Life is a "trip"....

1 year ago

2012-04-28T12:17:00.000-07:00

I met a young boy named Noah. He was only 14 days old at the time of our first shoot. It truly is amazing how fast time flies when we are caught up in the rat race. He is now walking and getting into everything he can get his little hands on.

Thank you Sheena for allowing me the opportunity to photograph your son Noah again, you have a wonderful family.

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One year before

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Day 127/Life

Went to the Biltmore today for the first time

2012-04-26T18:31:00.002-07:00

Lightning storms and torrential downpours couldn't stop the group from Weddington Hills Elementary. The Biltmore house is amazing, the architecture is out of this world. The attention to every single little detail is simply mind blowing. I would close my eyes and imagine the people who had lived in this house and how very comfortable they must have lived. The views of the mountains leave you speechless.

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Day 126/Life

From a seed

2012-04-25T16:28:00.002-07:00

to a tree, what you plant in your mind, becomes your reality.

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Day 125/Life

Bird on Fence

2012-04-24T16:51:00.001-07:00

Hold on to your dreams, because without them, life is a bird with a broken wing.

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Day 124/Life

The World

2012-04-22T16:54:00.001-07:00

If I could read the mind of our dog Eddie, it would appear something like this. Cat, lizard, find, sniff, pause, look, bark, sniff, pause, find, look, bark, wait....inside please, bark, water, outside please, bark, cat, lizard, find, sniff, pause, look, bark, wait....inside please, bark, water, eat, outside please, bark, poop, cat, lizard, find, sniff, look, pause, bark, wait....inside please, bark, water, couch, sleep....

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Day 123/Life

The story goes like this...

2012-04-16T19:46:00.006-07:00

A long time ago, a young girl was supposed to get married to her one and only true love. As she stepped out onto her balcony to bask in the glory of the day, the banister broke and she plunged to her death below. Her parents were so distraught that they abandoned the house and left it to rot.

The young girl's spirit still roams the house aimlessly, waiting for her wedding night that will never come. It is said that on the anniversary of her death, a girl can be heard through the house humming the tune to "Here Comes the Bride".

Day 122/Life

10 days old

2012-04-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

Can you imagine? What if you could go back in time and apply what you know now, how different would your life be? Or...is the path you are on now your destiny?

Little Sally Jane, welcome to a most wonderful world. You are already blessed beyond belief with such a great family. I wish you the best in all that life has to offer.

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Day 121/Life

Oh my

2012-04-09T14:28:00.001-07:00

I can't wait for August 10th.

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The only thing I used for this shot was Christine Ferguson holding a white reflector to block all of the harsh light falling onto Ashley. I metered for the face, took the shot and that was that. Here you have a wonderful portrait with nothing else being used other than a $20 reflector. I was using my 85mm lens and my settings on my camera were f5.0 at 1/300 sec with an iso of 400.

Photography has nothing to do with equipment, it's all about the light. Learn to see light and shadows and everytime you blink your eyes, will be like the shutter opening and closing on your camera. You will see the world so differently and more opportunities will come from this.

Day 120/Life

Family

2012-04-08T20:06:00.002-07:00

I am thankful for Ashley's family.

Day 119/Life

The Incomparable...

2012-04-05T15:47:00.002-07:00

Barrington Steed; the magician with the clay, the mathmetician with the words.

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Day 118/Life

The Cycle

2012-04-04T18:58:00.000-07:00

The circle, the beginning, the end, the before, the after, the then, the now, the future...it always will be what you make it.

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Day 117/Life

There is a sacredness in tears

2012-04-03T14:29:00.002-07:00

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently then ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.

Washington Irvin

In respect for my friend who lost his father today.

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Day 116/Life

Ignorance and error

2012-04-02T16:08:00.002-07:00

are necessary to life, like water.

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Day 115/Life

The Stylish Ms. Jessica Stanton

2012-04-01T16:47:00.002-07:00

Congratulations on being nominated as Charlotte's top 25 most stylish!!! Check her out at RevolutionEGO for all of your hair needs also.

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Day 114/Life

Happy birthday to my nephew

2012-03-31T20:36:00.001-07:00

My nephew just turned 21, to me, that just doesn't sound right. This is still how I remember you.

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Day 113/Life

Welcome to Concord....

2012-03-28T16:23:00.001-07:00

Guess what's for dinner?

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Introducing one of the newest members of my family

2012-03-10T17:52:00.001-08:00

....my nephew Patchagary....not that is not a mispelling. It came from the womb of Natalie Childress and fertilized by Oneill Palmer.

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Day 111/Life

That Boy....

2012-03-07T18:22:00.001-08:00

is HONGRY.

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Day 110/Life

Hold a True Friend with Both Hands

2012-03-06T19:40:00.002-08:00

This is Minh, my mom's friend of over 60 years. They grew up together in Vietnam and when they are together, they remind of old sisters.

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Day 109/Life

Behind the Scenes at Glamaholics

2012-03-03T21:49:00.000-08:00

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Day 108/Life

Couldn't Sleep

2012-03-03T00:27:00.005-08:00

so I stepped outside for a little bit in the torrential downpour at 2:54 a.m. I covered my camera up with a shopping bag and ripped a hole for the lens to fit through. My back yard was flooded. I was battling winds, mud puddles, rain. Ashley was asleep, dreaming of the fondest wedding that could be had, and no clue as to my little adventure.

As kids it was fun to play in the rain, as "grown ups", not so. At what point does this happen in one's life? Who teaches us that it is no longer fun?

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Day 107/Life

"You are Never too....

2012-03-01T19:09:00.000-08:00

old to set a new goal or dream a new dream"

C.S. Lewis

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Day 106/Life

Him is Six Years Old Today

2012-02-28T17:29:00.002-08:00

Our son is getting old, and his breath is getting worse by the day. It smells like he has eaten turd balls fermented in amonia. The weeds are almost as tall as the weenie, I've noticed a lot more poop on the cement, must do something about this....tomorrow, maybe.

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Day 105/Life

They Tried to Save Him

2012-02-27T15:38:00.001-08:00

....but they were too late, Kenny accidentally got hung on some twine that I was using.

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Day 104/Life

The Strangest Thing Happened to Me

2012-02-26T14:47:00.001-08:00

I walked outside into our backyard and I found Cartman planking on Kenny....crazy kids, don't they know planking in high places is dangerous.

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Day 103/Life