PERSONAL
It's finally here. My favorite month of the year. Time for pumpkin everything, crisp mornings, jeans and vests, pinecone collecting, costume wearing, and crunchy leaves. Looking forward to capturing Autumn's beauty this year.
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
Summer is officially winding down, so I figured it was time to share some of the frames I shot while on vacation back in June. I've been visiting Boca Grande every year since I was seven, and every time I'm there I am refreshed and overtaken with the beauty of the sea. I've taken hundreds of photos of this special place, but these are some of my favorites. I recently bought a film camera to challenge myself and slow me down. Digital is great and I will always be shooting with that medium professionally, but going back to film and remembering "the old days" was really nostalgic and fun. I will say having to wait for the the scans was not fun :) I left not only being reflective and rested personally, but also professionally. I am overwhelmed with the power of capturing and creating with photography and will be forever grateful for this gift. If you see any frames that you would like to purchase, be sure to check out THE SHOP! I know I will need to print a few of these out to warm up my drafty office this winter ;)
More from the wedding weekend! The Garretts hosted a gorgeous rehearsal dinner at Tampa's coolest new restaurant, The Oxford Exchange. Thank you, Garretts, for hosting such a beautiful evening! Hand lettered place cards by Jenn Gietzen.
A few details from my sister's bridesmaids' luncheon at the Tampa Yacht and Country Club last Friday. Too pretty not to post! Thank you to our aunts and grandmother for hosting all the girls! Gorgeous florals by FH Weddings.
Happy Friday everyone, and happy anniversary to my sweet husband! My dear friend + co host of our upcoming workshop, Haley Sheffield, took these photos of us a few weeks ago to help us celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary. Before I even looked through the photos I knew I was going to like them because Haley is amazing and we had the perfect location and I wore one of my favorite skirts. As a photographer, I am always scouting, always planning, looking at colors and textures and I love it. Because I am rarely in front of the camera and typically behind it, I get caught up in the beauty of the visual and forget to appreciate the beauty of the emotion. Yes these photos are aesthetically pleasing and I love everything about them visually; however, as I sifted through all of the photos to select a few of my favorites to share, I was overcome by the emotional impact that they have on me. For me, these photos have so much more meaning and depth that even our beautiful wedding photos have, which is crazy to think! I am a firm believer that you "marry a stranger" no matter how well you know your fiancé and after five years of trying our best to live out our vows, I now get why people renew them. A friend told me that she thought our anniversary photos were beautiful in the emotional sense, because they not only have hope, but history. Where engagement and wedding photos contain only the hope, these anniversary photos also contain the history, which tells an even deeper story. So, my challenge to myself and to you is to grab the one you love and get more portraits taken. I promise you will love them and treasure them more than anything. Thank you, Haley, for capturing us and telling the story of our marriage. We love them all, but here are a few of our faves :
all photos by Haley Sheffield | more from our shoot here | come join our photography class
To celebrate our one year anniversary of being in our little white house on a hill, I have compiled a little home tour for the blog (sans kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms because they are never clean ;)) What you will see is the living room, part of the dining room, my office, the sunroom, and a little bit of the back patio area. Also included is a cute baby Penny pup at the end of the post. I love her innocent puppy face, yet you can totally tell that she is going to be trouble, seeing how she is trying to climb into the fire pit. Thank you for a wonderful first year, house. Here's to many more wonderful years! Painting by Britt Bass Turner | Hand Lettering by Jenn Gietzen
