to light my front door on a night when there is a chill and rattle of leaves in the air. Build a huge pile of leaves in the yard and run full on jumping into the center of them - feeling the softness of my landing and the scratch of leaves against my face...

This is what I have to start with. Like the summer list I'm sure more will be added on as we get more into the season. I'd love to know what says fall to you - the things that if they didn't happen would make you feel like you missed the whole season. Is it baking and eating a whole pumpkin pie by yourself or roasting the seeds after you've carved a pumpkin? These adventures are always more fun when shared and I'm always open to more company - let me know if you'd like to join me!