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July 29, 2008
Little Cuties
That up there is baby Matthew, the most chill baby ever. Such a little darling. These are the family portraits I shot two weeks ago, with my friend Minnie and her two babies.
Little feet, little feet that will jump across the world, little feet that will ride a bike around the neighborhood, little feet that run to catch a ball, little feet that dance to her song alone in her room, little feet that will tip toe to kiss a boy, little feet that will carry her through a wonderful life
There's Miss Director with the camera
tee hee hee cutie. I believe they were looking at a plane passing by
Oh I will miss them so much :(
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July 28, 2008
MOre progress on Star Magnolia
I am quite aware I should be packing right now, but this is my (ahem, fourth) break of the day and I just want to share with y'all something I've been working in the past few days (when I should've been, you guessed it, PACKING). I tweaked the Star Magnolia logo a bit and added an element with texture, the yellow polka dot fabric that I love so much. I like this design, though I think it might still lack something? Perhaps a little text below? Not sure. Ignore the navigation and the rest of the content, I haven't touched that yet. Want to make this site simple, yet intuitive.
I love yellow. <3
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Reaching the unknown...
Red lines cross out what I have not packed yet. What I should be packing now instead of blogging. Will I ever learn.
I began packing yesterday and am almost halfway done. Thankfully I don't own a lot. What you see in the picture above is kinda half of what I own. Possibly even more than half. Lots of books and fabrics and photo equipment/boxes. That's it. SWEET. Packing has actually been fun. Fun because in just a week I shall embark on my merry way to Portland (with the help of my friend Le Koonds).
It is such an odd feeling... I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what my life will be like in a week. I've never been to Portland, I've seen countless of pictures, but that's it. It's like pondering what happens to your soul after death, or where and how does the Universe end. Like standing on the edge of ... the unknown, with no guidelines, no map, no one you know (at least physically), and no reference to your point of origin.
It's such a WONDERFUL feeling, not scary at all. I live for this, to cross the unknown, to explore new worlds and civilizations, to... try not to turn this entry into a Star Trek quote-fest.
Allright, back to packing, woot woot!!
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July 23, 2008
Despelote Total
That is me getting ready in the bathroom of my Mandalay Bay hotel room for my AWESOME goodbye party. That dress is from bebe and I spent an arm and a leg for it, BUT DAMN IT LOOKED HOT ON ME. lol
Lots of fun was had, drinks were downed, and pictures were taken that I cannot show to you because.. well... I just can't. :)
Thanks to all my awesome co-workers, brother, friends and everybody else who joined the Ceremony of Debauchery.
Flippin' awesome.
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July 18, 2008
Grand baby steps..
Hello, all. I am managing a blog entry in the midst of the chaos that is The Last Three Weeks Before I Relocate to Portland. Sixteen days left and I have not packed a single thing, still working at the restaurant and until just a few hours ago I was working on crafty things for a craft fair next Friday. But I'm not going to participate, just don't have the time. Thankfully I hadn't really applied for it.
Two weeks ago I photographed my very first family portrait. I was so nervous, having never really dealt with families. A darling lady I met at the aforementioned art fair a few months ago asked me to photograph her family, because being a photographer herself she has thousands of pictures of her kids... but none of her in them. So we went to a park on the south side of Vegas (Hicksville, I call it, because it's still mildly undeveloped) and spent an hour shooting her sweet family. To be honest... I quite enjoyed it! The pictures turned out great and she was happy with the results. The photograph above is of 14 year old Shae. She is a sweet girl and I just love love love that portrait.
The family
Hilary Helton, the Photographer/mama/lady with great a decorating eye (her office is AWESOME)
Soon enough, the shyness disappeared.
Last Tuesday I photographed my friend Minnie and her two adorable kids. Now let me tell y'all something. When I think of leaving Vegas for Portland nothing nothing nothing at all makes me sad about it... except saying goodbye to this little girl. Just thinking about it makes me shed a little tear. I'm gonna miss little Genesis so much. She is such a smart three year old. So imaginative, energetic, shy (at first) and unbearably cute. Not that I have any plans to have kids at all, but if I do, I hope I get to raise her the way Minnie is doing. I like me some disciplined smart kids.
During our shoot on Tuesday, Genesis grabbed her mama's Canon 20D (the same model as my camera) and in no more than 10 minutes was already directing us where to sit, how to sit, where to stand, when the camera was ready, so on and so on. Three years old. Oh lordy. Her photographs actually turned out great!!!! I think I may have a partner in crime!
This is one of her shots. And yes, that's my bra.
I had asked her to jump for a photo... but instead she told me to jump. So I obliged.
I haven't finished editing the pictures from that session. I did snap like 600 shots of her, her lil baby brother (who is totally chill, and I adore him!), the mama and the grandma.
So definitely I will market this new area of my photography. I have to learn to loosen up around kids.
YAY FOR TAKING OVER THE WORLD ALL THE WAY FROM MY FUTURE HEADQUARTERS IN PORTLAND!!!!
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July 08, 2008
Daintiness.
So I have resolved to participate in this month's Art in the Square art fair at the new Town Square here in Vegas. Mind you, it'll be about 120 degrees outside on July 25th. But it's my last chance before I head out to Portland. It'll give me a chance to try out the prototypes I've been working on lately.
That up there is the business card I want to get printed. The colors won't pop out as much, the screen shows the RGB not CMYK. But it's still dainty, I believe. ^_^
At times, I can't wait for colder days just so I can proudly wear brooches. Though honestly, I never need an excuse to sport them. These, I heart very much. Made with ribbons, vintage buttons, various fabrics and yummy white wool felt. ^_^
I know, I know, second time I post another of Feist's videos, but I am so in love with this girl. Her music enters me, swims through my bloodstream, plays my heart strings and the notes are my tears and my chuckles. This, The Buildup is a live version of her collaboration with the Kings of Convenience, yet another great band I discover thanks to her.
Also, 28 days till Portland! and I haven't packed a single thing. I'm screwed.
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