Category: self portrait

Bathtime [Family Life Project 52]

Seeing lots of skin on cute little boys is a bit dangerous.  It makes me want to eat him up with kisses.     We played the “Where is the little boy in the mirror?” game  for about five minutes straight.   How wonderful it would be if we were all such good friends with [...]

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Big Events [Family Life Project 52]

Ben Graduated! Tradition states that to become a “True Aggie” you must kiss while sitting atop the famous “A”.  There is some sort of minor detail about it also needing to be at midnight with a full moon, but hey… works for me! Ben officially graduated with his Masters Degree this past week!  We’re so [...]

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How Do You Get In Your Own Photos? The Secrets of Self Portraiture…

My face was plastered all over the television today!  But it was all for a good cause!  I was so excited to be a contributor again for KSL’s Studio 5 show and talk all about the importance of self portraiture and exactly “HOW” to get in your own pictures! This is an aspect of photography [...]

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Mom & Dads Room [Family Life Project 52]

A visiting family member recently commented on how “bare” Buzzy’s room was. Why yes. It is bare. It has a bed and a basket of stuffed animals.  Thats it. There are some important reasons behind this. In fact, they are the same reasons why our master bedroom is bare as well. We have a bed, [...]

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How Can Photography Make You A Better Mom?

I hated babysitting when I was a kid and I have never really considered myself very good around children. It wasn’t a surprise to me that despite being excited to become a mother, I was also slightly terrified that I wouldn’t enjoy the experience. So far, I’m delighted to report that motherhood is a whole [...]

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Easter [Family Life Project 52]

This weeks Family Life Project theme is Easter Buzzy was particularly adorable for church this week wearing a suit that Ben wore when he was a little boy. As such, it was a great opportunity to take a family picture since we were all dressed up. It is at this moment that I would like [...]

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Why people hesitate to go BIG

I’ve said the same thing myself before… “I don’t know if I should order a very large photograph if its just going to be outdated soon?” “What if we have more kids?” “We still haven’t decided and its been six months since the photo was taken…we look different now!” Last week I confidently ordered my [...]

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Home Away From Home [Family Life Project 52]

I went all out this week for the Family Life Project for 2 reasons: 1.  I put on make-up and did my hair so it really should be documented 2.  Buzzy decided he’s boycotting naps until he’s 90 years old, so we had about 3 hours to burn at the park. This weeks theme is [...]

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Rain Puddles [Family Life Project 52]

“You can’t tell how deep a puddle is until you step into it”. Today’s Family Life Project was a joyous spur of the moment thought. I looked out the window at 8:00 a.m. and saw glorious light reflecting off all the puddles in the street. Buzzy could hardly contain his sheer delight that 1. He [...]

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Why pro’s still need to hire a pro!

  I try throughout the year to get good pictures of our family, and even attempt a few with all three of us in the shot. For a long time I was discouraged in thinking that if I was a “pro photographer” I should be able to take my own pro portrait pictures of my [...]

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